London Fashion Week AW13/14

Oh hey there strangers!

The summer sun has popped to Oz in my online absence and by the look of things has found a cosy patch amongst the clouds to cotch.

SS13 fashion weeks have been and gone and Paris Fashion Week AW13/14 is about to commence, so what a better way to get back into blogging than with a cheeky LFW post!

My glam fashionista friend, Hayley aka Frock Me Im Famous, introduced me to world beyond the rhelms of chic and street. Somerset House boasted cobbles clad with fashionistas from all corners of Style. Beautiful Lords and Ladies of the fashion world strutted about stopping to be papped by photographers, bloggers, trend hunters and students, before prancing off to the exhibition and activities held on the courtyard.
LFW was the perfect opportunity to collect street style images for my Final Manor Project, with a focus on Asian Sensations who were showing London how its done...

Monday 18th Feb 
neon popping urban chic
 
  
pretty pastels and accent tangerine

 Tuesday 19th Feb

cute and kitsch with a burst of brights
 

Aztec accessorizing
 
William Wilde Models with a burst of somerset yellow brightening the monochrome trend

Me!
   
(Versace collar, More&More faux fur, Fiorelli faux-python handbag, Harley Davidson authentic biker boots, Topshop aviator jacket, chiffon maxi from Brighton Laines)

The thing with LFW is that no matter how long you pan your outfit, how much or how little you spend, or how 'en trend' your outfit is, you will arrive at the arches of Somerset House feeling belittled and left gawping at how utterly stunning the people around you are...

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HOLA CHICAS

The heat of the sunny spanish festival beaconed a loyal return for the second year running. Acts such as The Stone Roses, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Buzzcocks and Maya Jane Coles made the festival one not to miss. Festival fashion was a bit of a fail this year with neon paint making a tiresome reappearance and most peoples efforts similar to that of the streets in sunny Brighton. I guess to those unfortunate enough to find their postcode absent of the crucial BN introduction, this years FF was a riot. An immaculate collection of customised Levis shorts, freshly fringed tee's, tie dye tops and dip hem dresses. Studs scattering the beer tents and glitter surfing the crowd. Thankfully Jim Morrison was splashed across more band tee's than John Lennon, separating the fans from the sheep however Stone Roses album art took home a solid gold amongst its contenders.

21 years since The Stone Roses broke through the early 90's brit pop scene, and a 21st Birthday speech from my ModFather made meeting the man himself even more exciting.

VIP courtesy of Steve Diggle (The Buzzcocks) insured a non-existant que. bar, a variety of plush seating areas, mingling with Jessie J's manager, producer and band, chilling with Ham Sandwhich, catching up with Ed Sheeran and being totally utterly starstruck by Ian Brown.

About as We Are Handsome as i'm guna get... cut out panther swimsuit River Island birthday treat, Eagles NCY denim shorts, sequin enhanced make-up and a collection of Topshop jewellery

Playground Graze

Sunny Monday morning in Brighton meant one thing...winter wardrobe hibernation.

The GAP dungaree's i have been itching to wear finally slipped off the hanger to form a collaboration with my new topshop mulit-print top, classic raybans and black fringe socks...

90's revival minus the grunge, you are my new fave.

MWAH

Gucci Glam.

Every season i spot a splash of animal print lurking amongst the trends, becoming a trend in itself or accenting an already exotic collection.

This season, Gucci has a ravishing array of tiger treats lingering amoungst the accessories which i just can not ignore.

Here are a minor selection of the treats i would be sure to pounce on if i had deep enough pockets...

Skinny Latte With Extra Cream...

Coffee breaks between work at this time of the year can only lead to two things. Show stalking and online shopping.

The generous 10 minutes is long enough to fill up the shopping cart but unfortunately not long enough to oggle at the slender models strutting down the catwalk of the global Fashion Weeks and carry on serving customers in a calm manor.

The hype at London,Paris, Milan and New York has swamped my twitter with updates from industry intelligence WGSN to aspiring classmates. The tweeters successfully completed an asumptious aim of a) making me incredibly jealous and b) sending me off to net-a-porter to delve into a dreamland of online shopping.

On the plus side, with the sunshine and melting temperatures of SS12 hibernating, focusing on developing my wardrobe into a juicy sunny delight as opposed to a steaming hot chocolate has taken priority over filling my drawers with frilled skirts and fur-fabric mixes.

Here's a taste of some brights that make even the greyest of Brighton sky's look like a Moroccan sunset...

We Are Handsome


Dolce & Gabbana


Christopher Kane

BARE $

If i had bare dollar, i would be popping my security number into my mac screen pronto...

After playing around on SyleSays as a ''featured stylist'' i came across these gems i am dying to wear out this weekend. all together. no seperates. no no.









And these absolute STUNNERS from missguided:
I would sell my McQueen for this...nahhhh just messing, don't be silly. But you get the picture...

Jet hues.

Despite my previous post, i find my online basket filling up with more and more shades of black.
Surprisingly, over the past few years it has become a colour associated with summer just as much as winter as im sure a lot of you will agree.
Thought id pop on a few of my fav black outfits from past summers...

Graduate Fashion Week'11
Company Magazine Street Style
Sequin detail blazer, McQueen scarf, black velvet and studded heel courts, black skinny leg trousers.


Brighton Beach'11
(L-R) Anna; Navy plait strap maxi, Harriet; Black chiffon maxi,topshop pink feather necklace, H&M dream catcher necklace