Another feature of the shop are the many mannequins placed around the display area. They have no arms or legs and are not there to display Verhoeven’s designs (except for the fabric chokers some of them wear), but to present themselves as three-dimensional versions of figures in her illustrations.

Has Verhoeven put her illustrator’s brush down and turned to full-time fashion design? It seems unlikely, by the look of the wall running along one side of the display area, which serves as an art space. Here, Verhoeven’s original drawings are accompanied by geometrical designs provided by her husband, Fabio Almeida (who is also an artist and a DJ).

GIBO was welcomed enthusiastically at the London Fashion Week last September, and we expect to see more of Verhoeven’s artistic, energetic designs in the future.

GIBO
Open: 10:00 – 18:00 (Closed on Sundays)
Address: 47 Conduit Street, London W1S 2YP UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7734 2340
https://www.julieverhoeven.com