UCharles Jeffrey LOVERBOY Spring/Summer 2020 London - UJeffrey ukhombise iqoqo lasendle, elingahlangani ngamabomu kwelinye lamakhaya akhe okomoya, iBritish Library.
Ngemva kweminyaka yokubhekisela ezincwadini zakudala, kusukela ku-"The Rake's Progress" kuya ku-"Peter Pan" kuya ezinkondlweni zikaDylan Thomas, umklami wenza umbukiso kwelinye lamakhaya akhe angokomoya, i-British Library, hhayi nje isikhungo esikhulu socwaningo, kodwa. ikhaya leqoqo elikhulu lezincwadi zeKing George III.
U-Jeffrey ubonise iqoqo elingavamile, elingahlangani kulokhu kungemuva - umbhoshongo wengilazi enhliziyweni yesakhiwo - nabafundi bezinkondlo abajoyina i-catwalk egcwele izingubo ezidabukile, ezipendiwe, ezi-punk, nezikhanya ilangabi kuwo wonke ubulili, ubulili noma ubuntu obukwazi ukulalela uJeffrey onemibalabala, eyinqaba - futhi ephanayo - yobuhle.
Umculo - izingcezu ze-The Clash - waqala, wema wase uqala futhi ngenkathi izimbongi ziphimisa amavesi anesisindo. Kwabe sekubonakala izingubo: izingubo ezinemiphetho ewumphetho, ezihuquzelayo; Izingubo zesitayela samashumi amabili ezidonsa okhalweni ezinamabhande e-bejeweled; isudi ye-punk-y eluhlaza enamaphakethe ashwabene nanamaphakethe; kanye nokuphrinta kwelangabi kufakwe kumakepisi amnyama ashanelayo noma amadresse amancane aluthiwe.
Bekukuningi kakhulu, futhi yilokho nje uJeffrey obukekayo, onezinwele ezimnyama zikayinki kanye nebherethi ehambisanayo, abehlose ukukuthola.
Umqambi uthe ufuna ukuhambisa ukushuba nokushuba kwesimo sempilo yansuku zonke, futhi abhekane “nezinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu ezithwele kanzima.” Wakhetha umtapo wezincwadi ngoba “uyisilinganiso esikhulu,” indawo lapho amazwi alotshiwe alawula khona, nalapho noma ubani engathola khona amandla.
Ngenkathi umbukiso wawusendle, kwakukhona nokuzwela kwezohwebo lapha, lapho uJeffrey egxile ekuthuthukisweni kwezindwangu kanye namasu e-India, ethola ugqozi ekugqokeni umfaniswano wabahlengikazi phakathi neminyaka Yamashumi amane, futhi esebenza umdwebo wakhe wokuqala kanye nemiklamo engutsheni.
UCharles Jeffrey LOVERBOY Fall/Winter 2019 London
UJeffrey angase abe uhlobo oluzwelayo - isithandwa, umfana wephathi kanye neLondon eccentric - kodwa akasona isiwula. Kule sizini, enye yezinto ayezibeke eqhulwini “kwakuwukunaka kakhulu umkhiqizo,” kanye “nokuhlonipha” abathengisi abathengisa izinto zakhe.
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