Moving from the On to the Off shows one thing has been most evident, while the On schedule designers have been successful in pulling in well known faces, influential editors and top writers the Off shows have definitely had a creative edge over their On counterparts. Yesterday morning the British Institute that is Betty Jackson had Alexandra Shulman, Colin McDowell and...

Day one of London fashion week started on Saturday and by the end of the day my feet were killing me. Unfortunately I did not take my own advice but it was all worth it. Highlight of the day aside from the shows was meeting fellow bloggers Gemma from Catwalk Queen, Susie from Style Bubble, and Ronke from Musings of an Ondo Lady! So….it all kicked of for me at Caroline...

It was elegant and sultry at Gavin Douglas. Entitled “Queens of the Ocean”, Douglas gave us his interpretation of 1940’s glamour with his first collection at London Fashion Week since wining the coveted Fashion Fringe award. The collection was focused on dressing for travel, and I loved the added touch of vintage suitcases coupled with provocative silk wrap dresses,...

The Victim Fashion Street presentation was a weird one for me. As someone put it aptly afterwards, “It’s hard to go from the shows with substantial backing affording them the ability to source top quality fabrics to those with a lesser budget”. I completely agreed and I had to discard any sub-conscious snobbishness which I had during the show. My initial reaction...

I really could start off this post just being totally negative because the one and a half hour wait outside in the rain before Bora Aksu’s show at London Fashion Week, just didn’t inspire any postivity in me what-so-ever, the only problem is that it was truly worth it! The collection sent out a message that bigger is better with loose fitting tops and jackets, tons...

When it comes to colour, Danish designer Jens Laugesen is known for keeping his palette uncomplicated and simple, contrasting solely black with white and that’s exactly what he did last Friday. Taking inspiration from neo-classical Danish Painter Wilhelm Hammershoj, Laugesen presented a stark collection which in his own words was for the “intelligent consumer”....

London’s trendy G-A-Y club played host to Gavin Pierre Medford’s Autumn/Winter 2007/08 presentation last week Wednesday during London Fashion Week. The show ‘Living in the shadows of vanity’ was dedicated to vibrant contrasting colour and eye catching shine. From the hair and make up to the designs themselves, with men in heels and women in very revealing...

By the time the Kisa show started 1 ½ hours late the audience was expecting something special - and new designer Carolina Marengo didn’t disappoint. Opening with a balloon sleeved top in lustrous white-grey satin teamed with transparent shiny hot pants, Marengo showed herself confident in creating a bold silhouette. Berry-hued mini-dresses with horizontal pleating...

You expect something different when a front-row seat is occupied by a pink-haired tigger (yes, really!), and there were definitely elements of the eccentric at the Avsh Alom Gur show today - most noticeably in his use of millinery techniques spilling into garment design. Woven straw headpieces in traditional brimmed shapes were worn cape-like in pairs on shoulders,...