To say I’m a fan of Daniel Palillo is an understatement. Fellow Londonites (is that even grammatically correct?) might be aware of Daniel Palillo’s work through the sublime hel-looks.com, where plenty of peeps seem to be sporting his stuff, but frustratingly no one here has picked up on this designer with a penchant for all things sloppily-perfect, cartoonish-garish mixed with just a modicum of darkside. SS 12′s Never Mind collection begs to be blogged about- there’s no point over-analysing these clothes, which is always a good thing, as the appeal of a sheer skull-appliqued shirt (or is it a trench?), Stegosaurus-esque spiny tracksuit bottoms and mesh long shorts is kinda clear to these eyes.
The cartoonish comes from a trip to America (the womenswear has a MARGE SIMPSON dress) and the Never Mind reference is obvious- but not obvious in the hordes of Cobain-worshipping grungewear hovering over AW 11 like a doom cloud.
Palillo also makes kidswear and some quite amazing t-shirts with Ground Zero, picking up on the fantastic prints in his main line. Maybe just because we can’t get these items in London it’s easy to fetishize them out of all proportion, but what they hey- I am desperate for a pair of mesh layered shorts (to go with the toeless socks I’ve been coveting this week).
Digging into Palillo’s archive, there’s a lot that still looks sharp. Spring 2010′s ‘Renaissance’ collection in particular is strong…
And A/W 11′s ‘Talking Heads’ is taking the obsession into overdrive. Never before have I coveted orange joggers and a ‘Fuck’ tote. Ahem.
