This article originally appeared on i-D. "Mind over body" was the mantra that powered Chromat's autumn collection. But that didn't stop last night's crowd from clicking, clapping, and screaming "Yasss," every time another beautiful body stalked down the runway in one of designer Becca McCharen's pieces—sculptural cages, latex suspenders that flashed cheeky winks from behind, and PVC bras fitted with neon-green laser beams.
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"We were inspired by the synthetic on every level—from human consciousness to fake hair and Swarovski crystals," McCharen explained after the show. She teamed up with Icelandic sculptor Hrafnhildur Arnardottir to create synthetic hair sculptures, with accessories line Metalepsis Projects to create 3-D printed jewelry, and with Michael Potvin of Nitemind to wire up those lasers, which flashed out light intended "to simulate neuron connections within the brain."
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