Last night at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, a host of British fashion designers dressed their model muses as living examples of their work and headed to A Celebration Of The Arts event to meet the Queen. The Diamond Jubilee shindig saw Henry Holland with Agyness Deyn in a floor-length blue number, Vivienne Westwood with Lily Cole in a corseted ballgown, and Christopher Kane with Caroline Read more
If you're in need of a little fashion inspiration for the coming months, just look to the stars. Designers like Dolce & Gabbana, Christopher Kane, and Halston have all shown celestial motifs throughout their runway collections — and have proven it doesn't take much to achieve an ethereal ensemble. Whether you go casual in a starry cotton playsuit, or vamp it up in a constellation-print Read more
There have been so many catwalk shows at London Fashion Week, that it is easily to over look the details. Fortunately, I am here to round up some of the most fab accessories to make sure you are up to date on the key Autumn styles. Click through to see amazing bags, shoes, hats and accessories direct from the runway in London. Read more
Christopher Kane is always innovative with his designs and this season he created pieces using unusual plastic pockets filled with coloured liquid (vegetable oil and glycerine). The result was a sci-fi collection with zig-zag neckline and innovative dresses. Kane was inspired by soda streams and lava lamps for the pieces. One of the dresses from the collection has already been worn by Natalie Read more
The British Fashion Council and Vogue hosted a cocktail reception last night to celebrate the nominees and the winner of the 2011 fashion fund. Christopher Kane was awarded the prize (with a David Downton illustration). He was joined at the party by nominees Charlotte Olympia, E. Tautz, Jonathan Saunders, Nicholas Kirkwood, Osman Yousefzada, Peter Pilotto and Richard Nicoll. The event was Read more
Last night Christopher Kane was announced as the winner of the 2011 British Fashion Council/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund prize. Kane beat competition from Charlotte Olympia, E. Tautz, Jonathan Saunders, Nicholas Kirkwood, Osman Yousefzada, Peter Pilotto and Richard Nicoll to bag the £200,000 prize. He's following in the footsteps of Erdem Moralioglu who won the prize last year. British Vogue Read more
Phoebe Philo may well have been crowned the British Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards, but who is yours? There are so many great designers right now flying the flag for the UK in fashion capitals around the world including Stella McCartney, Victoria Beckham and Phoebe Philo for Celine. There are also British designers showing on home turf like Christopher Kane, Matthew Williamson Read more
The British Fashion Council has just announced it's shortlist for a 2011 fashion award. It is given in conjunction with Vogue and is the UK equivalent of the CFDA /Vogue Fashion Fund which was this year awarded to Billy Reid. The shortlist for 2011 is Jonathan Saunders, Nicholas Kirkwood, Osman, Peter Pilotto, Richard Nicoll, Charlotte Olympia (who's shoes are pictured), Christopher Kane and E. Read more
Excitement is building for this evening as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 will premiere in London. The whole cast are expected on the red carpet which includes Emma Watson! Earlier this week, she tweeted, "Premiere outfits - done!" so I couldn't help, but predict what she might be wearing! I have already looked back at her previous Harry Potter red carpet looks for inspiration. Click Read more
Now that we're over half way through the Spring shows, I have started to spot a few trends emerging. One of my favourite trends which began to appear from London Fashion Week is a penchant for neon! The bright shades first appeared at Christopher Kane before Roksanda Illincic and Burberry Prorsum also followed suit. It has continued in Milan where hints of neon appeared at Prada. Click through to Read more
