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Jun 27, 2016 | Contributor: Marissa Stempien Sir Paul Smith has never been one to do thing subtlety, and this was especially true at this weekend’s Spring 2017 Menswear show, held at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris. With a runway composed of a rainbow-striped carpet and a Bob Marley track, the lineup was a hippie blend of Caribbean soul and the psychedelic age of London, which Smith first experienced as a teenager in the ‘60s. ... Read More |
Feb 27, 2016 | Contributor: Marissa Stempien With our Instagram feed filling up with runway shots of Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss, it’s almost hard to imagine a time when their faces weren’t plastered all over the internet. But all supermodels were newbies at one point, with a small social media following, a smaller portfolio and a dream of making it big. In an attempt to discover the newest Binx Walton or Cara Delevingne, we’ve searched for the most exciting new faces this Fashion Month. ... Read More |
Feb 23, 2016 | Contributor: Kelly O'Reilly In the fashion industry, where fast battles sustainable, Faustine Steinmetz remains steadfast in her hand-weaving, following up her initial collection of artfully sculpted recycled denim with an equally careful construction of ready-to-wear in eco-friendly cotton, neoprene, and mohair. From her small atelier in East London, the designer creates on a minimal footprint and in doing so, creates upended silhouettes enriched by unexpected textures. ... Read More |
Feb 22, 2016 | Contributor: Marissa Stempien Beyoncé looks killer in a skin-baring, bedazzled mini dress, but not everyone can pull off such a theatrical design. Julien Macdonald, on the other hand, thinks the look was made for the masses. As is his forte, the designer sent skintight dresses, barely-there fabrics and a series of strategically cut out numbers down the Fall 2016 runway. ... Read More |
Feb 22, 2016 | Contributor: Marissa Stempien “I love fashion! It should be fashion,” Jonathan Anderson declared backstage before the start of his J.W. Anderson Fall 2016 runway show. This season he captured that sentiment beautifully. He’s no stranger to quirky, sometimes awkward outfits, but this weekend he took them to a new level, trading in what little simplicity he had left for something that would capture the eye and evoke the imagination. ... Read More |
Sep 29, 2015 | Contributor: J Bibi Cooper Mary Katrantzou’s SS16 collection was titled Cosmology and, indeed, Katrantzou took us into another dimension. Upon entering Central Saint Martins, attendees were greeted with a massive mirrored wall which reflected the blue runway to create a trippy, almost otherworldly effect. ... Read More |
Sep 23, 2015 | Contributor: Marissa Stempien It was all about prairie madness at the Erdem Spring/Summer 2016 runway show during London Fashion Week. Colorful floral designs and Victorian influences were found throughout the collection as models walked down a dimly lit, earthen runway. ... Read More |
Sep 22, 2015 | Contributor: Marissa Stempien Yesterday Burberry presented their Spring 2016 collection at London Fashion Week. Set in a custom-built venue in Kensington Gardens, the brand entertained attendees with a runway show, live performance and online shopping experience. ... Read More |
Mar 4, 2015 | Contributor: J Bibi Cooper Like the psychedelic swirled paint splatter on the floor, the Roksanda runway was set. While minimalism is still a hot trend, designer Roksanda Ilincic abandoned the current conventions of fashion and took a bold step, embracing color for her A/W 2015 collection. ... Read More |
Mar 2, 2015 | Contributor: J Bibi Cooper The invite to Anya Hindmarch’s show read “Expect Severe Delays” and it did just that, starting much later than its scheduled time. However, Anya Hindmarch is one of the most anticipated events on the London Fashion Week calendar: she has a reputation for holding some of the most entertaining presentations. ... Read More |
Feb 27, 2015 | Contributor: J Bibi Cooper Whose house were we in? Inside Erdem’s show venue, Erdem Moralioğlu transported the audience back into the ‘70s. Guests shuffled into an elaborate set transformed into a retro apartment, filled to the brim with wicker furniture, shaggy rugs, velvet throws and patterned wallpaper. ... Read More |
Feb 26, 2015 | Contributor: J Bibi Cooper The Jasper Conran show at London Fashion Week promised something special. As soon as guests entered the venue at Somerset House, they were struck by the fascinating runway: old, crunchy leaves picked in their golden splendor filled the entire runway, making the scene the absolute picture of autumn. ... Read More |
Sep 16, 2014 | Contributor: Nick Barron Erdem Moralioglu’s show venue today was in perfect keeping with his inspiration—the tropics. Guests filed into the Old Selfridges Hotel, a now disused industrial space behind London’s iconic department store, to find it was boiling hot inside—nothing like a fully immersive fashion experience to get you in the mood. ... Read More |
Sep 15, 2014 | Contributor: Nick Barron | 1 Comment Still without a creative director since the departure of Emma Hill last year, it was a paired down event for Mulberry again this season. With regular stories in the press detailing profit warnings and the company yet to find a new CEO and a replacement for Hill, perhaps Claridge’s Ballroom would have been a little inappropriate. ... Read More |
Sep 15, 2014 | Contributor: Nick Barron Today’s Burberry Prorsum show—named The Birds and The Bees—appeared to be about contradictions, about the soft and the gentle mixing with the sporty and fun, all clashing with the edginess of rock and roll. ... Read More |
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