Gareth Pugh

This Saturday at London Fashion Week, Molly Goddard, Michael Halpern and Gareth Pugh showed signature pieces and new experiments.

It was an atmospheric show with a powerful message, yet it’s easy to question the place of clothes like Pugh’s.

In lieu of a show, the visionary designer presented a powerful film about the creation that comes from endless destruction, but one couldn't help seeing how repetitive Pugh's work can be.

The show felt unsettling in a good way — bleak in its outlook and sharply in tune with how many of us feel about the near future, it struck a chord close to home.

The designer delivered the kind of campy high fashion drama he deeply loves, though one wonders where the Pugh woman might promenade her powerful silhouettes.