Oliver Jeanes Mines Bad Taste for Second Collection
Central Saint Martins MA student Oliver Jeanes has released his second collection, DKKQ, drawing on his childhood as a competitive freestyle disco dancer. The collection features Lycra, mesh, PVC, and leather transformed into electric looks with rhinestones and fringe, exploring the tension between wanting to be seen and disappearing. Jeanes, who grew up in Bradford, UK, cites 2016-era teenage longing and mass cultural references like the Triangl bikini and Era Istrefi's Bonbon video as inspiration. The collection is available via the label's Instagram.
Key facts
- Oliver Jeanes is a British designer and Central Saint Martins MA student.
- His second collection is titled DKKQ, after Disco Kid King Queen, a major freestyle dance competition in the UK.
- Jeanes competed in freestyle disco dancing until age 16 when Covid hit.
- He graduated from Central Saint Martins with a BA in fashion design and communication last year.
- His final collection featured a skirt made from towelling twisted into swans kissing, later worn by Lorde in Dazed.
- The collection uses dancewear fabrics like spandex and mesh, stretched, pinned, ruched, and embellished.
- Jeanes describes the aesthetic as pushing 'embarrassingly bad taste' to a point where it becomes chic.
- Styling is central to his process, involving charity shop finds and vintage pieces.
Entities
Artists
- Oliver Jeanes
- Lorde
Institutions
- Central Saint Martins
- Dazed
Locations
- Bradford
- United Kingdom