Posts Tagged ‘London Fashion Week’

An interview with singer songwriter Phildel

Phildel collaborates with ethical designer Henrietta Ludgate to create a choreographed Maypole dance set to her music that will be performed at her upcoming Bush Hall gig.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Phildel by Laura Hickman
Phildel by Laura Hickman.

Singer songwriter Phildel celebrates the imminent launch of her debut album The Disappearance of a Girl with the launch of a special remix of her song Union Stone, created to accompany a video collaboration with ethical fashion designer Henrietta Ludgate (read more about her here), artist Sam Birch and choreographer Rachel Riveros. The film reinterprets the aeons old ritual of the Maypole dance, and will be performed live on 15th May during a gig at Bush Hall in west London. Watch it here:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe1m7BnBgkg&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
I asked Phildel a few questions:

How do you create your music?
It involves quite a process - as I write the songs, compose the arrangements and map out the production before we… read more

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Tata Naka: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Presentation Review

Tata Naka once again presented their collection in the Portico Rooms, this time inspired by American High School movies. Held on Tuesday 19th February 2013

Written by Amelia Gregory

Tata Naka A/W 2013 by Daniel Alexander.
Since Tata Naka returned to London Fashion Week it has become customary for Tamara and Natasha Surguladze to create a wonderful set that they …

Huishan Zhang: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

I used twitter's new Vine app to capture the impressive presentation by Chinese designer Huishan Zhang at the Portico Rooms on Monday 18th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Huishan Zhang A/W 2013 by Dom & Ink.
New twitter mini film app Vine was embraced by the more social media savvy end of the fashion crowd at London Fashion Week: …

Zeynep Tosun: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Turkish designer Zeynep Tosun put on a polished and brilliant show at Fashion Scout on Saturday 16th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Zeynep Tosun A/W 2013 by Chloe Douglass.
There was one designer who made a unanimously good impression on the massed guests of Fashion Scout, and the one who had us all …

Fam Irvoll: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

A feisty show from Norwegian designer Fam Irvoll; You Only Live Once was shown at Fashion Scout on Monday 18th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Fam Irvoll A/W 2013 by Dom & Ink.
It’s always fun when a designer shakes up the usual catwalk routine, and that is exactly what Fam Irvoll did with You Only …

Ekaterina Kukhareva: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Seventies wallpaper glitz at Freemasons' Hall with Fashion Scout from Ekaterina Kukhareva on Tuesday 19th February 2013

Written by Jenny Robins

If you’d been with me and Amelia earlier in the weekend when she hastily gave me a beginners 101 in handling an SLR camera (kindly lent to me by Frances …

Beautiful Soul, Basharatyan V, Neobotanic Fashion and Vita Gottlieb: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Presentation Review

Four designers under the umbrella of Felicities PR agency shared the Portico Rooms space at Somerset House on Sunday 17th of February. Although very different their work was all equally elegant. Combined with the modelled looks were digital presentations of the designers' work, which can be seen below.

Written by Jenny Robins

from left to right, Beautiful Soul, Vita Gottlieb and Neobotanic Fashion
On Sunday night I popped back into town to stop in on the Felicities presentation. I was layered up even …

Charlie May: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Blogging fashion designer Charlie May showed off her minimalist style at the Ice Tank on Sunday 17th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Charlie May A/W 2013 by Chloe Douglass.
There was plenty of buzz surrounding Charlie May’s second catwalk show thanks to her status as a blogging fashion designer, so I wasn’t surprised …

Yeashin: Fashion Scout Ones to Watch A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Korean designer and LCF graduate Yeashin showed with Ones to Watch on Saturday 16th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Yeashin A/W 2013 by Sylwia Szyszka.
South Korean designer Yeashin Kim’s Woodland collection juxtaposed traditional Korean dress with inspiration from the swinging 60s. The colourful results built on the look she …

Apu Jan

Apu Jan: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Royal College of Art graduate Apu Jan presented his LFW A/W 2013 collection in Fashion Scout venue Freemasons' Hall on Friday 15th February

Written by Jessica Cook

Apu Jan LFW A/W 2013 by Karolina Burdon
“Did you see it?” Another writer asks me after the show. “See what?” I say. “I can’t believe I missed it,” I exclaim …

Bloody Gray: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Presentation Review

Weird and wonderful would be an understatement of the varied work on show at the Portico Rooms for Bloody Gray on Sunday 17th February, including collections by Jane Bowler, Barbara Alan, Bas Kosters, Tom Van der Borght and Jayne Pierson.

Written by Jenny Robins

Tom Van Der Borght by Gareth A Hopkins
There was an epic queue for the Bloody Gray presentation in the Portico Rooms, presumably due to overenthusiastic distribution of the very …

Josh & Nicol

Josh & Nicol: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Label Josh & Nicol presented The Promise of the Rainbow at LFW A/W 2013 at the Charing Cross Hotel on Friday 15th February

Written by Jessica Cook

Josh & Nicol, LFW A/W 2013 by Sam Parr
Somewhere over the rainbow, namely at Charing Cross Hotel, Josh & Nicol presented their LFW A/W 2013 collection. The Promise of the …

The 2013 FAD Awards: London Fashion Week Catwalk Review

The FAD Awards closed London Fashion Week A/W 2013, once again celebrating the best undergraduate talent around a certain theme, which this year focussed on 'future optimism'…

Written by Matt Bramford

Stephanie Kitchen by Warren Clarke
The Fashion Awareness Direct (FAD) Awards are always an end-of-fashion-week treat. After five days of the freshest fashion talent dominating the catwalks at the Fashion Scout …

Pam Hogg: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Catsuits, boobs, celebs and ballet dancers: Pam Hogg returned for another starry turn at Fashion Scout on Saturday 16th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Pam Hogg A/W 2013 by Gaarte.
On Saturday night I stayed later than any other day at fashion week so that I could attend the Pam Hogg show, something I have …

Bernard Chandran: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Bernard Chandran showed a sports luxe print collection at Fashion Scout on Saturday 16th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Bernard Chandran A/W 2013 Rosa and Carlotta Crepax, Illustrated Moodboard.
Due to a seating mix up and a late arrival no one for Amelia’s Magazine was well placed to take photos …

Nova Chiu: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Nova Chiu stepped back to their origins for a show full of meticulous embroidery and embellishments topped with acidic hints of neon, showing at the Freemasons' Hall on Friday 15th February 2013.

Written by Alex Kessler

Nova Chiu A/W 2013 by Gaarte
The ethereal eruption of colour and texture at Nova Chiu was a perfect way to end a tiring first day at London Fashion Week.

All …

Ziad Ghanem: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

The mighty Ziad Ghanem returned to the Freemasons' Hall on Tuesday 19 February and it was a riot as always…

Written by Matt Bramford

Ziad Ghanem A/W 2013 by Helena Maratheftis
Ziad Ghanem’s catwalk shows are always momentous: massively oversubscribed, a cat-fight to get into and an array of weird and wonderful creatures desperate to …

Belle Sauvage: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Belle Sauvage presented a striking catwalk show at Freemasons' Hall on Friday 15th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Belle Sauvage A/W 2013 by Isabelle Mattern.
Belle Sauvage hit Fashion Scout with the look for which they are known best: incredibly complex digital placement prints, as described in our exclusive …

Eugene Lin: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

Eugene Lin returned to Fashion Scout on Monday 18 February with his 'Cupid de Locke' A/W 2013 collection, featuring numerous trench coats and mythological references…

Written by Matt Bramford

Eugene Lin A/W 2013 by Dom&Ink
I like to sneak off to a show during the week on my lunch hour, and that’s exactly what I did to catch Eugene Lin …

Jean-Pierre Braganza: London Fashion Week A/W 2013 Catwalk Review

New collection Starkonnen referenced Sci-Fi themes, in a strong on trend showing from Braganza at the BFC Courtyard Showcase on Friday 15th February 2013.

Written by Amelia Gregory

Jean-Pierre Braganza A/W 2013 by Daniel Alexander.
For A/W 2013 Jean-Pierre Braganza once again explored geometry, this time influenced by Cosmic Symbolism, Fantasy and an imagined Sci-Fi world where women are …