subject: For The Radar - Immediately: Nu Grave; Fashion [print this page] Goodbye fluoro feelgood trend nu raveGoodbye fluoro feelgood trend nu rave. Hello nu grave: a kooky, kinky mesh of goth, glam and even fetish. Rachel Wells reports on the look Morticia Addams would need.
No sooner had many of us jumped on the nu rave fashion bandwagon, decked in our neon brights, slogan tees along with glow sticks (well, some of us), than planet fashion turns around and even tells us the subcultural movement with the moment is nu grave lectronic a trend that strictly banishes colour to the back of wardrobes, in preference of black, black and much more black.
Nu grave is better identified as gothic glamour since think black, body-hugging bandage dresses along with dangerously high stilettos, floor-grazing gowns in black silk georgette with rib-crushing metal corset belts, and even leather dresses with metal-studded Balenciaga sandals - filled with black nail polish, naturally.
It is just a revolt, some say, against the fluorescent brights from the nu rave scene, along with the shapeless, feminine designs - think flouncy, oversized smock and even shift dresses since that have dominated recent fashion seasons.
"We've been through a period where all things have been soft along with girly but this mood is a a reaction to that. You instinctively need to go ahead the other direction," Burberry's creative director, Christopher Bailey, told The Guardian recently.
About the spring/summer catwalks in Milan, Bailey was among several designers who rebelled against pretty fashion along with colour lectronic using a dark along with sexy collection accessorised with metal-studded leather belts along with black ankle boots.
However it was Gareth Pugh in London who best highlighted the nu grave theme. By glamorous gothic dominatrix as his muse, Pugh delivered pale-faced models in head-to-toe black, including shredded leather body-con dresses, latex shop , mini skirts along with leather trenches, and completed the look with metal buckles and stiletto heels. One model even sported a stole fashioned from faux white mice.
More wearable versions - a glamorous fusion of goth meets fetishism since have since arrived in the shops, with several celebrities embracing the nu grave trend - think Mary-Kate Olsen, all dishevelled tresses, kohl-rimmed eyes and also gold metal corset belt at last month's Calvin Klein bash; or Kate Bosworth in a very shaggy, black-and even-white Fendi fur, black opaques and even killer pumps at Karl Lagerfeld for Fendi's recent Wonderful Wall of China show.
Blessed Will be the Meek, Cybele and Kuku are among several local designers to reference the nu grave try spring/summer collections. While, for winter, Lisa Ho works just a little nu grave glam and even Kiwi Kate Sylvester also shows a dark along with sexy fashion sensibility.
The sole costume worth being caught dead on this Halloween is really a Pixie lott meat dress. In case you don't want any animals to suffer on your art, here's steps to make our vegetarian-friendly homage:
1 Find some meat-coloured fabric (two metres for a woman of medium build), along with cover in streaks of wateredsincedown white, red and even black acrylic paint. Layer with stronger hues to incorporate texture.
2 Outside, or perhaps in a well-ventilated room, put the fabric on some clingfilm or industrial plastic, and paint with latex; it is then shiny and meat-like. Once dry, remove the plastic along with brush with talcum powder.
3 Take a well used dress, along with cut along with pin bits of the meat fabric for it, setting up a draped effect. Glue in position using Copydex by painting a thin layer on each piece, leaving the glue to visit clear, then pushing them together.
4 When things are stuck down, cut the hem with the original dress therefore it is hidden beneath the meat fabric. Stick surplus meat fabric with a head band along with around some shoes to complete the design
