Winner Rasa Abramaviciute & models, Middlesex University, FAD 2010
Student designer Rasa Abramaviciute scooped the top prize at the 2010 F.A.D student competition fashion show, held at Vauxhall Fashion Scout on Monday 22 February. Selected from over 100 entries, 14 finalists from 10 universities presented two outfits on the catwalk in answer to this year’s inspiring brief entitled ‘Traces’.
The Scandinavian duo that create the outstanding Aminika Wilmont have once again shown at London’s Victoria House what amazing fashion they can create.
The Spanish born designer hit London’s Victoria House with On|Off this season showcasing a cool collection of unfitted knitwear, chiffon dresses and transparent jump suits.
Hugely popular, Ashley Isham showed off his collection this year at London’s Bloomsbury Square. Fashionably late, the collection began by filling the runway with his show stopping dresses we all know and love.
Emilio de la Moreno showed his particular vision of femininity at the BFC space at LFW. Exotic, sexy short dresses were paraded in smudgy, atmospheric prints of inky blue and brown, featuring sharp origami-like folded details.
Topman Design’s newest collection focuses on practicality and function. An army of bleach blonde models walked down the catwalk showcasing the high-end Topman collection, available later this year.
Gemma Slack loves her leather and this season’s collection was no exception. With leather-paneled dresses, asymmetric jackets and even the odd leather bra on show, the young designer showed off her dark side.
London based knitwear designer Alice Palmer launched her a/w 2010 collection this week at Vauxhall Fashion Scout. The collection showcased a range of sensual knitwear, that clung to the models’ bodies as they marched down the runway. The collection’s electronic soundtrack, which featured a sexually explicit song from singer Peaches, summed up the future sex that appeared in the collection.
Saffron Knight was established in 2008 and this February’s Fashion Mavericks saw the designer made her catwalk debut. The collection named ‘Princesses of the Knight’ saw Saffron maintain her signature style of eclectic hand drawn prints, which are heavily influenced by her dual Jamaican and British heritage.
Escaping Emily, David Longshaw autumn/winter 2010/11
This February’s edition of Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s One to Watch catwalk show of four upcoming designers featured David Longshaw, Florencia Kozuch, Eudon Choi and ASKH.
Krystof Strozyna; Jonathan Saunders; Peter Pilotto
Day 5 saw Peter Pilotto, Krystof Strozyna and Jonathan Saunders, a fabulous video by Boudicca, plus William Tempest, Alice Palmer and Ada Zanditon at Vauxhall Fashion Scout.
This February saw Doii show in London for the first time, with a catwalk show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout. The collection was an extremely luxurious treat to the eyes. Each design that went down the runway was made by hand and produced in some of Korea’s finest Couture studios.
A dimly lit presentation room at Vauxhall Fashion Scout housed the new Autumn/Winter 2010 presentation from Louise Amstrup. The setting and atmospheric music in the background set the scene nicely for the newest collection which appeared grungy and gothic in its styling on torsos that lined the room. Two projection screens were in the room, one showed images of the Louise Amstrup catwalk show held recently in Copenhagen, the other showed willowy graphics, which complemented the line.
London Fashion week once again saw Cooperative Designs boldly hit our capital with a bang with its Bauhaus-geometric collection entitled Stacken Blochen.
From what began as a 90s graphic explosion in accessories, has now matured into a slick, 60s clothing collection seen at Orla Kiely’s presentation show at London’s Somerset House.
Louise Goldin; Meadham Kirchhoff; Rok Hwang, CSM MA Fashion
Highlights of Day 3 include Louise Goldin and Meadham Kirchhoff, the Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design MA Fashion show, Harriet’s Muse and Doii at Vauxhall Fashion Scout, the Emma cook video at the Topshop venue and Cooperative Designs.
Let’s set sail for fairer shores. The winners of last season’s Fashion Fringe sent down a collection of pure elegance. Their collection featured mushroom coloured silks billowing down the catwalk to give their tailored dresses, jumpsuits and trousers a new silhouette. The expert tailors played with the idea of ‘80s oversized mohair jumpers to create an extreme style of knit. A black roll neck combined with a long trail springs to mind.
David Koma staged a confident and accomplished show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout on the first day of London Fashion Week. This is just the designer’s second solo show, and revealed a growing maturity in his signature decorative, glamorous style.
Highlights of Day 2 sees Fashion East, Unique from Topshop, Louise Grey, Mark Fast, Mary Katrantzou and Holly Fulton at Somerset House, Iris van Herpen and Jacob Kimme at Vauxhall Fashion Scout and Belle Sauvage and Bryce Aime at On|Off.
Weekend at Wyndham, b Store, autumn/winter 2010/11
The autumn/winter bStore collection is entitled Weekend at Wyndham and the LFW presentation took place in a minimalist set of a woodland lodge, revisited through the eyes of artist Joseph Beuys.
Overall Winner Katerina Drury; Award for Research, Egle Zepkinaite
ARTS THREAD was out in force last night to support one of our favourite charities, FAD (Fashion Awareness Direct). This catwalk show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout was the culmination of the Fashion Futures 2 workshops – one of many projects run by FAD, with the intention of inspiring, motivating and building confidence in young people through fashion.
Philip Preiswerk; Marie Hill, Red Bull Fashion Factory
Set in a huge space at the Old Sorting Office in New Oxford Street, Red Bull staged a great 3 day showcase of emerging fashion design, illustration and photography, entitled Fashion Factory. The catwalk event on Monday September 21 featured four recent Central Saint Martins fashion graduates, Jamie Cockerill, Marie Hill, Tessa Edwards and Philip Preiswerk.
Staged in the dramatic Presentation Room of Freemasons’ Hall, Covent Garden, next spring’s collection from Harriet’s muse, entitled Come Fly with Me, introduces floaty handkerchief styling to contrast with the labels’ signature corsets in a capsule palette of white/cream, steel and icy greys and deepest black.
Kaleidoscopic prints and sharp silhouettes make up the signature style of Belle Sauvage. The work of design duo Virginia Ferreira and Christian Neuman has already proved a hit with the celebrity crowd and they are developing a loyal following after only a few seasons.
All eyes were on David Koma’s new collection last night as the recipient of Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s prestigious Merit Award. The pressure didn’t show, as the designer delivered an expressive, optimistic and boldly colourful spring show.
Sheer panelling and futuristic body con were the main features for Bryce’s show held at the VFS venue, Freemason’s Hall. Whilst many of the tailored garments were very wearable – a LBD with slightly structured shoulders wouldn’t be out of place in an A/W ’09 wardrobe, some of the bolder pieces really caught the imagination. A black dress with gold spiky shoulders and gold structured skirts was one of the highlights of the show and broke up a strongly commercial collection.
Alice Palmer continues her ascent as one of the UK’s most exciting new knitwear designers, as her latest collection shown at Vauxhall Fashion Scout lat night confirms.
Iris van Herpen; Charlie Le Mindu, Blow Presents...
Words: Rebecca Bryant
Blow Presents.. showcased the work of four upcoming designers at London’s Festival Hall, Charlie le Mindu, Gemma Slack, Lina Österman and Iris Van Herpen. The venue is an open public space which gave the general public an opportunity to also view the collections.
Cooperative Designs presentation at Vauxhall Fashion Scout delivered another welcome batch of Annalisa Dunn and Dorothee Hagemann’s edgy, youthful brand of knitwear.
Vauxhall Fashion Scout moved to a fabulous new location close to LFW’s Somerset House – the beautifully-ornate Freemason’s Hall in Covent Garden. The shows take place in Catwalk Hall – a sumptuous hall with highly ornate moulded and gilded ceilings. Day 1 saw Mattijs (Mattijs van Bergen), the four designers chosen as Ones to Watch (as a group show) and Kingston University Fashion MA exhibition entitled Body Lab.
One of ARTS THREAD’s goals on the first day of London Fashion Week was to check out the launch of the Shared Talent India initiative, launched at estethica, the fast-growing eco-sustainable section of LFW. Partners in the Shared talent India programme are the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at London College of Fashion, Pearl Academy, India, plus industry partner Monsoon, and UK’s Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). This commendable scheme encourages fashion designers to exchange expertise across the supply chain, using sustainable resources. It brought together like-minded designers to share ideas, information and knowledge.
Hedonism display; Little Shilpa; Piers Atkinson, Hedonism
Friday kicked off with a BFC reception for the exhibition Hedonism – devoted to hats and curated by Stephen Jones. Artistic direction by Michael Howells saw soft grey rococo cameos decorating the walls and a monochromatic display of hat boxes and teacups Mad-Hatter style.
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