Sorapol SS13 collection Euphoria tells the
tale of Catherine, a wealthy socialite who has it all. But she dreams of a
world without struggle and where fantastical extravagance is commonplace. This
is when she discovers Sorapol who welcomes her to Euphoria.
Taking place in the stark concrete building
of an underground NCP car park, an impressive sleek panther motorbike revved
down the runway as though he had just stumbled on to the show.
Enter the first model in a Barbarella-esque
flesh coloured body suit stripped of one leg and one sleeve. A long skirt
billowed behind like a parachute on a rocket re-entering the earth’s atmosphere
– clearly a message to say Sorapol had landed and Europhia begins.
The sci-fi and asymmetry look extended to
the footwear as one thigh high silver ‘foil’ leather boot (on the bare leg) was
teamed with a silver ankle boot on the pant leg.
Rather than strutting, the models staggered
down the sparkling white powder lined catwalk as if intoxicated from taking so
much Sorapol Euphoria. Their faces were
hidden by gauze masks designed by illustrator Achraf Amiri who used Illamasqua
make up to mimic a few past and present celebrities. The masks help Catherine
morph into her celebrity idols.
The Elizabeth Taylor model wore a mint
green peplum dress which was amazingly ‘normal’ amongst this theatrical
collection.
The Olsen twin models looked legless (literally)
in their matching pant suits designed with just one pant leg. Reminiscent of Clockwork Orange the twins wore
embellished colourful bowler hats.
The Naomi Campbell model glowed in a
fluorescent orange chocker and neon orange beads embellishing a split lilac
gown.
The finale gown, worn by the Marilyn Manson
model, brought a darker rock’n’roll style with a black floor length leather skirt
shimmering here and there with metallic blue and a lace up bodice adorned with a V-shaped double neck electric
guitar splattered with violet pink and blue.
Like Euphoria the collection was larger
than life and the colour palette bright and vivid. Catching a moment at the end
of the show, designer Sorapol Chawaphatnakul explains that he sees the
realistic world as dark and this collection transforms Catherine into the
colourful world of Sorapol. Take Sorapol and you become your own superstar!
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