LFWM: A-Cold-Wall AW19

January 10, 2019

[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/4″ style=”padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px; “][x_text class=”center-text “]by Danny de la Cruz
Photos provided by A-Cold-Wall [/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]As I found my way to my stadium style seat at the A-Cold-Wall catwalk event at London Fashion Week Men’s, my eyes had to quickly adjust to the nearly pitch black setting. As my eyes adjusted, I could have sworn that the runway had water rippling across it. As the lights illuminated the runway and the first model walked out, my eyes did not deceive as there was water flanking the length of the entire runway. There were also figures close to one end of the runway hunched over as a grouping of painted, futuristic looking beings. The stage and the mood had been set, but what was to come?

For this Autumn/Winter 2019 season, the setting was dark and bleak, almost filled with despair. But amidst the dark theatrics, a collection of architecturally modern streetwear with punches of seasonal color emerged onto the runway. And what caught our eye was the use of die-cutting to give the pieces precision and an added layer of additional interest.

The collection consisted of nylons reflectively piped; jerseys and fleeces that were vegetal-dyed; compasses that were hiding within garments; badges were hand-sewn; raised-rubber logo plaques doubled as fasteners on trousers to alter the fit. The collection also marked the debut denim collaboration with Diesel and showcased new reiterations of A-Cold-Wall x Nike.

Outerwear was also a key to the collection, representing codes of strength, heroic utility and protective cocooning. Puffa jackets weren’t just puffed-up — they were sculpturally molded from memory nylon to ergonomically echo the curvature of the body. Finally, cut-outs on structured wool jackets created a sense of three-dimensional depth.