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London Fashion Week A/W 2011 Presentation Review: Maria Francesca Pepe (by Helen)
I can't say that I wasn't a tiny bit afraid as I walked around the presentation at Freemasons Hall on Tuesday. But when you lost yourself a bit, it was liable to transfix. So here is; 'Fortuna' - Virtue has a veil, vice a mask (Victor Hugo)...
Written by Helen Martin
MariaFrancescaPepe LFW A/W 2011. Illustration by Abby Wright.
It was extremely dark in that first room. Save for a few lamps casting red strips of a blood-like glow. Certain points were lit up on the model, the shining metal spikes, the dull sheen of black leather and the pointed hat. I will be honest now. I had to check that the model was in fact a mannequin. She was. But checking was interesting. The light was so low and I was terrified she would move suddenly. An intimidating mannequin.
I wasn’t sure whether the rest of the models would be mannequins too, but as we entered slightly… read more
