Newyork Fashion Week

Philip Lim

Philp Lim. The outfits bellow are my favorite from the collection. i particularly like the nude with the blue it compliments each other really well, unexpected camel and bright blue,  and cute small colours, i would wear! I love the geometric shapes of the skirts and angles of the fabric on the coats,  and the dress with the polka dot sleeves and bronze trim has amazing texture.  I like the neutral colour pallette with the bursts of blue!

Araks Spring 2011 ready to wear collection; most of the collection was not to my taste, the images above are of the outfits i quite liked, the tone of oranges, textures and shape of the dress was something a bit different and eyecatching,  i thought the blazer, knitted cardi and shorts where cute, im a big fan of wearing all one colour, especially greys!  I like the dress as its quite long and with it being sheer it is updated, with the yellow underwear peeking through i think it looks great.

Christian Cota.   i have pulled out the looks i liked from the collection, i like the subtle colours and the mix of sheer fabrics, cropped at different angles, the first dress is a clever shape.

Helmut Lang. I really like Helmut Langs collection  i love the colours and the sophisticated  chic silhouttes of the long skirts and beautifully draped casual fabrics.  

on show...

these are few that i have collected from various places! I have many things decorating my room, luckily i have some new shelves and storage to keep and display more things!!!! I get it from my mother!

These are some images i found over when i was in barcelona, i love native indians, i have many images that i collect, i will have to do a whole post dedicated to my love of them!

on the right is a little pot (type thing!) with butterfly wings in that i got at a thrift market in Paris, i am not sure what it was for or if it was purely decoration!

These are assortments of watch faces that i have collected from various markets, i just love them! frozen in time. i like to wonder who wore them!

Pierrot le fou (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)

Charles Anastase, London

Charles Anastase ss11 collection was styled with models wearing heavy rimmed glasses and short fringed hair. His collection had a vintage girly atmosphere with a pale colour palette, adding sheerness gave a little sexiness to the collection, wearable, but not particularly new. 

Sparkle at ALICE + OLIVIA

    

Alice & Olivia looked sparkly and Glamorous,vintage 40's style ad great Gatsby inspired. The film shows the best bits, as looking from the collection, i think theres a massive mix of colour and texture and print which is a bit all over the place!

LFW SS11 TREND REPORT

This is my trend report video, full description on previous post. x

LFW SS11 TREND REPORT

I decided to do a video instead of photography to show trends at fashion week, as i think with a video you get to see more about the outfit, you can see how it moves, the attitude of the person, and from different angles of the body, side front back!.I only have the basic Imovie so its the best i could do! i will have to get saving for some good software! I love forecasting and making movies and its definitely something i would like to explore and do more of! The footage was taken at Somerset House as i said before, i only got back from Paris late Tuesday so it is filmed on the Wednesday which is menswear day, i was focusing on womenswear mainly as that is what im interested in, i have filmed men if they where particularly eyecatching!


watch on youtube for better quality HERE i will post the video in the next post above!

KEY TRENDS-what you should be wearing!




RED

 Touch of Red

Red was everywhere at fashion week, block red jumpers, trousers to shoes, team with a simple outfit. Red heels look great with rolled up trousers, simple coloured outfits, cream and beige. 

TURBANS

 

Turbans- look out for knitted types this winter and fabric ones that look great if worn right with the right outfit, have to have the right attitude to pull this one off, looks great with long hair or hair all scooped up inside.

Caramel tones, Capes, and Coats

 

Caramel tones, browns and beige is everywhere as you must have noticed by now! the trend is still strong, on the street and on the catwalk! capes and coats and duffles are all in these hues, so are trousers. To add a twist to this trend wear a bright strong colour to set it off. 

HIGH TOP BUNS

buns are still around as ever, worn messy and scraped back, saves getting a haircut i guess! worn eveywhere at fashion week.

POLKA DOT

 

Polka Dot is going to be big next season so catch the trend bus early! wear polka shorts, tops, dresses! the classic polka is back!

WEDGED HEELS AND LACE UP BOOTS

wear lace up military style boots, pair with girly outfits, and short shorts to show off leg! wedged heels are everywhere and comfy and easier to walk in, there are some great styles out there. 

JODPHURS

Well im not going to feel as self conscious walking up to my riding school in my jodhpurs! Get into this equestrian style by buying jeggings in navy and browns, patches of suede feel on the inside of the leg for the extra horsey feel! nab pairs at zara now!

TAPERED TROUSERS

BLACK AND LEATHER

Black and leather is always hot on with the people walking around outside sommerset house, every season it is around, safety net perhaps? make it updated with leather shorts and skirts, and add sheer tops to soften the look and have a contrast in fabrics. 

 SHEER LAYERING

Sheer layering, wear sheer cream shirts, tops, layers of sheer fabric, get on the new trend early, as seen on the catwalks, sheer layered skirts, i want one now please!

London Fashion week Favourites SS11

Antonio Beradi 

 The shapes of the tops are feminine and sculpting of the body,  interesting and different, using sheer panels which has been seen alot this fashion week.

The combination of khaki and pink is great, i love wearing this combination, its not a new colour palette though,  i like the skirt shape, new play on maxi, but still get to show off your legs!

                                                                                                                       

Masha Ma

Masha Ma had is a great new designer with their debut collection. relaxed muted colours with tasteful metalics and strong details see the catwalk show here

                                                                                                                     

Antipodiom

 

Antipodium. I love the colour scheme, vintage granny chic! reminds me of pot pourri pressed flowers! The sheer layerd skirts is a new play on the maxi skirt, but still shows a bit of leg!! It was elegant and pretty, the sheer layering made it modern.

                                                                                                                                                            

Hermoine De Paula

Hermoine De Paula collection is amazing, with the right on trend sheer layers cropping everywhere, and her beautiful prints, feminine yet grungey. This collection is one of my favourites. I like the touch of cobweb knits adding texture and print to interesting outfits.

                                                                                                    

 

Beautiful prints by Romina Karamanea the blue prints look like ripples and shadows of the sea, and i like the layres of red tones and prints.

                                                                             

This dress is by Jade Kang, i didnt really like her whole collction, but i liked this dress, perhaps its because the dress caught my eye in the photoshoot, as you get to see the detail and the different textures, soft on rough.
 
The images above are from David longshaws collection, it was shown at vauxhall fashion scout 'ones to watch' which shows emerging new talent. I love the feather shoulder piece which is by Katherine Lee (for David Longshaw)- I love feather and bird related accessories! I like the playful illustrations on the dresses and the sculpture tops and trousers.










I Love this outfit, consisting of swimsuit, blazer and dress, by Romina Karamanea. The colour is amazing and i love sheer fabrics, which are popular this season. The Sharpness of the jacket plays with the floaty feminine dress.

                                                                                                       

This is Mark Fasts collection, i wasnt as amazed as i wanted to be by his collction, i love his knits with jewels in especially when you see them up close on a hanger and the way the sculpt the body is amazing, this collection i feel isnt pushed enough, i guess because his technique is much the same, he still had some great outfits, posted above.

Paris in Black and White and vintage clothing

I went to Paris, as i was going to Premier Vision fabric show as i have never been me and my boyfriend decided to stay so we could explore. Paris is such a wonderful city full of history, beautiful architecture and statues, we walked for hours a day round all the cobbled streets, the sun shined all the time and we where staying in the heart of Paris. We visited amazing restuarants, flee markets and gardens that where the highlight, We also stumbled upon a park and witnessed an amazing double rainbow!

 
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When i was at the flee markets there was alot of great vintage couture, unfortunately i was not allowed to take many photos but there are a few above and a couple of sketches. There was some great trimmings and buttons, would be great to buy fabrics there! There was some amazing couture that was in great condition but too expensive for me to buy!Click to view larger size.