Emerging Designers Grab Spotlight at On|Off

SPACE ODYSSEY: On|Off, the London-based showcase that helped kickstart the careers of J.W. Anderson and Peter Pilotto, among others, took over London’s Oxo Tower on Friday to introduce three new designers: Luke Anthony Rooney, Jack Irving and Timothy Bouyez-Forge. Taking cues from Rosalind Russell, the feisty, fashionable reporter who played opposite Cary Grant in the 1940 screwball comedy, “His Girl Friday,” Rooney offered a lovely wardrobe that oscillated between breezy weekend dressing and crisp workwear, in line with Russell’s character. To wit, he paired a striped knitted sweater with a wonderfully light, silky slip dress and conjured a jumpsuit from a textured wool fabric donated to him by Christian Lacroix. The group show quickly turned conceptual with Irving’s “army of alien showgirls,” as he called them. Cue corsets sculpted from plastic shards and matching headwear and zippy, sequin stretch bodysuits with inflatable spikes protruding from the back like a giant cosmic porcupine. “I’m only 23,” Irving offered apologetically, “I don’t want to wash it down. I want to be more of an artist than a fashion designer,” he said. One could only picture Lady Gaga – an avid Irving supporter – sporting one of these. Timothy Bouyez-Forge offered his take on inter-galactic street dressing. The spirited lineup featured handsomely

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