Emerging Fervour

London Fashion Week is usually the place to see and be seen, to bitch and be bitched about and to see the next big thing. Walking onto the courtyard, you’re instantly taken aback by the amout of trendy people there are on show.

In this piece we’ll be focussing on designers we saw and loved at London Fashion Week. LFW is made up of seven blocks, spanning two sites and hosting over 200 designers. It’s no wonder that this is one of the most prestigious fashion events in the world. To see the full exhibition list go to the London Fashion Week site in the meantime, check out our favourites.

CLEO BARBOUR

Probably my favourtie designer because I absolutey adored the pink boots – around £360 retail price and loved Cleo even more. With so much talent, it’s no surprise that she already has an online boutique and various stockists. Educated at the prestigious Cordwainer’s College at the London College of Fashion, and trained at the Salvatore Ferrangano design studio in Florence, Cleo has created a niche of her own in the London fashion scene by launching her up and coming shoe label ‘CLEO B’.

Inspired by Art Deco architecture and the distinctive New York skyline, her new collection, which we saw at her stand, is made up of 15 styles including open-toe shoe boots with bold cut out features, stunning strappy wedges, fresh and summery espadrille flats and a colourful revival of the mule. This season’s adornments are in the shape of the solid tri-colour deco glass structures, as well as glistening metallic studs that are featured on boots and flats. The colour palette sees delicate neutrals and rose-gold metallic snake off-set  with contrasting bold fuchsia, purple patent and turquoise cracked metallic leather.

Her collection above is not yet on sale online or with her stockists but be sure to check her site for her latest collection!

London:
Dover Street Market,
17-18 Dover Street,
Mayfair, London
W1S 4LT

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7518 0608 Email: info@doverstreetmarket.com

Cardiff:
Jon Ian
18 High Street,
Cowbridge CF71 7AG

Tell: +44 (0) 1446 775 226

TATTY DEVINE

Ahhh Tatty Devine…the type of jewellery that I would love to wear, but would I be able to pull it off is the question? We met Harriet Vine and Rosie Wolfenden, the brains behind it all at their stand at 180 The Strand. Understandably they were curious to find out about Emerging Fervour and most importantly, what we’d be doing with our shots of them. We think they’re fabulous, and why wouldn’t we when their pieces make such a statement that are verging on being pieces of art.

A few pieces from their previous collection really caught my eye and I had to share. I so want that brooch and necklace!

For information on buying any of Tatty Devine’s pieces, you can visit their online store

They also have stores in both Brick Lane and Soho and as far as I know, nothing internationally.

Brick Lane:
236 Brick Lane
London
E2 7EB

Tel/fax 020 7739 9191 (Open daily 11am-6pm – closed Mondays and Bank Holidays)

Soho
57b Brewer Street
London
W1F 9UL

Tel 020 7434 2257 (Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm – closed Sundays and Bank Holidays)

FRED & GINGER

We had to write about Fred & Ginger because we just loved the designer, Victoria Holt when we met her. Of course her pieces are to die for. Victoria is the former designer for international fashion house Jenny Packham. Bringing her flair and expertise to Fred & Ginger, which creates luxurious intimates with an elegant and contemporary design edge.

When we met Victoria at her beautiful stand at the ‘Boudoir’ section of LFW, she was so happy to talk to us about her pieces. We really want to hear more on her – we better be quick as we can tell Victoria is one busy lady…

I had a look at some of Fred & Ginger’s past collections taken from their website…underwear is something every woman should invest in. Look how beautiful these pieces look.

Dance on Air collection

Pretty Please S/S 09

My Fair Lady collection

Luckily, we have a range of stockists for Freg & Ginger

Online:
www.deadgoodundies.com
www.sexylingerie-covetanddesire.com

London:
Selfridges London – 400 Oxford Street London W1A 1AB
Fenwick – 63 New Bond Street, London W1A 3BS
CoCo de Mer - 23 Monmouth Street, London. WC2
Jenny Packham - 75 Elizabeth Street Belgravia London SW1
Bordello London - 55 Great Eastern Street London EC2A 3HP
My Sugarland – 402-404 St John Street, London, EC1V 4NJ
Apartment C – 70 Marylebone High Street, W1

United Kingdom:
Cielo - 38 Westport Dundee DD1 5ER
Boudiche – 17 Frederick Street, Edinburgh. EH2 2EY
Boudiche – 203 Ingram Street, Glasgow. G1 1DQ
Roxbury&McQueen – 473 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7EZ

USA & Canada:
Journelle – 3 East 17th Street, New York, NY10003
Almost Naked – 135 Isabella St. suite 501 Toronto Canada

We’ll be checking out more of the designers tomorrow – Monday 21st September, so this will have to be continued.

If you’re heading down to London Fashion Week, tell us about your experience and who your favourite designers are. In the meantime, check out our Flickr for more images from the day.