LFW 2018
Spring/Summer CollectionNext up: we’ll be bringing to you our top picks at London Fashion Week, including Erdem, Simone Rocha, Roksanda, Emilia Wickstead, Mary Kantratzou, Christopher Kane and JW Anderson !
Simone Rocha (@elite_paris) With curiosity about Elizabeth II as a human being is at an all-time high, plenty were inspired by the affection for Her Majesty the Queen herself. Having discovered that Elizabeth enjoyed jazz and dancing when she was young, Erdem made a leap into a fantasy where the young royal might have visited the Cotton Club to watch Dorothy Dandridge, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald perform. With the glamorous Harlem Renaissance-era jazz club as the context in mind, ribbons were found as the main piece of royal décor made into fastenings on bustier dresses or shoulder-bows, and plenty of pearl and golf embroideries this #LFWSS18.
Another designer who looked back, but to her own history of having played with china dolls wearing Victorian dresses, was @simonerocha. Ballooning shapes from white cotton, frills, puffed sleeved and heaps of layers of Edwardian- and Victorian-influenced beaded embroideries delighted many of Rocha’s customers.
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Going for a softer, fluid silhouette, Roksanda cites Russian Constructivism as the key influence to many of the pieces this #LFWSS18 collection. Made to appear like gorgeous liquid columns on the body, plenty of satin shirts and silky ruffled dresses in delicate shades of pink and yellow were worn that day. Even the red carpet looks that closed the show were grounded with a soulful kind of vibe; one with earthy elegance that felt right for now.
@emiliawickstead Usually looking lady-like, @emiliawickstead went with a more risqué-kind of style with a series of translucent looks that shows ankles, off-the-shoulder dresses, knee-length summer coats, and took the #freethenipple campaign out to new heights. Floor-sweeping, nip-waisted dresses were followed by many more dramatic evening looks that came with voluminous bustle and floral bustiers with ballooning hems. Alluring. #LFW #SS18
@voguemagazine Taking a surreptitiously kinky turn, Christopher Kane find comedy in sex behind closed doors. He had a lot of fun with sending out a collection that opted the makings of supermarket cleaning paraphernalia, naughty underwear, frilly ornaments and gentlemen’s tailoring. “A domestic goddess I suppose, a really amazing strong character, perfect and breaking down inside.” says Kane as he explained his #SS18 collection at #LFW.
Are puffy-skirts this season’s style trend to keep an eye out for? Maybe. Mary Kantratzou exhibited many puffy-skirted gowns crafted so colorfully this #LFWSS18. Over-the-top prints and loud bursts of color were ones to make a splash on the runways, made with embellishment and signature florals done so imaginatively. Using many everyday objects as her starting points for print, color, and embroidery, her aesthetic antidotes become all the more compelling the madder and brighter they get!
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With the world turning so frightening, who wouldn’t with a little bit of sanctuary? JW Anderson claims that he liked the idea of that peace and calmness, having an impact on the appearance of the clothes that have been made of natural fibers like linen, washed-out cotton, and soft nappa leather this #LFWSS18. “When we were working on the collection I wanted something a little more grounded, rough, less static, like a kind of clam before a storm.” This came out with fern green dresses, rippled skirts, and others came with knit corsets – an Anderson signature – that were fused with cotton skirts, giving them that laid-back, homemade look.
