Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Michał Szulc

Michal Szulc A/W 2011 by Harriet Fox.

As Expo became busier in the latter half of Saturday the VIP Stock vodka bar started to become more and more appealing, treat if only to fuel our way through the remaining shows. Micha? Szulc was clearly not in the business of enervating us…

Michal Szulc ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011-photography by Amelia Gregory

Leaving You inexplicably began with a face full of pins. Models, barefoot or in black heels paced the catwalk at a snail’s pace, as if half dead. I am not sure what hair wrapped around faces says but I guess it saved on make up. And at least the models had a reason for tripping – even as they progressed towards us at a painfully slow pace. Until the velvet floral pants suit and crop top appeared I thought I might actually die of boredom, as did the majority of the second row, who are here pictured reading the free fashion paper. I enjoyed watching the small child trying to capture the action… until she was shooed away from the catwalk lights.

A word to Polish fashion designers – speed it up for god’s sake! Atmospheric bleeps and crackles on a loop do not add to the discombobulated effect in a good way. And what on earth is the Polish love affair with grey jersey? At the end models meandered toward the photographer’s bank and then vanished into the darkness instead of returning backstage. And we raced back to the vodka bar.

Michal Szulc ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011-photography by Amelia Gregory
Michal Szulc A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.