Backstage at Ashish. Images by Lucy Carr-Ellison Some Spring 2011 highlights from the other side of the pond… Arriving at Burberry one always expects a media circus, that along with celebrities (Sarah Jessica Parker, Alexa Chung…), signature checks and updated classics. This season was no exception, as Christopher Bailey once again delved into the company’s [...]
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Erdem at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 25, 2010 – 8:10 pm
Images by John de Lima In the elegant Senate House in London’s Russell Square, accompanied by classical string music, Erdem Moralioglu presented a collection of physically conservative, yet conceptually creative clothing. Some key items in a F/W10 Erdem girl’s wardrobe include: -An azure dress adorned with magenta, burnt orange and cyan discs -A graphic dress [...]
Burberry at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 25, 2010 – 4:06 pm
Although there’s been a lot of griping about the weather throughout Fashion Week, Christopher Bailey’s virtual storm for Burberry received nothing but love. It all began with men carrying Burberry umbrellas escorting guests into the Chelsea College of Art & Design, setting the stage for the digitally projected rainstorm going on inside. The atmosphere was [...]
Nathan Jenden at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 24, 2010 – 8:04 pm
Two-by-two, the models at Nathan Jenden prowled the catwalk like gazelles, walking in pairs à la Noah’s Ark around the circular white floor of the Dairy Building. Tribal prints opened the show, but Jenden’s collection was more than just a call to the wild. Sophisticated black and white played a prominent role, often offset by [...]
Backstage at Maria Francesca Pepe at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 23, 2010 – 8:53 am
Images by John de Lima Out of the city and Into the Woods. Entering London-based Italian designer Maria Francesco Pepe’s F/W presentation was akin to walking into a Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale, the ones written for adults, not children. Snakeskin prints, fur collars, scratch marks and wolf motifs adorned nypmh-like models, who lounged mischievously against [...]
