Story

august 13, 2015

Text FREDRIK AUSTAD & MAREN SERINE ANDERSEN
Photography FREDRIK AUSTAD

Maikel Tawadros took us below ground. To be more precise, his show took place in a gloomy car park beneath the streets of Copenhagen. The catwalk was easily rigged with polka striped plastic tape between the white concrete columns. Sharp stage lights were effortlessly harmonized with the standard lighting of the venue. The designer had probably considered whether or not to fix the one that was out, but luckily he hadn’t bothered and this detail actually lifted the whole visual concept. Behind a girl and her mother with fringe shadows over their faces the DJ legend Jean von Baden got ready to blast at least to versions of «Slow» by Kylie Minogue out of the speakers. And then the show started.

Nordic simplicity paired with strong elements from the grunge scene made the bionic warriors that presented the Maikel Tawadros spring summer collection of 2016. The Tawadros woman is both powerful and sexy, and is this season dressed in neoprene and leather paired with metallic studs and chains. A strong red together with black and white made a simple but effective color palette, and the hair was inspired by the sleek look from the Givenchy FW15. We draw lines to the sadomasochistic culture with dramatic masks that covered some of the model faces, and a leather bra piece that looks like a something you easily could wear both in bed or in battle.