LFW

"Vodafone London Fashion Weekend is the ultimate shopping destination for all the latest trends. Held at Somerset House from 23rd-26th February 2012, it's the place to shop your wardrobe for the season ahead."

I was down in London last week for the start of London Fashion Weekend, which is a mini showcase of up and coming UK designers. Not only is it set in SummerSet House where most of the LFW catwalks take place, its also a premium designer fashion destination with a heap of labels all there. Designer such as Almost Famous, House of Harlow, Aqua, Elizabeth Lau and House of Lauza all had a place at the event selling their items.


Hosted by Zoe Hardman (the one of take me out the gossip) - the show that im completely in love with, she was all about "celebrating london fashion" and to be fair after another successful LFW its true. We were all there to embrace London Fashion, all the girls that had come down from all over the country with their own unique take on fashion put into one room, all because the love fashion. I'ts a great thing.  Their were two designer catwalk shows, and two themed catwalk shows, which are both up and coming trends for spring/summer 2012.

PRIM ROSE

Providing a much needed antithesis to the bright colour blocking trend, our Miss Prim Rose experiments with dreamy hazy pastels for Spring Summer. Taking inspiration from various designer collections such as Philip Lim 3.1 S/S12,Louis Vuitton S/S12 and Twenty8Twelve S/S12 as shown to the left.

She mixes sorbet shades with white to create a clean, summery palette, keeping silhouettes traditional and of course prim and proper styling. Prim Rose always wears a collar; cute and clipped, and keeps everyone guessing with a fluctuating hemline. Don’t be afraid to match your hues, or rainbow them up to the max. The subtlety of the tone allows experimentation, and when in doubt – add a cardigan and a brooch.

GAME ON

With the Olympics coming to London in the summer the sporting influence is impossible to avoid, so we’ve embraced the notion of sports luxe with aplomb. Taking inspiration from various designer collections such as Isabel Marant S/S12,Felder Felder S/S12 and Alexander Wang S/S12 as shown to the right. IMAGES TAKEN FROM STYLE.COM

Combining techno fabrics with beautiful silks; retro sportsbrand sweaters cropped a la Fame for some Eighties cool and bright red accent pieces, this trend really gives us some old school street style. Think Harlem, think Brooklyn, think Run DMC – but refine and redefine. Take a lead from Richard Nicoll by mixing cashmeres and silk jerseys, and do as Christopher Raeburn did and work a very practical anorak (available in a plethora of colours) into your outfit. Print jackets and leggings are also key; get them clashing gloriously as seen at Peter Pilotto and Basso & Brooke, or matching even to your motorbike helmet as seen across the pond at the Alexander Wang show in NYC. I

I've never been to a catwalk show, and I was extremely excited. The energy when your watching a catwalk show is electric, and i'm not going to lie a lot of us were just wanting to dance away to the music. Their were full collections from Holly Fulton and Antipodium, both of whom recieved high praise for their stunning s/s12 lines. It was a great experience going to the events, and i really hope I get to go back next year with placement hopefully being more involved in the process of it.






Here are some pictures from SummerSet House, and Some of Being out in LDN