The most highly anticipated debut designer of the schedule was no doubt designer Alex Kim's label "Jaeha". The collection titled "Tie Me Up After I'm Done," from the very first outfit, this collection screamed of showmanship such as international designers Gareth Pugh and McQueen.
The styling saw models strutting down the catwalk in high dominatrix style lace up boots wearing scissors for hands and heads covered in knit shower caps as if they were ready to put on a wig but decided that it looked good to go out without it. This sense of urgency was displayed throughout, with metres of fabric draped and around the body. The relaxed fit garments designed to be worn a multiple of ways, either synched in by a belt or tied. The refined colour palette consisting of black, grey, white with the hint of purple and sky blue serves for a girl on the run with no time to mess about colour co-ordinating.
The prominent use of zips throughout the collection reinforced the dominatrix theme through sexy slim jeans which zip right up the centre of the legs, an interesting take on the plethora of designer slim leg jeans to the quite frightening gimp mask with zips attached at the eyes and mouth. Jaeha also referenced the movie Edward scissor hands by incorporating his own signature scissor prints on to t-shirts, which should no doubt have mass appeal.
Jaeha showed a strong sexed-up streetwear collection with a top-heavy silhouette and although it would have been good to see a woven garment that relied on cut more in order to truly show his talents. This show demonstrates the importance of collaboration between stylist and designer in order to create an unforgettable show, which has set the bar for what to expect from this talented designer as well as other new designers in New Zealand.
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