The Fashion Week from London showed the appetite for extravagance of the well-known designers. The bids were raised for this season as a series of high street brands made their debuts on international catwalks. Starting with the collection of River Island, made in collaboration with Rihanna, other retailers entered into the fashion street.



This is the first year when many brands that are dedicated to the big public are present during the biggest fashion event.

The editor of British Vogue believes this is a positive development.


The same thing happened on the American catwalk, where brands like J. Crew presented for the 4th time at New York Fashion Week, while at London Topshop is present since 2001. This is a tendency that becomes more obvious year by year.

The reasons for these apparitions are rather pragmatic and depend on the notoriety and desire of being catchy in the public's eyes.


On the catwalks of London two worlds have met:

a dark, sober one and another one, magical, colorful and cheerful.

Pastel shades, that looked like they were gathered from a candy box, came to soften hardness and sobriety that prevailed in many collections.


The event was opened by the designer Zoe Jordan in whose collection were predominant the shades of gray, sometimes with cheered by a splash of white or orange.

Tweed jackets and coats, corsets, dresses above the knee, leather skinny pants or broad cloth, that's what I could see in his collection.


John Rocha, the famous designer originally from Hong Kong, impressed with the dresses, coats and wide skirts, shaped like bells, made of rich combinations of wool, heavy lace, knits like a spider web and silk veils.

We also liked the shades of green, orange, yellow and pink used both at dresses and at the coats and jackets.

We cannot forget Julien Macdonald who marked the coming back to London Fashion Week after a year of absence, with a collection that prevailed in tight dresses, whether mini or long.
The apparels were accessorized with many chains, sequins and crystals in blue, black, gold and silver with a touch of red, yellow or white here and there.


In the presentation of Moschino Cheap & Chic dominated the short dresses and puffed bottom oversized clothes made of ostrich feathersand the straight pants above the ankle.
The interesting part of this collection was the prints and color combinations: many of the items had printed on them oversized words, which seem handwritten.

The animal print was also present in many outfits, while candy pink and fuchsia were combined with black or white at dresses, suits, skirts and even shoes.


The Mulberry show was "assaulted" by wool items, tweed, fur and soft leather.
Unusual in this presentation were the skirts or the flower- dresses worn over straight capri trousers, while the thick knits and jackets in plaid were the basic items of the collection.

The predominant colors were brown and black, but the best pieces that had attracted the attention of were dusty pink and nude.


In the Vivienne Westwood Red Label collection prevailed the glossy materials, "in water", both at clothing and accessories.
The designer has not refuted and brought to the forefront again the colored socks (orange, plum purple or blue), that were regulars in her collections.

Stripes (horizontal or "zebra") were preferred as print, but occasionally we have seen items in plaid. The colors of the collection were blue, gray and plum purple.


Matthew Williamson relied on ethnic prints and more color in his collection.
We liked the combination of mustard with various shades of blue, red or navy and beige.

The combined knee flared skirts with fine blouses or printed sweaters, the long dresses and the shiny and straight coats, whether monochrome or multi-color, have studded the catwalk.


Paul Smith's collection was a colorful, consisting mainly of the stripe straight pants, high waist, loose shirts and coats.
Blue, purple plum, scarlet, blue marine and red are the predominant colors, and most parts were monochrome, although we could admire some blouses or coats with geometric prints. There haven't missed any pieces of shiny fabrics that were present in many collections this season.


At Pringle of Scotland I could see a collection in white, beige, blue and black with architectural lines, a collection distinguished by an aristocratic air.


Erdem relied on heavy equipment parts in dark shades:
black, dark purple, accessorized with ostrich feathers and sequins in abundance, displayed on dresses and blouses on floral motifs shapes.


The Tom Ford collection was very heavy, opulent, in which the designer has played with different kinds of prints and fabrics, from floral or geometric prints, to animal print and from fur and leather lace to wool and velvet.

The colors were mostly black, white, cyclamen, purple, blue, and beige.

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