Tiptoe through our shiny city

Fall 2011

Ready to Wear

London

Giles

You know when the second look is a full skirt with a fur underskirt, that the collection is a good one.

Antonio Berardi

Classic cuts and styles with modern and often futuristic fabrics. The texture photographs beautifully. The stud work is innovative and unexpected, yet it fits well with the collection as a whole.

Erdem

Apparently the muse for this collection was a scorned artists wife who destroys his paintings and wears them as clothing. The patterns are definitely art like. I would have liked if the entire collection was the splash-work pattern. A lot of love for the last couple of dresses.

Sass and Bide

Kind of strange for Sass and Bide to choose bright colours for Fall. Given that their trademark for the last few years have been heavily studded leather leggings. They're on Australian seasons though, so maybe not that surprising. Adore all of this. The purples and suede. The feather details are beautiful and I would love one of those necklaces. Hint.

Mulberry

It's classic Mulberry. Preppy, English sophistication. Lots of Peter pan collars, duffel coats, full length dresses with pea coats and, of course, handbags.

Julien McDonald

Victorian gothic. I think I have a bit of a preoccupation with that style. Adore it all. Studying Carmilla in college this week and this is exactly what I imagine her to wear. I'm no vampire but, even I would love to dress like this.

Fashion East

James Long

My favourite of the three. Beautifully crafted. Really felt like a complete collection. It fitted and moved perfectly. Loved the knitwear and the lack of colour. The black and white allowed the form to speak for itself.

Elliot Atkinson

There was definitely a western hunting influence here. The last suit seemed like a bit of an after thought. The fur accents were well executed. Gorgeous.

Simone Rocha

It's structured in how it's unstructured. Contradictory but makes sense in my head. She pulled apart designs and threw them back together. It works. Preppy and yet glamorous.

Charles Anastase

He is an acquired taste. I have definitely acquired that taste. It was the chunky platforms that first made me fall in lust and the image the collection creates that made me fall in love. You get to know his muse with every collection. I want to be her. It's a little more sexy than the oversized draping of previous seasons. It's well developed and subtle enough to not stray from the Anastase vision. Adore the ivorys, the patchwork and the red velvet jumpsuit was made for me.

Shocker about John Galliano right?

Who will replace him?

Haven't been this interested in employment since Carine left Vogue!

What do you think?

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Gin in teacups and leaves on the lawn

London Fashion Week

What they wore

Alexander McQueen Memorial Service

Daphne Guinness

Naomi Campbell

Anna Wintour

SJP

Kate Moss

Stella McCartney

Alexa Chung

@ Burberry

Sienna Miller

@ Matthew Williamson

Sienna Miller & Pixie Geldof

@Twenty8Twelve

Pixie Geldof

@ Burberry

Olivia Palermo

@Topshop Unique

@Richard Nicoll

@Matthew Williamson

SJP

@Burberry

VV Brown

@ Ashish

Nicola Roberts

@Topshop Unique

@Vivienne Westwood Red Label

@Fashion Fringe

Diana Vickers & Pixie Lott

@ Burberry

Agyness Deyn & Jaime Winstone

@House of Holland

Caroline Sieber

@Burberry

Images via holymoly.com, look.co.uk, celebrity-gossip.net, contactmusic.com

Again for false affection

London Fashion Week

Spring Summer 2011 Collections

David Koma

Maybe it's just after New York where everything was quite functional and structured, but the London collections seem quite random and thrown together. By comparison no doubt. I think that is why I loved Komas collection. I recommend you flick through it on style.com or watch it on youtube if possible because it is captivating. Despite the minimalism of the clothes it enthralled me. You watch it develop and feel it grow as one piece blends seamlessly into another. Excuse the pun. I've set hopes up. It was far from perfect, I wasn't mad on the gold pieces. The structure of the clothes were supported by the well planned structure of the show, and for that alone, David Koma, you've got a fan.

Marios Schwab

The first few looks were, in my eyes,straight out of the costume closet from The Runaways. Grungy, 90's, kinda cool, if it wasn't all so costume-like and dare I say it, cheap. I was iffy, and then, it got really pretty. And then I understood it. And then I clicked on to the last look, which was utter perfection. Mario Schwab consider your ass saved.

Basso & Brooke

One of my pet peeves is writing on clothes. I hate it. Especially those slogan t-shirts 9 out of 10 boys in coppers choose to sport. Anyway, for some reason the fact that this collection was covered in the printed word didn't deter me. It's not as dominant as previous Basso & Brooke collections have been, but, clearly in my eyes that is only a positive. It works. It's wearable and it's quite pretty.

Antonio Berardi

Timeless, classic, absolutely gorgeous collection. I love it all. Berardi clawed out of his skin tight dress and produced one of my favourite London collections. Love.

Erdem

'Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking'

They all went for a roll around in a meadow and this is the result. A little granny chic at times but gorgeous nonetheless.

Giles

'Get the London look'

Want the London look? Get Giles. It's street style, it what you'd see in Victoria Station, in Camden Market, down at Canary Wharf. It's quite 90's and yet, it's just plain cool.

Topshop Unique

A mish-mash I think is the best phrase. Huge collection also. I suppose on the assumption that the more pieces the more there is to like. It didn't fail. Some I hated, some I loved.

Burberry Prorsum

For the first thirty looks I was bored, seen it all before. Then it got interesting. A metallic trench here, a studded shoulder there, neon belts galore and even a little leopard print for good measure. I can get on board with a versatile Burberry. Impressive.

Twenty8Twelve

It's cute and very wearable. I mean you could see Sienna in almost all of it. In fairness, they're on to a good thing there. Who doesn't want to dress like the Millers.

Charles Anastase

I've always loved Charles Anastase. I love how preppy he can be and in the same stroke of genius be completely edgy and off the wall. His clothes speak, I know that's so lame but, seriously his collection tells a story. He creates, not only a woman, but often several and unifies them in a scenario which is unique to his vision. A vision, which he willingly shares with us. I love him. And those shoes are simply awesome.

Sass & Bide

Easily my favourite London collection. There was not one look I didn't love. Different, unexpected, but, truly amazing.

Images via style.com