The Return of Scutt

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After yesterday's word-up jaunt at D&G where I started digging around my brain for memories of C&A letter clothing and jumping about to Kriss Kross, I now go back a bit to a rather more refined aesthetic memory, which I only saw depicted on soap operas and films where earrings were big and shoulders were bigger.  LFW saw the return of Danielle Scutt back to the runway with a collection that focused largely on a jewellery collaboration with Freedom at Topshop.   I'm of course elated that Scutt is back as her ferocious approach towards power dressing is always slightly intimidating to me and challenges my own perceptions of clothing that empowers women.  This time round, I even have more cause to be scared because despite the fact that the jewellery has teapots, lipsticks and ears dangling about, of course the barrier is a) I don't have pierced ears and b) metal that isn't pure silver/gold gives my skin a rash. 

So this is entirely a selfless post for those whose ears can jingle and jangle with this range of jewellery that will be hitting Topshop stores on the 1st April which in essence means that the focal point of Scutt's A/W 11-12 collection will be available to the masses fairly soon.  I find it quite refreshing to see these collaborations become the centrepoint of a collection and that the selling date is closer than the normal 5-6 month lag. 

Not that Scutt's clothes aren't the perfect backdrop for the bevy of bling.  Hot pink, lattice work, crushed velvet and gold lame make up the textures that will have you recalling the 80s but they make a welcome return in Scutt's context where she is referencing anything from Frida Kahlo to Ray Petri's 'Buffalo' style.

I bunged in the video at the top as well as some of my catwalk images just so you don't mistake the earrings for being wimpy sized.  These are MAHUSSIVE earrings that properly dangle. 

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There are a few pieces I can get on board with without my ears pussing such as Scutt's intention to bring back the chain belt, which when paired with an excess of other jewellery can only recall that slinking image of Ines de la Fressange walking Chanel, holding a cigarette looking intimidatingly angular. 

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Yup, these are platinum lock earrings…

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I'm also intrigued by the shoe clips which I saw on the catwalk though in the production process, these could have turned into another pair of earrings.  If they're clip on maybe I can still fashion them into shoe clips for a pair of lippie adorned shoes…

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26 comments

  8. Ah, i saw this show but..when you say it ‘challenged’ you perception, surely you’re just politely saying that you can’t imagine any woman feeling ’empowered’ in a hot pink dress that reveals err….everything? The jewellery, i grant you, is pretty cool. Not convinced, i have to say. 🙂
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  11. Her stuff reminds me of the gilded look from the 80’s, not for me. It is hard, however, to resist those red lipstick w/gold ornaments on the shoes; but they’re still too “costumey” in the end for my taste.
    On a side note, it seems that everywhere I look these days you’re popping up (Glamour, Elle, Allure, ect.). Congratulations!

  20. Alice: Actually the pink dress is my favourite piece – hello to all the layering possibilities! What I meant was that Scutt’s idea of power dressing is often something that I may not dare to wear myself but it’s always exuberantly exciting to admire‚Ķ it might be my inner power dresser wanting to come out…

  21. Oh Susie! Like you, I have the exact same problems!!! Which have caused my 2 previous ear-piercing attempts to fail horribly and led to disastrous ear infections instead. 🙁 Wish I had pierced ears to rock those earrings with a ear, hand, lipstick and teapot all dangling from them!

  22. The camerawork in the backstage video is lovely. But why do models always look so menacing? To the important bit, I love the bordering-on-tacky jewelry! Very powerful paired with the clothing.

  24. I liked this clothes either. I actually have lots of photos of clothes that aren’t the perfect backdrop right here about fashion

  26. Just can’t make up my mind about the lipstick chandeliers but the platinum hair earrings are something special. Cool!

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