Paul Costelloe S/S11 LONDON

Wearable and whimsical, Paul Costelloe opened London Fashion Week with a surprisingly young and fresh collection. Great old school music kept the front row toe-tapping throughout, with The Daily Telegraph’s Hilary Alexander throwing some shapes and I’m definitely going to email the PR company to find out what it was. Models had teased beehives, lots of sass and struck flirty poses at the end of the runways. It was more genuinely summery than some of the collections have been, with cute shapes in great metallics. The men looked sharp and  Costelloe’s six sons closed the show in very dapper suits.

London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week has arrived and the sun shone on London Town for the opening day. As always it’s a super busy time for anyone in the fashion industry.  My first show was at 9am this morning and I had minor wardrobe issues because of this unpredictable weather (more of that later), but managed to sort out something. Even at 9am Somerset House was buzzing and ready to go. After the show I located Tom’s Cafe in Somerset House (Tom Conran’s latest venture) and enjoyed a latte and a delicious piece of cake; due to earlier clothes meltdown I hadn’t had time for breakfast and who doesn’t enjoy cake in the morning? Anyway, more shows followed and I have been editing photos ever since. I was at an Armani event last night at Soho House which kickstarted my fashion week nicely and have more shows tomorrow though luckily not too early.

Calvin Klein S/S11 NYC

What if you can’t carry off white or beige?  What are you going to wear next summer? British weather is not particulary conducive to these colours so I’m concerned already, but if you have the climate for it, what better than some minimalist Calvin Klein?  In sheathes of draped silks with a subtle feminity, this woman is not brazenly sexy and she has urban class.

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Oscar de la Renta S/S11 NYC

Oscar doing Oscar for Park Avenue princesses and the tailored woman Charlotte York epitomises.  It looks a little bit predictable but you know what you’re getting and the evening dresses will be worn on the red carpet.

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J. Mendel S/S11 NYC

Gilles Mendel has been doing a lot of design collaboration with the ballet lately and these dreamy dresses would bring out the twirling pirouettes in any of us.  What made all the difference were the modern orange lips and ribbon shoes to add contrast to the pale palette and wafting fabrics .  Beautifully draped, elegant and desirable.

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