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Sar. — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:49:50 +0000

My favourite shows were actually against my expectations those of Ashish, Louise Goldin (not so unexpected), Christopher Kane of course and Eley Kishimoto; each of these for different reasons.

Ashish went wild and I love it. Breaking the trend of neutral colours he splashed out and allows us to be cheekily overdressed. My love to the circus is revived and I will follow him suit and get involved with all sorts of colours, wild prints and sequins.
Speaking of sequins if you have not already done so check his website out…it’s lovely, I played a few moments before entering.

Louise Goldin’s collection really caught my eye. She states that her inspiration for it was “Eskimos, the Arctic and Mars.” That’s it. The cuts are working the body; there are a lot of interesting lines following the shape. Shoulders are big, they seem to be back and that’s great news (we all know it makes the hips narrower). Louise Goldin was awarded the Swarowski Emerging Talent – Ready To Wear Award, I think well deserved.

My love to the circus is revived and I will follow him suit and get involved with all sorts of colours, wild prints and sequins.

Eley Kishimoto claim that style does not have to go in line with showing your “bits”. They are quite right as their collection proves yet again. And I do love the attention to every detail and the way these garments simply dress you. Colour wise it is suggested to mix yellow and purple, it’s so surprisingly stylish! Geometric prints and 2 piece suits, skirts and dresses… So lovable. Classic! And if you got involved with some fashion tights this winter I recommend keeping them tight.

Christopher Kane to me is a genius of design. He seems to follow the concept of programs and minimizes every design range to one idea which he then cleverly adapts to form the collection. The body is intersected in geometrical shapes and it’s amazing how female and sexy the designs are despite all the straight lines involved. Robotic but sensual – it’s hypnotising. No wonder that he is the star and wunderkind of the scene.

So far so good, there is obviously plenty more to see and find out. My conclusion so far is that we ought to splash out on colour, embrace our female figure and invest in well made structured garments that last come next winter. And, at last: the skirt is back… (image Tim Whitby / Getty)

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Sar. — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:01:02 +0000

So there we are. Today London Fashion Week opens its doors, unfortunately not to the public but there are so many sources of information that I’m sure we will all know soon enough what to wear and not to wear in Autumn/ Winter 09. For those who will go you can find the latest schedule for the shows on the London Fashion Show website. For those who would love to go but don’t know if it’s worth it without tickets…it IS worth it. You may be lucky enough to spot a few faces well known through the press plus there is so much going on that just inhaling a bit of the atmosphere is exciting. Otherwise just read up on the many blogs and in magazines what is going on.
Now, what is the fuss all about? London Fashion Week is a showcase of ready to wear collections. For those who don’t know, yes, it is what it says. You can wear it. Those really extravagant shows are called haute couture but I won’t go into detail on these now. Maybe another time…
The London Fashion Week is actually financed and organised by the British Fashion Council who celebrates its 25th birthday this year.
Each designer who wants to show their collections can apply to do so. Some designers choose to only exhibit for various reasons. I guess the budget plays an important role in this decision; such shows are expensive and not necessarily lucrative, at least not in the short run. But there are many awards and sponsorships a designer may be accredited with. If you want to find out more on these you can look it all up on the London Fashion Week Website and their links.
So, what are we looking forward to this week? The show I am excited about is that of Kinder Aggugini who will be showing for the first time even though he is actually an already established designer; just this time he will show his very own label.
Danielle Scutt has won a catwalk sponsorship by New Gen / Topshop and her show will be dangerously exciting. I like that she seems to be quite provocative and uses lots of creative ways of print on the fabrics.
Another one is Christopher Kane who is no doubt an amazing shooting star at the age of 26 he is very young and so gifted. His designs are homage to every woman which gained him the New Designer of the Year Award in 2008. He is showing his collection for the fourth time.
There are so many this list could go on and on, in a week’s time we will see how it all went and discover the true stars of this season’s shows.
Let’s talk the important things. What do we do with what we see? Most people will not be able to afford a new Christopher Kane dress I presume so let’s find out if there are some clues on how to make the whole fashion theatre work for us.
The things we can use as inspiration for our daily wardrobe are for example colours. Look what colour schemes are used at the shows and find some items for you to be up date. What about the silhouettes? Check what shape the models in their dresses have. Are they hourglass with wide shoulders and hips or pretty straight? Another factor that can inspire you…The details is my favourite. You will find tights like last year in all colours or corsages attached to everything, the make-up is so amazing sometimes and very important too. Bags will be seen as well as all sorts of accessories. How do they wear the belts? Make your own little mood board with pieces of pictures you find and put together your favourite looks. If you can’t find items to put a look a look together don’t worry. It won’t be long until the high street shops will pick up on the stuff they have seen at the shows and deliver you the best of it at affordable prices. That’s why the shows are well in advance before the season starts. But you can be the trendsetter if you keep your eyes open plus not all styles will be translated into high street wear so you’ll have your unique style.
Parallel to the London Fashion Week is one event that I believe does not receive as much attention as it should. I am talking about the Ethetica Exhibition. This is an exhibition of labels which make it their priority to produce and trade ethical fashion. Especially recently there was a stir in the fashion industry about cruel conditions in sweat shops where the clothes we wear may be produced and more and more labels give more transparency on their production stream so we know what we wear. I think we all should be conscious of the long journey every garment makes before it arrives in the shops and consider those people who contribute to its beauty. We know it does not stop after the design process but continues through production and shipping and of course the material must be sourced before starting it all. More details on the Estethica can be found again on the London Fashion Week website. This event, too, is not open to the general public but there are many sources to get informed. There is a great blog about ethical style http://ethicalstyle.com .

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