The beauty of the Central Saint Martins MA show is that it is nearly impossible to pin down. A frisson of anticipation and excitement passes through the audience as each individual bid for artistic freedom brings something precocious to the runway. This year, however, some clear themes emerged—despite the fact that the number of looks [...]
Author Archives: Libby Richardson
Eley Kishimoto at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 24, 2010 – 1:43 pm
As far as presenting a new fashion collection goes, the runway is a very linear method, which races past in the blink of an eye. This season though, design duo Eley Kishimoto debuted an exciting and thoroughly inventive way of communicating their creative process. Entitled Pattern Lab, visitors to 8 Kingly Street were confronted with [...]
Clements Ribiero at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 24, 2010 – 6:50 am
Image by John de Lima Lessons in double-duty decadence from Clements Ribeiro: -Take your charcoal grey, wardrobe-staple jumper dress and sweeten it with trinkets. -Appliqué your Cossack boots with a waterfall of sequins. -Enliven those moody, autumnal hues with taupe and silver brocade pants. -Take slouchy cardigans beyond lazy daywear with cascades of warped floral [...]
Bora Aksu at London Fashion Week F/W10
February 23, 2010 – 8:43 am
Image by John de Lima As far as fashion modus operandi go, a synthesis of sacchrine and macabre is a fanciful one. Bora Aksu brought this fusion to life for fall, drawing from polar inspirations Marie Antoinette and Edward Scissorhands. For her part, Antoinette brought the frou-frou: frothy ruffles of tulle in cupcake pastels descending [...]
Studio Thomson Retrospective at B Store
December 2, 2009 – 6:13 am
Some pieces featured in the exhibition. Nestled among its renowned row of tailors, Savile Row’s avant-garde boutique B Store is currently playing host to a retrospective of Studio Thomson, the design and art direction studio formed in 2004 by siblings Christopher and Mark Thomson. The exhibition is part of the studio’s fifth birthday celebration and [...]
