Photography by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage
Photography by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage
Photography by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage
Photography courtesy of Peter Pilotto
Photography by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage
Photography courtesy of Tom Ford
Photography by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage
Photography by Samir Hussein/WireImage
Photography by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
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Burberry Prorsum Fall 2014
Trend: Couturified
Luxe is one word that comes to mind for Fall 2014 at London Fashion Week.
This season, there has been an overwhelming use of lush fabrics, unexpected technique and a new level of intricacy in almost every collection. Decorative art was the theme at Burberry Prorsum, where Christopher Bailey took his well known aesthetic to the next level by hand painting pieces and personalizing accessories for each model on the runway (their initials were on each of the finale ponchos). Both John Rocha and Simone Rocha used sculpture and laser cuts in their pieces.
Mary Katrantzou showed mindblowing Greek-inspired dresses that looked as though been delicately assembled together by string. Jonathan Saunders and Roksanda Ilincic also had 3D dresses made up of laser cutouts almost resembling layered leaves, while Erdem‘s collection had numerous dresses that look like they were constructed from a reinterpreted lace-like fabric. Christopher Kane finished his show with a grouping of ethereal mega-folded organza dresses that caused a gasp in the room when the first one came out. To boot, many designers opted to use multiple techniques in one garment creating unbelievable visual impact.
Burberry Prorsum Fall 2014
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Christopher Kane Fall 2014
Trend: Couturified
Christopher Kane Fall 2014
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Jonathan Saunders Fall 2014
Trend: Couturified
Jonathan Saunders Fall 2014
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Erdem Fall 2014
Trend: Couturified
Erdem Fall 2014
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Peter Pilotto Fall 2014
Trend: Embellishment
This is another trend we have really seen over the last few seasons and it’s not going anywhere. In fact, it just keeps getting bigger and bolder. Nearly every major collection this week had some form of bling to it. At Mary Katrantzou, pieces were so intricately and cleverly embellished that they looked like big colourful embroidered badges. Christopher Kane, Roksanda Ilincic and Peter Pilotto also seem to have committed themselves to this growing trend in their Fall 2014 collections. All three of these influencers cleverly used some form of appliqués (beading, embroideries or sequins) to add a textural element to an already interesting silhouette.
Peter Pilotto Fall 2014
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Mary Katrantzou Fall 2014
Trend: Embellishment
Mary Katrantzou Fall 2014
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Tom Ford Fall 2014
Trend: Colour
Mary Katrantzou, Peter Pilotto and Burberry all showed bold and colourful pieces in their collections, breathing new life into familiar shapes. Christopher Kane also followed suit, using neon yellow and pastel pink throughout, while Tom Ford used red as an accent colour to a mostly black collection.
Tom Ford Fall 2014
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Roksanda Ilincic Fall 2014
Trend: Colour
Roksanda Ilincic Fall 2014
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Topshop Unique Fall 2014
Trend: Slouchy pants
Whether cropped or full length, nearly every collection had a version of a men’s style slouchy pant. Often paired with a loafer or flat there is something sexy about this silhouette (although I can bet that nearly every man would argue otherwise). Pringle of Scotland, Topshop and Paul Smith all had their own versions but I have to say the cropped ones were amongst my favourites.
Topshop Unique Fall 2014
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Jonathan Saunders Fall 2014 Shoes
Trend: The Pointy shoe
Ladies, pull those pointy pumps back out because Fall 2014 looks like a pump-plenty season. Notice how shoes are often modified every season—just enough to make you feel like you need to buy new ones? Well I have to say the classic, regular, traditional, pointy, basic stiletto looks like it has made a strong comeback. Pringle of Scotland, Jonathan Saunders and Marios Schwab all featured their own take on a basic pointy pump. And for those who favour things more down to earth, we spotted pointy flats on the Fall 2014 runways as well, which were often the product of a collaboration with British designer Nicholas Kirkwood.
Jonathan Saunders Fall 2014
We’ve just wrapped another stellar round of London Fashion Week and it has just solidified that the British designers have made a huge impact globally with their prestigious labels, creativity and innovative approach to fashion. Here are some of the top trends developing from the Fall 2014 collections:
Anais Pouliot at Temperley London shot by Mike Marsland/WireImage
Day two of London Fashion Week was a day of literal show themes. First off was Moschino Cheap & Chic, showing in London for the first time—its “Make Up Your Life” Fall collection set in Portland Place (random factoid: this is near the Portland Hospital, where everyone from Victoria Beckham to Claudia Schiffer have given birth). Before the show, we were treated to cocktails and lemonade in the grand living room of a Georgian house; makeup chairs had also been set up to go along with the theme, though the Brit celebs I spotted—Nicola Roberts, Pixie Lott, and a pregnant Peaches Geldof—didn’t seem to take notice. Also present: Olivia Palermo.
Take a thematic cue from the runways to put a little extra fizz in your holiday party à laGucci’s, Louis Vuitton’s, and Jil Sander’s Fall 2011 collections.
JOHN ROCHA Fall 2009. Steve Hart/Zumapress.com/Keystone Press
In John Rocha’s Dover Street shop the other day, I inquired about a couple of large wire-frame rabbits. “Oh, those were going to be hats,” a charming salesboy replied, “but it turned out to be too much, so we left them as sculptures.”
“Too much?” I said, disbelieving. “For the British?”
