Metallic yarns, colourful tinsel and sequin patterns were combined to create the 1980s-influenced "daytime disco" outfits shown by UK studio Sibling during London Fashion Week yesterday.

Sibling's designers Cozette McCreery and Sid Bryan aimed to bring "a bit of sparkle" to daily life, so used metallic lurex yarns to form a collection of nightclubbing attire.

A major influence for the collection was Jamaican-born singer and renowned wild performer Grace Jones. Jones was a regular fixture on New York's disco scene during the 1980s, and also inadvertently became a poster child for Postmodernism wearing maternity clothes designed for her by Jean-Paul Goude.

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"Jones is thought of as much for her night-time prowling as her music, and so looks take many of their cues from the nightclub," said Sibling's show notes.

Lilac and blue colours throughout the collection referenced the hues of Jones' 1977 Portfolio album artwork.
"The lilac Party Girl cardigan with hand-sewn sequin trims epitomises this, alongside hooded fine knitted lace playsuits ? these being perhaps the most Jones pieces," Sibling said.

A statement garment had a "dangerously" low-cut neckline surrounded by a black tinsel, which wrapped over the head like a hood. Its arms and back were knitted from a thick purple wool.

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