Fringe has played a big role at the London shows, and knitwear king Mark Fast got in on the fun for Spring 2011.
The Canadian born designer, whose body-con spider web dresses have made quite the impression on the fashion industry, only tweaked his signature look slightly for spring, adding in some extravagant fringe–made from horsehair?–more than a few crystals–provided by Swarovski, natch–and a bit of patent leather thrown in for good measure.
Was it revolutionary? Certainly not. But Fast is establishing a signature look. For a young designer, sometimes that’s more important than shocking the audience each season.













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Revolutionary? No, but I think some of those fringe bottom dresses open up a whole new appeal for people who hadn’t noticed Mark Fast before. Pieces of this collection are truly stunning.