Created by the British Fashion Council in 1999, New Generation (NewGen) has been a key component to grooming some of the greats of British fashion including Alexander McQueen, Mary Katrantzou and Chr...
London is an underestimated city by the fashion puppeteers because the creativity that emerges is fresh and in your face without a filter for the commercial market. I’ve said on numerous occasions th...
After seven years away from a runway schedule, Joseph Abboud returned into the public domain to present a FW12 collection that expressed an artful masculinity. Taking its cue from the strength and ut...
In a fickle industry where the green issue is too often swept under the rug for an emerging designer, Christopher Raeburn radically changed this tradition when he stormed into our memories banks back...
Known for an obsession with Western culture, Japanese designer Junya Watanabe crafted a nostalgic FW12 collection inspired by workwear. Tractors and train-diggers were teleported into bib-front overa...
Known to be one of the more relaxed tailors resting on Savile Row, Richard James took us on a journey into the sweeping sands of Marrakesh in a SS12 offering entitled ‘Savile Rock the Kasba...
As a avid Vogue magazine collector I noticed a label that dominated the sheets during the late 20’s/early 30’s but more recently on my way back from the Savile Row protest how Belstaff has slowly bee...
When you think of Tommy Hilfiger, the preppy Americana lifestyle of the Hamptons and exclusive country clubs come to mind but for FW12, the American brand explored a new territory in a military theme...
With a firm nod towards the British countryside, RAKE produced an AW12 collection filled with late 60’s and early 70’s inspirations cut into quality clothing. Rusty browns and laden greens marked muc...
What was initially set out to be a brand with an emphasis on jeans changed into a more refined approach through tailored suiting by Shoreditch based brand, Mr. Start. Established by husband/wife duo,...
Anyone who doesn’t understand the importance of the Chinese market is either ignorant or dumb so in a country where the economy is booming and every established designer is flocking to open up ...
London is a hub of creativity so when I initially discovered the quirky designs of progressive knitwear of London based Sibling that oozed British eccentricity it meant one thing and one thing only, ...
In a collection inspired by travel Damir Doma drew on the costumes of the corners of the world in a voluminous FW12 offering. There is no doubt about it that FW12 is a gorgeous collection steered tow...
American designer, Tom Ford is always very quite and private with his collection viewings yet we are always enchanted by his sensual lookbooks and campaigns. FW12 maintains Fords extremely ...
Father/Son duo, Joe and Charlie Casely-Hayford enetered their seventh season, presenting a SS12 collection entitled ‘Touch’. Casely-Hayford develop the raw energy of London’s dynamic culture through ...
As McQ (the Alexander McQueen diffusion line) entered its sixth year of success, Sarah Burton decided to take the line to the runway for the first time , and what better place to host the show than t...
There is no doubt about it that the Alexander McQueen man is flamboyant and adventurous so for Sarah Burton’s fourth season at the helm it was all about the pomp and circumstance. Opting for a presen...
Opening the show with a jet black, back combed mullet and a monochrome suit with a red shoe made a clear statement that the refined Goths were unleashed. From the first look, I knew that this was a s...
Elegant Anarchist’ is how Phillip Lim described his FW12 collection that modernised the British 1960’s punk with styling notes reminiscent a chic New Yorker. Despite the rough reference, the overall ...
Dynamic design duo, Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osbourne presented their AW12 collection within the depths of Milk Studios and oh boy were we impressed. Cuffed raw jeans paired with preppy knits, t...
One thing that I love about men’s day during London Fashion Week is that it allows us to get reacquainted with the tailors from Savile Row. Sitting comfortably at number 1, the prestigious Gieves &am...
2011 CFDA Swarovski menswear award winner, Robert Geller celebrated both his win and tenth anniversary in a SS12 collection that juxtaposed modern sophistication with effortless cool. Geller’s signat...
SS12 marks the end of the Dolce & Gabbana diffusion line, D&G as it is now integrated with the mainline but of course the design duo ended on a high note with a richly patterned collection. W...
When you like of American fashion the first name that springs to mind is Michael Kors. With a company worth $1 billion dollars and his luxury American sportswear continues to be a hit within his SS12...
For John Galliano Homme’s SS12 instalment, Bill Gaytten retained the highly conceptual thread of the Galliano legacy but it was less theatrical than what we would really expect as it edged more on th...
June is always an exciting time for the London Fashion scene because after three or four years of deadlines and lectures, the young designers from the ‘other’ universities (excluding London College o...
One of the reasons for the men’s week initiative coming to London in June is because talented designers such as Omar Kashoura don’t miss out on a place to present. Unfortunately AW12 saw that happene...
Danish designer Astrid Andersen propelled onto the publicdomain during her graduation from the prestigious Royal College of Art in 2010.Graduating at the top of the class wasnt what drew us...
As Thatcher made a swift departure out of the British governmentand the punks of the early 80’s began to transcend upon a new rave scene thatmarked the 90’s it’s fair to say that 1989 Britain represe...
As I came towards the end of the Fashion East Installationscircuit, I swiftly entered the depths of Lee Roach’s AW12 collection.Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get up close and personal with the coll...
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