If you've read previous posts you will know how much I love white. Looooove white. So when we started London FW with the J JS Lee show, well, I was as happy as a deer in a hunter-free meadow full of green grass and crisp, cool water. Do I love the styling? No, ugh, bad, but the clothes themselves are lovely.
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| My love for this coat is strong. Love the quiet tartan. |
Sweaters and coats are my most favorite articles of clothing, which directly correlates with my covet level for the coats walking down the Haizhen Wang runway. Haizhen is a newer London label, with Wang himself designing in the past for All Saints and Max Mara. Clearly he has a beautiful eye for taking urban, chic designs and tailoring them into soft, approachable pieces. If you want to stalk his Portobello Road studio, I'll meet you there.
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| I absolutely need this coat. |
Color and femininity were inserted into the season by Temperley London along with some crazy prints that were really lovely on the runway, but I'm not sure how well they will translate to any red-carpet life excursions.
Marios Schwab's show was all about the little black dress, varying designs all on the same theme. Colors shifted but all driven by a sixties vibe, LBD-inspired no matter the hue.
Schwab was followed deftly by the always tasteful and elegant Emilia Wickstead. Love the ease of this collection, minus the weird lace and python-print moments, please don't do that again.
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| Actress Allison Williams rocked this dress at an Oscars after-party. |
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| Yes. A thousand times yes. |
Finally, yay, it was time for one of the two shows I was geekily excited for: Burberry. Because, who doesn't love a classic? But what a unique twist on the Burberry brand this season was. Flowers, flowers everywhere! Flowers that I loved which is praise indeed from the girl who hates flouncy feminine clothes. The classic trench wove its way into the collection as well as deliciously warm Scottish-woven blankets the models wore as shawls. It's as if a lightness infected Burberry, and what a beautiful result.
And from Burberry to my second love, Tom Ford. Quite the contrast to Bailey's lightness, Ford's show was simple, strong- the complete antithesis of his 2013 F/W Collection. Again (like other collections this season) we see the London 60's as an influence, yet mixed here with an American ease.
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| The year of Ford's birth. |
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| Gah, I love an exposed shoulder. So. Sexy. |
Giles created some gorgeous black and green plaid coats and dresses (my favorite of the collection).
Antonio Berardi remains a consistent sexy presence in my fashion designer closet, his shows rarely disappoint the sophisticated, modern woman. This season was no exception. Dominated by my second favorite color, black, this season was all about the hourglass shape and precision in tailoring. Thanks to Scandal this word has been majorly overused, but I would feel like a gladiator in most of these clothes. Ready to take on the world with my sexy chicness.
Finally my last two favorite shows: Simone Rocha and Barbara Casasola.
Simone Rocha's show maintained her quirky aesthetic and merged it this season with regal ready-to-wear. Leathers, wools, satins dominated the runway. I really loved this show- it was fun, beautiful and truly unique. If my bank account allowed, and I were this fancy, I would wear these clothes everywhere.
Barbara Casasola is a London-based designer originally from Brazil. She's designed for Cavalli, Lanvin, Chloé and launched her own collection as recently as last year. Her tailoring is exceptional and her translation of the woman's body, perfection. Her time living in Italy is very prevalent in this season's work, an influence she incorporated beautifully. This show was a fascinating collection of colors and materials- yet another to covet and collect. I look forward to seeing the progression of this line in the years to come.
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| I love this skirt as much as I hate this hat. |
If you're interested in pre-ordering any pieces for fall, you can do so at Moda Operandi (the link will take you there). They are an online shop that specializes in ordering straight off the runway. They have stylists to help you if you're fashion-putting-together helpless (like 99% of us), and they have boutiques for what's in vogue for Spring 2014. So go forth and shop! Too many pretty clothes and not enough time to wear them all. LOVE Fashion Week.
