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September 23, 2012

The Best of London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013: Christopher Kane, Alexander Wang and Mary Katrantzou

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The Show: Christopher Kane Spring 2013

The Theme: Frankenstein takes over sophisticated and feminine

The Color Palette: Whites and pastels

Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: Christopher Kane brilliantly reinvented classic dresses and pantsuits by adding Frankenstein-inspired graphics and materials. Plastic bolts, rubber bows, and electrical tape accented each piece giving the sophisticated outfit a bit of a punk, DIY subversive edge. One of the highlights featured an overly structured yellow dress with plastic bolts, elevating the shoulders and securing the skirt’s slits. Both the cut of the dress and the adornments ended up coming off as extremely modern and original.

The Show: T by Alexander Wang

The Theme: Sleek and Minimalist

The Color Palette: Black, whites, greys and pale pinks, blues and greens

Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: Alexander Wang is notorious for his modern pieces in neutral tones – this collection was no exception. Crepe suits and dresses were immaculately cut and very simplistic with touches of satin and leather. The standout look was a pale lavender pant suit worn over a matching leather bralette. Although the suit was classic in style, the structure and cut was extremely innovative – definitely a must have come spring.

The Show: Mary Katrantzou Spring 2013

The Theme: Postage stamps and banknotes from around the world

The Color Palette: Navy, Pearl and Prints

Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: The collection displayed impeccable silhouettes, thanks to the variety of a-line, shift, and shirt dresses. The abstract prints embellished with various types of fringe and statement jewelry provided a refreshing and unpredictable twist.  Each look was so unique that each piece managed to stand on its own. One of the highlights was a printed pearl shift dress with metallic brocades and black mesh high-low skirt. The detail on the look pictured is exquisite; unlike anything seen this season.

-Danielle Sepanek

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September 20, 2011

London Fashion Week Spring 2012: Jaeger London, Mulberry, Burberry Prorsum

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Amongst the sturdy, woven pieces that seamless;y translate from runway to real way, Jaeger London showed an imaginative mix of color and fabric, filmy layers, and burnt orange and cool blue color combinations that is sure to attract even more stylish women to the label.], already a longtime favorite of Fashion Pulse Daily!

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Mulberry

This season Mulberry featured sherbert and saturated, monochromatic citrus hues with some artfully draped leather pieces in the mix, but naturally we couldn’t keep our eyes off of the lemon and lime hued bags!

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Burberry Prorsum

The heritage brand is also very clearly thinking of tribal for spring 2012, with gorgeous patterning, twisting, and tying of skirts, and dark olive, khaki, deep teals, punchy maroons, and honey-tinged outwear perfect for an urban safari. Check out the show’s  livestream, as well as shop select pieces from the collection-now!

-Julia DiNardo

March 9, 2010

London Fashion Week: Vivienne Westwood & Burberry Prorsum

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Vivienne Westwood Red Label

Never dull, deliciously gaudy colors daubed the F/W 2010 Collection, imbuing plaid, pinstripes and solids with flair on the catwalk. The line was thick with heavy layers, angular cuts and voluminous texture, comprised of looks accented with whisky flyaway bouffants fit for tea with the Mad Hatter. Purple suits, pink coral tights and the odd apron epitomize the funky and endearing Westwood-ian aesthetic that makes Wonderland come to life, just in time for Tim Burton’s new film premiere.

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Burberry Prorsum

Christopher Bailey seduces us yet again with when sexy meets conservative in his F/W Collection. With a touch of color , thigh-high python and black-scaled leather boots and tons of fur, Bailey revamps basic outerwear in another Prorsum line to die for. Jackets ranged from classic thigh-grazing trenches and waist-length bombers to cropped volumes of fur-lined leather. The neutral and jewel-toned garments that peeked through were rich in texture, providing a fine contrast to the sheer black tights underneath the cropped cuts. Letting his designs speak for themselves, models rocked natural wind-blown hair as onlookers slowly turned green with envy. Check out the entire collection here.

-Maria Eilersen

March 5, 2010

Where the Wild Things Are: Unique by Topshop

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If the knitwear, fuzzy fur, and animal prints aren’t enough of a hint, a runway enveloped with fall leaves and adorned with tree branches, along with head ornaments along the lines of antlers, should be screaming Unique‘s vision to you: amidst the wilderness emerges a female hunter, raised amongst the deer, befriended by the wolves. Well, perhaps that was the work of my imagination, but this timely fall collection is indeed somewhat a call to the wild, with knits, bulky jackets, long sweaters, fur-trimmed leather jackets and white shirts printed with pictures of foxes and such. But Unique’s isn’t just a woman of the wild; she is also a hunter, it seems, or a scout, a soldier. Also present this season were military suits, badges and blazers. She isn’t entirely masculine or feral either – returning to her femininity as she throws on sheer dresses beneath her long jackets and fur. It will be interesting to see how the fans translate such savageness into high street-appropriate chic come this next winter.

– Justina Lee

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