Who: Estethica What: British Fashion Council ethical fashion initiative, featuring over 20 eco-emerging designers. Thoughts: Treated to a champagne brunch at the Estethica showroom, we sipped bubbles as we marvelled […]
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London Fashion Week AW11: Danielle Scutt AW11
Who: Danielle Scutt What: 80’s power dressing, crushed velvet, fishnet cutouts Thoughts: After a short time away from the circuit, Danielle Scutt made a triumphant return on day two of […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Sass & Bide
Who: Sass & Bide What: bold pop colours, silk draped feather print dresses and enamel necklaces. Thoughts: The first line of the show notes read, “inspired by an energetic collision […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Ashley Isham
Who: Ashley Isham What: dramatic glamour, soft draping, vivid colours and, of course, dresses. Thoughts: World renowned Singaporean designer Ashley Isham is enthusiastic about opulence, and is apparently a great […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: PPQ
Who: PPQ What: eclectic, regal and dress-dominant with signature structured headgear. Thoughts: When you have a name for yourself as cool as PPQ, everyone wants to go – and that […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Aminaka Wilmont
Who: Aminaka Wilmont What: an abundance of signature digital prints, patent leather separates and socks. Thoughts: Aminaka Wilmont’s latest collection was a vision of black knee-high socks, rocking leather pieces […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Bora Aksu
Who: Bora Aksu What: Traditional tailoring in modern materials, masculine separates and signature cocktail dresses. Thoughts: There was a lot of love in the room for Bora Aksu last night, […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Krystof Strozyna
Who: Krystof Stronzyna What: Futuristic party dresses, graphic prints, neon colour-blocking and a cool, contemporary aesthetic. Thoughts: Krystof Strozyna has become famous for his party dresses (he was recently praised […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Jean-Pierre Braganza
Who: Jean-Pierre Braganza What: Structured asymmetrical tailoring, signature prints, tough leather separates and splashes of red. Thoughts: Jean-Pierre Braganza kicked off the shows at Northumberland House by sending out sharply […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Fulguni & Shane Peacock
Who: Fulguni & Shane Peacock What: Glam-goth, bondage tendancies, leather and decadent gold embellishment Thoughts: The party week really got started at the Fulguni & Shane Peacock autumn/winter show, where […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Maria Grachvogel
Who: Maria Grachvogel What: signature draping, relaxed tailoring, specially-crafted prints and a soft colour palette Thoughts: Perhaps the setting of the Savoy’s Lancaster Ballroom was an early sign of how […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Ada Zanditon
Who: Ada Zanditon What: Ice-inspired geometric prints, structural shapes and contemporary tailoring. Thoughts: Submerged in the Ada Zanditon crowds today at her Fashion Week exhibition played a stark contrast to […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Jena Theo
Who: Jena Theo What: inspired by Norse mythology, Jena Theo’s autumn collection reflects elements of fantasy fiction in abundance, making way for their third on-schedule appearence at London Fashion Week. […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week AW11: Paul Costelloe
Who: Paul Costelloe What: A revisit to Costelloe’s signature tailored pieces, but this time, with a twist of metallic tweed. Thoughts: Although the crazy flame haired models proved a step […]
Read MoreEditor’s diary: what I’m wearing day 1
Afternoon, folks! So the first day of London Fashion Week is in full swing, as if my aching feet don’t know it. Here’s what I’m wearing today – a Sixties […]
Read MoreIntroducing our LFW competition winners
You may remember last week we had a little competition to give two of you the chance to become fashion week reporters for us at London Fashion Week this season […]
Read MoreBora Aksu shares his AW11 secrets
We have to admit, we love a sartorial slice of Bora Aksu, after all the man’s a genius and never delivers a dull collection. Last season the Turkish-born designer looked […]
Read MoreBecome a London Fashion Week reporter with MFL!
This competition is now closed. Love fashion? Love writing? Live near London? This could be your lucky day. We’re looking for two budding writers to become fashion week reporters for […]
Read MoreJust in: Tom Ford will show at LFW
After his highly praised – and anticipated – debut return to womenswear last season, Tom Ford has just announced he’ll be showing his second collection at London Fashion Week this […]
Read MoreWin exclusive tickets to LFW with Jaeger and Vodafone
Listen up fashion and phone lovers, luxury heritage label Jaeger and Vodafone UK – two of Britain’s most iconic brands – have come together for a one-off, exclusive collaboration at […]
Read MoreTemperley’s returning to London
Sometimes there’s no place like home, and that sentiment rings especially true for Temperley London, who’s just announced it’ll be returing to the capital for February’s London Fashion Week in […]
Read MoreAW11 NEWGEN winners revealed
We’ve not even reached spring yet but the names of London’s most esteemed young designers who’ll receive next season’s NEWGEN sponsorship for AW11 have already been unveiled – and thanks […]
Read MoreFive minutes with Richard Sorger
After bursting onto the design scene four years ago, Richard Sorger’s quickly made a name for himself as one of Britain’s brightest ones to watch. Having dressed the classics – […]
Read MoreWeekly Round-up
New York Fashion Week draws to a close, London Fashion Week kicks off, and what’s John Galliano been up to?… New York Fashion Week has come and gone – take […]
Read MoreNicole Farhi gets Legion d’honneur
Some people, who have every reason to boast, are actually very modest. Take Nicole Farhi, for example, who was awarded a Legion d’honneur in July – but has only just […]
Read MoreElizabeth Emanuel to return to London Fashion Week
Well what do you know, it seems London may be about to get the royal touch as Elizabeth Emanuel, who designed Princess Diana’s wedding dress with her then-husband David, gets […]
Read MoreFive minutes with Kinder Aggugini
Before launching his own label in 2005, Italian born designer Kinder Aggugini, had built a sparkling career as the silent talent behind look after look from a number of big […]
Read MoreAlexander McQueen’s memorial revealed
Last week we noticed a special slot on the London Fashion Week schedule for an Alexander McQueen memorial, and though there was nothing to say then where – or what […]
Read MoreAcne denim – for your home
Fans of the Swedish fashion label will presumably know about the brand’s blue-tinted routes, but Acne has been developing its denim to meet other needs – the needs you might […]
Read MoreAcne joins LFW schedule
We can’t get enough of Acne at the moment, which is a good thing, really, because fresh after opening the doors to its first ever London studio today, it’s been […]
Read MoreWilliam Tempest heads to New York
When the schedule for September’s London Fashion Week landed today, there was one name missing – William Tempest. And that, dear readers, is because he’s heading to the Big Apple […]
Read MoreSass & Bide are coming to London
Fans of Sass & Bide this side of the pond could be able to get hold of the laid-back Australian label a whole lot easier soon – the design duo […]
Read MoreNicholas Kirkwood for Peter Pilotto
We love a good collaboration, and this one sounds pretty darn good alright. Nicholas Kirkwood has teamed up with Peter Pilotto to co-design the shoes for the label’s spring/summer 2011 […]
Read MoreHakaan wins 2010 ANDAM award!
He was the little-known designer at February’s London Fashion Week but his debut catwalk collection caused quite the stir – and he looks set to stir some more now that […]
Read MoreLondon’s menswear designers do womenswear
So when we told you about next season’s NEWGEN menswear winners, we told you how menswear is on the rise. Well, so successful are some of the designers that, in […]
Read MoreLunchtime buy: Victim antique lace necklace
We’ve kept an eye on London fashion label, Victim, ever since we saw the autumn/winter 2009 show at Fashion Week and were excited to see that Farfetch are stocking some […]
Read MoreNEWGEN menswear winners SS11
With Men’s Fashion Week in full swing, fashion has never paid more attention to its other half, especially now that the British Fashion Council has unveiled the menswear designers set […]
Read MoreIs Giles Deacon returning to London?
Be still our British beating hearts – one of our best home-grown talents may be crossing the channel to come back home. Rumour this morning has it that Giles Deacon […]
Read MoreSS11 NEWGEN winners
It’s celebrations all round this morning – the British Fashion Council have just announced which London-based designers will be receiving next season’s highly coveted NEWGEN sponsorship to show at September’s […]
Read MoreThe Fashion Fringe Finalists
So last week was all about the semi-finals as we told you which budding designers had best impressed John Galliano for the final round of the Fashion Fringe, but Friday […]
Read MoreLunchtime buy: Clements Ribeiro Union Jack cashmere sweater
Returning to London Fashion Week with their Spring 2010 collection, Suzanne Clements and Inacio Ribeiro incorporated their classic Union Jack sweater with this short-sleeved, cashmere version. The zip and pearl […]
Read MoreWeekly Round-up
Find out which London designers are waving goodbye to their label, see which fashion house French Vogue are banned from, and what will replace McQueen’s last show?… Just weeks after […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week: the best bits
You may have noticed we’ve taken a back seat in this season’s London Fashion Week , but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been casting our eagle eye over the collections. […]
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week welcomes size 14
Last season, Mark Fast caused a controversial ruckus when he used plus-size model Hayley Morely to open his spring show. This season, she’s back with a bang. And a bum.
Read MoreWeekly Round-up
Find out which new must-have bag fashionistas were coveting at NYFW, get the low-down on London Fashion Week as it kicks off, and who inspired Marc Jacobs’ AW10 show? Lust […]
Read MoreFashion For Relief: catwalk calls Kate
London Fashion Week may officially begin today, but last night’s Fashion For Relief show, hosted by Naomi Campbell, kicked off the week’s events with a bang.
Read MoreRimmel launches first pop-up shop
Pop-up stores aren’t going anywhere just yet, and the latest to join the temporary train is Rimmel, as it launches its first pop-up store in London’s Selfridges today to conveniently […]
Read MoreLunchtime buy: Louise Goldin studded court
Ladies, they’ve arrived. After much anticipation, Louise Goldin’s rather dangerous looking shoes have hit the Topshop shelves and they don’t look set to stay there much longer. The collection features […]
Read MoreEmma Cook for Topshop
Not that we ever need much enticing into Topshop, the high street hot spot is serving up yet another tasty treat as Emma Cook’s highly-awaited third collection arrives in-store next […]
Read MoreBurberry goes 3D at LFW
It’s not just the film industry that’s getting giddy over 3D at the moment, the trend is hitting fashion too, lead faithfully by British brand Burberry, who is set to […]
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