Photography Lea ColomboFashion / ShowAshley Williams SS15Williams's girl kicks ass in Asian dress subverted by skater graphics, scrawled illustrations and rubber braidingShareLink copied ✔️September 14, 2014FashionShowTextIsabella BurleyPhotographyLea ColomboAshley Williams SS15 Initial reaction: Trust Ashley Williams to bring the noise – for her hotly anticipated first solo show too. Illustrative schoolgirl scrawls adorned Asian-inspired garments, with one skirt depicting a girl receiving a sharp kick to the butt by a stiletto...! Amid the blur of fashion week seriousness, Williams’s cheeky graphics and irreverent concepts remind us what makes London – and the exciting new designers that underpin it – so great. Kick ass: A teenage rebellion tore through traditional collarless Chinese dress (inspired by the West’s fascination with Asia in the 1960s), as curled braiding came reworked in acid coloured rubber, and grungy long sleeve t-shirts with ‘zurburbz’ printed down the arms were worn underneath – prints courtesy of an ongoing collaboration with Fergus ‘Fergadelic’ Purcell (the mastermind behind the Palace skate logo). Williams’s girl throws glitter bras over scrunched tops, streaks her eyes with neon colour and leaves sticky strands of hair falling over her face – basically, she kicks ass. Quote of the show: Dazed contributor, Susie Bubble exclaiming that her “Dim sum waitress dreams had come true.” Listen to the Ashley Williams's show soundtrack below: Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWales Bonner’s new collection is cut from the cloth of Indian cultureFashion’s Italian ‘Emperor’ Valentino Garavani has died Miuccia and Raf flipped the familiar at Prada AW26 men’s Dsquared2Dsquared2 turns up the Heated Rivalry at Milan Fashion WeekRick Owens and Juergen Teller make out for MonclerOoh Be Gah! Your fave Coach fits just landed in The Sims 4Golden Globes 2026: A best dressed blackout for Hollywood’s biggest starsDemna drops his first Gucci campaign, plus more fashion news you missedBella Hadid resurrects Saint Laurent’s iconic 00s It-bagThe coolest girls you know are still wearing vintage to the gymYour AW26 menswear and Haute Couture cheat sheet is hereJeremy Allen White and Pusha T hit the road in new Louis Vuitton campaignEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy