London Fashion Week
Olivia Palermo Shares Her Beauty Secrets
I've been a fan of super-stylish Olivia Palermo ever since she graced our screens in MTV's hit show The City, so you can imagine my excitement when I ran in to her this London Fashion Week! What's more, she was really lovely, and nothing like the character she's portrayed as on television.
Olivia was in town to fete the launch of her new short film, directed by Kate Elson (sister of model Karen).
Beauty Byte: Topshop to Launch Beauty Range
Exciting news girls! Topshop has already rocked our world with affordable fast fashion and now it looks set to do the same with makeup. Back in August I told you about this too good to be true buzz, and now it's here!
Trend Alert: The Single Plait
Designers and celebrities have been embracing their inner school girl this past week and plaits have been everywhere! On Tuesday at the Ashish runway show, models wore long, thick plaits with streaks of colour in them. Later that evening, Emilia Fox sported a girly braid to the Elle Style Awards, and on Saturday, the statuesque Tamsin Egerton worked a long Rapunzel style version at the Asprey Pre Bafta Bash.
Trend Alert: Pouff and Grandeur
Forget the Frizz-Ease girls, high volume pouffiness is emerging as one of the hottest hair trends for Winter. This week, London's catwalks have been packed with teased hairstyles. Topshop Unique fell in love with the idea of "savage woodland brownies", creating giant frizzy manes for its models using a combination of tonging and backcombing.
2010 Autumn London Fashion Week: Prophetik
London's Freemason hall was well and truly rocked on Friday afternoon as US label Prophetik launched in the UK. Designed by poet and ex-musician Jeff Garner the collection was made entirely from sustainable fabrics and dyed using vegetables! There was a civil war theme to the pieces which were made from organic cotton, corduroy, hemp, reused silk and greenspun (a fabric created from recycled bottles).
Trend Alert: Big 'N' Bouncy Blow Dries
Fashion For Relief kicked off London Fashion Week last night with a blow-out bonanza of luscious high volume hairdos. Geri Halliwell rocked a Brigitte Bardot vibe with her fringe tied back, while Girls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh went with a flowing layered look. Sinitta opted for a full glamour goddess style with large loose curls.
Are Celebrities in the Front Row Important to the Brand?
This week details have been revealed about how much celebrities get paid to sit in the front row at fashion shows. Amongst those discussed are A listers Beyonce Knowles (who gets $80,000-$100,000), Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen ($80,000 each) and Chloe Sevigny ($60,000 or more). However, it seems the top dog is Rihanna who gets a staggering $100,000 or more to sit pretty.
Fab Flash: Watch London Fashion Week at Home
There are only a few weeks to go until another round of catwalk shows kick off in the capital as designers get ready to present their Autumn '10 collections. London Fashion Week has grown in size over the past few seasons with big names like Burberry and Matthew Williamson showing on home turf. BellaSugar UK and I will of course be heading to Somerset House to bring you all of the latest news, but this season there is another way for you to stay updated.
Fab Flash: LFW Autumn '10 Schedule Announced
2009 is not yet over, but we're already looking to Autumn 2010 as the schedule for February's London Fashion Week has been unveiled.
We already knew that Burberry were staying in town for another season after Christopher Bailey announced it at the British Fashion Awards, but it's not the only brand sticking around.
Matthew Williamson and Jonathan Saunders are both on the schedule along with Sass & Bide, Pringle of Scotland and Antonio Berardi.
Biggest Headline of 2009: London Fashion Week's 25th Anniversary
One of the biggest stories in British fashion in 2009 was London celebrating 25 years as a fashion capital. The week has faced a lot of pressure in recent years as it lost some its biggest names and New York threatened to overlap with it. Fortunately, some of the biggest names in the industry, like Erin O'Connor and Naomi Campbell, came together with Sarah Brown and Boris Johnson to help rescue it.
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