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London Fashion Week SS12: backstage at Todd Lynn
Todd Lynn’s fast become one of the must-see shows of London Fashion Week. His signature tailoring and androgynous aesthetic has earned him a top spot among the capital’s fashion press […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Michael van der Ham
Who: Michael van der Ham What: Digital prints in signature collage style, sumptuous silk dresses and a strong focus on separates, where two-toned trousers were layered with silk T-shirts or […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Peter Pilotto
Who: Peter Pilotto What: Signature digital prints, sporty scuba details and sea-like crystal embellishment on structured, feminine dresses and draped separates. Primary colours and dimensional neons have an exotic flora […]
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Editor’s diary: what I’m wearing at LFW day 4
I can’t quite believe it’s day four of fashion week already, though I dare say I’ll be rather glad to get some sleep. It feels cold at 7am this morning, […]
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Watch the live stream of Burberry’s SS12 show HERE today!
Burberry Prorsum’s SS12 show kicks off at 4pm (BST) in London today, and if you haven’t got a ticket to the show, don’t worry – we’re offering you a front-row […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Peter Jensen
This is a guest post by Sarah Driscoll, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: J. JS Lee
This is a guest post by Sarah Driscoll, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Topshop Unique
Who: Topshop Unique What: Ancient Eygpt, via the street style of the urban Nineties ghetto. Highlights: Gold everything, from prints to embellishment and leaf-capped hair. Lowlights: It’s a hard collection […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Mulberry
Who: Mulberry What: Bonkers British seaside! Carousel animal prints, candyfloss colours – in hair and clothes – and pops of arcade brights on floaty dresses, skirt suits and separates. All, […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Margaret Howell
Who: Margaret Howell What: Relaxed but refined tailoring with an emphasis on cut – crisp white shirts, key shirt dresses, signature navy separates and stripes in between. Pops of deep […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Fashion Fringe
This is a guest post by Sarah Driscoll, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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Editor’s diary: what I’m wearing at LFW day 3
Today is a day of favourites. First on the agenda: one of my favourite designers, Margaret Howell, shortly followed by my favourite show at fashion week, Mulberry, and topped off […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Tiffany Amber
This is a guest post by Sarah Driscoll, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Jaeger London
Who: Jaeger London What: short suits in pretty pastel colours, sweet scalloping details on dresses, broderie Anglaise cutwork and roomy, feminine separates. Highlights: Feminine short suits, wide-brim stiff lacquered hats […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Jasper Conran
Who: Jasper Conran What: Clean lines, lithe, languid shapes, and a sense of simple sophistication. Dominant in black, white and silver-greys with explosive bursts of electic colour – the saturated […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Ashish
Who: Ashish What: Florals, oversized sunflowers and graphic chess board prints – all crafted in signature sequins. Feminine dresses are paired with big grungy boots and separates are mixed to […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Ashley Isham
This is a guest post by Maria Pierides, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Teatum Jones
This is a guest post by Maria Pierides, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Ones to Watch
This is a guest post by Maria Pierides, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Krystof Strozyna
This is a guest post by Maria Pierides, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Jena.Theo
This is a guest post by Maria Pierides, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Caroline Charles
This is a guest post by Maria Pierides, one of our fabulous competition winners. She’s been hitting the tents at Somerset House as a guest fashion reporter for My Fashion […]
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Editor’s diary: what I’m wearing at LFW day 2
The awkward thing about getting up at 6am is not knowing what the weather’s like. And so, here I am, just arrived at Somerset house in a jumper and I’m […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: PPQ
Who: PPQ What: Powder puff pastels, Rubicks cube prints and patched cowboy denim. Highlights: blush pink bon bon dresses, tailored bra tops, boucle jacket dresses and popping pink hair. Lowlights: […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Basso and Brooke
Who: Basso and Brooke What: digital prints, tropical colours and loosely-structured, light-as-air silhouettes. Highlights: prints! Colour! Lowlights: we want it all. Overall: it’s surprising, after a bucket of dark blues […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Bora Aksu
Who: Bora Aksu What: delicately ruffled dresses, sweeping curved lines and layered, tailored separates. Signature demi-couture finishes – hand-sculpted leather roses, draping and dramatic pleating – adorn soft, romantic nudes, […]
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London Fashion Week SS12: Paul Costelloe
Who: Paul Costelloe What: 1960’s Paris – swing dresses, voluminous silhouettes and youthful elegance. Pieces punctuated with luxurious layers of fabric, especially silk, are given extra life with tailored flirty […]
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Editor’s diary: what I’m wearing to LFW day 1
London Fashion Week kicked off this morning on what the weather girl promised to be a gloomy day. Actually, it’s rather hot sunny, and I’m at risk of overheating. Great. […]
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Editor’s survival kit: London Fashion Week
As New York kicked off the month-long fashion processions last week, so London Fashion Week falls this Friday. We should be prepared, given that it only happens twice a year, […]
Read MoreWATCH: Backstage at Sass & Bide AW11
We won’t lie, we were completely consumed by the fashion frenzy when we popped backstage at Sass & Bide before the designer duo’s autumn/winter 2011 collection at London Fashion Week. […]
Read MoreWATCH: Backstage at Maria Grachvogel AW11
Ahead of her highly-anticipated AW11 show at London Fashion Week, we popped backstage at Maria Grachvogel to catch a peek at the chaos that precedes creating such class. With make-up […]
Read MoreWATCH: Mercedes Helnwein for Orla Kiely AW11
If you love dancing and the Sixties, you’ll love Orla Kiely’s short film – and collection, for that matter. Directed by renowned artist Mercedes Helnwein, the exclusive fashion film showcases […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Matthew Williamson
Who: Matthew Williamson What: An infusion of native American prints combined with the chicness of an inner city socialite. Thoughts: We always expect great things from Matthew Williamson, and despite […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Osman
Who: Osman What: Stylish monochrome delights with the subtle neon leather separates thrown in for good measure. Thoughts: We love a bit of black and white – after all, nothing […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Jonathan Saunders
Who: Jonathan Saunders What: A classic collection of chic Forties pencil dresses, made contemporary by vibrant tropical prints. Thoughts: Beautifully tailored to complement the feminine form, straight Forties pencil dresses […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Burberry
Who: Burberry Prorsum What: Fur, coats and capes in an earthy palette with punches of pop colour. Thoughts: Like the rest of the fash pack without a ticket, we headed […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Amanda Wakeley
Who: Amanda Wakeley What: Power-dressing, body-con and luxurious fur. Thoughts: Opening with a model wearing the sleekest of ponytails and a long, black, belted coat that was trimmed with opulent […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Emilio de la Morena
Who: Emilio de la Morena What: Sheer panels, high necks and bold colours Thoughts: With below-the-knee skirts and high-collared shirts you’d be safe to assume that Emilio de la Morena’s collection […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Roksanda Ilincic
Who: Roksanda Ilincic What: Shiny satin, dramatic draping and pure glamour. Thoughts: Roksanda Ilincic said she was inspired by birds for her latest collection and that was evident in the feather-trimmed pieces and […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Mary Katrantzou
Who: Mary Katrantzou What: Electrifying prints, structured skirts and separates. Thoughts: Mary Katrantzou received rave reviews last season so she was under a lot of pressure to deliver with her […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Erdem
Who: Erdem What: Signature painterly-prints, floor-length gowns and sophisticated separates Thoughts: Erdem’s painterly prints are his signature playing card, but for autumn/winter 2011, he’s taken his trademark literally, looking to […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Christopher Kane
Who: Christopher Kane What: Crochet-printed leather, minimalist tailoring and colourful, squidgy, touchable shapes. Thoughts: We just can’t guess what’s coming from Kane – season after season he delivers something strange […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Felder Felder
Who: Felder Felder What: Signature rock ‘n’ roll, second-skin leather and flurries of fur. Thoughts: Felder Felder have returned to their signature rock ‘n’ roll aesthetic for autumn/winter 2011 where, […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Peter Pilotto
Who: Peter Pillotto What: Twisting and draping, tough tailoring and graphic prints. Thoughts: A tougher and sharper take on their sporty looks from last season, Christopher De Vos and Peter Pilotto unveiled a […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: House of Holland
Who: House of Holland What: Pastel separates, sweet tailoring and Seventies-inspired patchwork prints. Thoughts: House of Holland’s autumn/winter 2011 collection is nothing shy of colour, and quite frankly, we love […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Issa
Who: Issa London What: All things animalistic and tangarine separates. Thoughts: Undeniably well crafted, Issa’s autumn/winter collection is decidedly Seventies-inspired. With stunning peacock print maxi dresses and others with a […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Temperley London
Who: Temperley London What: Luxe fabrics, formal gowns and grown-up glamour Thoughts: After two years in New York, Temperley returned to London with a bang. Set in the British Museum, the […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Ashish
Who: Ashish What: Scottish punks, tartan, safety pins and sequins Thoughts: Reading Ashish’s show notes is almost as fun as watching his autumn/winter 2011 show. A trip through the Scottish […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Maria Francesca Pepe
Who: Maria Francesca Pepe What: Avant garde statement amulets, delicate and feminine jewellery. Thoughts: There was an air of surrealism that clung to Maria Francesca Pepe’s autumn/winter 2011 exhibition. It […]
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