LFW DAILY | CATWALK HIGHLIGHTS - PAM HOGG
Report by Caryn Franklin MBE, fashion commentator and co-founder of All Walks Beyond the Catwalk.
Photography by Adrenus Craton
“Love is a human right,” insisted Pam Hogg, in agreement with Amnesty International. Her Courage collection celebrated the release of Pussy Riot, prisoners of conscience in Putin’s Russia.
“We all should have the right to love who we want, without being jailed, tortured or killed for it. I’ve created looks inspired by Pussy Riot colours to convey energy and defiance. I’ve always worked instinctively and everything seems to come together in this way.” Long, lean lines, bodycon stagewear with super-girl overtones are all staple Hogg fashion logic. Perennial narratives of strength, unapologetic femininity and more than a whiff of burlesque served the moment well yesterday. It was a show with a passionate political remit.
“I have asked people to use my show as a platform to protest,” she said. Her audience, among it Paul Simonon, Gareth Pugh, Stephen Jones, Duggie Fields, Princess Julia and a host of divas in full costume, joined her to declare loyalty to a bigger cause than adornment. It was a fitting end to a fashionable 14 February for us all.
