Trends for Autumn/Winter 2015 - Part 1

I recently went to an amazing event held at the Design Business Centre in Islington, London put together by a great fashion supplement called Stylist.  The magazine comes out every Wednesday and  fashion/design, travel, food, and people.  I look forward to it every week.  It is also available to download so I think even if you are not in the UK you can have access to it, check out the website for more information, http://www.stylist.co.uk.

The 4 day event offered talks and demos with amazing people from all areas including fashion, food, technology, and wellness.  There were stalls set up throughout the venue for shopping, or getting you hair and makeup done, and several restaurants set up shop to offer great food.  One of the highlights of the event, for me, was the runway show where they showed key trends for AW15 with everything from the high street, I left feeling totally inspirational and totally excited to share all the trends with you.  I'm going to split the blog into 2 parts, not to overwhelm you.

Trend 1 - Sweet and Sour or what I like to call Mix N Match

Probably one of my favourite trends shown for this season as I love to put different colors together in a really cool and not so obvious way.  Below are some images I took from the show

I have put together some looks below with my take on the trend and what some of the high street retailers have to offer.

Anthropologie

Zara

Trend 2 - Decor Dressing

This trend was strongly focused on heavy fabrics, tapestry style, in great floral patterns.

Topshop

Warehouse

1920s Glamour

The 1920s is probably one of my favourite fashion eras.  Women got rid of the corsets and long dresses and introduced glamour and dancing into their lives.  Coco Chanel introduced loose fitting jersey, waistlines and necklines dropped, and there was so much detail; fringe, sequins, velvet.  The 1920s are definitely influencing fashion today.  Below are some dresses both from the high street and from design houses for AW15 that grabbed key trends from the 1920s...

High Street
Oasis

River Island

Anthropologie - BHLD

Designers
Marchesa
Flappers were originated in the 1920s and most wore fringe.  See below how Marchesa used fringe for AW15.  Lots of sparkly details were also used which was definitely a trend of the 20s as women were finally able to add ornamentation to their garments. 

Unsure of Designer

I stupidly didn't save these looks under the designer so now I can figure out who they are by, but I wanted to keep them in because they illustrated perfectly the 1920s influence, with the great sparkly details, deep neckline, and loose fitting shapes.

J. Mendel

For AW15 J. Mendel showed a few really cute short dresses with drop waist and in really great textured fabrics.

Missoni
This shift dress from Missoni for AW15 displays pleating and a shift like shape that sits away from the body.

Valentino
This super cute Valentino dress for AW15 uses great details, sheer fabric, and a slightly dropped waist.  This dress is sweet, but also in an amazing blue colour and a boyish collar, androgyny, popular in the 20s, comes through.

Final Images from Editorial Shoot

We have finally received the images from my editorial shoot with The London College of Style.  I'm super proud of how these turned out!

Paris Fashion Week - Highlights Part 2

Okay so we are back in the thralls of Paris Fashion Week and a lot has been happening.  Some of the biggest names in fashion have shown their SS16 collections and although with this post had I had planned to show you a few of the lesser known designers, I think it necessary to bring you highlights from a few more well known designers, to be honest with you, I'm super excited to dig into the collections I'm showing below.  Enjoy!

Alexander McQueen
A designer that is synonymous with British fashion, Alexander McQueen chose to show their SS16 collection in Paris.  Under the direction of Sarah Burton, the collection was all ruffles with a modern spin and a Victorian feeling.  Most dresses were long in sheer fabrics with some floral patterns used.  Hair was pulled back and loose revealing interesting necklines, some v-neck, some covering the whole of the neck.

Top 8 Dresses

Roland Mouret
My third at university I decided to study abroad at the London College of Fashion.  While I was there I discovered the brilliant designer Roland Mouret and I fell in love with his beautifully structured dresses.  As another British designer who showed in Paris, his collections was fun and colorful and continues to offer great dresses.  

Top 5 Dresses

Chanel
I actually thought about having an entire post dedicated just to Chanel.  Only in recent years have I had my eye on what Chanel is doing.  They seem in the last few seasons to have upped their production on their shows.  They don't usually show too many dresses within their collection, but it was just too insanely clever of a show not to include.  The setting for the show was an airport complete with airline ticket as the invitation, male stewards, and ladies behind the counter ready to check models in.  There is so much detail in the show, I love it!

Top 8 Looks