Fashion Week
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My first show of Stockholm Fashion Week was BACK, the brainchild of designer Ann-Sofie Back. Ann-Sofie Back is somewhat of a Swedish fashion Demigod. She set up her own label Ann-Sofie Back in 2001, then launched BACK (her more affordable line) in 2005. In 2009 she became joint creative director of Cheap Monday (another of Sweden's retail success stories) and somewhere along the way she also found time to edit... ...READ MORE
When I was at London Collections Men last week I had the opportunity to pop backstage with the Academy of Freelance Make-up (AOFM) to see how the make-up team completed the various designers' visions. Unlike Fashion Week, where article upon article is produced instructing us how to mirror the catwalk looks, the menswear shows have a more subtle impact on trends. Don't get me wrong though, the menswear looks for... ...READ MORE
AGI & SAM Agi & Sam have been the darlings of British menswear for a while now, and as the winners of Emerging Talent: Menswear award at the BFAs last year, the pressure was on to maintain their stella reputation. So did they manage to awe their audience once again? Yes. More than ever before. Agi & Sam have matured since their TFL-inspired SS14 collection, abandoning the rambling story lines of... ...READ MORE
CHRISTOPHER RAEBURN Christopher Raeburn is the champion of sustainable fashion, and for his commitment to marrying aesthetics with ethics he has stolen this Scandi bloggers heart. Raeburn's invites hinted that the theme for his AW14 'Polaris' collection would revolve around his environmental allegiances, and as ever the British designer created a beautiful collection of functional garments constructed from versatile fabrics. Clothing was made from 100% Merino wool promoting the natural... ...READ MORE
The fourth season of London Collections Men drew to a close earlier this week. The three day event was hosted in three central London locations, allowing easy passage for attendees between shows - a novelty if you've tried to dart across London on the Circle line between shows at Fashion Week. David Gandy, Tinie Tempah, Nick Grimshaw and Dermot O'Leary were regular attendees at the shows as well as hordes... ...READ MORE
The Osman show blew my socks off. Sadly, because it preceded the Giles and Tom Ford shows, the Bloomsbury Ballroom was rather empty for such an epic performance by the designer. British born Osman Yousefzada, has fine design in his blood. His mother ran a couture dress making business in Birmingham, and years of craftsmanship are clear in his intricately details garments. His pieces are understated and intelligent - no need for... ...READ MORE
Day 4 at LFW introduced a far younger, more dynamic set of designers to my schedule. In the TOPSHOP show space I saw girls grind at Nasir Mazhar's presentation. This raucous gaggle cussed, chatted on their mobile phones and slut-dropped as we the (more conservatively attired) onlookers encircled them like disapproving teachers chaperoning the school disco. If theirs was the cool crowd, I'm ok not fitting in. Bikini tops, skin... ...READ MORE
I know, that everyone has moved onto Milan Fashion Week now and that London Fashion Week already feels like it was last weeks news, but I still haven't gotten over quite how beautiful some of the collections were and wanted to share some of my pictures with you from the Meadham Kircchoff show. This design duo are a bit like marmite, you either swoon over their boundary pushing collections or... ...READ MORE
If you want fabulous with a capital F, then you're talking the Unique by Topshop show yesterday. In the Topshop space at Regent's Park Philip Green sprinkled his magic dust and pulled in quite the crowd for the occasion. Playing who's who on the FROW could not have been easier - these are faces you've seen before. Ellie Goulding, Pixie Geldof, Suki Waterhouse, Atlanta de Cadenet, Daisy Lowe, Samantha Barks... ...READ MORE
At the heart of Regent's Park is the London Fashion Week Topshop show space, a festival ground of colour and tents hosting a selection of shows and presentations this week. The grounds were the home to Sophia Webster's secret garden tucked away behind the central catwalk. We queued up this afternoon to make our way through the floral arches admiring the hanging baskets where butterflies rested and rather fabulous footwear... ...READ MORE
The 1205 show had a big gold star next to it in my diary - for a Girl in Menswear, this was the unmissable SS14 performance. Hosted in the School of Tropical Medicine and Disease, the industrial space was bare, with a limited number of attendants perched on benches and with fuss generally kept to a minimum. This of course, was to set the tone for the show that followed.... ...READ MORE
Mascotte are the official shoe sponsors of London Fashion Week, so I was delighted when they invited me to be their social media voice for the duration of the shows. As part of their LFW partnership, the brand had designed an exclusive collection of statement heels for British design duo PPQ. As a consequence, I was invited backstage at the PPQ show to report what goes on behind the scenes... ...READ MORE
Christopher Raeburn blends urban functionality with a strong commitment to sustainability. His eco-friendly tag, means that his collections are never to be taken at face value alone. Though they may be aesthetically pleasing, its how they are made and what they are capable of doing that make them all the more inviting. Raeburn uses shower-proof laminated linen, Eco-PrimaLoft (an insulation fabric made of recycled plastic bottles) and 'cool wool', a material... ...READ MORE
You have probably noticed that although I love clothes, I am not very well versed in the ways of make-up and beauty. I have so much admiration for people who are able to transform their faces with a lick of eyeliner, or add a dewey glow to their cheekbones to bring together a look, but unfortunately I'm still learning how to limit my bronzer application so I don't look orange... ...READ MORE