Move Over Hair Clips, Your Next Obsession Is Going To Be A Literal Crown
First beaded bags filled our feeds (thanks Shrimps), then it was all about the hair accessory. From pearly clips to Gucci's internet-breaking diamanté barrette, it's safe to say our love for pins/clips/ribbons reached new heights.
And now? Well, fashion is (annoyingly) already one step ahead. Three days into London Fashion week and it's quickly become clear we've got a new accessory to obsess over: the crown. Yep, a literal crown. We're all Queens now, okay?
Clearly the power of Meghan Markle knows no boundaries, as the designers walked their models down the runway sporting several different types of regal head adornment.
Firstly, Simone Rocha, who played a huge part in making the humble hair slide so covetable recently. This season, however, she's upgraded her beaded hair clips for sparkling tiaras.
The much-love designer referenced Louise Bourgeois, quoting the artist in her notes, and adorning some of the models’ heads with a version of the curving black crown that Bourgeois was often pictured in.
Delicate, pretty and extremely beautiful, they came in unconventional shapes and colours (black, triangular, pearl, round and organic) with an added hint of punk.
Turkish designer Bora Aksu followed the regal vibe with extremely Anne Boleyn-esque adornments. Models hit the runway with cream, silver and white beaded headpieces.
Meanwhile at Vivienne Westwood, models, activists and actors performed speeches that criticised the dangers of climate change, Brexit and capitalism while showing off her autumn/winter collection.
Rose McGowan was joined by men and women of all ethnicities and sizes – including model Camilla Rutherford and John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace. The #MeToo pioneer marched down the catwalk wearing a fluorescent crown, the word 'Angel' emblazoned in black letters across the front.
Others sported spikey bright pink or orange headpieces.
Finally Matty Bovan, whose autumn/winter 2019 took a darker turn. Departing from the Alice in Wonderland absurdity that marked his debut, this season the designer was inspired by witchcraft (he spent six months researching the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612).
The show was an exploration of Englishness. Not the quaint tea-drinking type, mind, but an Englishness featuring tartan, giants bows and faux fur stoles. Oh, and furry crowns that rise several inches above your head. They're massively impractical, naturally, but you'll no doubt feel like a total Queen in one.
Modern day royal vibes? Finally a trend worthy of our excellence.
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