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Tomorrow is one of my best friends birthday’s, so here is a little note just to say how much I love you and I wish you another year of happiness, success and lots and lots of love xxxxx


P.S Cant wait for Paris x

Catwalk Report Day 6 - London Fashion Week

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Fashion vs. Art

London Fashion Week is now over, so please excuse me while I shed a tear and get back to reality. With all the big fashion stars and editors watching catwalks elsewhere, I am back at my desk working my nine to five job and dreaming of runways and couture that are being unveiled in Milan. For me this fashion week has been about a few things, the colour red, layered leather pieces and Dalmatian spots. In a fashion safe society this is all considered quite conservative, not too risqué and we can probably expect to see these pieces on the high street in the forthcoming months. But what about the catwalk pieces that are not going to hit the high street? Where does that go? The pieces that many would consider more art related than fashion related. But then where do you draw the line? What counts as fashion and what counts as art? If it does not appear in Topshop does that mean it’s not fashionable? No of course not, but all these questions do make you think how does one determine what is fashion and what is art and how do you decide the fashion ability of one item? Of course there are going to be individuals or should I say specialists, who really do understand these pieces that will say they are fashion, whilst others would say they are art. Therefore I bring you items from London Fashion Week that you are not likely to see in Topshop or H&M, the items that reflect emotion, turmoil and the dark side of a designer. It’s quintessentially London fashion at it’s most bizarre. 

A La Disposition 

Antonio Berardi

Ashish 

Ashley Isham

Belle Sauvage

Bernard Chandran

Body Amr

Bryce Aime

Central Saints Martin's MA Show

Corrie Nielson

David Koma

Falguni and Shane Peacock

Falguni and Shane Peacock

Felicity Brown

Giles

 J Maskrey 

John Rocha

Julien Macdonald

Kirsty Ward

Louise Gray

Louise Gray

Mark Fast 

Catwalk Report Day 5 - London Fashion Week

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Catwalk Report Day 4 - London Fashion Week

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Anna Wintour Talks London Fashion Week

Christopher Kane - London Fashion Week 2011

Scottish born Christopher Kane has always been a designer that I have admired. Noticed for his sheer boldness and the fact that he is prepared to undergo what not many other designers have done. His clothes tell us about the natural world. From the animal print t-shirts with gorillas and mandrills on, to the galaxy print dresses featuring the stars, the natural world is clearly an important theme for Kane. This season the collection is known as the liquid collection. Big crocheted geometric prints in earthy colours were evidently playing a key roll in the creation of this line which featured fitted pencil skirts and cardigans. While dress wise sequins and sheer tulle were teamed together to make elegant but audacious eveningwear. The silvery material and the colours of the dresses transformed the models from people into what can only be described as mermaids and it was like Kane had taken us under the sea to watch this show. While from an artistic point of view, this collection could only be described as aesthetically stunning. Essentially this is a very Kane-esque show; by going for something truly different therefore making the woman stand out in the crowd, showing differentially, diverseness and individualism. Kane describes his collection "It was inspired by the pencil cases I had at school and lollipops. But we didn’t want it to be over elaborate – we wanted it to be about really wearable, sophisticated clothes."

Catwalk Report Day 3 - London Fashion Week

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Craig Lawerence - Designer Profile and Collection 2011

Designer name: Craig Lawrence

Origin: Ipswich, Suffolk 

Design background: Craig studied at Central Saint Martins. He created the knitwear for Gareth Pugh for the first six seasons.

Career highlight: “Tilda Swinton wearing my designs on the special edition front cover of Another Magazine.”

What is your signature style?“Knitting with unconventional materials to create voluminous, fluffy and shiny knits.”

What is your trademark piece? “All of my pieces that incorporate Kyototex yarns – it’s a really interesting company in Japan that produce the amazing metallic-foil wrapped yarns that I use in my collections.”
 
Name three things that are inspiring you for autumn/winter 2011:“The moon at twilight, madness in the night and my darker side.”
 
What’s next for your brand? “I can’t say too much right now but all will be revealed in good time.”
 
What music is playing in your studio this season? “Jessie J.”

What encapsulates London fashion for you? “I had afternoon tea in Bistrotheque's pop-up restaurant once and loved that! I like to pop into the Red Lion pub.”

How does London influence your designs? “I love the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green and the V&A museum. I also adore hunting around DIY and 99p shops.”