Last year's play on goth was a very sexual, mannish provocateur image, bow ties, studs contrasted with latex dominated the catwalk. Yet this year the goth becomes a mythical romantic figure, lending itself to the romance and floral influences of the Spring/Summer 2008 collections.
Lace is the fabric of this season, as seen in collections from Emma Cook, Paul and Joe, and Prada, lace really captures this essence of the romantic vision within the dark Gothic imagery.
Emma Cook's punk-goth vibe, as seen in the image above, really catches the audiences imaginations. Lace, usually associated with granny's net curtains and best table cloth, is used and transformed into something unimaginable, a punk goth princess- black eye liner, doc martin's n'all. The result is a powerful, yet very sexy image of a woman, dominating, yet revealing together with a celebration of the use of fabric in such a diverse and exciting fashion.
Luella's A/W 08 collection, which is strongly influenced by the folk law witches of Southern England, really sets the scene for a mythical adventure into the dark and mysterious world of this season's trends.
The models of Luella's runway display voluminous, crimped hair with glimpses of ribbons tangled within bunches envisaging an unmade image of wildness with a cute twist. The use of ribbon compliments the clothing brought forward by Luella which gives us that romantic gentle twist on the Gothic image, yet I can't help but think of Morris Dancers and Russian Dolls rather than witches!
Although the traditional Halloween-esk version of the witches hat is hidden from our gaze in this collection, the bobble hat, last seen in the early 90's along with balaclavas, makes a come back this year, giving us a pixie-like silhouette which was initially absent from the pagen image. The bobble hat super storm has zoomed straight into high street stores with that quirky folk law edge Luella loves to promote, ensuring this piece as a must-have for this season.
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