London Fashion Week - I Report For Xtaster From The Front Row, Pt 2

It’s been a rainy week; rain, rain, rain – all day. But the magnificent designers at London Fashion Week gave us more than enough reason to get up and go out.

Estimates say that more than 5000 visitors from all over the world came to see the London fashion circus. Visitors including buyers, journalists, photographers and TV and radio crews flocked to see the innovative designs for A/W10.

Erdem, who has now joined the rank of fashion’s superstars, showed they are not just about beautiful dresses anymore. Roksana Ilincic took colour to another level. Christopher Kane showed that next autumn/winter is all about tailoring, and decorating plain pieces to make them stick out.

Erdem

Christopher Kane

We marvelled at pinafore dresses by Marios Schwab and watched Madame Kirchhoff’s designs, which changed the whole mood of the show.

Jaeger London and Burberry Prorsum focused on outerwear. Jaeger in the form of traditional fabrics such as camel hair and sheepskin leather, and Burberry presented a lot of military-style coats. Burburry also managed to bring Hollywood to the front row with stars like Kate Hudson, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Vogue's Anna Wintour turning out to see Christopher Bailey’s creations.

Jaeger London

Burberry Prorsum

Designers were also exploring a new way of showing their work - via elaborate films like the one from Hussein Chalayan and outstanding acting presentations from Christian Blankens.

Overall we saw a lot of hard-edged, dark-hued and leather clothes. Texture, printed, one-shoulder dresses seem to be the next big thing. The paper-bag waist will be back; also aviator jackets and velvet fabrics will soon dominate styles on the street.

While London Fashion Week has now come to a close, it will return in all its splendour in September, so stay tuned for more then.

Pictures courtesy of London Fashion Week