The Vauxhall Fashion Scout Merit Award gives one designer per season the opportunity to show their work as part of the London Fashion Week off-schedule. As part of the February 2010 fashion week, Hermione de Paula was given the chance... (Continue reading)
On Monday night, just as the security guards were gearing up for the celebrity studded Elle Style Awards, a modest gathering of students, family and the press was taking place in the grand surrounding of the Freemason’s Hall near Holborn,... (Continue reading)
Browns Hotel is a prime example of understated elegance and old fashioned charm. Unlike the modernism and big-hitting celebrity of the nearby Mayfair, Browns retains many of its features from when it was first built in 1837. Glass panelled doors,... (Continue reading)
The emphasis was firmly on fun at the Louise Gray Autumn/Winter 2010 presentation. Models danced around the room to the funky beats of the DJ in the corner, while Louise Gray (wearing her own red patterned trousers and underwear-as-outerwear) stood... (Continue reading)
Harriet’s Muse designers Craig and Cheryl today unveiled their latest collection in a three hour mock photo shoot rather than on the catwalk. ‘Armed and Dangerous’, its collection for autumn/winter 2010, was showcased at Freemason’s Hall in Bloomsbury this afternoon. After... (Continue reading)
Jacob Kimmie revealed his autumn/winter 2010 collection at Vauxhall Fashion Scout last evening. In the front row at the Freemason’s Hall venue in Holborn was ‘Skins’ actress Kathryn Prescott. “Spiritual, enlightened, monastic” were the buzzwords for Kimmie’s ‘Pilgrim’ collection. The inspiration... (Continue reading)
Vintage, feminine style reigned at Orla Kiely’s Autumn/Winter 2010 presentation. Models wandered around 1960s style living rooms; pausing to rest delicately on a chair, or pose against a boldly patterned wall. The collection had a nostalgic charm gained from the muted... (Continue reading)
Charlie Le Mindu loves to shock – and this second collection from the eccentric French celebrity hairdresser does not disappoint. His Autumn/Winter 2010 collection is a celebration of everything ‘haute-coiffure’, particularly the wig, and has been inspired by religious mysteries,... (Continue reading)
Tracy Rose is back for another season at London Fashion Week. She is spotted here in the catwalk tent shortly after Sarah Brown’s speech. Asked whether she would be attending Cheltenham with such imposing headwear, she said it was a... (Continue reading)
Alexander McQueen was reported to have been found dead at his home in Mayfair on 11th February 2010. The statement on his label’s website says: On behalf of Lee McQueen’s family, Alexander McQueen today announces the tragic news that Lee McQueen,... (Continue reading)