London Fashion Week: The Daily

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.