MARGIELA

It was a bold statement against what Margiela called “binary stigmatisation” of women’s and men’s styles. It made for a creative catwalk show trumpeting genderless fashion and featured unisex wardrobe staples, such as “the overcoat, the cabin, the cape.”

They were snipped away to deconstruction by designer Galliano’s talented scissors. A bow on a party dress in salmon floral satin jacquard stylishly hung off a grey menswear jacket.

A sparkling gold cape dress, modelled on a shaggy haired man, had incisions and a weight that evoked a men’s coat. While the genderbending was the dominant theme, other plainly-fun references were sneaked in — such as a lace dress bonded with sheer georgette to evoke swimwear.