Sophie Hulme AW12/13

In the Portico Room of Somerset House, lives a golden t-rex made of wood. This of course belonged to Sophie Hulme and her A/W collection inspired by childhood dinosaur toys and mens fairisle jumpers, giving for great nostalgia. Every garment had a dino presence, be it from charms, or belt buckles or even more cute – Sophie had made embroidered lace shirts featuring intricate dinosaur patterns! Being the child I am, I think this has to be one of my favourite collections.

The colour palette of navy, black, grey and fuschia pink on cashmere, mohair and goats leather gave a very cosy feel against the gold dinosaur motifs. The presentation also featured a capsule collection of suitcases made in collaboration with Globetrotter – very luxe! mini bacon sandwiches were handed out to guests along with bloody mary cocktails – at 10am?! welcome to fashion week..

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Feminist dress history
Fashion image-making and visual culture
Material culture and adornment
The commodification of activism
Corsetry and the politics of the body
Contemporary luxury fashion narratives
Digital feminism and protest dress
Fashion as cultural text and identity construction

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