London has been seriously killing it over the weekend
this season. With a mix of beautifully curated presentations and shows, here
are some of the highlights we have witnessed this weekend at the fashion
capital.
No 1 Versus Versace
Set in an industrial basement, the surroundings were
dark and edgy, which complimented the collection beautifully. The clothing was
edgy in a sort of basement grunge, biker way with lots of leather, belts (yes
boob belts!), with a military influence. Front row was Gigi Hadid, supporting sister,
Bella who walked in the show.
Julian McDonald
The celeb crammed show was held in a school hall, with
the collection being heavily influenced by ballroom. With a mix of beautiful
embellished gowns fit for dancing. Julian McDonald was also one of the few
designers to combine his womenswear collection with menswear at London Fashion
Week.
Mulberry
At Mulberry, the catwalk was paved, like a British
street with the collection featuring many tea dresses and patent raincoats,
perfect for the British summer time. Also to feature were hints of military, a
sign that the now AW trend will last, and beautifully embellished pieces.
JW Anderson
Bloggers around London are going crazy for JW Anderson
right now. And it’s easy to see why with the latest collection presented this
weekend. With a take on Tudor style, influenced by Henry VIII, the collection
combined historical style with bright prints and exuded femininity.
Henry Holland
Henry Holland also presented, and it was a big one for
the designer as it is Holland’s 10 year anniversary. Happy Birthday HH!. At the
show we saw the return of his famous logo t-shirts which were very 80s. The collection
however, featured many colors of gingham, prints and layered silhouettes
Top shop unique
Topshop Unique was held at Spitalfields market which
was set up with a number of stalls in true market spirit. Topshop have jumped
on the see-now-buy-now bandwagon, so calm down! You can go over to Topshop’s
website now and snap up the pieces fresh from the runway. Mr Topshop, i.e.
Phillip Green was not present at the show, which was very much 80s themed with
punk influences and lots and lots of bright pink! There were some perfect
pieces that would work brilliantly as an office-to-nightlife wardrobe.
Simone Rocha
At London’s Southwark Cathedral, Simone Rocha
presented her SS17 collection. With a Victoriana feel, the pieces included
checks, beautiful Broderie anglaise dresses and lots of ruffles and draping. There
was also a lot of red floral prints within the collection.
Preen
Preen showed on a runway scattered with flowers, with
a collection that oozed the ‘English rose’ look. With florals, obviously
trending for spring, and many pieces decorated and enhanced with ruffles, a
trend that again seems to be sticking around. Some of the pieces were a little
edgy, for example, polo shirts with the addition of more ruffles, but beauty
trend wise, forget the flower crown, at preen it was all about flower tattoos.
Mary Katrantzou
Mary Katrantzou went back to her Grecian roots and did
them proud with statement making Grecian pop art featured within her SS17
collection. The collection was very print heavy and make sure to check out the
olive branch statement earings! We also saw tunics/ dresses layered over wide
leg trousers, a trend that is gradually breaking through on the street style
scene around the world.
Charlotte Olympia
Charlotte Olympia, quirky as always, created a spectacle
this season at her SS17 show, which had a real 1940s musical feel to it. With
dancers clad in sequin leotards carrying around big bananas. Also check out the
fruit suits! As for the collection, her footwear was also very fruity. Dare we
say Fruitware?
Stay Tuned for more LFW news coming your way this
week.
