The concepts of underground, experimental, and avant-garde don’t necessarily fit in the world of Galvan, at least the one we’ve become accustomed to seeing all over the red carpets and in our Instagram feeds. The label is identifiable by its silky, sexy evening gowns and minidresses and jumpsuits, glamorous ensembles made famous by such models as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and actresses like Killing Eve’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who just wore Galvan to the Golden Globes. This season, though, was something different. Founders Anna-Christin Haas, Sola Harrison, Katherine Holmgren, and Carolyn Hodler gave in to their rebellious side, if even just a tad.
They said their Pre-Fall collection was inspired by the underground post-punk scene in late 1970s Berlin; David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust phase; and the cult film of the era, Christiane F. Mismatched stripes on a ruffled dress and slip and in the nightclub-ready metallic neon greens, reds, and pinks did bring Bowie and his Ziggy character to mind. The chic, slim black and white suiting was perhaps more Thin White Duke.
It was satisfying to see the Galvan ladies take a new approach in terms of color, texture, and silhouette. Even though pieces like a sharp, embellished bodysuit; an ivory-colored silk bomber; and a pretty gold one-shoulder evening gown hardly qualify as experimental, this new collection felt fresh when looking at the entire Galvan universe.
