Tom Ford is one of my favorite designers. His career took him to the top serving as the former creative director of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent-Rive Gauche (Left Bank). He left the houses in 2004 in two very emotional shows. But after leaving these fashion power houses, he began to build the Tom Ford…
Category: London
Roksanda Ilincic Spring/Summer 2014
Roksanda Ilincic is a Serbian born, London-based fashion designer who has come a long way since her first ready-to-wear collection eight years ago. This season she continued her color exploration and the usage of geometric glass shard prints. There were also full skirts and color blocking used throughout the collection. I have enjoyed seeing Roksanda’s…
Matthew Williamson, Spring/Summer 2014
Matthew Williamson is one of favorite designers who showed at London Fashion Week. I have followed his career for over a decade and saw his rise while serving as the Creative Director of Emilio Pucci for three years fit which perfectly within his design esthetic. In my opinion his usage of color is something that…
Mary Katrantzou, Spring/Summer 2014
Mary Katrantzov is a hot ticket during London Fashion Week. Each season she has evolved her label to explore new ways of designing patterns, prints, and other textiles in every color of rainbow. She understands how to cut her fabrics and mold them into chic dresses, jackets, pants, skirts, and accessories. I would like to…
Burberry Prorsum, Spring/Summer 2014
Christopher Bailey, Creative Director of Burberry Prorsum was the toast of London Fashion Week. Every season he continues to evolve the brand from their beginnings as just a label known for a simple check pattern. For Spring 2014, Bailey was inspired by the English Rose, as always his designs are not always sweet there was…
House of Holland, Spring/Summer 2014
Henry Holland, a British designer who is not afraid of taking a fashion risk, designs the growing label, House of Holland. His Spring 2014 collection merged the themes of Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo + Juliet movie starring Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCapro with chola girl gangs of Mexico City. These two themes offered a romantic…
Paul Smith Spring/Summer 2014
Paul Smith is a British designer who has been in the fashion industry for over three decades. His menswear inspired designs are like a techno-color dream wardrobe for a woman who is not afraid of color. His collection was amazing with suits in all hues of the rainbow. Check out a few of my favorite…
Paul Smith Fall 2013 Collection
Sir Paul Smith is master at creating classic menswear tailoring in womanswear. He has worked to modernize the woman’s wardrobe. This season, the designer showed in London Fashion Week showed bright suits in every shade of the rainbow. Graphic geometric prints were seen in dresses, pants, and suits. The Paul Smith woman if definitely a…
Sass & Bide Fall 2013 Collection
Sass & Bide might not be fashion label you have ever heard but I have been following Australian designers Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass) and Heidi Middleton (Bide)’s rise in fashion since they appeared on America’s Next Top Model during the Cycle 8 Finale in Sydney. According to their website their clothing line “is dedicated to…
Burberry Prorsum Fall 2013 Collection
London Fashion Week would not be complete without the Burberry Prorsum collection. I love Burberry’s creative director, Christopher Bailey because he has the ability to bring so much life to this traditional British fashion label and offer a new twist on the classic trenchcoat. This season’s look was a beautiful mix of textures on the…
Alexander McQueen, Fall 2013 Menswear Collection
Sarah Burton, Creative Director of Alexander McQueen brought the Fall 2013 Menswear Collection to London. Check out my favorite look from the collection. Photo Credit: Flippo Flor/ InDigital /GoRunway Photo Found on Style.com Gavo Capote