LFW

Now that the Fashion Weeks roller coaster is over and knowing that I was on a ‘ girlie trip ‘ during those last 2 weeks , I tried to observe  it ‘ All’ from a distance.

LON  is always creative, inspirational, different , sprinkled with a universal imagination !
And if you say the Big Ben city , it automatically reminds you of the following designers :
Anya Hindmarch just know how to sell her black & white seventies style handbags & accessories .
They have a catwalk of their own  ; those models wear them  but you don’t see them, the bags do their own talk; like the ‘never knowingly undersold’ printed bag.
Burberry choose a lot of dark colours like black lace, shiny beige,brown,some vieux rose, different yellow and green.
The girls looked relaxed, elegant and light in their transparent maxi-dresses and shiny nightgowns.
Erdem  went  for his so recognisable romantic way.
Ruffled  and puffed up sleeves,layered dresses with a thin black bow tie.
Cropped bustiers tops with a long skirt and those feminine maxi dress-maxi coat combi.
Always a joy to watch and wishing you could step into one of his designs straight away.
Gareth Pugh’s models had steary eyes, mask make-up faces and mismatch wigs so they really did not come unnoticed .
But it did not take the attention away from the clothes ; black leather glitter shorts, latex tights, reds and orange, one-shoulder jumpsuits and one sleeve long coats.
He went dancing from  the 70s into the 80s, GP ‘ s disco version and it all went perfectly together.
With Giles, I felt like arriving in a circus  or a cabaret with his Arlequino brown white marble coloured feather wigs and balloon sleeves on those short in the front-long in the back evening dresses.
A modern twist for a very stylish presentation and always nice to see familiar faces like Erin O’ Connor and Karen Elson.
I’m not convinced I will wear Henry Holland’s viewmaster sunglasses next summer but it will definitely match with his reappearing stripes and patchwork , Hawaii prints pyjamas worn with the low or high rise basketball socks.Sporty with a smile and a twist.
Hunter made us completely UK  festival -ready with the stylish plastic raincoats, tye-dye wellies and sophisticared holes jackets.Glastonbury here we come.
Marques ‘ Almeida gives us bits and pieces, shredded parts skirts, cropped jeans jacket  with flared jeans worn by models with blue lips and wrong haircuts.
Jeans is given a new look, more sophisticated in a non-conformist way :
” Dare to wear other jeans “.
Mary Katrantzou, who made it to the top 10 best designers SS 16 at BoF, made frivolous glitter ” paillettes mini dresses ” in purple or orange red , bold fatal colours like gold, silver and a touch of festive blue.It gave a boost of energy.
LFW wouldn’t be complete without Paul Smith.
He showed  us a new type of dungarees ; the ‘ city like salopette ‘ and kimono type blouses and tops .its always a pure, clean line of simple elegance but so recognisable .
And last but not least, I want to mention Simone Rocha , she is so young and so talented.
We received girlie dresses with unique details or a ‘ clin d’oeil ‘ that makes it a dressed up ball gown  with crossed lines”X”  worn with flat shoes that never brings the chique  dresses down.
Thats it for now, folks.
Showtime is over.
Lers move on to Milan.

To be continued.
TeDe.