London Fashion Week Sponsor: Day Six
Monday, February 20th, 2012
We’re proud to support Vauxhall Fashion Scout as part of London Fashion Week this season. London Fashion Week has begun with the finest in new talent being showcased during Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s time at Freemason’s Hall again for the A/W 2012 season. We’ve summed up some of the new designs and trends we’ve seen throughout the day below at Vauxhall Fashion Scout, and will be throughout London Fashion Week.
Day Six
E. Tautz provided exquisite Saville Row tailoring in vibrant designs. Hidden bright coloured linings and hints of reds or blues throughout the collection added a younger more modern edge to slim fitting trousers, jackets and scarves.
Black, grey and blue were seen throughout the Baartmans and Siegel collection. A range of puffa jackets, suits, and loose fitting trousers were styled using various fabrics including faux fur, suede and reflective fabrics, with winter accessories to keep your ears warm and rain from your eyes also featuring.
Designer Kim Choong-Wilkins showcased Bodybound, a mix of metallic, gold and clear fabrics to create key items including PVC overcoats, and metallic gold coats.
Joseph Turvey showcased a range of pieces that included t-shirts and jumpers adorned with prints of male faces on the fronts and backs. A number of items moved away from the masculine inspiration to include feminine atributes such as pink flower cut outs and floral jackets.
Tobefrank featured suit jackets, oversized jumpers and tailored shirts using different blends of wool and fabrics to help create the pieces. The collection was created by Frank Philips who was inspired by Charles Dickens whilst crafting the designs.
Julian Zigerli exhibited a high end sports edge range including rugged outerwear and accessories constructed from new age swiss fabrics.
Images courtesy of the team at Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s The Fashion Scout Blog
Day Five
Ji Cheng exhibited Chinese fashion and culturally inspired designs at the start of day five of London Fashion Week at Vauxhall Fashion Scout. Modern tailoring, minimalist designs combine with touches of the orient and colours that include silvers, heated reds and oranges, and calming neutral shades.
Rohmir showcased her collection of tailored knitwear, trousers and dresses created from luxurious fabics including silk and satins in golds, reds and blues. Her influence for many of the designs and colours used came from the trade network between Asia and the West.
Natural tones and primary colour blocking were seen throughout the Leutton Postle collection of carefully crafted knitwear and patch work.
Using only the finest luxury silk, leathers and suedes, the Math collection showcased sportswear like styles in strong tailoring combined with functional designs. Colour panels in bright tones appeared amongst greys and black fabrics.
Images courtesy of the team at Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s The Fashion Scout Blog
Day Four
Inbar Spector provided a lasting memory for opening shows as day four arrived. The regal, empowering hair and make up created by the teams at Toni and Guy and Body Shop persuaded you into the fantasy dream being performed on the catwalk. Pale greens, oranges and pinks were used to produce pieces with presence enhanced with large ruffled fabrics and tightly cut bodices, with a number of dresses appearing as if to float through the room. The collection was complemented by combining the dresses with intricate bejeweled head pieces, shown below, designed by Lara Jensen who drew inspiration from Faberge pieces to produce fragile yet colourful head wear.
Autumn arrived in the form of Prose during day four at Vauxhall Fashion Scout. Deep blues and browns, through to rich yellows appeared on trousers and long skirts in the collection with the use of natural feathers and woolen jumpers featuring cut outs and meshes creating depth to many of the pieces.
Lako Bukia created a futuristic, wearable and fun collection in metallic tones and shades of black. Length was used to create shapes from short and light fabric skirts, to long gowns and dresses featuring mirrored pieces adorning the body of the dresses. Whilst warm wool coats and tailored pencil trousers helped break up the collection into interchangeable pieces.
Images courtesy of the team at Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s The Fashion Scout Blog
Day Three
Prophetik opened day three with an equestrian and English countryside theme running through most pieces being exhibited. Tweeds and deep reds crossed with golden hues of cream and embroidery adorned gowns and dresses.
The Ubuntu International Project showcased a range of pieces created by South African designers; Clinton Lotter, Frankli Wild and Jose Hendo. Deep blues and hues of black in suede allowed Lotter to create slimline feminine pieces, Wild used delicately beaded designs to cover dark catsuits in African art, and Hendo created varied silhouettes in earthy tones.
Focus Nigeria showcased pieces from Ayo Van Elma’s African prints, Zohi Taglit’s constrasting print street wear, and House J’ola used prints and sequins in heated tones to bring an modern edge to the designs. Femenine and clean silhouettes were seen throughout the designs.
Pam Hogg was one of the most anticipated shows of the schedule so far at Vauxhall Fashion Scout, here is her ‘Wild Life’ collection.
Images courtesy of the team at Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s The Fashion Scout Blog
Day Two
An array of pink and purple floral pieces opened the second day at Vauxhall Fashion Scout, with Elisa Palomino showing off her Florine Stettheimers ‘Crystal Flowers’ inspired collection. Silk and velvet adorned the models with full length dresses detailing floral burnouts and prints, with large floral head pieces and veils accessorizing the collection in vivid tones.
Colour blocking highlighted with gold accessories featured throughout Mattijs showcase. The power of the feminine form was enhanced by tailored suits and abundantly pleated pieces creating confident silhouettes.
Alice Lee combined modesty with eroticism for her show displaying form fitting and relaxed fabric use. Gothic shades with whips of futuristic colours throughout added to the conservative but risky pieces.
Spijkers en Spijkers displayed a classic twist on the shape and silhouettes created with the use of prints and textures in darker shades of blues and purple, and warmer shades of natural hues of orange. Geometric designs and wide leg suits featured including a gently tailored tuxedo.
Bernard Chandran displayed high collar, heavily embellished pieces created from lighter materials in monochrome shades. A range of fur and quilted fabrics were used to enhance the textures highlighted with light accessorizing.
Carlotta Actis Barone ended day two with a fantastic display of beautifully embellished pieces displaying cut away bodices on feminine solhouettes. Detailed lace work and silks were widely used in some metallic colours and darker shades, blue and purples.
Images courtesy of the team at Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s The Fashion Scout Blog
Day One
Fam Irvoll opened Vauxhall Fashion Scout with a bold collection of feminine, fictional characters keeping to her use of cartoon figures. Vibrant colours throughout made sure the pieces stand out with colour-blocking thick outlines and bright purple and greens. A mix of graphic designs from monsters to dinosaurs naturally worked on both classic and childrens styles.
Anne Sofie Madsen featured her hand-drawn illustration designs during the days One to Watch showcase with neat tailoring of graphic covered pieces. Pale colours with hues of natural shades helped piece together tribal style designs.
The use of delicate colours including sky blue, faint pink, mint green and cream were present in all of Myrza de Muynck pieces. A play on youthful sportswear, her thickly knitted items paired perfectly alongside the lightest of fabrics.
Ancient Chinese culture inspired Nova Chiu and her use of astonishing colours and textiles. Luxurious amounts of fur in vivid colours and gold embroidery added to the impact created by the designs, showcasing Nova’s particular approach with fabric design.
Georgia Hardinge, Merit Award Winner from last season at Vauxhall Fashion Scout, ended the days shows with a feminine take on mens tailoring using bright accent colours enhancing the artwork designs covering her pieces. A mix of tie-dye prints and thick knitwear appeared throughout the collection.
Images courtesy of the team at Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s The Fashion Scout Blog
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Fantastic show!!
Posted by: Michiko NIshikawa on February 24th, 2012,