Posts Tagged ‘Womenswear’

London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Catwalk Review: PPQ

Hmm, how best to finish a back-to-back day of shows on day one of fashion week? With a PPQ party, of course! It was all about the 1990s at their catwalk show at Somerset House on Friday 16 September…

PPQ S/S 2012, illustrated by Tina Reidy
What a difference a season makes. This time six months ago I was still moaning to my insufferable friends about how I had waited …

London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Catwalk Review: J. JS Lee

A rather quiet crowd in the Portico Rooms at Somerset House saw Jackie JS Lee's debut salon show on the morning of Sunday 18 September…

J. JS Lee S/S 2012, illustrated by Claire Kearns
Korean born J. JS Lee (first J for Jackie) hosted a salon show on the sunny Sunday morning of fashion week in …

London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Catwalk Review: Bernard Chandran

I never miss Bernard Chandran's shows, even if they are a schlep to get to - and I wasn't disappointed this time on Friday 16 September at Il Bottaccio.

Bernard Chandran S/S 2012, illustrated by Gabriel Ayala
I feel like myself and Bernard Chandran are good pals. He’d probably see it differently, but the first show I ever saw …

London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Catwalk Review: Jean-Pierre Braganza

Jean-Pierre Braganza showed his Spring/Summer 2012 collection Praxis in the BFC tents at LFW. In the crowd were fashion writing legends Colin McDowell and Hilary Alexander, who was spotted scribbling away over sculptural lines paired with some very high heels.

Jean Pierre Braganza S/S 2012 illustration by t.reidy
This show was definitely a bit of a calmer affair from the start, which can’t be said for every show at the first …

London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Presentation Review: Teatum Jones

You can't help but get all emotional when designers get a presentation right in this miserable financial climate. Teatum Jones did just that: putting on a great show at the RSA on Friday 16th September 2011.

Teatum Jones S/S 2012 by Faye West
On Friday afternoon I took myself up the Strand to the RSA’s grand London venue, a little past the Savoy. It’s a bloody nightmare …

London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Catwalk Review: Corrie Nielsen

Corrie Nielsen returned with her inimitable (and wonderfully bonkers) shapes, showing in the Old Sorting Office on Friday 16 September. Fabulous illustrations courtesy of Joana Faria and Claire Kearns!

Illustration by Joana Faria
The My Beautiful Fashion venue is once again this season at the Old Sorting Office – a cavernous venue with an eery feeling of days gone by. …

Jasper Garvida: London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Preview Interview, part two

The second part of the Jasper Garvida London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 preview interview! Jasper talks about his inspiration for the new collection.

Jasper Garvida illustration from the S/S 2012 collection
A main inspiration for the S/S 2012 collection is the painting Autour d’un Point by Frantisek Kupka, which gave the collection its name. …

Charlotte Taylor: London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Preview

Charlotte Taylor has become known as a print virtuoso – using weird but wonderful designs such as penguins, ants, lobsters and robots to adorn her work. She will be showing her new S/S 2012 collection at London Fashion Week from this Friday.

Charlotte Taylor S/S 2012 Wide Leg Trousers by Gilly Rochester
It was last year that a good friend introduced me to the brilliant and uplifting work of Charlotte Taylor. As I …

Jasper Garvida: London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Preview Interview, part one

An interview with the talented, warm and hospitable womenswear designer Jasper Garvida over a cup of tea, just before he reveals his upcoming Spring/Summer 2012 collection.

Jasper Garvida S/S 2012 illustration by Aliyah Hussain
There is nothing I love more than a designer that approaches their creations like an artist about to create a masterpiece that’s also …

Montreal Festimania 2011: Festival Mode et Design Review – Jean Paul Gaultier Bourgeoises Sans Age

Festival Mode et Design Montreal kicked off on Wednesday 3rd August 2011 with an exclusive retrospective catwalk show put together by Jean Paul Gaultier to celebrate his exhibition at the Musee de Beaux-Arts de Montreal. It was amazing.

Jean Paul Gaultier by Becky Smout.
Festival Mode et Design Montreal kicked off properly for both myself and the public with the final late night catwalk show on Wednesday evening.

Jean Paul …

Illustrated Interview between Kate Nash and Rebekah Roy

At the first ever Industry networking event, Kate Nash is interviewed by her stylist Rebekah Roy. This illustrated version of the event features the talents of Claire Kearns, Avril Kelly, Sumi Senthi and Sandra Contreras

Kate Nash by Avril Kelly
I’m not sure how many of you are (or should I say were) familiar with the Fashion Business Club, but for those who aren’t, the FBC …

Graduate Fashion Week 2011 Gala Awards Show: Womenswear Print

So much love for the print designers at the Gala Awards. My very favourite designer of all was Meg Cornwell of Bournemouth University but there was some lovely stuff from Christina Economou, Dominque Kral, Marissa Owen and Shirana Chavda too.

Meg Cornwell by Madi.
I am sure my regular readers will not be surprised to hear that it was the print designers who won my heart at the Graduate Fashion Awards …

Graduate Fashion Week 2011 Gala Awards Show: Womenswear Knitwear and Tailoring

Monochrome ruled for the new wave of womenswear graduates. Standout collections from award winner Rory Longdon, Ume Sacraine and Charlotte Waters. Fun stuff too, from the likes of Rachel Cogley.

Charlotte Waters by Claire Kearns.
Now for the real meat of the Graduate Fashion Week Gala Awards show… the womenswear on show. Here are those designers who concentrated on tailoring, textures …

Royal College of Art: Fashion Design Graduate Show 2011 review. Womenswear Accessories.

Amazing bags from Anna Schwamborn and brilliant wide brimmed hats from Paul Stafford.

Anna Schwamborn by Lorna Scobie.
A couple of the collections on the catwalk at the RCA graduate show focused on accessories, namely millinery and bags.

Alexandra Gold opted to make the most …

Royal College of Art: Fashion Design Graduate Show 2011 review. Womenswear Knitwear.

Love a bit of knitwear. Especially when it's by one of these talented RCA graduate designers: watch out for Hannah Buswell, Ruth Green and Helen Turner in the years to come.

Hannah Buswell by Kristina Vasiljeva.
RCA knitwear design is out of this world. Naturally I was particularly keen on the really bright bold oversized collections, but there were plenty of more …

Central Saint Martins: Ba Fashion Graduate Show 2011 review. Womenswear tailoring.

A bunch of womenswear designers loosely grouped as tailoring: my favourites are Tracey Wong, Satoshi Kuwata and Khrystyna Fomenko. But check out also James Nolan, Mathilde le Gagneur, Li Wai Yin, Hannah Barr and Christopher Tai.

Tracey Wong by Laura Frame.
Womenswear tailoring at Central Saint Martins centred around a classical monochrome base exemplified by James Nolan, who opened the whole show with a high collared nanny …

R/H Label, fashion design from Finland: meet Hanna Riiheläinen and Emilia Hernesniemi

R/H Label are a new Finnish design label from Helsinki whom I met on my trip to Moscow. I was instantly impressed by their playful, colourful, girly aesthetic with an edge. Here's what I discovered about the lovely duo behind the brand.

Hanna Riiheläinen and Emilia Hernesniemi of R/H Label.
I met Hanna Riiheläinen and Emilia Hernesniemi of R/H Label on my trip to Moscow, where they came by train (very jealous) to …

An interview with fashion designer James Hock

We have a chat with the fashion designer about his latest collection Kpixoos Kaabos for A/W 2011 and find out what kind of woman wears James Hock…

James Hock A/W 2011, illustrated by Jaqueline Kishi
For some time, James Hock has been on our radar as an extraordinary, rising talent. Finally, we got the chance to speak to …

British Fashion Designers at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia A/W 2011: James Long

Lulu Kennedy and Fashion East headed to Moscow to showcase three hot British designers: here's my review of James Long's A/W 2011 catwalk reprise on Sunday 3rd April.

James Long A/W 2011 by Sam Parr.
As part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia and in tandem with the British Council initiative that brought us over to Moscow three British fashion …