Just another quick post today, I keep looking at all of the London Fashion Week things and wanting to post it all! This post is on Meadham Kirchoff's S/S2012 collection. As soon as I saw it, I loved it. The candyfloss colours, similar to The House of Holland (below) are really pretty - and wearable, especially for a snowy winter! Labels: LFW, London Fashion Week, Meadham Kirchoff, Topshop
My favourite thing about this collection, is the ultra-feminine vibe. Unlike some designers, pieces of this collection are truly wearable, or you can try and recreate the styles. The gorgeous, winehouse-esque pastel hair is easily copied - buy a pot of directions, and wack it on bleached hair! Mines currently pastel pink, and the best bit is, that it'll only last about three washes!
I'd love to get married in this dress, bottom left, with the veil of bottom right!
And finally, these four looks are my favourite. Schoolgirl meets schoolteacher. Kitsch, colourful, and fun. I've always loved the colour-clash of baby pink and red, so when I saw these red leather gloves mixed with the marshmallow dress, it was a clear winner for me.MEADHAM KIRCHOFF:Designer names: Edward Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff.Origin: Edward is English. Benjamin is from Sete in the South of France.Design background: Edward studied womenswear and Benjamin studied menswear, both at Central Saint Martins. They launched a menswear label, "Benjamin Kirchhoff", after graduating.Design signatures: “We do not to have a signature but rather a handwriting. We like to tell stories in different ways.”How would you describe the Meadham Kirchhoff woman? “Uncompromising, aware and individual.”Trademark pieces: Feminine designs that are considered and executed in an old fashioned manner.What’s next for your brand? “Spring/summer 2012.”Who are your design heroes? “John Soane and Courtney Love.”What are your favourite cultural hotspots in the capital? “Kaos London and the Wallace Collection.”In five years’ time I will be… “Either dead or still doing it.”What encapsulates London fashion for you? “London is such an eclectic and unpredictable place. This is reflected in the way people present themselves and in the broad spectrum of designers that the city produces. London is a really good environment to absorb what inspires you and make of it what you will. Anything goes.”Meadham Kirchhoff won the Emerging Talent - Ready-to-Wear award at the British Fashion Awards 2010.(Images and text from Londonfashionweek.com)Heres how to get the look, at a snippet of the price:
Just a quick one, I will do a more interesting post soon, I promise! Got a few charity shop gems, and a Benefit makeup review to show you! x
The most exciting time of the year for bloggers.. London Fashion Week! Two days in, and I've already fallen in love with a few collections, The House Of Holland, and Vivienne Westwood to name a few. As soon as I saw the photographs from THOH, I literally fell in love. The masquline cuts, pastel hues and general boy-meets-girl look are so versatile and wearable. Animal print is big again this season, and personally, I often find it a bit hit and miss but Henry has pulled it off beautifully. (A leopard print faux fur coat is on my to-buy list this winter, along with some mental leopard print leggings from H&M, I'm sure you'll have seen them in store). Labels: Henry Holland, House Of Holland, LFW, London Fashion Week, SS12
HOUSE OF HOLLAND:Designer name: Henry Holland
Origin: Ramsbottom
Career highlight: “My first show on schedule at London Fashion Week.”
Design background: Henry studied at the London College of Printing. He was a stylist before setting up his label.
Design signatures: “Bold, colourful, irreverent.”
How would you describe the House of Holland woman? “I design with a London girl’s aesthetic in mind and love to see girls wearing my designs in their own unique way.”
Trademark piece: The T-shirt.
Three spring/summer 2012 inspirations: “Skinheads, the film Leonand furniture by the Spanish artist Jaime Hayon.”
What’s next for your brand? “House of Holland underwear and sunglasses.”
Who is your design hero? “Steven Sprouse.”
What’s your favourite cultural hotspot in the capital? “Everywhere.”
In five years’ time I will be… “Selling the film rights to my first novel.”(from londonfashionweek.co.uk)It would be quite easy to recreate the highwaisted jeans in photo 1. Grab a pair of old jeans (even your dads would be ideal), and just bleach parts. I've done it with a pair of shorts, tutorial to follow (soon.. hopefully..) So excited for whats to come of LFW, and wish I was there. What do you think of the collection, and have you seen any others which have particularly caught your eye? Keep your eyes peeled and let me know! x
Hello! Just a quick post (slightly delayed, my photobooth wouldn't let me log in for ages). I went to London for my birthday last week, it was so amazing! I stayed overnight with my friend Holly, and we spent one day around Oxford St, and the other around Camden. I'm going to try my best to get down to London at least once every two months from now on, because I want to go to uni there, and besides, it's my favourite place! Everytime I seem to go to London it's always so hectic.. I really want to go down, and just chill out. I was a little bit worried with all of the riots and stuff, but everything was absolutely fine. Here's a few pictures of what I got upto, and what I bought (more importantly!) Labels: A/W 2011, Birthday, HM, London Fashion Week
After a long tiring journey all the way there, we searched for a cute cafe. There were literally Starbucks & Costa's every few metres, but I was determined to find somewhere a bit different. Lots of places were closed because we went down on my birthday which was a Sunday - and at about 11am, it was difficult to find somewhere decent. We eventually found this lovely little shabby chic cafe called Yumcha. It smelt so nice as soon as you walked in, and it was so vintagey I loved it. I got a vegetarian panini, tea and a little raspberry macaroon (which she gave me for free, wooooo). The food was really yummy and it was so nice to just find somewhere a little bit more relaxed, right in the centre of London. I can't wait to go back there!
We spent a few hours on Oxford St, spending lots of money (slightly regret now, but oh well), then went back to the hotel and got ready to go out. This was the first time I'd properly got chance to use my new camera. I looked to touristy with it around my neck haha! We got chinese in boxes and just sat for a few hours until it got dark. It was nice and warm thankfully! I also dyed my hair slightly pink.. bit unsure about it..
A few things I bought above:- H&M blazer: £24.99 - literally can't stop wearing it- H&M Tangerine jeans: £14.99 (Which I also now have in navy.. so comfy, at £14.99 too!) - Lace dress top - £28 - Camden
Really sorry to anyone thats a bit funny with feet haha, but it's so surreal to have little fish on your feet! I've wanted to have a fish pedicure in a while, just to see how it feels, and when it was £10 on Camden for 15 minutes, I could hardly say no. At first I was a little bit worried, as soon as I put my feet in they were all over! It was so strange. It tickled, but kinda felt like little bubbles all over your feet. The more I looked at them the more I laughed. It's definitely worth having a go at it though! And of course, a good Starbucks to finish the day off.
I bought a few other things too, which I'll be posting about soon. I promise, I've got the pictures already haha! It's mostly all from H&M - I literally love their A/W 11' collection, I've bought half of the stuff on the mannequins already! It's all so cheap and lovely and aaaaaah.
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Speak to you all soon!
R x
I wish it was London Fashion week every week. And I also wish there was Sheffield Fashion Week. I'm making sure I get down to London next year to capture all of the beautiful clothes. All of the pictures of shows i've seen look great, but one of my favourites by far, has to be Vivienne Westwood's. Labels: Comic Relief, Designer, London Fashion Week, Vivienne Westwood In the past, various designers have contributed to Red Nose Day - but these t-shirts are gorgeous, and fresh from LFW. The t-shirts with historical figures such as William Shakespeare feature on the t-shirts, of corse, with the iconic red nose. The best bit? They're only £10. And £5 for each t-shirt goes straight to comic relief. TK-Maxx are selling the t-shirt's again this year, and I'll definitely be getting one. Or two. 
Images from LOOKLove love love them. Quirky, kitsch and designed by Vivienne Westwood. Can't really go wrong, can you?
November 2009