After hearing much talk about Pam Hogg and her collections, I quickly realised this was the one show I did not want to miss out on. It soon became apparent that no-one else did either as the queue was round the block forty-five minutes before the show was even due to start. After making some ‘press friends’ in the queue, they were informing me of the exclusivity and notoriety of the Pam Hogg shows… so much so, one of the girls even said someone had stolen her invite out of her bag that day. All the talk just fueled my need to see the collection first hand. Overhearing crew conversations as we got closer to the front, the general consensus was that the venue was almost at full capacity and it wasn’t helping that there was some crazed woman at the front having a barny with security refusing to leave or move. At this point one of the crew shouted out for a single. For the first time in a while I was relieved that this was me and I ran in while I had the chance. It can only be described as having a Golden Ticket and the show certainly didn’t disappoint. As for the collection, unless your Gaga or Rihanna, who are big fans of Hogg, one cannot really refer to it as ready-to-wear unless you’re ready to get arrested. The attraction of the shows is that it’s become a bit of a spectacle. Jamie Winstone, a big fan of Hogg, even modelled one of the pieces. The show started as a bit of a hoe-down and the models were adorned with huge bonnets, jumpsuits of red and black leather followed by metallic silvers and oranges. They then developed into leather dresses with fur trimming and then a rose coloured sequinned number. The final pieces, sheer jumpsuits with strategically placed fabric panels. Although many of us will probably not be rushing out to buy one of Pam Hoggs more daring numbers, the collection is fabulously original and judging by this show, you can see how originality can easily turn into exclusivity. I am certainly excited about S/S13 already.

Jaime Winstone modelling Pam Hogg

Keshini xx