Vivienne Westwood Red Label. Images by Cara Stricker. Text by Katharine Zarrella. Show: Vivienne Westwood Red Label Date: September 17, 2011 Time: 6pm Venue: Smithfield Market, an old livestock market in East London Inspiration: With the 30th anniversary of the designer’s signature line on the horizon, the Red Label show was true Vivienne Westwood, with [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Chronicles of London Fashion Week – SS12: Vivienne Westwood Red Label & Leutton Postle
Chronicles of London Fashion Week – SS12: Ashish, House of Holland & Craig Lawrence
Ashish. Images by Cara Stricker. Text by Katharine Zarrella. Show: Ashish Date: September 17, 2011 Time: 11am Venue: BFC Catwalk Inspiration: Flowers, chintzy Laura Ashley curtains and vintage grannie scarves Music: Church bells at the beginning, Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule The World” at the end, with smoky, jazzy beats and a ukulele [...]
Chronicles of London Fashion Week – SS12: Giles, Felder Felder & Topshop Unique
Felder Felder. Images by Cara Stricker. Text by Katharine Zarrella. Show: Giles Date: September 19, 2011 Time: 7:30pm Venue: The Royal Courts of Justice Inspiration: Andy Warhol, Cecil Beaton, Cecil’s “A Symphony in Silver” and swans, both the avian and society variety. Music: A mix of HTRK, SCUMM and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, curated by Pulp’s [...]
A Moment with Lida Fox
Photography by Benedict Brink. Styling by Clare Byrne. Top and pants (worn throughout), J.W. Anderson. Shoes, Dr. Martens. Name: Lida Fox Hometown: Pawleys Island, South Carolina, where she lives with her mother (a ballerina) and father (an opera singer). Age: 17 Agency: NEXT Model Management Where are you staying while in New York? The Upper West Side What’s [...]
Chronicles of London Fashion Week – SS12: Thomas Tait, Ann-Sofie Back, Ones to Watch & Tze Goh
Ann-Sofie Back. Images by Oskar Gyllenswärd. Text by Katharine Zarrella and Sue-Wen Quek. Show: Thomas Tait Date: September 18th, 2011 Time: 5:30pm Venue: Alison Jacques Gallery in Central London Inspiration: Thomas looked at hospital gowns, but more importantly the designer aimed to evolve the silhouettes we saw last season while introducing new textures and colors [...]


