Catwalk

February 19, 2013

Live Catwalk Illustration at Peter Pilotto

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February 18, 2013

Live Catwalk Illustration at Preen

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Vivienne Westwood Red Label

While we know what to expect at a Vivienne Westwood show, that doesn’t make her any less relevant. Dame Viv might paint the models’ faces like the most artful child would attempt, and backcomb their hair so that it’s practically wider than the catwalk, but strip that away and the clothes are wearable and women-friendly. Read more »

Jonathan Saunders

A designer friend once told me years ago that most designers don’t know how to use colour. At the time, the comment struck me as nonsense, but then I spent seasons watching shows by designers who can’t use colour… Read more »

Preen by Thornton Bregazzi

It’s only their second season back on the London Fashion Week schedule, after showing for five years in New York, but Preen have slipped in like they’d never left. Read more »

Temperley London

There is something about the Temperley girl that makes me feel messy, because she is just so well put-together. And never more so than for AW13. Read more »

Clements Ribeiro

You know you’re in for a treat when a designer declares his love for creating tension, as did Inacio Ribeiro of the design duo Clements Ribeiro, after a show replete with seemingly incongruous elements combined in mind-boggling harmony.  »

Live Catwalk Illustration at Sister by Sibling

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Zoë Jordan

The foundation of a successful collection is in appealing to those who will buy, as opposed to those who will photograph. For her fifth collection, Foundations, Zoë Jordan has this nailed. »

Live Catwalk Illustration at Pringle of Scotland

Live Catwalk Illustration at Pringle of Scotland »

Acne

With an opening that set the tone for a pacy and eclectic show – think Victorian gothic fused with jockey stripes and street style – this season’s Acne aesthetic is busier, younger and more urgent.  »

Live Catwalk Illustration at Margaret Howell

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Marques’ Almeida

Question: what does a Nineties grunge girl who refuses to don anything but denim wear to the ball? Marques’Almeida had the answer as they forced themselves out of their street-style comfort zone and into the terrifying world of traditional eveningwear. »

Bora Aksu

We all love a good yarn. As Bowie’s Fame struck up, we were led into the tale of the infamous Dolly Sisters, the vaudeville duo who were poster girls for Twenties liberated women. »

Live Catwalk Illustration at Bora Aksu

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Erdem

In a geodesic dome, like a landed spacecraft, Erdem presented an almost all-dress collection inspired by Zenna Henderson, the American sci-fi writer of the Fifties and Sixties, and her tales of female clones arriving on Earth. »

Vivienne Westwood Red Label

Accompanied by a live soundtrack from former model and muse Sara Stockbridge, a regal procession of polished elegance ensued. »

House of Holland

Apparently, the Henry Holland girl has adopted a bit of an attitude this season: read stroppy, read an overload of Kurt Cobain on YouTube. »

Moschino Cheap and Chic

Pink and punk may not be the most natural-sounding bedfellows but, according to Moschino Cheap and Chic, they’re next season’s match made in fashion heaven. »

Fyodor Golan

A circular walkway set within the gilded opulence of The Savoy created a salon-like scene for Golan’s eagerly anticipated show.  »

Fashion gets the hot shoulder

Forget about the rise and fall of hemlines, in a continuation of a trend seen on the runways of New York, all eyes are on shoulders.  »

Louise Gray

“I’ve looked back at every decade and jigsawed it all together,” said a crop-haired Louise Gray after her sensory overload of a show. »

Lucas Nascimento

“I wanted to move away from last season’s urbanity. I wanted something more… up there,” said Lucas Nascimento, gesturing skywards. “Softer, looser than last season.”  »

Huishan Zhang

“I want to make a woman look wonderful from all 360 degrees,” says the charming Central Saint Martins- trained Huishan Zhang after his debut salon show at Somerset House. »

Julien Macdonald

What do you get when you combine a Renaissance palazzo, The Saturdays, gown after sequin-encrusted gown and a Viva Las Vegas soundtrack? It can only be the return of the perma-tanned, viper-tongued Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model judge Julien Macdonald to the London Fashion Week schedule. »

Jean-Pierre Braganza

Unashamedly inspired by sci-fi and fantasy – where women are the leaders, and have presumably shaken up policy on free childcare and equal opportunities – Jean-Pierre Braganza brings to life his vision of glamour, grace and gritty girl-superior. »

Burberry Prorsum

“Welcome to Hyde Park.So excited you are here!” said a virtual Christopher Bailey, via smartphone, as guests arrived at the Crystal Palace-like venue for Burberry Prorsum in Kensington. »

Antonio Berardi

With a luxe collection of what he calls ‘sportswear’, Antonio Berardi simplified his vision for womankind. »

Christopher Raeburn

Referencing the style of the first female aviators, Christopher Raeburn delivered a collection full of light, land and air references in solid neutrals with splashes of red and print featuring Fifties escape maps. »

48 hours in pictures

48 hours in pictures by Morgan O'Donovan... »

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