Burberry Prorsum, A/W 2011, London, Arizona Muse and Abey-Lee Kershaw.
My favorite model combo!
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Erdem A/W 2011 LONDON
Erdem, A/W 2011, London, Imogen Newton and Tao Okamoto.
Erdem Moralioglu is the best floral mixer!
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Mark Fast A/W 2011 LONDON
Mark Fast, A/W 2011, London, Viktoria Sekrier and Sopfia Bartos.
Half love this label because of it's creative consultant Julia Restoin Roitfeld.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Is Milan Still One of the Fashion Capitals?
A few days ago Men's Fashion Week in Milan ended and in less than a month Women's Fashion Week will begin. The city will turn into chaos, the bloggers will occupy the streets and nervous journalist and editors will run hysterically from one show to another.This makes me wonder: is all this hype justified? Can Milan still think of itself as one of the main fashion capitals along with Paris, London and New York or is it slowly losing the battle against some rising fashion metropolis like Madrid, Berlin and São Paulo?
There is no doubt that when it comes to the commercial aspect Milan is the winner. What you see on Milan's catwalks is what sells all over the world and there will always be big brands like Gucci, Armani, D&G, Prada that will attract international buyers and press. But what matters for the future of any fashion industry is the young and upcoming talent. And that is exactly what is missing in Milan, or rather it is not featured enough as in other fashion weeks around the world. When I think about it, I can't really come up with any Italian designer that has emerged in last ten years and has created an internationally known and successful brand. Maybe DSquared2, but they are originally from Canada, based in Italy, but not really representatives of Italian taste and style.
So what is missing? There are countless fashion schools all over Italy, there is even a solid platform for the manufacturing process... Maybe Italian fashion community doesn't do enough to support and guide young designer so they just end up working as assistant designers for some major brand never getting the real recognition for their work. Sure there are events like "Who is on Next?" but still after all these years not one young designer has managed to surpass the borders of Italy and make it big worldwide. And young designer always have their shows on the last day of the fashion week, after all major brands have already finished their shows, and all the press and buyers have left for Paris wich is the next fashion week in the calendar.
So how can we explain the phenomenon of two extraordinary talented Italian designers like Riccardo Tisci who has resurrected the french maison Givenchy; and Giambattista Valli who is equally successful both in prêt-à-porter and haute couture. And somehow they are both based in Paris and are fully embraced by the French fashion industry.
Maybe what is happening to Milan is what used to be the problem of London till recently. It just didn't have the support system. But one of the biggest British brands Burberry has eventually returned to the London Fashion Week. I don't see Italian brands like Valentino ever coming back from Paris to Milan.
And lastly, maybe it is to consider also the fact that fashion lives where creativity and young energy burst. In a city that can simply be described with the color grey, where walking down the streets there are significantly more old than young people, and where anxiety and bitterness is the common state of mind, even the fashion has given up. It has moved to a better, warmer and more prosperous place. I bet it is having a fabulous time somewhere in the streets of Rio.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
An Insight into Fashion Week
Fashion shows first made their appearance in the early 1900's, and now over 1000 years on, a prolonged event named 'Fashion Week' takes place across the world two times a year. The event is proven to be more dominant within the fashion capitals of the world: London, New York, Paris and Milan. This designated week is a crucial and stressful week for all clothing designers as it is their chance to showcase their latest seasonal collections to the press and to their public buyers.
The catwalk shows are a chance to show off their stunning new garments and hope for a huge reaction off the audience. Whilst some designs are future forward and over the top, they are unlikely to be worn by our modern-day public. This is where the high street comes in. High street stores often take a look at runway trends and create either carbon copies of a trend or tone them down to make them more buyer-friendly. They use the catwalk shows as inspiration and take into consideration what their customers would like to wear on a daily basis in a hope to make a big profit, although, many people prefer designer brand wear due to the high quality, intricate detailing and for the brand name alone. This means they do not mind paying extra money for something that is going to last a lifetime.
The audience is usually scattered with journalists, buyers and a whole bunch of 'A list' celebrities that gather and sit on the front row. Celebrities are the most common people to purchase and wear these designer creations as they can afford to buy numerous garments to wear to other press events. This helps to further promote the specific brands among the rest of the world thus deserving a seat at the front of the runway show for observation. Celebrities wearing these branded garments may attend a wide range of events that differentiate by audience, for example musicians, actors and socialites. Being among varied audiences will draw in a large amount of potential buyers as they get photographed by the press for a variety of magazines.
With fashion week still going strong and proving to be increasing popular worldwide, it seems the 4 fashion capitals will always be the homes of fashion as they bring in a whole host of leading designers and A list celebrities resulting in these shows being the biggest and best in the world.
The catwalk shows are a chance to show off their stunning new garments and hope for a huge reaction off the audience. Whilst some designs are future forward and over the top, they are unlikely to be worn by our modern-day public. This is where the high street comes in. High street stores often take a look at runway trends and create either carbon copies of a trend or tone them down to make them more buyer-friendly. They use the catwalk shows as inspiration and take into consideration what their customers would like to wear on a daily basis in a hope to make a big profit, although, many people prefer designer brand wear due to the high quality, intricate detailing and for the brand name alone. This means they do not mind paying extra money for something that is going to last a lifetime.
The audience is usually scattered with journalists, buyers and a whole bunch of 'A list' celebrities that gather and sit on the front row. Celebrities are the most common people to purchase and wear these designer creations as they can afford to buy numerous garments to wear to other press events. This helps to further promote the specific brands among the rest of the world thus deserving a seat at the front of the runway show for observation. Celebrities wearing these branded garments may attend a wide range of events that differentiate by audience, for example musicians, actors and socialites. Being among varied audiences will draw in a large amount of potential buyers as they get photographed by the press for a variety of magazines.
With fashion week still going strong and proving to be increasing popular worldwide, it seems the 4 fashion capitals will always be the homes of fashion as they bring in a whole host of leading designers and A list celebrities resulting in these shows being the biggest and best in the world.
Friday, September 27, 2013
The Big Four Fashion Weeks: New York, London, Milan and Paris
The four major Fashion Weeks are held semi-annually and internationally. Each one of the Fashion Weeks has a unique style, all their own.
In 1943, New York held the first Fashion Week, and has been the quintessential idea of fashion week ever since. Now known as the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, it does seem to be the most commercialized of the big fashion shows, in that the clothes are created ready-for-market. Its styles and designs are arguably a lot 'safer' than the other three locations.
In 1984, London jumped on the fashion train and recently has been making a splash with its high-end couture. London Fashion Week has not yet reached the commercial level of New York and is less likely to follow fashion trends. Rather, each London fashion house showcases its unique take on fashion-forward concepts, and their collections are still market ready. The heavy hitters in London like Richard Nicholl, Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon are all amazing designers who produce commercially viable collections that would stand out at any of the fashion shows around the world.
Milan's version of the week was established in 1958 and is part of the Big Four internationally. It is owned by a nonprofit association which disciplines, coordinates and promotes the development of Italian Fashion and is responsible for hosting the fashion events and shows of Milan called Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. The original Italian Fashion Week was not held in Milan, instead it was held in Florence at the hands of Giovan Battista Giorgini. He held the first "fashion parade" in the living room of his house "Villa Torrigiani". Then the Italian week later moved to Rome, and then Milan where it is currently held in haute style today.
Paris is known as the fashion capital of the world, and holds the finale position in the fashion show tour. Paris Fashion Week brings each season's chaotic schedule of international fashion weeks to an end. High-end French designers include: Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and Louis Vuitton along with many more stunningly talented designers. Typically, Paris has some of the most extravagant shows, especially with Paris Couture Week.
No matter which of the Big Four is your favorite, each week is sure to dazzle its audience with new haute couture designs year after year. In addition to haute couture trends, innovative fashion designs have also been making a big impact, especially in New York, the only location that allows a fashion school to feature its students' designs, which are often very fresh and inspirational. It is definitely important to keep up with the latest runway styles from all four weeks to stay on top of upcoming trends for the next season.
In 1943, New York held the first Fashion Week, and has been the quintessential idea of fashion week ever since. Now known as the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, it does seem to be the most commercialized of the big fashion shows, in that the clothes are created ready-for-market. Its styles and designs are arguably a lot 'safer' than the other three locations.
In 1984, London jumped on the fashion train and recently has been making a splash with its high-end couture. London Fashion Week has not yet reached the commercial level of New York and is less likely to follow fashion trends. Rather, each London fashion house showcases its unique take on fashion-forward concepts, and their collections are still market ready. The heavy hitters in London like Richard Nicholl, Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon are all amazing designers who produce commercially viable collections that would stand out at any of the fashion shows around the world.
Milan's version of the week was established in 1958 and is part of the Big Four internationally. It is owned by a nonprofit association which disciplines, coordinates and promotes the development of Italian Fashion and is responsible for hosting the fashion events and shows of Milan called Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. The original Italian Fashion Week was not held in Milan, instead it was held in Florence at the hands of Giovan Battista Giorgini. He held the first "fashion parade" in the living room of his house "Villa Torrigiani". Then the Italian week later moved to Rome, and then Milan where it is currently held in haute style today.
Paris is known as the fashion capital of the world, and holds the finale position in the fashion show tour. Paris Fashion Week brings each season's chaotic schedule of international fashion weeks to an end. High-end French designers include: Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and Louis Vuitton along with many more stunningly talented designers. Typically, Paris has some of the most extravagant shows, especially with Paris Couture Week.
No matter which of the Big Four is your favorite, each week is sure to dazzle its audience with new haute couture designs year after year. In addition to haute couture trends, innovative fashion designs have also been making a big impact, especially in New York, the only location that allows a fashion school to feature its students' designs, which are often very fresh and inspirational. It is definitely important to keep up with the latest runway styles from all four weeks to stay on top of upcoming trends for the next season.
Monday, September 9, 2013
LONDON DAY 1-3
I woke up this morning to realize i only have 6 more days in London. Not very excited to go back home because this place is beautiful. Well i know i can't extend it too cus it's too expensive here.
Everyday we take the train and that alone costs around SGD$12/day. I heard the cabs are super expensive and my boyfriend said "don't even think about it" so yeah, I'm pretty sure it costs over SGD$100 for a cab ride. So yeah, we had to lug our luggages from the airport to the apartment. Up and down the stairs cus there isn't a lift at the tubes. Thank God my bf's family's friend owns a beautiful apartment here in Knightsbridge so we need not spend much on lodging. It costs average SGD$200/night for a simple hotel (like Hotel 81 standard) in London! It'll be crazy if we had to spend on lodging for 10 nights.
Oh and food...food is so expensive! We spend around SGD$30/meal. AT LEAST. A cup of coffee is around SGD$8? Yesterday i bought a yummy cupcake for SGD$8. However, i am enjoying the food despite the scary prices.
The weather is super cold and everyday i look soooo crappy. Lol. I cannot be bothered to dress nicely and am more concerned about how many layers i can wear. Weather is around 2-8 Degrees!
Imma let the pictures do the talking now...
Took a bus to Bicester Village. It is where all the Outlets (branded stuff at a Sale price) are located at.
The stuff at Prada were insanely cheap! The queue was insanely long though :( I went in, saw a bag i liked and decided to walk to the other brands to check out the stuff. When i went back, the queue was soooo long i decided not to get the bag alr. What a pity cus the bag was only SGD$1000 and i saw it retailing at $2.5k in Sgp!
Celine was disappointing cus i didnt see anything nice at all :(
Super hot and yummy beef stew!! Was really good. Need the recipe!!!
After Bicester Village, we went back to London!
Four Seasons restaurant for Duck. Everyone told me to try this so i decided to!
Best Duck EVAARRR. It has a lot of meat!!!! The gravy was so tasty. The rest of the dishes were so-so only though, nothing fantastic. Only the duck amazed me.
National History Museum
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l531/ohsofickleblog/Ohsofickle%20Blog%202/london1to357of117.jpg
Amount of shoes in Topshop!!!
Lighted up Harrods at night.
United Nude store at Knightsbridge. So tempted to get myself a pair! Love the shoes.
MMM for H&M on 15th! So going back there to see what i can bring home hehehe.
Bought tickets for a the lion king musical! So excited to watch it tomorrow night.
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l531/ohsofickleblog/Ohsofickle%20Blog%202/london1to383of117.jpg
Had the biggest lobster in my life!
SGD$40 burger...yummy but for $40?!
Gigantic Claw
Claw as big as my face! It was SOOOO good :)
Price of the lobster (we ordered the 1st two lobsters!)
Visited the National Portrait Museum
The Hummingbird Bakery for cupcakes!
One of the best red velvet cupcakes I've ever tasted.
Oxford Street for shopping!
My favorite store in London, Primark. Everything is super cheap! The amount of stuff i bought from Primark is pretty mad!
That's all for Day 1-3 in London!
Will update this space again soon. :)
Hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures!
Time for bed now. Nighty nights. X
Everyday we take the train and that alone costs around SGD$12/day. I heard the cabs are super expensive and my boyfriend said "don't even think about it" so yeah, I'm pretty sure it costs over SGD$100 for a cab ride. So yeah, we had to lug our luggages from the airport to the apartment. Up and down the stairs cus there isn't a lift at the tubes. Thank God my bf's family's friend owns a beautiful apartment here in Knightsbridge so we need not spend much on lodging. It costs average SGD$200/night for a simple hotel (like Hotel 81 standard) in London! It'll be crazy if we had to spend on lodging for 10 nights.
Oh and food...food is so expensive! We spend around SGD$30/meal. AT LEAST. A cup of coffee is around SGD$8? Yesterday i bought a yummy cupcake for SGD$8. However, i am enjoying the food despite the scary prices.
The weather is super cold and everyday i look soooo crappy. Lol. I cannot be bothered to dress nicely and am more concerned about how many layers i can wear. Weather is around 2-8 Degrees!
Imma let the pictures do the talking now...
Took a bus to Bicester Village. It is where all the Outlets (branded stuff at a Sale price) are located at.
The stuff at Prada were insanely cheap! The queue was insanely long though :( I went in, saw a bag i liked and decided to walk to the other brands to check out the stuff. When i went back, the queue was soooo long i decided not to get the bag alr. What a pity cus the bag was only SGD$1000 and i saw it retailing at $2.5k in Sgp!
Celine was disappointing cus i didnt see anything nice at all :(
Super hot and yummy beef stew!! Was really good. Need the recipe!!!
After Bicester Village, we went back to London!
Four Seasons restaurant for Duck. Everyone told me to try this so i decided to!
Best Duck EVAARRR. It has a lot of meat!!!! The gravy was so tasty. The rest of the dishes were so-so only though, nothing fantastic. Only the duck amazed me.
National History Museum
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l531/ohsofickleblog/Ohsofickle%20Blog%202/london1to357of117.jpg
Amount of shoes in Topshop!!!
Lighted up Harrods at night.
United Nude store at Knightsbridge. So tempted to get myself a pair! Love the shoes.
MMM for H&M on 15th! So going back there to see what i can bring home hehehe.
Bought tickets for a the lion king musical! So excited to watch it tomorrow night.
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l531/ohsofickleblog/Ohsofickle%20Blog%202/london1to383of117.jpg
Had the biggest lobster in my life!
SGD$40 burger...yummy but for $40?!
Gigantic Claw
Claw as big as my face! It was SOOOO good :)
Price of the lobster (we ordered the 1st two lobsters!)
Visited the National Portrait Museum
The Hummingbird Bakery for cupcakes!
One of the best red velvet cupcakes I've ever tasted.
Oxford Street for shopping!
My favorite store in London, Primark. Everything is super cheap! The amount of stuff i bought from Primark is pretty mad!
That's all for Day 1-3 in London!
Will update this space again soon. :)
Hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures!
Time for bed now. Nighty nights. X
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