London Fashion Week Round-Up

Yesterday saw the end of this season's London fashion week. Whilst I usually do my utmost to attend all the shows I get invited to, unfortunately this year I was only able to attend on the Friday and Saturday. Although I prefer going to shows in September when it's a tad bit warmer and the sun shines  a little brighter, I do have a general distaste for Spring/Summer fashion. Therefore, despite the cold, with the Autumn/Winter collections I was in my element and this season's offerings did not disappoint.

My fashion week kicked off with a Gothic and edgy collection by Jamie Wei Huang. Models walked seductively down the catwalk to, what I can only describe as, an Eastern European rock soundtrack. The colour palette was simplistic and likewise prints were relatively minimalistic. Chains, d-loop detail and leather however were heavily present giving the collection an underlying 'fetish' feel. Whilst it's undeniable that the collection was rather eccentric, it was the combinations of pastel pink and pretty fur that gave the collection a girlish/feminine feel that was both subtle and covetable. Watch my video below: apologies for the quality!

Day two saw the radiant contribution by Pavane; situated in the atmospheric Institute of Contemporary Arts this collection looked stunning against the backdrop of the exclusive and off location venue. The collection combined shades of deep emerald, charcoal grey and jet black with military style trench coats and floaty, pleated skirts ultimately coming together to create a divine AW15/16 contribution.

See if you can spot me on the front row of the Mariana Jungmann show.

 My favourite show of the season was by Mariana Jungmann. Her collection combined gorgeous AW shades of greens, greys and blues. Sharp tailoring came together with floaty skirts and subtle, laser detail. The neat tailoring complimented the minimal colour palette perfectly and thus created a very sophisticated and ready-to-wear collection. See my favourite looks below:

The show by Vin and Omi is also worth a mention purely because of its unique and wacky aesthetic. Set in a basement location this exclusive show proved to be a real feast for the imagination. The designs were other worldly and unlike anything else I saw this season. Plus, you might've heard that at LC:M this year it was all the rage for the male models to flash their private parts on the catwalk. Let's just say Vin and Omi followed suit with their presentation.  #freethepene 

Photo cred @VinandOmi

Photo cred @VinandOmi

Check by in a couple of days for my roundup of the utterly covetable collections from this season's designer showrooms at Somerset House.

O x

Bangles by Black Tied

Photo cred @blacktied

If, like me, you go weak at the knees for anything customised,bespoke or initiliased then you need to check out up-and-coming jewellery brand Black Tied. If you're unfamiliar with this brand then I suggest you go and give them a little google, now. Black Tied create contemporary and fine jewellery pieces, the most popular of these being their customised cuff/bangles. I've had my eye on one of their customised cuffs for a long time now. Ever since I saw another blogger share an image of her own on instagram I was in love and the fact that I didn't own one haunted me for months. So, at the reasonable cost of only £12 I promised myself I would get one after Christmas. However, not long in to the New Year I realised that with all the holidays/trips/festivals I'm hoping to go to this summer I need to be a lot stricter with myself and curb back my spending habits. *insert sad face here*

A couple of months ago I happened to mention that I wanted one of these bangles to a certain someone special in my life. I had quite forgotten that this conversation had taken place and was therefore completely surprised when I unwrapped this little beauty on Valentine's day. I won't lie, I did feel incredibly lucky. Not only had he treated me to a surprise trip to Berlin, but he'd also bought me something I'd been after for a while and remembered exactly how I'd wanted it engraved. What a pair of beauts! (The bangle and the boy). 

O x