FASHION Magazine

The second half of [FAT] shifted from presentations of (relatively) wearable street fashion seen earlier in the week to runway-shows-come-performance-art that featured some truly impressive avant-garde and theatrical designs.

Night three with its theme of ‘Fashion/Unfashion’ drew unprecedented crowds hovering on tip-toes around the coveted seating to catch shows of buzzed about designers like Breeyn McCarney and Heidi Ackerman, whose capsule collection was accessorized with sculptural bent wood adornments by industrial designer Lindsay Sinclair. Our favourite looks from the collaboration were a gold parachute coat and a black chiffon one-piece pantsuit, the lightness of which was balanced by a panelled wood collar that spanned from the model’s breastbone to above her ears.

If the future of sustainable fashion were laid on the shoulders of wildly inventive Heidi Ackerman, we’d be in good hands. Known for her boldly-printed knits and space-age silhouettes, the designer has found the magic medium between wondrous and wearable while completely disavowing Holly Hobby’s claim to the aesthetic of sustainable clothing.