LC:M Day 1 (part 2) & Mulberry party
Last for the day was the Richard Nicoll show, which was my favourite. Even though the designer only started producing menswear four seasons ago he turned many heads with his show in the evening of the first day of London Collections: Men. The designer’s signature monochrome palette was evident as the show begun with an array of […]
London Collections: Men//Designer showrooms & Day 1 (part 1)
This is my first time attending LC:M so I was utterly excited this morning despite the heavy rainfall. Today was quite a busy day for me, I went at the Opening Breakfast at Victoria House and took a look around the Showrooms before the shows begun. Ajoto – Beautiful tools for everyday journeys Côte&CielEye Respect […]
Meadham Kirchhoff Fashion in Motion @ the V&A
The Meadham Kirchhoff Fashion in Motion show was really magnificent and quite magical; not “pretty princess in a castle” magical but, the dark Queen magical, and even more than that if I may add. Opening scene The darkness of the show was quite eery and calming at the same time, I realised soon after that […]
The College Shop is back – by LCF
London College of Fashion presents its College Shop, a pop-up store showcasing designers from LCF, for the third year in a row. It opened yesterday and will remain open for a week only. Iis situated just off Carnaby street, on 19 Fouberts Place. The window is designed and produced by Nova Dando Each item on […]
Fashion in Motion: Kansai Yamamoto
On the occasion of the upcoming Fashion in Motion show of Meadham Kirchhoff at the V&A, I decided to talk about the first Fashion in Motion show I went to. The Victoria & Albert Museum hosts live fashion shows of various designers to make fashion couture accessible to a wider public against the beautiful backdrop […]
“Hello, My name is Paul Smith” @The Design Museum
The colourful mixed up stripes that are instantly recognisable only bring to mind one person: Paul Smith. If you think he makes plain, dark blue blazers, just look at their lining and think again. The “Hello my Name is Paul Smith” exhibition at the Design Museum in London opened to the public last week, to […]
Opening Ceremony SS14 Preview
At the Opening Ceremony SS14 Preview we saw many lust-worthy items for next season. The collection was shown on the first fashion show Opening Ceremony did. It is inspired by Korea but modernised, which is evident in the prints as well as certain details in the accessories section. It will hit stores around January. Neoprene+Korean […]
Leutton Postle Sample Sale @ The Hackney Shop
The pair behind luxury knitwear brand Leutton Postle met during their BA in Central Saint martins in 2005. Sam Leutton from Stockport did knitwear innovation in Shangai and then returned to London to work independently. Jenny Postle moved from Wolverhampton, her hometown to London to study at Central Saint Martins. Her MA collection was bought […]
Mulberry SS14 preview
The Mulberry preview for SS14 was held at their headquarters; a lovely and spacious building just around High Street Kensington. Cute setting at the entrance More of the entrance, beautiful set-up Clothing-wise the new collection has a lot of re-invented florals. Grey and silver embroidered skirts, white high-waisted palazzo pants with a 60s vibe (because […]
In conversation: Henry Holland at The Fashion festival
During the 2013 annual Fashion Festival at the Victoria and Albert museum I had the chance to be in the audience of the talk between Henry Holland and Scarlett Kilcooley, Junior Editor at British Vogue. Henry revealed all about the beginning of his company House of Holland, the collaborations he has done as well as […]