LONDON, JANUWARI 9, 2016
ngu-ALEXANDER FURY
"Intuthuzelo kunye noloyiko" yayingumxholo kaChristopher Shannon wokuwa. Amagama anzima kakhulu. Kodwa uShannon ebesoloko engomnye wokuphucula uyilo lwakhe ngokungaphaya kokudibana neliso kwangoko. ILondon inabahlangi abaninzi bempahla yesitrato ephothiweyo, etsibileyo-abanye babo bala ngokuthuka ukuvuma ilebhile, ukubanjiswa kwi-semantics xa befanele ukuba bachithe ixesha lokuyila iimpahla ezingcono-kodwa uShannon ngoyena mdala. Kwaye, ndicinga ukuba, yeyona ilungileyo. Uyindlalifa ebonakalayo kuKim Jones, kwaye imiboniso yakhe ibetha ngengxabano efanayo phakathi kwebrash, i-machismo yodidi lwabasebenzi kunye nefashoni ephezulu.
De Fall 2016. Kuba, ngenxa Fall 2016, Shannon wabonisa ngokusebenzisa ufakelo kunokuba kumgaqo weenqwelomoya. Ndiyathemba ukuba yayiyinto enye, njengoko i-chutzpah yemiboniso kaShannon yayiza kuphoswa kakhulu-kwaye, ngokwenene, yayinamhlanje. Umboniso wakhe waboniswa kwiGalari ye-Alison Jacques kumbindi weLondon, kwaye wakhuthazwa yintsebenziswano yakutshanje kunye nomzobi uLinder Sterling kwiimpahla zokudlala kunye neNkampani yaseMntla yeBallet. Nangona i-stasis yenkcazo ikunike ixesha elininzi lokuncoma ubuchule bokuyila bukaShannon, yayingafani.
Xa uShannon wakhetha "intuthuzelo kunye noloyiko" njengesihloko kunye nenkuthazo yolu hambo, wayecinga malunga nedolophu yaseLiverpool, idolophu esemantla yeNgesi akhulele kuyo-induduzo yekhaya, kodwa uloyiko lokubanjiswa apho. Izakhiwo zokhuni eziphakamileyo embindini wenkcazo-ntetho zaza zigcwele iifestile ezenziwe ngePVC. Bafana namathambo amaplanga angenanto yekhaya elicandekileyo, uhlobo olwakhiwe ngesitayile esakhatywayo sikaTudor yinkampani yokwakha yaseBritane iBarratt. Ezo zihluma kumhlaba oluhlaza kwaye omnandi kuwo wonke amantla eNgilani-intuthuzelo, kunye noloyiko.
Iindawo zokuhlala zihlala abantu abaqhelekileyo-abakwangunobangela weengubo zikaShannon. Akunjalo nje ngeli xesha lonyaka, nangona oku kuphuma kwakukholisa ngokukhethekileyo ekudumiseni isibheno esifihlakeleyo se-poplin yamadoda e-boxer-short poplins kwimigca ye-candy-color and checks; iijacket ze-hood ezinqunyiwe kunye neebhulukhwe zomkhondo ezinqunyulwe ngokwahlukileyo kwi-seams; kunye neembasa ezinemixokelelwane yegolide namacici awayeyimiboniso emdaka yobutyebi.
Eyona nto ikrelekrele yempahla kaShannon yindlela ekulula ngayo ukuyiqonda. “Bendicinga emva kumakhwenkwe aphume nabantwana bam,” utshilo, uShannon uyingqokelela yesibini yosuku ukuthetha ngamagorha aluhlaza. Awuyidingi i-backstory enzulu, okanye undwendwele iidolophu zaseLiverpudlian, ukuze ufumane umbono ojijekileyo wobomi bedolophu encinci (kwaye, eneneni, ukuphoxeka ngokwesondo kolutsha) kwiingubo zakhe. Bakhukulise i-preppy pastel palette, okukhumbuza amatyathanga ezemidlalo e-Esprit kunye ne-Benetton kwii-coaters zomoya ezikhutshiweyo kunye ne-sweatshirts kunye neemilo ze-varsity.
Ezo zikwayi-tropes uShannon athe wanikela ngayo ixesha kwaye, waphinda waxutywa kwaye waphinda wacingisisa ngexesha ngalinye, iwebhu edityanisiweyo yeempahla ekuhlaziyeni okubonakalayo okuhlala kusenzeka ngentelekelelo yakhe ehlala ichumile. Kwakumnandi ukukhupha ixesha kugqatso lweempuku zendlela yokubaleka kwaye uncome umsebenzi wakhe wezandla ngokuwa-kwaye kwavakala ngathi uShannon uzityhalele ngaphandle kwendawo yakhe yokuthuthuzela ngokwenza oko. Kodwa umntu unethemba lokuba i-verve ka-Shannon eguquguqukayo ibuyela kwiindlela zokubaleka zaseLondon zeNtwasahlobo: Isixeko ngokungathandabuzekiyo siyazuza kumandla akhe, kwaye uhlawula ngokungenakuphikiswa njengenye yezona zinto zintle kakhulu.