Alexa Hall
LFW Day #3: Masha Ma
WHO: Masha Ma WHERE: Vauxhall Fashion Scout @ Freemasons’ Hall FRONT ROW: Stylist Stuff blogger Rebekah Roy WHAT: Now in her second season with VFS, Masha Ma presented an elegant and mature collection. In glacial tones of white, duck egg blue and eau de nil, her show opened with a collection of divine tailored coats and jackets which betrayed... Continue »
LFW Day#2: Julian J Smith
WHO: Julian J Smith WHERE: On/Off @ Mercer Street Studios FRONT ROW: Beth Ditto, Diana Vickers looking tanned and wholesomely pretty in a coral dress from Julian’s current collection. WHAT: Based on horror films The Blair Witch Project and Sleepy Hollow, Julian’s collection was an exercise in restrained menace. With a muted palette of maroon, black and emerald green,... Continue »
LFW Day#2: Fyodor Golan
WHO: Fyodor Golan. A duo; Fyodor Podgorny and Golan Frydman. WHERE: Vauxhall Fashion Scout @ Freemasons’ Hall FRONT ROW: Fyodor’s mum, who was rushed through the queue WHAT: The signs weren’t promising. Before this season’s show schedule, few people had heard of Fyodor Golan. Then there was a press release, which, in advanced Fashionese, announced that their AW collection... Continue »
LFW Day#1: Dans Le Vie
WHO: Dans La Vie WHERE: EastGallery @ Brick Lane FRONT ROW: There wasn’t one as such, although the living, circulating, wine drinking models certainly caused a stir. WHAT: The private view of Tokyo–based collage queen Rira Sugawara’s first UK collection. She certainly didn’t disappoint as far as eclectic influences were concerned – her cut and paste aesthetic collided Keith... Continue »
LFW Day#1: Aminaka Wilmont
WHO: Aminaka Wilmont WHERE: BFC Showspace @ Somerset House WHAT: Aminaka Wilmont’s show was sleek and commercially viable. Featuring a reoccurring faded rhubarb and custard marbled print, it was sharply-edited and meant business. The models had their hair braided into skinny, brittle plaits and all wore yellow contact lenses giving them the look of photographer Paolo Roversi’s feral muses.... Continue »
