Photo: Biko Tabea.
Photo: Calvin Klein Spring 2016.
Photo: Givenchy S/S 2016.
Photo: Calvin Klein Spring 2016.
Photo: Alexander McQueen Spring 2016 RTW.
Photo: Chanel 2015.
Photo: Alexander McQueen Spring 2016.
Photo: Kimberly McDonald 18Krose gold diamond body chain, $14,965.
Photo: Calvin Klein Spring 2016.
Photo: Calvin Klein Spring 2016.
Photo: Balenciaga Spring 2016.
Photo: Brandon Maxwell Spring 2016.
Photo: Alexander McQueen Spring 2016 RTW.
Photo: Valentino Fall 2015.
Photo: Cushnie Ochs Spring 2016.
Photo: Calvin Klein Anklet via Vogue.
Punk as a style has succeeded once again in the wedding wardrobe. The top bijoux to covet are heavy links and mechanised-style brooches and bracelets that rouse flair, frivolity and sexuality. In a world dominated by machinery and technology, bare-metal details somehow seem like a progressive step in the accessory department. Unsullied by convention and void of banality, this trans-seasonal trend is a salute to an anti-establishment, anti-fashion, anti-bridal movement.
Looking at these decorated torsos, it’s clear that many designers are still inspired, by punk pioneers such as Iggy Pop and Vivienne Westwood. As elongated models rally down the runway, wrapped and restrained in gritty chains the fragility of what they’re wearing is instantly countered. Tidal waves of soft tulle and catalogues of silky chiffon skirts swathed in hardware, quickly bring us back to the neo-grunge counterculture of the early 1990’s.
So, what is the real attraction here? For the modern day bride, the attraction lies in the elegant double crossing of rough and refined street style. Our desire to look fierce over feminine has been reborn. Each experimental prototype piece of jewellery created from fasteners and fixtures goes against the bridal ‘brief’ and stands to make a statement.
Yes, we were skeptical. Now we are in love with the idea of wearing something so ‘unacceptable’.