Now, that’s what we call Ryan LO!

Press News by Katya Marletta

Ryan LO

Fall Winter 2018

‘I LOVE ME’

Now, that’s what we call Ryan LO!

Returning to presentation format, Ryan LO shows a one-off special edition collection of his greatest hits in David Shrigley’s powder puff pink gallery restaurant at sketch. It’s a celebration of Ryan LO’s signatures, accumulated over time.

“It is simply about what I love to do!” What does LO LOVE?

Tactile knitted tulle worked into A-line princess frocks that reveal and conceal in equal measure. Lace made up into chevron striped candy floss nightgowns that trail the floor. Jacquard woven with silver butterflies or glittering in rainbow stripes shimmer like a manga cartoon character’s wide-eyed stare on trench coats and puff-sleeved Victoriana dresses.

Hand made flower embellishments are scattered like used corsages and anchored with beading on LO’s wardrobe cornerstones of pussy bow blouses and Little Black Dresses. Black and white dominates with a smattering of pastel shades. The hand and the machine, and the natural and the synthetic come together to create a magical alchemy.

LO’s make-believe world encompasses all of the following. Vamping as a French maid, foxtrotting as a flapper, doing decadence like Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, kung fu kicking in Chinatown and livin’ it up like Princess Margaret. She’s some of those things and all of those things depending on her mood. West’s elegance meets East’s kawaii. Continuing an ongoing collaboration with milliner Stephen Jones, Yayoi Kusama-inspired pumpkin berets sit atop the head in a glitter candy palette. Leaving the house without a hat was once considered scandalous after all. Ditto with the lace opera length gloves that hark back to Victorian etiquette. LO’s rose-tinted vision of the past is as always filtered through an idealised prism.

Viva Ryan LO, we say! “Not a girl, not yet a woman.”

By Susie Lau @Susie Bubble

Born in Hong Kong, Ryan Lo spent a significant part of his life in London, where he attended London College of Fashion, discovered his loves and hates, and met some amazing individuals.

Romantic fantasy is the consistent theme in the life and work of Ryan Lo. Drawing inspirations from pop culture and childhood nostalgia, he crafts his girly designs with a subversive edge. Since launching his label 6 years ago under Lulu Kennedy MBE’s Fashion East, he has acquired a new level of sophistication; yet his rule breaking, maximalist sensibilities still see him presents a unexpectedly modern wardrobe. Perseverance and self-belief prevail. With his love for all things sweet & dreamy, Ryan is riding high on the seas of change to prove he’s a force to be reckoned with.

PRESS ENQUIRIES: PURPLE PR

SALES ENQUIRIES: Sales@ryanlo.co.uk

LONDON show ROOMS Paris AW18

Wednesday 28th February ~ Tuesday 6th March | 10 am – 8 pm

VNH Gallery, 108 Rue Vieille Du Temple, 75003 Paris

*Appointments outside opening hours available on request

STYLING – Victoria Young – @victoriayoung_

At Streeters

HAIR – Sam McKnight – @sammcknight1

At Premier Hair and Makeup @hairbysammcknight

MAKE UP – Isamaya Ffrench – @isamayaffrench

At Streeters with M·A·C PRO Team – @maccosmetics

NAILS – Marian Newman – @mariannewman

At Streeters with CND – @cndworld

CASTING – Madeleine Østile I AAMO Casting – @aamo_casting

At CLM

MILLINERY – Stephen Jones Millinery – @stephenjonesmillinery

For Ryan LO

SET DESIGN – Miguel Bento – @migsbento

At Streeters

FOOTWEAR – Repetto – @repettoparis

CREATIVE CONSULTANT – Agatha Connolly – @agathaconnolly

MUSIC – Dan Canetti – @al_coholicc

PRODUCTION – Jacob Kamara – @thegreatindoorsmagazine

VENUE – sketch – @sketchlondon

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO

Ryan’s parents, Anita & Patrick

British Fashion Council

Lulu Kennedy MBE, Susie Lau, Mandi Lennard, Murray Arthur, Jessie Adams

Birgitta Toyoda, Rachel Clark & Gabriela Moussaieff from Streeters London

Lindsay Cruickshank, Hakan Demiray from Premier Hair and Makeup sketch Team at sketch, Daisy Roberts from PURPLE PR Isabella Davey from the BFC, Fainche Burke, Frankie Nicolason and all the dedicated team members of the Ryan LO Studio!