Posts Tagged ‘Somerset House’

Pick Me Up Contemporary Graphic Art Fair at Somerset House: Review

A review of the Pick Me Up exhibition at Somerset House, which featured many of the illustrators that have graced the pages of both Amelia's Magazine and Amelia's Anthology of Illustration.

Detail from illustration by Ville Savimaa.
Have you been to see the Pick Me Up show at Somerset House yet? If not why not? if you’re in London get your skates …

Estethica Press Day: Somerset House, 22 April 2010

We take a look around the Estethica Press Day at Somerset House, where there's ethical and sustainable fashion galore, and the chance to hob-nob with the likes of Livia Firth, Baroness Lola Young and Laura Bailey…

Estethica gives the fashion industry another showcase where ethical fashion is the focus; it undoubtedly changes the way we perceive this glittering industry. Their latest press day, hosted at Somerset …

London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Catwalk Review: Omar Kashoura & Wintle. Starring Billie Piper.

A review of the Omar Kashoura and Wintle shows on Tuesday 23rd February. With illustrations by Pearl Law.

Wintle. Illustration by Pearl Law.
The Omar Kashoura show is held down the road from Somerset House in the underground belly of bar cum restaurant Bedford & Strand. We just manage …

London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Catwalk Review: Topman

A review of the Topman show at the BFC tent on Tuesday 24th February. Featuring a front row of menswear luminaries Andrew Davis, Steve Beale, Daryoush Haj-Najafi, Hywel Davies and Way Perry. But was it any good?

Topman, hottest ticket in town!

Topman front row by Pearl Law.
You don’t believe me? Why, then you don’t understand the nature of fashion. Here was the only show where the …

London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Catwalk Review: Amanda Wakeley

A review of the Amanda Wakeley catwalk show at the BFC tent on Tuesday 23rd February, and my thoughts on FUR in fashion. Illustrations by Pearl Law.

Amanda Wakeley by Pearl Law.
Amanda Wakeley. You’d be right in wondering what on earth I was doing at this show. Surely not my cup of tea? Well, you’d be right. …

London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Catwalk Review: Basso & Brooke

A review of the Basso & Brooke catwalk show in the BFC tents at Somerset House, where we got given wine and I bumped into a number of strange characters...

Basso & Brooke by Katie Harnett.
I was running late for this show due to the evil evil cocktails at the Laden Showrooms website launch party in the concrete house at …

London Fashion Week A/W 2010: Holly Fulton

A quick preview in illustrations of the new Holly Fulton collection, as viewed on the static stands. Illustrations by Jenny Robins.

Holly Fulton by Jenny Robins.
Holly Fulton is one of the most exciting designers showing today, so I was pretty disappointed that we didn’t get tickets for this show. Not to …

London Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2010 Menswear Catwalk Review: JW Anderson

24th February 2010, Somerset House. Photography by Matt Bramford and Illustrations by Marnie Hollande

Illustration Courtesy of Marnie Hollande
A beautifully understated collection consisting of coats and trousers in camel almost nude colours, JW Anderson provided colour through a variety of tartans and texture with …

Sustainable Fashion – an oxymoron?

The earth section reflects on London Fashion Week...

Illustrations by Zoe Barker
Sustainable Fashion, what does that mean? This was the question posed by Vanessa Friedman at the beginning of London Fashion Week’s Estethica guide. I approached LFW with …