Autumn is here and it is time to put into practise what it was that London Fashion Weekend taught and revealed to us all....
The Catwalk showcased: Jager London and Manish Arora's Autumn and Winter 2009 full collections, it also featured key pieces from Bernard Chandran; Alexander McQueen; Christian Louboutin; Falke; Hannah Marshall; Bryce D'anice amie; Gianmarco Lorenzi; Kurt Geiger; Misa Harada; Rupert Sanderson; Gemma Slack; Avsh Alom Gur; Brian Reyes; Rebecca Bradley; Bell & Bunty and Jean Pierre Braganza.
Both the high couture and the high street pieces incoroporated the key trends for this season so, as we enter October, we must embrace the changes as it has offically begun. Here are some observations I made:
The Wide shoulders: brought back from the 80s are featured on a basic jersey, resculptured with a small shoulder pad to the full on footballer sillhouettes shown from Bernard Chandran.
The Prints: they are featured every season. However this season, there is more focus on clashing colours, kaledascope prints and exciting new techniques in digital printing. Christopher Kane has empolyed the digital prints in Gorrillas on silk jersey and Alexander McQueen covered suits and leggings by graphical explosions, whilst Giles has opted for the traditonal printing techniques and indulged us with fluro animals.
What it is you need to decide is, what print will you choose and how wide will you go?
keep flare! xx
