PPQ - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker of PPQ , known for dressing music icons like Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty, dedicated their Fall 2012 collection to the apocalyptic romance of winter. This collection showed a more elegant, sophisticated side of the label known for propelling the drainpipe jean trend.…
BACKSTAGE AT PROSE Prose designer, Miriam Lehle, was inspired to create her Fall 2012 collection from an old curtain that she found and cut up into pieces. The collection reflected the colors of the curtain, with midnight, ochre, and chestnut. It also mimicked its detailing, with explosive, dramatic fringe on almost every look that had a…
SHAO YEN - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Shao Yen, a Taiwanese designer, wanted to play with traditional English formal wear in his Fall 2012 collection, "Class," by mixing in stylistic elements from British street and sportswear. Sedate tweeds and tailored blazers were given a youthful edge with additions of fur and leather, in bright orange…
SPIJKERS EN SPIJKERS - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Spijkers en Spijkers Fall 2012 collection, Birds of Paradise, mixed and layered silks to create art deco prints and silhouettes. The look of the show was a demure, 50s shape, that was then taken into the present day through an autumnal color palette, sheer elements, and…
TEMPERLEY LONDON - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW As the title of Temperley London's Fall 2012 collection suggests, it was heavily inspired by sumptuous Renaissance religious paintings from the beginning of the 18th century. However, It was not just paintings that gave the "Renaissance" collection its title, but the word itself, meaning creative…
TOPSHOP UNIQUE - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Turning from the bold, adventurous trends of the past two seasons, Topshop Unique’s A/W 2012-13 collection, under new creative director Kate Phelan, aimed to reinvent the uniform with a good mix of masculine and feminine. The collection featured military-inspired outerwear, a velvet jumpsuit, shirt dresses,…
ZEYNEP TOSUN - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Zeynep Tosun is one of the foremost fashion designers coming out of Turkey, and her futuristic Fall 2012 collection, shown during the House of Evolution show, cemented that reputation. The collection both referenced traditional Japanese garments, and fabrics, with many looks consisting of deconstructed or re-imagined…
