JENA THEO - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Jena Theo was founded in 2009 by English designer Jenny Holmes and Greek Dimitris Theocharidis before going on to win the Fashion Fringe award the same year. The collection creates soft sculptured silhouettes in luxurious fabrics, using asymmetric pattern cutting, draping fabric, large open…
JOHN ROCHA - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Inspired by “Seaweed, sculpture and handcrafting” Rocha’s collection consisted of elaborate organically woven pieces, they looked natural and organic but had intricate fabric, fur and folded pleat detail. The pieces were dramatic yet simple creating solid silhouettes in black beige and white, with…
KRISTIAN AADNEVIK - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Kristian Aadnevik is a London-based Norwegian fashion designer, who graduated from Royal College of Art in 2002. Opulent and glamorous. His SS12 show at LFW was a feminine and romantic with a slightly gothic feel, floating layered skirts set against sharp tailoring, white, grey,…
KRYSTOF STROZYNA - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Polish designer Krystof graduated in 2007. His debut collection was showcased at London Fashion Week last season. Sharp perfectly fitted pieces with graphic clean lines, asymmetric panel dresses, with soft sashes of fabric in peppermint, camel, lilac, white, strawberry, dusky blue. Fashion Week Coverage Directed…
KTZ - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE KTZ is a collaborative label by Macedonian Sasko Bezovski and Marjan Pejoski and Japanese Koji Maruyama. Using graphic, prints and shapes to create youthful, bold pieces with and a visually exciting collection. Dresses and trousers were adorned with large, lustrous fabric bows. There were heavy…
LAKO BUKIA - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Lako Bukia used a cool colour palate of greys and blues highlighted with deep reds the collection mainly consisted of tailored shorts, oriental necklines, sleek tops and billowing skirts. It was simple in its femininity, with chiffon and silk printed with large poppy-like floral…
LOUISE GRAY - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Scottish born Louise Gray mixes prints, pattern, colour and textures, using woven, embroidered and printed fabrics to create this young, fun and busy collection. This collection was all about layers, prints layered on prints layered on prints... There were cropped jackets of pink and mint…
MATTHEW MILLER SPRING/SUMMER 2012 MARTINE ROSE SPRING/SUMMER 2012 SHAUN SAMSON SPRING/SUMMER 2012 Initially a womenswear project, MAN was set up in 2005, together with Topman and Fashion East, to help launch London’s upcoming menswear designers. This will be MAN’s 13th season at LFW, showcasing promising young designers selected by a panel of industry professionals. Showing on…
MARIA GRACHVOGEL - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Self-taught British designer Maria Grachvogel’s collection was contemporary and wearable with long lose flowing tops and dresses and simple shapes. Flowing fabric came in symmetrical gradient prints of snakeskin, lime green, taupe and coral. Fashion Week Coverage Directed by Indira Cesarine for XXXX MagazineCamera…
MARIOS SCHWAB - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Greco-Austrian Schwab won the Best New Designer award in 2006 and Anna Dello Russo and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld were in the front row of his packed out SS12 show. With see-through lattice panel dresses, cardigan capes and high waisted trousers the collection created elegant silhouettes, stand…
MARK FAST - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Liberty Ross, Tallulah Harlech and Eliza Doolittle were among those in the front row of Canadian designer Mark Fast’s LFW show. The collection built through a gradient fading from cream and beige into yellow through to orange and ending in black. There was an…
MASHA MA - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Masha Ma completed her MA in womenswear at Central Saint Martins in 2008. Her MA collection was selected for show at London fashion week and subsequently bought by Bstore. With this contemporary collection she has worked mixing textures and manipulating fabrics to create multi-layered,…
MEADHAM KIRCHHOFF - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Meadham Kirchhoff is British Edward Meadham and French Benjamin Kirchhoff. The SS12 collection is heavily influenced by Courtney Love and the Babydoll aesthetic. Think colourful, girly, cute and twee, with layered and mismatched pieces with fur, lace, bustles and frills. Fashion Week Coverage Directed…
MICHAEL VAN DER HAM - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Dutch born Van der Ham described his SS12 collection as “Very special textiles and unusual prints as well as intricate pattern cutting” with striking use of bright colour set on white, block colours edging on wrap around skirts and dresses. Patterned shirts tucked…
London based headgear designer Nasir Mazar aims to re-introduce hat wearing. His installation on the way into Louise Gray’s show was inspired by “Cultures in London, nightclubbing and sexy, slutty girls” and showcased ‘grime’ – it was very street and very London. Fashion Week Coverage Directed by Indira Cesarine for XXXX Magazine Photography by: Olivia HartPhoto Editor:…
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…
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…
PAUL COSTELLOE - LONDON S/S 2012 FASHION SHOW VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Having opened LFW for the past 6 season’s veteran Irish designer Paul Costelloe presented a classically chic collection for SS12. Taking inspiration from the film ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane’ the collection aims to mix innocence and danger. A neutral colour palette was mixed with…
A LA DISPOSITION - LONDON F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Titled ‘Utopian Aviary’, A La Disposition brought in a colorful spectacle. Padded shoulders were layered like feathers. Ruffles and capes shaped like wings, structural silhouettes, all fuse in to put out a grand show. Rich reds, burnt orange and aqua…
