Designers

February 19, 2013

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He’s so fine

Lucas Nascimento is at the forefront of London’s radical knitwear vanguard – less twinset, more ready to wear. Capture the elegant revolution Read more »

Kane and able

Even before the French luxury powerhouse PPR acquired a 51 per cent stake in Christopher Kane, it was apparent that Kane had become London’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Yesterday’s show, staged in the shiny glass Cannon Place building in the City, felt rather Champions League.  Read more »

February 18, 2013

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Over the rainbow

Sophia Webster’s shoes are the last word in candy-coloured cool. Brighten up your step with our exclusive preview of her second collection  Read more »

Her dark materials

Across the PA system came a mild-mannered voice.“Sorry for the delay, but in the meantime we will play you a little music until the show can begin. Read more »

Nana, we’re all crazy now, says Henry Holland

Who else but Henry Holland could roll out a (1000%) polyester twill shagpile from Carpetright for a runway staged within a Soho NCP…and get away with it? Or come up with a theme like ‘Rave Nana’, which imagined a bunch of nutty nanas (the fond term for ‘granny’) dressing up, pushing the chairs back in the lounge and having a knees-up. »

Against type

Marios Schwab explores a new fashion lexicon via the beauty of the printed word in his AW13 collection, exclusively previewed here. Write on  »

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Doing it her way

Sometimes a designer’s moment of affirmation can come at the most unexpected times. »

Kane wraps it up

Christopher Kane is the wild card of London Fashion Week.You never know what he’s going to do next. »

Quite Contrary

Missed the two pairs of jeans in the first few looks of Mary Katrantzou’s show? You weren’t the only one. The baby blue over-printed denim chimed so perfectly with the soft pastel aquas and watery blues of the collection they were easy to miss.  »

The Fashion Moment

Like it’s 1999: backstage at House of Holland.. »

Special Normal

He’s the king of minimalism, but this season with a pared-back opulence: welcome to our exclusive preview of a reinvented Richard Nicoll »

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A cut above

Is there anything more versatile than a simple white shirt? No, according to Patrick Grant, the designer behind the most fashionable Savile Row tailor E. Tautz. »

Schwab’s warrior woman shines in tribal gathering

The thing one can always expect from Marios Schwab is a conceptually driven runway show, brimming with technically constructed garments, fused with traditional craftsmanship, and a considered analysis of an issue troubling him within society. »

The Fashion Moment

Thriller: Lady Gaga and friends at Philip Treacy last night »

Eley Kishimoto: Going Potty for Pattern

The Moorcroft vases in Eley Kishimoto patterns are speaking. “It’s Welsh girls talking about being pots,” says Mark Eley on a tour of Eley Kishimoto’s exhibition of its collection and collaborations, Living with Patterns.  »

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The lady’s not for turning

Bloggers who see Fashion Week as an occasion to dress up may not get that when you’ve doing it for MORE YEARS THAN THEY’VE BEEN ALIVE, planning what to wear for showtime becomes a bore. »

Thoughtful shopper

"It's all about the shoes," a magazine editor tweeted on Friday. It is, in the sense of whether or not you can survive the week in your highest heels. But in the shows themselves shoes are often the overlooked accessory that pulls everything together... »

It takes two to make an outfit

“Options,” said Matthew Williamson backstage after his barnstorming runway outing, a collection that included a wealth of separates as well as his signature wowzer red-carpet numbers. “After 15 years in the business, I’m trying to grow up a little,” he joked. “It’s all about offering my woman more choice.” »

Rock Stars

The BFC Rock Vault has returned, continuing to showcase London’s burgeoning fine-jewellery talent. But are they jewellers or designers? »

Perfectly Preened

After 10 seasons in New York and dressing the international set, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi is back at London Fashion Week. »

Time for a little luxury, don’t you think?

“People invest in clothes now. They want something special, but they want to wear it every day. We all have something in the wardrobe that we never wear. That can’t be done any more” »

More is more? Not any more

A simple shift, a skew-whiff hemline, a whole lack of detail, and perhaps a bold block of colour found on white or black, exemplified the stark, considered look of the Nineties, produced by the likes of Helmut Lang, Jil Sander and Ann Demeulemeester. »

It’s so simple to be complex

Feeling overwhelmed by some of the multifaceted runway looks next season? Don’t be. »

Prints charming

The Peter Pilotto boys are masters of the digi-print, and grown-up, seductive shapes that every woman wants to wear. With a S/S 13 show inspired by both illuminated manuscripts and state-of-the-art technology, theirs is a new, layered and deeply interesting modernity »

Boy Brand

He’s young, he’s a workaholic, he thinks taffeta is the next big thing and he is out to spread his vision... »

The clue to Peter Jensen’s inspiration for A/W 12 was on the invitation – as it so often is with the Danish designer, whose collections are kick-started by the narrative or personal style of his chosen muse. »

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