London Fashion Week...

24/02/09

House of Holland


The house of holland AW09 collection can be described as nothing but stripey! Taking last seasons "colour blocking" Holland has made this the theme of the latest collection and is constant throughout! Jumpsuits Fur and buttons are present as seen in other catwalk shows! His pastel colours are completely effective in a gradient stripe from head to toe - everything from black to green and in between!!

London Fashion Week...

23/02/09

Luella


Luella's AWO9 Collection is very utilitarian inspired. Lots of Layers, Lots of Pockets and lots of buttons. Great military details – epaulettes, brass buttons – zip detailing at the bottom of cropped trousers and delicious accessories. Luella's trademark prom dresses with an edge came in stripes, metallics, florals and silky fabrics.

Erdem


Erdem Moralioglu Autumn/Winter 09 Collection has "propelled him into a place where he could be the new Christian Lacroix of London" says style.com. His short, doll-like, Empire lined dresses with puffed-up skirts were a step away from his floaty romantic summer collection - "I thought, She's not running free and romantic in the meadows this season," he said. "Now she's visited nightclubs and gone home on the bus."

The cutout black lace applied dramatically to red duchesse satin, and stylized red, purple, and black chrysanthemums or tiny yellow violas embroidered by hand were most certainly entrancing.

London Fashion Week...

22/02/09...

Christopher Kane



Christopher Kane's collection had a running theme of bold stripes and ruffles, whether in tartan print or embellished with sequins they were constant pretty much throughout. Kane does Monochrome, blazers and over size jumpers beautifully, with ruffles and pleats contrasting the basic shaped jumpers/jackets to give some volume and beauty.

PPQ


Ruffles, stripes and checks all piled together - PPQs latest collection is probably one of the more colourful collections for AW09! Mismashed in places with clashing of tartan and stripes. Stripey all-in-one looks quite prison suit inspired! PPQ clashed unthinkable orange and mint, Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker took last seasons colour block trend and updated it with colourful shoes and accessories. Tartan made a reappearance as a cute pinafore dress teamed with a stripy jumper and orange tights, which was much more girly and fun compared to the punk edge which tartan was associated with two seasons ago.

The standout piece in the collection was patchwork quilted coat, which I couldn't imagine anyone wearing in real life, but it is undeniably fabulous. Along with the coat came a string of patchwork dresses which have a vintage feel to them, teamed once again with the colourful tights , made a nice change from the utilitarian neutral look being shown by other designers.

London Fashion Week...

Seeing as I am not dressing at London Fashion Week I thought I would still follow the weeks events by looking at various websites and doing my own mini reports.

So I've compiled together a few images from some catwalk shows into photoshop and put together a few notes...

TOPSHOP UNIQUE...21/02/09


Some of the trends that really stuck out were the huuuuuge chunky knits! Big cowl neck snoods (scarf/hood) the parka jackets, the jumpsuits (obviously). The harem pants are still making an appearance, now the bagginess is incorporated into other items such as dresses, jackets etc using rouches, pleats and folds, even feathers and tassles here and there for decoration. As for colours a lot of bright and pastel colours are on show, ranging from lemons/peaches/lilacs to baby blues and on the darker side we have mustard, and grey, also a hint of grunge as black is back.


Charles Anastase...21/02/09

Charles Anastase's Autumn/Winter 09 collection has a "good girl gone bad" feel to it. He has plunged into grunge by having a rock soundtrack, lots of leather and even tattooed boy models. The show opened with striped blouses, quilted hunting jackets and cord coats with Geography teacher elbow patches, all including the Anastase trademarks of half-mast sleeves and high-slung Martingale belt. Leopard Print Strikes again as seen in Temperley's NYFW catwalk show. And there is an element of Patchwork quilt like fabric - waste not want not, we are in recession after all! A lot of chains, ropes and dirt. Even the word "dementia" embellished onto t-shirts. The shoes were chunky, clunky, platformed and studded. Trends for this season are looking to follow a hard times call for hard looks sort of vibe with the current state of the world and economy.

Alice Temperley at New York Fashion Week AW09...

These are a few outfits from Temperley London at NY fashion week... Harem Pants and Leather are still featuring, mixing it up with the contrasting Floral and Leopard prints. Reds and creams compliment each other nicely with blacks being detailed with geometric shapes! Pom Poms and toy soldier-like hats give the whole collection a bit of a bedtime story feel to it!

Furry Friend...

My bargain fur jacket!
£8.50 from eBay.

Sportswear Pattern Cutting

So I thought it was about time I updated this blog with some of my work...I've uploaded a few pictures i took whilst pattern cutting - modelling on the stand - for my final design.

My final design. Jersey Jumpsuit (Harem Pant Style) with Cropped blazer/shrug.

I've used the loose fit T-shirt block and modified it to create the thin straps and racer back. The t-shirt will then gather into the waist band and i've used the ladies trouser block and used the cowl technique to create bagginess in the pockets.