We’re back home from London, physically at least. But our heads are still spinning from what we have seen at London Fashion Week. Initially, I was planning on only checking out a few shows and then exploring London a little. But in the end we got pulled into Fashion Week so hard that we almost didn’t do anything else at all. Well, except for a little shopping of course. And I give it to Mahret, Katja, Jessie and Julia who sweetened our trip with their presence. Look after the jump for our impressions from day 3-5, including designers Mark Fast, Gemma Slack and Emma Bell, as well as the fabulous Hats Anthology by Stephen Jones party.
Sunday: Victim
Suicide Girl meets Harajuku Girl meets Gothic Princess. Not really my thing, especially as they all pretty much looked the same to me. But I like the fact that they showed special interest designs. You can take a closer look at all the outfits in our Victim flickr album.
Monday: Hats – An Anthology by Stephen Jones
Steven Jones is one of Britains most famous hat designer, if not the most famous. During Fashion Week the Victoria & Albert Museum opened an exhibition that featured many of his designs, as well as historical hats of all kinds. It was more of a coincedent that we landed on the strictly-guestlist opening party of this exhibition. But as soon as we stepped in we realized it was a feast for the eyes. Hats and costumes in all the varieties you can imagine. See more hats here. The exhibition was really great as well and will be on display until the end of March.
Tuesday: Mark Fast & Mary Katrantzou
It was kind of a miracle that we managed to get up early enough to see a show at 9 am. It was a double show of with Mark Fast and Mary Katrantzou who were both recently featured in the cover story of Another Magazine with Tilda Swinton. I wasn’t so over the moon about both collections. But CR liked them and so here we go. Full gallery of both shows here and here.
Avsh Alom Gur
The theme of this collection was Credit Crunch and the medley they played during the show consisted only of songs about money. Again I was not really psyched, especially about the fabrics and patterns in this collection. I also did not really understand what his statement to the financial crisis really was. But it kind of gives you something to talk about, doesn’t it. More here.
Gemma Slack & Craig Lawrence
This was a show that featured three smaller collections by Gemma Slack, Komakino and Craig Lawrence. Of all the three I really enjoyed Craig Lawrence with his crazy ribbon and pompom outfits. While the models came down the runway he displayed a video that showed them jumping on a trampoline so you could see the flowing movements of the garments. You can check out all of his designs here. Gemma Slack here.
Emma Bell
This was the last show we saw and to me it was one of the best. Usually the front row seats are reserved for sponsors and high class journalists. But not at the Emma Bell show. Here you could see the clubkids, fashion bloggers and fans of the designer in the front row. The whole event seemed like a big party with crazy outfits all over the place. And so was the show: a wild party train rushing through the Fashion Week. Pumping music, playful and splashing outfits (I didn’t want to say crazy again here, mind) and excentric make-up. You should really check out our flickr album for more outfits.
So, this was it concerning the shows. We’re just preparing a little resume of the London Fashion Week, so come back tomorrow for that. I will also upload the galleries from our first part of the London coverage, so stay tuned to our flickr stream as well.
