Would they wear it in Wigan? Jeremy Scott’s A/W’11 collection at New York Fashion Week

Jeremy Scott’s Candy Flip collection, A/W’11

Fucking hell! Are my eyes deceiving me or am I actually tripping off my tits? Those in the know, er, know that to ‘Candy Flip’ means to mix one’s ecstasy pills with a dash of LSD. Quite.

Not only does that snippet of ‘fo go a long way in explaining the, uh, ‘inspiration’ behind Jeremy’s zany AW/’11 collection, but it also clarifies why ’90s floppy-haired pop duo ‘Candy Flip’ were so trip-tastic in a printed hoody wearing, head nodding, tambourine tinkling kind of way. ‘Strawberry Fields forever!’ they moaned breathlessly. And then MGMT turned up and told them to jog on. Probably.

Anyway! I digress. Would they wear it in Wigan? I very much doubt it. But Harajuku girls the world over are probably furious (in a hand over mouth, giggly fashion, natch) that Mr Scott seems to have stolen their style. Or that of dimly lit warehouse rave attendees from the late ’80s/early ’90s.

Kanye West was on the ‘frow, sitting next to Vanessa Hudgens. < exactly what SHE was doing there, is beyond us. Her idea of daring is to wear a cropped chino *gasp!*

On the runway, we had silver backpacks, PVC pants, crop-tops, multi-coloured pigtails, orange fur bikinis, shift dresses emblazoned with slogans, furry platforms, glittery rain coats and more Star Burst shades than you could shake a glo-stick at. As Jeremy himself mused:

I was thinking of my youth, of that period in college. The excitement of getting dressed, doing your hair and getting ready for a club or a rave. This epitomized that moment. I loved clear plastic. I would make clear plastic kimonos to wear.

Made us think of: Swatch watches (which were incidentally in the show’s goody bags) and Timmy Mallett (he was not in said goody bag) and the Honey Monster.