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London Fashion Week: Where New Fashion is Born

Schedules make it almost impossible to cover both (you would have to fly from New York at night on the 13^th after the Calvin Klein show and wake up at 7 AM in London to attend the Antoni & Alison opening show at the Somerset House).

Some do manage it (Anna Wintour, Tim Blanks or Hilary Alexander what is usually referred to as biannual “fashion tour”), but unless you’re a superhero, you still probably have to choose, and you’d better choose well if you don’t want to regret it for the rest of the week.

This season though, it seemed quite easy to pick one of those destinations.

According to Chelo Martinez, a marketing director at the show: “Fashion season kicked off in August for the team with Copenhagen Fashion Week, followed by fashion week in Madrid then Valencia and now London. We scout for the best emerging talents to sell their collections on our platform (picked by UK newspaper The Independent as one of the 50 best online clothing shops) and LFW is undoubtedly the biggest event on the world’s creative stage.”

Added journalist Lara Antonioni: “You always discover new aspects of fashion during LFW.”

Caroline Charles‘ Polynesian-inspired collection was classic in cuts and yet so fancy and daring in prints (especially those Caribbean fish print), while Unconditional’s back transparent strips used on colorful androgynous looks totally seduced us.

Sass & Bide brought a bit of Australia to London with their origami-based dresses and skirts which soon transformed into neon and sequined pants and dresses, all of this perfectly accessorized with glamorous golden jewelry.

KTZ closed this first day with a show that only London can offer: baroque-inspired platforms teamed with white lace overalls, black shiny plastic pants and skirts: pieces fashion editors will be delighted to feature in futuristic editorials.

Caroline Charles, Unconditional, Sass&Bide, KTZ

The first one made his models follow a yellow neon tape line on the floor of an immaculate white studio while the second one introduced his collection offering the audience tennis ball shaped chewing gums. As everyone had understood by the beginning of the show, David Koma found his creativity in tennis, and the pleated skirts teamed with net-inspired tops confirmed the ability of the designer to come up with elegant and sporty pieces.

As for Richard Nicoll, he mainly proposed for his SS13 zipper skirts and dresses made of cotton or plastic, along with oversized jumper for a sports and casual look.

David Koma, Richard Nichols

Highly eccentric shows were also presented this week, among which five drew our attention!

Louise Gray’s Barbie-inspired collection was so haut-en-couleur it would almost be impossible to give an exhaustive list of all the tones she used, though there is something we are quite sure of: fashion lovers will kill for those pied-de-poule yellow wedge shoes and graphic print knitted cardigans.

Corrie Nielsen‘s futuristic silhouettes were absolutely breathtaking while Meadham Kirchhoof 18^th century set transformed the circular neon-lit Topshop venue into a reduced-size Versailles salon.

Holly Fulton let’s-go-to-the-beach collection was lively, colorful and the prints used represented one of the most sophisticated patterns seen this week!

Last season they had used human cell prints on skirts, this season the duo Maki Aminaka and Marcus Wilmont proposed striped print inspired by salmon skins, used on masterly tailored dresses and skirts.

Louise Gray, Meadham Kirchhoof

Holly Fulton and Aminaka Wilmont

Some designers like to take risks, all the while keeping it under control and still assuring the commercial success of their collections.

It was the case of JW Anderson, whose collection featured fabric superposition and pure lines, as well as Simone Rocha’s, who played the originality card with her plastic platform shoes teamed with flower lace dresses and delicate coats.

Nicole Farhi stuck to the brand’s DNA with a minimalistic collection which included a beautiful autumn leaves print used on a voluminous skirt and incredible pleats covered with cream leather on the reverse: exquisite detailing.

Hearts were everywhere in Osman’s collection, though surely the most impressive piece was this fuchsia large trench coat worn with electric blue mid-calf pants for a color blocking look!

Topshop Unique‘s design proved to be highly efficient with simple cuts and bright prints, a collection which will surely be a hit in stores.

Nicole Farhi, Simone Rocha

JW Anderson, Unique

Philip Treacy was one of them: it was 9:30 at the Royal Court of Justice when Lady Gaga dressed in a fuchsia full cape opened the show, letting it an army of Michael Jackson inspired models, each of them wearing architectural hats, releasing on their way an incredibly amount of positive energy.

“It’s fundamental to work on contrast: it’s all about finding the right balance between simplicity and complexity,” said Marcus Wilmont during an interview held just after the end of his show, closing this edition of LFW.

Burberry Prorsum, Lucas Nascimento

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Negarin’s SS13 collection continues the brands love affair with travel and practical clothing.

This season Negarin travels back in time to revisit the late 60’s with a touch of the 30’s. Inspired by the empowering women of these eras, this collection focuses on clean, confident and versatile shapes in shades of Milk, Mushroom, Pale Turquoise, and Periwinkle. These fresh and sophisticated tones are brought to life with injections of earthier Lobster tones. For the first time, the palette is translated into a
fluid and soft-coloured hyper-real balloon print. A minimalistic top in the balloon print worn with Milk colour capri trousers gives a playful effect. Negarin’s second print is her traditional deco mosaic which combines soft pales with Periwinkle and Lobster. A mosaic print A-shape dress with a wide mandarin overstitched collar represents the adaptation of these inspiring eras into modernity.

For SS13 shapes are charming, giving a nod to the whimsical mood of the 1960’s and the 1930’s. Pin tucking, top-stitching, notched sleeves and collars further reflect Negarin’s obsession with intricate detailing. Silk ruff collar and modern overlapping chelsea collared blouses, triple-collar cotton shirts, and crepe elongated tie collar shirts can be worn with elegantly tailored mid-calf slit skirt, printed or in solid
colours.

A new addition to the brand, silk and cashmere geometric intarsia knits, accent the focus on high quality and cohesiveness of the collection. Worn with elegantly tailored trousers, shorts and skirts offer the sophisticated and empowered look.

A mercury finished crepe de chine long dress with an elegant shoulder knot accentuates the flapper spirit of the 30’s and sets the mood for Negarin’s dress collection. From pin-tuck-waisted silk dresses, and soft knotted silk dresses to strict and crisp modern stretch cotton and linen A-line dresses, the savvy and confident style of the 60’s and 30’s is innovatively interpreted.

Wool-mix jacquard, modern seersucker and linen cotton mix jackets play with trapeze-shapes, raglan sleeves and funnel collar detailing, yet offer a clean minimalistic blazer design.

A water resistant Periwinkle and Mushroom cotton rain mac and a stretch cotton summer coat in pale tones finish the cohesive and smartly structured 34- piece collection.

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To view the full collection please visit negarinlondon.com.

 
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