Images courtesy of SHOWstudio To denote a decade in existence, the disarming and iconoclastic SHOWstudio presented the highlights of ten years of ground-breaking fashion collaborations at the Somerset House Embankment Galleries. SHOWstudio founder, photographer Nick Knight has often regarded himself as “the enemy within” the fashion industry, ritually frustrated by the inquiry as to what [...]
Author Archives: Libby Richardson
Josh Goot @ London Fashion Week S/S10
September 25, 2009 – 10:23 am
Images courtesy of vogue.com.au While an NCP (National Car Park) is one of the more unlikely show venues, at Josh Goot it created the perfect neutral backdrop for a brighter-than-bright collection. Geometric shapes and sharp pixel prints in neon had a mesmerizing kaleidoscopic effect, bringing to mind the brightness of the designer’s native Australia. Piping [...]
Clements Ribeiro @ London Fashion Week S/S10
September 25, 2009 – 8:16 am
All images by Mauro Cocilio Clements Ribeiro’s collection of chic cardigans, blouses, skirts and dresses, some with trompe l’oeil, felt like the Upper East Side with a delicious twist. Throw a Breton stripe into the mix and you understand why the design pas de deux viewed this collection as a “clean slate where the designers [...]
Aquascutum @ London Fashion Week S/S10
September 25, 2009 – 7:10 am
All images by Mauro Cocilio Since this year is the jubilee anniversary of London Fashion Week, it feels like an especially important season for Britain’s heritage brands. Perhaps even more so for Aquascutum , which in its 158th year has recently returned to British ownership, having been purchased by Jaeger’s owner and chair of the [...]
PPQ @ London Fashion Week S/S10
September 25, 2009 – 7:07 am
Statements via model casting are an emerging trend in London this season—clearly in part thanks to the All Walks Beyond the Catwalk initiative. Whatever the cause, it has been a prime talking point that began with Mark Fast’s “plus-size” models and continued with PPQ’s casting of only black models. As a brand that always draws [...]
