London Fashion Week Style Diary
Somerset House
It’s like a volcano of neon brights and fur and blush pinks and knits and statement jewellery and checks just erupted, spilling molten tartan larva all around the courtyard and show space. A breeding ground of excess, extravagance and elegance. A sartorial stadium of style and the sometimes strange. Somerset House during Fashion Week is like nothing else.
“Do you mind if I take your photo?”
“..errrr yeah sure”
Cue 10 people snapping away and zooming in from all angles. Rather than a cooling rush of ego: “So this is what it’s like to feel famous” or simply “Yes, I am a Goddess”, it’s more like a boiling flood of “oh dear god, if you do a close up of my sunglasses will you see that giant spot I covered with concealer two shades too dark because my tan has faded?”.
Invitations
Anticipation gets you. In the run up to fashion week it’s all about waiting for the post to drop. That feeling when you’ve ordered an amazing pair of shoes and you’re waiting for your local Hermes courier to deliver it? Imagine that. Time is by a thousand. That’s what it feels like when waiting for and receiving invites, as I’m sure many of you will know.
The Shows
Reporting for
, I was lucky enough to be invited to Bora Aksu, Eudon Choi, Holly Fulton, John Rocha, David Koma, Mark Fast and Maria Grachvogel shows, as well as Burberry’s in-store live screening and a good few Fashion Scout shows. To read my full reviews of the shows head over to
website.
Well…Apart from Holly Fulton. Why? Oh, you know… Just because I was in a hurry to make the train, and it was raining, and a car drove by me and in a very sex-and-the-city kind of way, went and splashed water all over my outfit.
Yeah. That really happened. Soaked. Drenched. Weeks of planning outfits ruined by one traumatic and embarrassing incident.
The Diet
As much as I’d like to say I stuck to the fashion week diet of eating absolutely nothing apart from a small cube of cheese right before I pass out (thanks,
the Devil Wears Prada
for that gem of dietary knowledge), I’m afraid I’d be completely lying to you. As you can clearly see.
New Look’s Fashion Week Refuel Room
Rejuvenated, refreshed, and saved by New Look. Topping up your makeup, re-curling your rain-dampened locks, and feeding your starved (or not so starved, in my case) stomachs, the refuel room was like being in a bloggers bubble, a chic and stylish and most importantly dry haven amongst the rainy streets of London.
The Outfits
I know it’s a sin to wear something twice for fashion week, but come on.. that Christopher Kane-esque skirt was just too good to put back in the wardrobe.
Day One:
| ASOS Jumper |
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| Primark Patent Bag
Day Two:
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| Zara TRF Jacket | Miss Selfridge Hat (old) |
| Primark Patent Bag
Day Three: Topshop Dress (out of stock online) |
| Ebay Scarf |
| Primark Patent Bag
Day Four: ASOS Shirt (old) | Topshop Jacket (old) |
| Primark Satchel
Day three is the greatest outfit of all time. I also do the cube of cheese thing thanks to the Devil Wears Prada hahahaha!
Your Christopher Kane esque skirt was definitely too good to put back in the wardrobe! I love how you have made it look completely different in two outfits xhttp://whatisinherwardrobe.blogspot.co.uk/
I love the clashing pink and red outfit! It looks amazing.Of course the rest are beautiful too.DarlingSophieGiveaway
gorgeous outfit's all of them! I think the second one is my favourite! xohttp://prettypetticoats.blogspot.co.uk/
I love them all but I think my favourite is day three, love the pink with the tartan- wouldn't have thought it would work but it totally does. Sounds like such an amazing week bar the getting splashed by a car!Rosiextherunwayrose.blogspot.com
Such cute outfits! Love Day Three & Four!the { cassiepaige }
I love the blue camo skirt, it is gorgeous! You look lovely every day :)http://www.blogthiswithhannah.blogspot.co.uk
fantastic style!!www.fashionshores.blogspot.com
I love all the outfits no joke! But outfit 3 is absolute perfection!!!hiddenbetween.blogspot.co.uk
Hi there^^,You have such a great sense of fashion! Those outfits are adorable and so suitable for fall <3Fashion week has to be awesome, Im so jealous ;)xxxAbbyhttp://one-dollar-milkshake.blogspot.com/
Looking good! Love all outfits (:MyStyleTherapy
Day 2 and day 4 is are my favourites!http://shradhaloves.blogspot.co.uk/S xx