Tuesday marked the final day of shows at London fashion week men’s. And while a dwindling schedule has become apparent, with many designers heading abroad – British menswear’s golden goose, Craig Green, is showing at Pitti in Florence this week instead of London – their absence has also created a vacuum for the next generation of designers to further make their mark. Of the biggest names on the calendar, which include Martine Rose and A-Cold-Wall*, is Charles Jeffrey Loverboy.
Jeffrey, 27, is a champion of the genderqueer. A Scottish-born designer, illustrator and performer, he toys with how men and women should dress with his energetic and avant-garde shows.
Today, six months after being named emerging menswear designer of the year at the Fashion Awards, he showed his spring 2019 collection in the British Fashion Council show space.
Outside, the hype – which became a minor scrum – was palpable. In attendance for the first time was Edward Enninful, the editor of British Vogue, who came backstage to hug and greet the designer. In another first, the designer wore no makeup, suggesting change was afoot.
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