The Montgolfier brothers meet Thomas Edison? Or, Fragonard visits Metropolis? With one lace-up boot firmly in the decorous Victorian past and a manic eye on the future, Basso and Brooke brought their kinetic and colourful vision to the gothic vaults of London’s underground, amid popping rave music and electro-green laser-technics. Driven by a frenzied sense of discovery, the pair paid homage to Wellsian time travellers, with sombre equestrian tailoring - think buttoned-up riding coats, trim-shouldered jackets and skinny trousers in burnished metallic leather and computer chip print. Governess’s strictly corseted dresses and floor-swooshing handkerchief hems updated with a splash of Swarovoski, and prints of archaic technical drawings and leather-bound periodicals were straight from the gentleman’s library. The Victorian propriety restrained their characteristic print explosion, taking their collection to a sleek new level. Intergalactic confusion ensued with vivid printed velvet leggings, daring space bunny panelled bandeaus, a lovesick astronaut, and a leg o’ mutton blouse and mini-skirt combination. The jet beaded circuit board sweater dresses was a futuristic highlight. EE