This show made me nervous, last season Nicole Farhi suddenly and dramatically reworked her standard style into something fresher, more cutting edge. It was exciting, and I wondered if she […]
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London Fashion Week SS10: Betty Jackson
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but shoulders are in. And they will remain ‘in’ right through Spring Summer 2010 as well, Betty Jackson will make sure of it. Betty […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week SS10: Ashish
Ashish can be a bit hit or miss. You see dresses you love and then they’re mixed in with strange jersey pieces or like last season crazy pom poms. This […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week SS10: Kinder Aggugini
If Alice from Alice in Wonderland were ever to meet Coco Chanel then she may have ended up looking somewhat like Kinder’s creations. An unusual snakeskin print took centre stage […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week SS10: Krystof Strozyna
It was the one we’d all been waiting for yesterday evening; Krystof Strozyna , and he didn’t disappoint. His S/S10 presentation , held in the modern minimalist Portico Rooms at […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week SS10: Maria Francesca Pepe
Today I fell in love all over again. Maria Francesca Pepe’s S/S 10 presentation, which began with screening of her film Bathing Beauties for the collection, couldn’t have started any […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week SS10: Aminaka Wilmont
Tight, tight and super tight. Aminaka Wilmont went beyond body con and created a whole new level of cling. Yes there was Lycra, yet the cuts were short and tight […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week SS10: Bora Aksu
This collection was inspired by the Oscar Wilde story ‘The Happy Prince’ and like the story I loved it. I agree that Bora Aksu is not for everyone, his designs […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week SS10: Maria Grachvogel
Think elegance, think sophistication, think class. They were the overruling themes at Maria Grachvogel’s Spring/Summer presentation. Held on Sloane Street yesterday, the collection was a far cry from the hot pants […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week SS10: Ashley Isham
So lucky me managed to grab a front row seat at the Ashley Isham show today. The dress designer, who has showed at London Fashion Week nine times, put on […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Horace AW09
While waiting in a crowded reception room for the Horace show, I found myself standing next to a group that perfectly encapsulated the Horace spirit – rainbow haired, pierced and […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Giles AW09
Is there nothing that Giles Deacon can’t do? He has produced yet another stellar catwalk collection. The inspiration behind the show was Giles’ days at Art School, which is why […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: House of Holland AW09
Henry Holland is a bit of an anomaly, a fashion journalist who made some t-shirts and happened to be best friends with the ‘It’ model of the moment, who then […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: PPQ AW09
You can always rely on PPQ to bring colour to Fashion Week. Their Autumn/Winter 09 palette is full of pistachios, oranges, royal blue and very bright reds. I think the […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: House of BlueEyes AW09
Speechless, I was left speechless after this show. I’m still not entirely sure what to say. Firstly I will say that I do think Johnny Blue Eyes is a great […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Victim AW09
Referencing Italian horror director Dario Argento’s ‘Phenomena’ (1985) in the pre text to ‘Victim Wonder’ designer Mei Hui Lei immediately gave us the impression that this was going to be a […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Olanic AW09
Expectations rose as a packed-out audience sipped their Bacardi’s, looking on at the lengthy preparation for Olanic’s AW09 presentation at London Fashion Week. Designer Nicola Taylor was tipped by Vogue as […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Ana Sekularac AW09
Being late may be fashionable. But there’s nothing chic about opening your fashion installation 45 minutes late or for that matter still having a lady sweeping the floor, a man […]
Read MoreOn|Off Exhibition: AW09
The On|Off exhibition made a new home for itself this year in London’s Science Museum, showcasing a selection of off schedule designers at London Fashion Week. The theme for the space […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Avsh Alom Gur AW09
Avsh Alom Gur is a man with a sense of humour. Strutting to a soundtrack of songs about money, his models wore dresses, catsuits and jackets with the words “Credit […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: William Tempest AW09
First of all, let’s just take a moment to appreciate what a great name William Tempest is. I mean, if ever there was a name to create a mystique around […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Twenty8Twelve AW09
Twenty8Twelve was always going to be a wearable collection. Anyone who hoped otherwise must be sorely disappointed. But those who knew what to expect should be happy indeed. For their […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Luella AW09
Luella is one of those brands that are loved by all. With her wearable designs, that make everyone look stylish she is a fashion lover’s dream. She was therefore going […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Louise Amstrup AW09
Danish born Louise Amstrup, showcased her third London Fashion Week show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout on Sunday, and having recently been selected to open the season’s Copenhagen Fashion Week with her AW09 collection, expectations […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Bora Aksu AW09
Naughty but nice is the best way to describe Bora Aksu’s show. With a Marilyn Manson soundtrack and Jodie Harsh perched in the front row, it seemed Aksu was determined […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Ashley Isham AW09
There was much to love about Ashley Isham’s collection. Models with quiff’s that Prince would be proud of strutted their way down the catwalk in a selection of gowns influenced […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Maria Grachvogel AW09
With a jazz inspired soundtrack and each model sporting a grey silk skull cap, there was more than a whiff of the 1940s at the Maria Grachvogel show. The collection […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Sado AW09
With some of the prettiest colour combinations I’ve seen, Carlotta Gherzi’s AW09 Sado collection featured simple silk pieces in grey, raspberry, orange and peach. Prim puff sleeve blouses, boxy cropped jackets, and […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Bernard Chandran AW09
Bernard Chandran’s AW09 collection was inspired by the ‘romance of the Far East’ which apparently translates as metallics, voluminous shapes, and graphic prints. Lame, glitter and studs in silver, gunmetal and gold reflected […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Modernist AW09
Aptly named ‘Exotic’, Modernist’s new collection incorporates natural and man-made materials ranging from Crocodile to goat and silk to cashmere, contrasting in a way that produces sumptuous texture, whilst not detracting from […]
Read MoreVauxhall Fashion Scout: Julia Smith, Alexandra Groover & Ones to Watch AW09
While the majority of London’s fashion elite battled for a seat in the main tent outside the natural history museum, a cutting-edge crowd was gathering at the Vauxhall fashion scout […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Eley Kishimoto AW09
“Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away this was the Eley Kishimoto theme. After handing over my invite which looked like a boarding pass, I was swept to […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Nicole Farhi AW09
This was a shockingly good show. Nicole Farhi is one of those designers who is famous for being classic. She can be relied on for the fail safe fashion, constantly […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Betty Jackson AW09
This year marks the 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week, a celebration of British designers which began in an Olympia car park and included a presentation from the legendary Betty […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Qasimi AW09
Making their debut this time last year, Qasimi is the brainchild of the architecturally trained H.H. Khalid bin Sultan AlQasimi and Elliott J. Frieze. For AW09, the duo chose the magnificent […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Ann-Sofie Back AW09
This show followed straight on from Peter Jensen, so if I was gushing a little too much in my Jensen review it was because this was in contrast horrific. The […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Peter Jensen AW09
Peter Jensen is the king of kooky style. There is always a grown up cutesy feel but without being sickly. This was a very unusual collection and felt slightly more […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: John Rocha AW09
This was a surprisingly strange show. There are designers you rely on for beautiful simplicity, like Betty Jackson and Paul Smith, John Rocha is one of these. But this Autumn/Winter […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Jenny Packham AW09
What do you get if you cross gypsy style, with Indian beading and a tassel salesman? Jenny Packham’s Autumn/Winter 09 collection. It was the strangest show. Jenny Packham is loved […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Charles Anastase AW09
So what do you do, when you’ve put your best clothes on, your wearing staggering high heels, you’ve got your ticket in hand and then you have a door slammed […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: Ashish AW09
Arriving in a Leicester Square full of confused tourists, I rounded a corner to discover a massive queue waiting to get into the show. Ashish was the hottest ticket of […]
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