NEWGEN & FASHION EAST - LONDON S/S 2012 INSTALLATION NEWGEN MEN began in February 2009, building on TOPMAN and Fashion East’s successful MAN initiative. It has since become instrumental in raising the profile of emerging British designers. Fashion Week Coverage Directed by Indira Cesarine for XXXX Magazine Camera Operator: Olivia HartPhoto Editor: Ginger Gentili
NICOLE FARHI - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Anna Wintour was front row for the Nicole Farhi show. French-born, London-based designer Nicole Fahri’s collection was a contrast of soft chiffon and feminine prints juxtaposed with masculine shapes. Listing her SS12 inspirations as “Flowers, ice cream and lightness.” This collection looks light and fresh…
ONES TO WATCH - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE The Ones To Watch showcase is selected by a panel of judges to springboard a new generation of emerging designers. This years winners were Alice Lee, Malene Oddershede Bach, Phoebe English and Shao Yen. Fashion Week Coverage Directed by Indira Cesarine for XXXX MagazineCamera…
ORLA KIELY - LONDON S/S 2012 PRESENTATION PHOTOS BY XXXX MAGAZINE Irish born Orla Kiely’s collection took inspiration from “Old summer holiday snaps from the forties and fifties and Clare McCardell American sportswear prints inspired by vintage Vogue fashion illustrations” for her SS12 collection. With wearable summer clothes the pieces are playful and childlike, high waisted shirts…
OSMAN - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Osman is Osman Yousefzada from Birmingham. The collection used yellow, pale pink, white, olive green, dark red and royal blue, although colours rarely crossed over outfits. Dresses had cut out hips, slashed necks and symmetrical slits up each side of the skirts. Tailored trousers were…
SPIJKERS EN SPIJKERS - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Dutch sisters Truus and Riet Spijkers created a glamorous and interesting collection with dresses and playsuits constructed of geometric cut fabric panels the flapper style fringed dresses teamed with headbands created a modern 1920s look. Fashion Week Coverage Directed by Indira Cesarine for XXXX…
TATA-NAKA LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW Tata-Naka, Tamara and Natasha Surguladze from Georgia, have created a collection of slouchy jersey maxi dresses, lace vest tops and long skirts with shaped fabric hips or pleats. The collection uses nautical stripes mixed with blocks of magenta, cream grey and blue. The looks created are young and wearable. Fashion…
TEATUM JONES - LONDON S/S 2012 PRESENTATION PHOTOS Designer Teatum Jones presented a collection rich with influences and textures, featuring long silks mixed with shorts and jackets with a cool toned color palette and digitally printed fabrics. Teatum Jones’ SS12 collection examines the sentimental perfection of 1950’s American suburbia and explores the darker side of life behind…
TEMPERLEY LONDON - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Temperley London, the label of British designer Alice Temperley is now in its tenth year and the show had a busy front row with Pippa Middleton, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Peaches Geldof, Laura Bailey, Sheherazade Goldsmith, Jade Parfitt, Jacquetta Wheeler and Poppy Delevingne all in attendance. This…
TODD LYNN - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Canadian Todd Lynn is known for his tailoring. This neutral palette shows off the sharp, androgynous shapes and futuristic cuts. The womenswear includes cage like tops and safety pin panels in suit jackets, sleeveless white shirts and textured knitwear. The menswear mirrors the womenswear with…
TOPMAN DESIGN - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Topman Design is a directional premium collection which is stocked online. The show included cool double breasted suits in pale greys and blues, chunky stripe knitwear, subdued retro paisley prints, tailored short shorts and oriental inspired silk pyjamas. Fashion Week Coverage Directed by Indira…
UNCONDITIONAL - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Unconditional is designed by British designer Philip Stephens from Manchester, England. With an understated, crisp collection of chic white tailshirts, dip dyed tailored dresses and trousers, fabrics draped against more tailored pieces with menswear and womenswear in limited neutrals with hinted flag motifs. Fashion…
ZIAD GHANEM - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Ziad Ghanem has become synonymous with his ‘cult couturier’ label for over a decade. Dramatic, theatrical, gothic, romantic and feminine, this circus freak show of a collection has ostentatious ball gowns, sheer net dresses and veils, men in skirts, children in dresses, models…
ADAM FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Adam’s Spring Summer 2012 collection opened with a panoply of the lilac and sherbet pink tones that reappeared throughout New York Fashion Week. Soft shades were complimented with an airy drift of light, floating materials,which moved in breezy wafts as they clung to the striding feminine form. The feel…
ALDO RISE FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Acting under the conviction that ‘fashion is no longer a commandment, it’s a collaboration,’ Aldo Rise designs literally stepped out onto the runways of New York S/S Fashion Week’s most hot-to-know designers. Collaborations with Preen, JW Anderson, Mark Fast, Cushnie et Ochs and Christian Cota saw the brands versatility reach new levels of…
ALEXANDER WANG FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Alexander Wang channelled chic BMX biker style in his SS 2012 collection in New York this month. Key trends to hit Wang’s futuristic edged catwalk included luminescent fluorescent colours, mesh cut-out layering, leather detailing and graphic retro prints - which edged on both tribal and 80’s gym slip.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObGBdTWtLR0 Split into two distinct look-book chapters, Alexandre Herchcovitch's S/S collection drew on the elegance of mid 20th century silhouettes in an elegant, easy-to wear manner. Matt metallic materials were paired with zesty sherbet tones of yellow and covered in gold and silver thread flower applique which gave the collection an oriental feel. However, this oriental sway…
Australian designer Anna Coroneo’s SS12 collection ‘Sunrise - Sunset’ featured brightly coloured beachwear with organic hand drawn prints combined with monochrome and jet black scarves and cute-cut mini dresses with bright pops of colour in digital and abstract floral designs. Video footage by Jeffrey Gamble Video Editor Ric Servini
Named a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Antonio Azzuolo’s S/S 2012 followed a rebellious route, taking its inspiration from ‘Les Minets,’ a scandalous modern French movement.’ Azzuolo’s pieces reflected the movement’s fantasy with dressing up and causing havoc with a collection which played around with traditional cuts, silhouettes and colour codes. Sharply cut, double-breasted jackets were suited…
BESS FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Having launched Bess in 2000, husband and wife duo Doug and Bess Abraham put together a young, fun collection obviously inspired by all things 90’s. From the wedge platform sneakers to the Bjork/Gwen Steffani hairstyling, this was bright, glittery club-kid glamour with clashing cartoon prints, faux fur and neon, creating…
