For Spring 2025, our beloved avant-garde maestro has whipped up a menswear collection that’s nothing short of a fashion carnival. It’s playful, it’s camp, and it’s absolutely dripping with the kind of theatrical flair that would make even the most stoic fashion critics swoon.
The entire weekend was an ode to the 10 years of the designers immense success and impact on the industry, with singer Beth Ditto belting “Gloria” by Patti Smith and with a choir on the balcony behind. It was a celebration for the ages and to the ages, the age of Charles Jeffrey’s LOVERBOY.
Serving up an array of gender-fluid silhouettes that flirt and frolic with convention, Charles Jeffrey’s LOVERBOY Spring 2025 collection has curated a collection that drives home the message that it’s never been more fun to play dress-up and have fun with fashion.
This collection is all about layering and deconstruction, one of the many qualities frequented in the LOVERBOY brand. Think sheer fabrics dancing with hefty woolen materials, asymmetrical cuts creating a beautiful chaos. Each outfit is a visual symphony that invites you to lose yourself in its intricate, deconstructed dreamscape.
Filled with exaggerated sleeves and bold, dramatic makeup are the name of the game here. It’s a fashion theatre where every model is a character, and every outfit tells a story and every model had the walk and the attitude to showcase it.
A whimsical dive into nautical and military chic, but with a twist that’s pure camp. Structured jackets with a sprinkle of epaulettes, a dash of badges, and a whole lot of swagger. It’s tradition meets fantasy, and it’s utterly fabulous.
And whilst Charles Jeffrey’s LOVERBOY has never been shy with colour – it boldly splashes primary hues, pastel whispers, and monochrome moments across the runway.
It’s new but there’s a sense of strong familiarity, with appearance of the iconic Banana Boots, statement headwear and Neko cat-eye sunglasses. It was almost child-like, but worn in a grunge teenager sort of way. My favourite detail was the heart arrow that pieced the garments with one of the modes walking as though she had been shot.
The show closed by the iconic supermodel, Erin O’Connor, in a mouth watering ensemble, a black corseted top with puffed short sleeves, paired with a polka dot hoop skirt. It was historical meets futustric, with purple large spikes pinned in a row against the sleeves and paired with a huge almost video-game character headpiece.
The collection ended with not only a beautiful song and the choir, but a parade of celebration, where all the models ran joyfully towards the audience carrying smiles and throwing roses as they danced through the catwalk one final time…
The Charles Jeffrey Loverboy Spring 2025 Menswear collection is a celebration of fashion’s most playful and camp elements, as we celebrate 10 years of the brands brilliance. It’s a love letter to individuality, wrapped in layers of whimsy and topped with a theatrical bow. This season, Loverboy reminds us all that fashion is not just to be worn – it’s to be lived, loved, and paraded with pride.