To sum up the DNA of the recently concluded London Fashion Week, which spans from 17 – 22 February 2012: IT IS SHEER INNOVATION AND UNBREAKABLE IMAGINATION!
Within the 6 days, we have seen the best of British fashion; the ones that tickle our fancy, surprise us and even, intrique us. We also love the fact that gameplay for Fall/Winter this time round isn’t all dark and sombre, in fact, there were huge explosion of block colours ( a trend that has continued from the Spring/Summer 2012), impeccable graphical prints as well as an firm display of energy in all of the collections presented! The distinct and unique styles of all the designers and brands who have showed were clearly evident!
Plus, we have also seen the core concept of social media and technology being weaved into a ‘live’ portal, which was so nicely done up by London Fashion Week (at http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk). Almost all the shows were streamed live, making it possible for people from all over the world to watch the fashion shows live from wherever they are! Now that indeed requires a stellar ovation!
To break it down, here are 5 highlights of the London Fashion Week; our pick!
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MARY KATRANTZOU
If there’s anyone who will rule the prints world, she’s none other than Mary Katrantzou. The designer who has won the Emerging Talent – Ready-to-Wear award at the British Fashion Awards 2011, has since collaborated with Longchamp and Topshop. She is one who stays true to her design signature; which is a “hyperrealist aesthetic, bold graphics and industrial jewellery“, whose wearer is a woman with liberated spirit and a strong sense of style.
Seasons after seasons of mindblowing prints-galore collections, Mary Katrantzou has superceded her previous collections with her latest one, the Fall/Winter 2012 at the Somerset House during the London Fashion Week.
Her inspirations for this collection? Still life, crayon box and Victoriana
(Below is the invitation card; printed with a blownup picture of crayons, on ShowStudio’s Fashion Director, Alexander Fury’s desk)
The crayon colours has been reimagined in her collection, with green representing grass, yellow thought of in a mirage of No.2 HB Pencils and a concoction of other unconventional items serving as inspirations including clocks, hedges, telephones, spoons, forks and even, a red typewriter specially engineered into her prints!
Unlike previous collections which were done either in peplum and hourglass silhouettes, the optically-challenging prints of this latest collection were done in very dramatic silhouettes such as a godet skirt and a corsetted look; all of which emphasized the beauty of the embroidery and embellishments.
And from the looks of her brilliant talent, we see her as the next Alexander McQueen, a rising one! Certainly one to look out for!
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ACNE
The Acne woman this season is undoubtedly an ambitious one, channeling herself in a woman’s role as well as a man’s one. Not to make it sound ambiguous, we’re actually referring to the silhouettes of the collection; fitted pieces mixed with manish-figured pieces, as well as intentionally cropped and puckered shapes that were challenging to wear yet visually-enticing.
We can’t decide too, but all we can say that this is a fresh move for Acne, with the distorted silhoutettes penned by Jonny Johansson himself.
Now a man or a woman, you decide.
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CHRISTOPHER KANE
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MARIO SCHWAB
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INTRODUCING THE GRADUATES OF CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS M.A.
The direction of this year’s graduates from Central Saint Martin M.A.’s is simple; that is trascend beyond boundaires, inject all forms of innovations and knock-’em dead. Well, simply said, it’s clearly creative in all senses!
“Now that the spotlight has turned here,London designers are daring the world.”– Tim Blank
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