Images by John de Lima A few of my favorite things from the Paul Smith F/W10 show: -It was held in the elegant Claridge’s hotel ballroom. -We were served cucumber sandwiches and dainty slices of fruit cake, and drank tea from a china tea set. -We saw Carine Roitfeld AND Tim Blanks. -Sir Paul Smith [...]
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Backstage at Christopher Kane at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 24, 2010 – 11:55 pm
Gone were the gingham clad milkmaids of S/S10. Christopher Kane’s latest collection was all about leather and lace. Vampy wet-looking pencil skirts and rebel biker jackets were offset by hand-embroidered floral details and bursts of miniature crystals. I was able to catch up with the designer backstage to talk about his new muse. Here’s what [...]
Ann-Sofie Back at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 23, 2010 – 7:20 pm
Images by John de Lima After skipping a season at London Fashion Week, there was much excitement about Swedish designer Ann-Sofie Back’s return to the schedule. This time Back was inspired by online game phenomenon Second Life. “It’s odd,” she said. “You’re able to create a completely new character for yourself, but all anyone ever [...]
Orla Kiely at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 22, 2010 – 9:58 pm
Images by John de Lima Orla Kiely’s presentation was a tiny oasis of calm in the midst of the Fashion Week mayhem. Dreamy folk music floated through the air, and we were invited to pull up a chair and take a break in a retro-inspired living room and bedroom, complete with a rotary-dial phone and [...]
All Walks Beyond the Catwalk @ London Fashion Week S/S10
September 23, 2009 – 5:51 am
Image by Chloe Paul In the world of fashion, London is known as the pulsing heart of the new, the exciting, the groundbreaking. So it’s only fitting that London Fashion Week kicked off with a launch party for All Walks Beyond the Catwalk, a pioneering initiative to promote diversity in the modeling industry and propel [...]
