Best of LFW Fall 2013

The London Fashion Week outfits you need to see. 

Mermaids And Mosaic, Oh My! Peter Pilotto SS13

"Mosaic ice queens and bejewelled mermaids" says Vogue.co.uk of the latest from Peter Pilotto. Now that doesn't sound like a very happy idea for a show, now does it? Well, there was certainly nothing warm and fuzzy about this collection, but that didn't make it any less beautiful.

Things started out on a more neutral colour palate before warming up with neon greens, reds and oranges, and finally fading back into those blues/whites/blacks for the final looks. The underwater girl (mermaid, if you will) came through strongly in the peplums and other ruffles, but there was definitely an above-water floral element which fits in nicely with this season's take on the flower.

To tick the final box in the SS13 "how to do print" rule, Pilotto and DeVos added mosaic mirrors in their final looks - something which offered some very interesting possibilities for playing which light when shot for fashion editorials. The message is loud and clear: the standard for print this season is to combine it with innovative craft. What could be cooler?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images vogue.co.uk

Ultimate Eye Candy: Peter Pilotto Cruise 13

London designers seem to have some sort of magical (yes, MAGICAL) print making gene. Think Mary Katrantzou, Jonathan Saunders, and of course Peter Pilotto. PP and Christopher de Vos have completely outdone themselves for cruise 13: the prints are more dazzling than ever, masterfully combined with different textured fabrics and embellishments to give the full effect.

It's clothes like these that make me grateful I have eyes. Look carefully - look at the detail - and look again. I've painfully edited the collection down to my twelve favourites. Consider this the eye therapy you never thought you needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images vogue.it

Outfit Of The Day: Friday

The weather might not be very optimistic, but that's not putting damper on my much needed public holiday. I'm skipping town for a "relaxing" weekend in the country. The iconic inverted commas refer to the fact that I'll be working on assignments most of the time.


That said, no mater how busy we are right now, it's essential that we take some time for rejuvenation. Whatever you'll be doing today you'll probably be doing inside, so crank up the heaters and bring out your new winter dress. Don't have one yet? Here's some great inspiration from (you guessed it) London Fashion Week. (You'd swear they were paying me...)

Friday - Jonathan Saunders
I love this look because it's a great example of how you can take a potentially provocative dress and make it ready for a lunch with friends... Or parents in law. Adding a great formal shirt to a dress like this changes its function completely. You can even turn a summer dress into a winter outfit like this. So innovative.


Other options: bring some warm colours into your winter wardrobe with these...

From left: Christopher Kane, Peter Pilotto, Burberry Prorsum.

London Collections AW12

In case you were wondering, London did it again. This year the (arguably) best group of designers out there took us on another amazing journey of design brilliance and beauty. And on top of that there was the rain at Burberry and the flash mod at Stella. If this is the future of fashion (or at least LFW) we've got a lot to smile about.

...And let's now forget the brilliant minds that made all this possible. They're a rather attractive lot.

You can thank Peter Pilotto for bringing the puffa jacket back - it's not just for Avatars.

Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos

House of Holland plays with shapes and has fun doing it.

Henry Holland

 

Dark and twisty... You know you love it. Christopher Kane.

Christopher Kane

This nurse definitely got the memo! (Doctor Simone Rocha sent it out.)

Simone Rocha

Hear the rustling leaves and feel the soft sunlight on your skin while walking thought the park in your Erdem dress.

Erdem Moralioglu

I'm out of compliments of for Mary Katrantzou. Make your own.

Mary Katrantzou

A unique brand of fun. It can only be Meadham Kirchhoff.

Edward Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff

There's something so workable about Jonathan Saunders.

Jonathan Saunders

Nobody's allowed to rain on a Burberry Prorsum parade.

Christopher Bailey

Paint the town blue, yellow and green in Stella McCartney evening wear .

Stella McCartney

 

 

 

The Peter Pilotto Palate: AW12

Don’t they look great together? Peter Pilotto treated us with another generous helping of eye-dazzeling prints this season. Thanks to this collection, the puffa jacket is no longer associated with Ugly Betty, my best AW12 dress watch has yet another serious contender, and the line between commercial clothing and the art of fashion has never been so thin.

I wonder, is James Cameron aware of this label? Because if avatars wore clothes…

Get lost in the kaleidoscope…

Images: style.com