Saturday, March 30, 2013

RUNWAY REPORT } After New York Fashion week comes the highly anticipated London Fashion week.


The show kicked off on Friday, Sept. 14 with Antoni & Alison (Pictured Above), who’s latest offering  consisted of pretty silk dresses.  Other designers who showed were Fyodor Holan, Corrie Nielson and Sass & Bide, who has popular models Cara Delevigne and Jourdan Dunn walk for them.
On day 2 (Sept. 15), Daks opened first, with serene clothing, which was followed by Sister by Sibling, who’s carnival-inspired clothes contrasted well.  Holly Fulton’s collection (Pictured Above) was inspired by the Mexican beaches of the Sixties, while Jasper Conran’s was inspired by the Midwest US.
On day 3 (Sept. 16) big names like Tom Ford and Vivienne Westwood showed.  Westwood’s models wore vibrant facepaint when they went down the catwalk, and Tom Ford’s collection seemed to combine perversity with chastity.  But perhaps the most exciting show was for Philip Treacy’s comeback show (Pictured Above).  The designer hadn’t shown in London for nearly 12 years.  He had Lady Gaga open the show, while his other models wore fantastical hats with show costumes originally worn by Michael Jackson.
Day 4 (Sept. 17) saw the showing of quintessential British brand Burberry (Pictured Above), who showed off metallic trench coats and capes.  They had a star line-up attend their afternoon show, with One Direction member Harry Styles and Dita Von Teese attending.  JW Anderson showed a super feminine collection while Richard Nicoll delivered a collection inspired by the sea.
On the final day (Sept. 18) of London fashion week, Mulberry showed (Pictured Above).  Their front row was filled with stars including Lana Del Rey, Rebecca Hall, and Alexa Chung. Roksanda Illincic, a favorite of Kate Middleton, showed tons of pretty dresses that the Duchess of Cambridge will certainly be wearing.  Christopher Bailey closed the show, and he gave out the 2012 Fashion Fringe award to Haizhen Wang, a Central Saint Martins graduate.

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