For the shows of Autumn/Winter '07/08, Penny’s brand of guerrilla phone reportage was beefed up by a newly appointed two-man army. HQ Girl Friday, Ingrid Hass, and MOET photographer-cum-party-flaneur, Clive Booth, joined her as they journeyed through the pageantry and pandemonium that is London Fashion Week. This season, produced the same quick-fire show commentaries and first-hand video footage as well as unprecedented high-resolution photos from the front line. Highlights included a peek into the glittering netherworld of Gareth Pugh, coverage of favourites Christopher Kane and Giles as well as our obligatory tour of all the most important tent corners.
Clive Booth is a visual communications consultant and photographer who lives in the Peak District and works in London. Since graduating from the University of Derby in photography and graphic... [more]
Don't miss Judy Blame, best dressed in pink, in the front row as you enjoy the envigorating Dead Kennedys soundtrack! The show was followed by an extraordinarily good party at The Connaught that was far too enjoyable to take pictures...
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Having never shown before in London, where else would Marc Jacobs showcase his diffusion line of checked wool, brief outerwear and lots and lots of fur than the ballroom of the most quintessentially English hotel, Claridges?
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Also showing at MAN was -Simon Foxton's tip- Aitor Throup, who put on an intriguing static presentation. A great candidate for 'process' deconstruction, his work starts with a drawing, which he then develops into a gestural macquette, for which he then creates an outfit. All three stages were laid out on the floor, under two dressed mannequins hanging from strings like swinging corpses.
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Siv Stodal was the stand out for me in this evening's Top Shop menswear showcase, 'MAN'. The stylist Thom Murphy made characteristically poetic work of Siv's 'boys on the farm' aesthetic and there was a well considered, animated graphic backdrop to boot. The depicted look was one of a final sequence of wonderous oilskin capes than can be clipped together and used as a tent. So convince your friends to all buy one and you can go on a fashionable night out and then all camp out!
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Jens Laugesen marked his return to London Fashion Week earlier today with a distinctly slower paced show -models were sent one at time down the catwalk in his signature style androgynous pieces. Inspired by the Danish painter Wilhelm Hammershoj, garments had a nineteenth century twist: often high necked with a ruffle collar and an accentuated waistline or corseting -in mix of wool, silk tulle and cashmere.
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The St Martins MA fashion course is known for launching success stories including Peter Jensen, Christopher Kane and Ann-Sofie Back -hence why the crowds turned out in force this morning at The British Fashion Council tent to see the fresh talent of this year's 19 graduates. The showcase opened in neons (yes, more!) before exploring other concepts such as clever pleating -as pictured here- by Mattijs Van Bergen.
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