“A purity of shape and form combined with 
integrity of texture and detail”
The first thing I noticed about Fyodor Golan’s collection was the emphasis on the art deco shapes and patterning imprinted onto the material.
“Demi-couture pieces that are timeless and unique”
Bora Aksu gives a far more dainty take on the office angel, making her more angelic than ever.
“Grunge girl meets bombshell”
I was particularly looking forward to Felder Felder’s AW 2012 collection due to the success and acclaim that the SS collection attracted.
PPQ’s little black dresses, updated with matte gold, leaf-shaped embellishments and the use of velvet (long-awaited by yours truly) remind me of Wallis Simpson and her 1940s parties.
“Academic innovation maintaining aesthetics”
Everything about Braganza’s work is larger-than-life – from the oversized sleeves and lapels on the coats and jackets to the hypnotic geometric patterns that encompass the designs.
Jasper Conran never fails to please with his best-of-British approach to his work. This season he’s gone for sexy, sophisticated and understated with a range of chocolate brown pieces with embellishments on collars and waists to compliment what’s sure to be a classic collection.
One of my favourites of the day. Everything shown is given an aristocratic edge, form the lace overlays of the shirts and skirts, to the ruffled collars and cuffs.
Designer Jackie Lee’s choice of pure white, clean-cut, solid fabrics, with broad collars and sleeves, demonstrate her affinity to create an art nouveau-style effect with sleek lines and textures.
With a design signature like that, I couldn’t help but be excited for Kinder Aggugini’s offering this season. And I was right to be; Aggugini’s collection is an explosion of colour in a season dominated by monochromes, and muted brown and beiges.
The sheer amount of material used on each of these garments is astonishing. Each item has reams and reams of gathered fabric fashioned into roses, cuffs, sleeves; like a kind of organised chaos.
David Koma’s collection was one of the most anticipated of the day and as rumours spread of a ‘wolves’ theme, I was even more anxious to see it.
Katrantzou’s collaboration with the French embroidery house Lesage lived up to her every word at London Fashion week today, in her collection full of her stunning intricate prints, she provided a ‘Crayola box of colours.’
Holly Fulton’s collection for London Fashion week was my favourite of the day, using a colour palette of pinks, teals, greys and blacks she created a feminine but sophisticated look with flattering prints and sparkling statement jewellery.
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Dinosaurs. That was the first thing I thought when I received my invitation to the Sophie Hulme presentation at the Portico Rooms in Somerset House, which features a row of tyrannosaurus rex.
