This week in London there has been a myriad of polished nails, but all seem to fall into two distinct camps: Tonal and Nude vs OTT and Embellished. We have seen beautifully elegant nude nails by Marian Newman at Jonathan Saunders, who worked with Ruby & Millie varnishes, contrasted with gold, spiralled “stripper” nails that were seen earlier in the week at Fashion East’s Nasir by Sharmadean Reid of WAH nails (for the purposes of a visual reference: they looked like curly fries). Backstage, nail technician Sophy Robson catered to both tastes when she buffed nude nails at Westwood, having stuck on “ghetto fabulous” falsies at House of Holland the day before. She sums up the mood rather nicely: “The ‘mannequin manicure’ shows how designers are embracing the array of putty and beige nail-polish colours available, so as not to detract attention away from the clothes. At the other end of the spectrum, nails have become a fashion accessory in their own right, with full-on design.” And therein lies the beauty – there’s something for everyone.
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Report by Katie GreengassGrans and grandads, lock up your husky jackets, outerwear is having a moment. Our old friend the coat does, of course, make up the flavour of winter but this season London designers have played the cover up centre stage.
“Designers are especially concerned with jackets and coats this season,” Harrods’ Fashion and Beauty Director Marigay Mckee told The LFW Daily. “Bombers are the particular favourite along with the military style jackets,” she said.
Burberry based an entire collection around aviator jackets while Charles Anastase layered knitwear on top of overcoats. Daks took the husky and gave it an up to date, eccentric spin via leggings, capes and bonnets from the traditional fabric. Design duo Basso & Brooke weaved Trompe-l’œil goretex anoraks into their ensemble and at Aquascutum Michael Herz transformed tailored jackets into full-length dresses. Meanwhile, at Mens day today [Wed], E Tautz featured the ultimate in deluxe outerwear courtesy a cashmere fit for a prince. Luckily one [HRH Prince Michael] was sitting front row and was seemingly rather taken by it.
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