Akris AW09 Press Day
Press came to view the Akris AW09 collection at their Old Bond Street store on Tuesday 7th April. Editors were talked through the beautiful architectural pieces that references trapezoids, broken linerarity and 3D by Akris head of marketing and PR Corinne Kunz.
Nicola Griffin
Posted on Tuesday, 7th of April 2009 | Permalink
Fashion and Brand events
Fabris Lane & .Cent Magazine “Triptych” Party
Fabris Lane and .Cent Magazine presented their ‘Triptych’ party at The Wapping Project on the 2nd April to celebrate the launch of the new issue ‘The Spaces In between’, guest edited by Andrew Shoben and greyworld, and the exclusive ‘Illumine’ supplement by Fabris Lane.
Glamorous partygoers including Jamie Winstone, Tim Noble and Roland Mouret partied late into the night to the sounds of Broken Hearts and Jimmy Jeans whilst indulging in an array of cocktails created especially for the event courtesy of Hendricks Gin and Monkey Shoulder whiskey. Icelandic Glacial Water was also to hand to quench the revellers’ thirst.
Capturing the night in their very own ‘flikr’ album, guests played dress up with an array of Fabris Lane sunglasses and vintage clothing, teamed with interesting props before posing the might away in the Rado photo booth with friends.
Guests were also treated to a private view of ‘Dress’, an exhibition recently arrived from the Antwerp Museum of Fashion featuring the outstanding work of first year fashion students.
Louisa Hopwood
Posted on Thursday, 2nd of April 2009 | Permalink
Fashion and Brand events
Akris AW09
Showing in the Musee de L’Homme, press were not only treated to a spectacular view of the Eiffel Tower but also saw a luxurious Akris Fall / Winter collection. Inspired by Architect Tatiana Bilbao and the pavilion in the Jinhua Architecture Park in China, Albert Kriemler designed a collection that referenced broken linearity, trapezoids and 3d textures.
Silhouettes were elegantly sculptural and sensually fitted with a colour palette of grey, black, cinzano and highlights of purple. Fabrics included signature double faced cashmere, embroidery on silk tulle and a digitized skyline print on silk tulle.
Nicola Griffin
Posted on Sunday, 8th of March 2009 | Permalink
Fashion and Runway Shows
Etro Women’s AW09
Veronica Etro created a collection that embodied the essence of the Etro archives - recycling patterns, fabrics and techniques and reinterpreting them in a completely new and unusual way.
Inspiration from the Byzantine era is evident in the richly worked textures especially the richly beaded gold finale dress. A packed UK section of editors enjoyed the upbeat atmosphere and soundtrack by M.I.A and a world away from other sombre collections of the week.
Etro’s Autumn Winter silhouette is a sophisticated mix of 3/4 length tailored high waisted trousers teamed with cropped jackets and delicate mohair knits, elegant dresses embellished in print, fringing or beading teamed with killer heels and slouchy handbags.
Key jacket of the season is a patchwork jacket with tiny flakes of fabrics layered to look like scales - stunning!
Louisa Hopwood
Posted on Monday, 2nd of March 2009 | Permalink
Fashion and Runway Shows
Ferragamo Women’s AW09
The collection was rich, luxurious and featured cashmere and fur coats – all with a guarantee to warm you up! Cristina Ortiz’s 3rd collection for the Ferragamo brand was met with a positive response.
Models sashayed down the catwalk with in bright red lipstick which brightened and complimented the colour palette of rich berry reds, purples, teal blues. An outstanding palest rose leather dress stood out and the finale of revealing black cut out dresses was received with applause. Backstage was awash with journalists and champagne glasses were raised!
Sarah Bruce
Posted on Sunday, 1st of March 2009 | Permalink
Fashion and Runway Shows
Bally AW09 Women’s Presentation
Bally’s AW09 collection is all out glamour!
Perfectly combining sumptuous elegance of the 30s with the soft and sexy tailoring of the 80s. Rich fabrics and textures - velvet, hand-painted silk prints, lace and marabou dominated. Shoes and peep toe boots (ankle and thigh-high) had either a unique gilded lattice heel or gilded lattice detailing.
I’m already saving up for a fabulous slinky marabou and chain coat and the most incredible lace-effect jacket that was made from patent leather and chain.
It will sure be as close to couture as I’ll ever get and will go just perfectly with the chic set of Bally luggage with printed-lace silk lining – all I need now is to book a trip on the Orient Express to show off my wares!
Catherine Chapman
Posted on Saturday, 28th of February 2009 | Permalink
Fashion and Brand events
Benefit at Vauxhall Fashion Scout AW09
This week I was backstage at Vauxhall Fashion Scout checking out this year’s A/W make–up trends. Heading up the team was the lovely Rachel Wood from Benefit, who talked me though all the key looks and trends for next season.
Working across some fab shows including, Alexandra Groover, Harriet’s Muse, Hemyca and Ones to Watch, there was a definite pattern of make-up styles. There were two looks for A/W – the very natural or the extremely dramatic.
For the natural look, Rachel explained that it’s all about getting the right base this year and keeping the eyes and lips and neutral as possible. The dramatic look for A/W is going to be Gothic and Vampish with a pale base, dark eyes and / or plum and red lips.
The Make-up this year was outstanding and I’ll definitely be attempting some of these looks for my next night out!
Persephone Walton-Clark
Posted on Wednesday, 25th of February 2009 | Permalink
Beauty and Runway Shows
Things fashion folk are talking about on the front row # 8 - WHERE’S KANYE?
Seemingly everywhere…
All week we have been reserving seats for Mr West who is in town and keen to be seen front row. After a couple of no shows we were giving up on the American Boy – as the lights dimmed for the Giles show word reached the front row that he was in the house. I will hand over to WGSN for the rest of the story….
GOSSIP: KANYE WEST, who’s been trotting round the womenswear shows in London this week with shaven-headed model and reported new squeeze AMBER ROSE, tried to make a grand entrance at the Giles Deacon show last night by arriving late in nauseating look-at-me showbiz style. But as any true fashion insider knows, it’s best to arrive early to Giles. No matter how late you think it’s running, seats always vanish quicker than Peaches Geldof’s wedding vows.
Stalking the length of the runway, Kanye failed to find a free spot big enough for his mulleted head and eventually reached the top of the catwalk without success. Friendly front-rowers kindly squeezed up enough for one bum cheek, which he rather gentlemanly gave to Rose. Meanwhile he shiftily stood behind the second row with the other standing-ticket holders before a PR scurried backstage to get a fold-up chair. But in Kanye’s defence, we must report that he took it like a man and there were no histrionics or stamping of red Louis Vuitton’s - even though what must’ve been really irksome was that mumsy daytime TV presenter and fashion-scene oddity LORRAINE KELLY had a perfectly comfortable spot a few seats down. Ouch.
Julian Vogel
Posted on Tuesday, 24th of February 2009 | Permalink
Fashion and London Fashion Week
Things fashion folk are talking about on the front row # 7 - BIG LOVE
It’s finally here – LOVE magazine. Well done to Katie and the team. We heard that the 6 months supply has already sold out and another print run ordered. The cover wrap of the International Herald Tribune was a master stroke.
Julian Vogel
Posted on Tuesday, 24th of February 2009 | Permalink
Fashion and London Fashion Week