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Monday February 22nd, 2010

London’s Top Five, So Far
Fall 2010 London

London’s Top Five, So Far

1. Aquascutum‘s camel coats. Freja wore a short, empire waisted jacket with long slim sleeves. Its broad collar poured over her shoulders and it was nipped in with a chocolate brown leather belt. It’s too grown up for me when paired with the wide-leg slacks Michael Herz showed–but with jeans, it’d be perfect. 2. Topshop‘s Read more →

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Published at 10:39 AM
Step by Step at Meadham Kirchhoff
Fall 2010 London

Step by Step at Meadham Kirchhoff

4:15 Exit Covent Garden Tube Station, march under Chinese New Year lanterns, just miss marching across the Bafta’s red carpet and arrive safe and sound backstage in the Russell Street Flower Cellars. 4:30 It’s the Meadham Kirchhoff show, one of the most anticpated of the week, and Bumble and bumble hair stylist James Pecis is Read more →

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Published at 10:03 AM

Sunday February 21st, 2010

Saturday February 20th, 2010

Topshop Unique Goes Native, With a Splash of Military
Fall 2010 London

Topshop Unique Goes Native, With a Splash of Military

Topshop Unique showed in Covent Garden this afternoon. Its runway was made from dried leaves, setting the mood for an animal march. Models wore elaborate headpieces–think porcupines, lions, skunks, deer–over their massively teased hair and fluffy eyebrows. Our first question post-show was, “When do those go into production?” They don’t, according to Topshop PR, but Read more →

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Published at 4:09 PM
Aminaka Wilmont and Sass & Bide
Fall 2010 London

Aminaka Wilmont and Sass & Bide

Hakaan might’ve stolen the show yesterday, but a full roster of designers kicked off London Fashion Week. Aminaka Wilmont was the first show we caught. Maki Aminaka and Marcus Wilmont, the husband and wife design team behind the label, were inpsired by Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Their signature printed fabric was wrapped and pulled around Read more →

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Published at 7:20 AM

Friday February 19th, 2010