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Fashion week has landed. As a keen twitterer and fashion follower, my news feed has been inundated with #LFW trended tweets. Proceedings kicked off on Friday with Alexas and Emmas flocking to Somerset House and the British Museum, looking somewhat fresh-faced; despite the fact for most lucky souls, they had flown straight from New York's fashion week offerings. London is flying the flag for British style and gives A/W '11 its best shot. So how does it compare? Here are the day by day highlights
Day One
Not one that immediately runs of the lips of a fashion amateur but Felder Felder certainly earned its place at this year's A/W LFW. The twins reverted to what they know best; signature rock 'n' roll, right down to the gothic exterior of the walking girls. Ink blue and jet blacks prevailed as the colour palette of A/W. A real eclectic mix from high waisted metallic silver skinny skinnies to statement shoulder pads draped in hair, all eyes were on the textures. It wasn't all 90's rock chick with jewel-encrusted, skater dresses and sheer, flowing maxi skirts providing a girly kick; a refined take on the grunge silhouette. For the more hardcore types; super tight leather bodices and sprayed-on trousers provided a metal edge.
Day Two
In a nutshell it was proclaimed as Saunders' best yet; a beautiful collection that combined Saunders’ colour skills and sporty aesthetic with a new demure romance. Combinations of burgundy and navy made for elegant pencil skirts with matching bomber jackets. Refined and sexy. Graphic weave prints in a spectrum of pinks made up chiffon dresses that were pleated horizontally over flippy hemlines. Elegance prevailed. After such a reaction from his SS offerings, this was no winter version of a summer collection he continued to marry his unbelievable mastery of colour with print.
Day Three
With scheduling not on their side, Temperley London sure made up for lost time, being the last show of a hectic day three at the British Museum. They offered a worn-out fashion pack an opulent, elegant and truly beautiful collection that heralded back to the designer’s heritage in extravagant eveningwear. Lace dresses were delicately encrusted, silk, cocktail dresses in a neutral palette of champagne, mink and black with a hot shot of red, and floor-length bridal-inspired gowns put luxurious eveningwear back on the table for this highly coveted, come-back show.
Day Four
Burberry well and truly stole the show yesterday going all out on the performance, providing snow on tap with its girls to reappear in identical perspex capes. The trench retains its trademark status but emerges with a furry update and the leather biker is finally put to rest at the back of the wardrobe. Silk, round-neck and long-sleeved shift dresses that ballooned in stiff shapes at the skirt fulfilled the feminine void.
Christopher Kane allured an all star crowd with the likes of Samantha Cameron, Anna Wintour, Alexa, Olivia and Yasmin Le Bon owning the front row. Kane took the Grandma out of crochet and imprinted its knit design onto black leather t-shirts and pencil skirts, and used it in its unadulterated glory on wrap skirts and cardigans.
Rainbow bright inks, leaked around necklines and waists on otherwise plain but beautifully tailored back dresses. Sublime cuts with crazy detailing was the general consensus.
With one more day of fashionable frivolities plus the grand finale on Wednesday in the form of a dedicated Menswear day, its next stop Meadham Kirchhoff.
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