Emerging Fervour

Oh yes we will!! Just check out the stunning ‘Miss Butterfly’ Spring/Summer 2010 collection and you will too. We fell in love with ‘Beautiful Soul’ at the London Fashion Week and it is hard to believe it was Nicola’s debut.

Inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s, Madam Butterfly and produced from Japanese vintage komonos (dating back to the 1940’s), vintage saris, Ahimsa peace silk, Fair-Trade organic jacquard, handloom cotton, and bamboo jersey, each piece is exquisite and on top of that exclusive!! We just love the thought of going a bit greener and how easy would it be with garments like this?!

We’re so excited about ‘Beautiful Soul’ and welcome them with open arms. We’ll be getting to know Nicola a bit better so watch this space as we’ll find out what is in store for ‘Beautful Soul’.

If you can’t wait until next season, get a piece for this winter from one of the following stockists:

• Beautiful Soul
• Ascension

As soon as I clocked the Rocio stand at London Fashion Week it was obvious that Rocio were so much more than handbag designers…

They are fantastic aren’t they? 

This amazing label is quickly picking up recognition in the world of international handbag design and fashion, despite it only being around since May 2006. Rocio’s handbags and clutches are handmade from harvested Acacia wood meaning that any eco-friendly fashionista should not be without one. And with animal prints and block colours being on the forefront of our trend list, I already know what’s on my wish list.

To check out the rest of Rocio’s colourful collection, you can visit the Rocio website and if you fancy it – Rocio sell online so you can go to the online boutique section of the site to buy. Prices are around the £300 so what are you waiting for?

As Nathalie and I are strolling through the designers’ stands at 180 The Strand for London Fashion Week, we’re instantly drawn to the Kron by KronKron stand. The first thing I notice are the couple, Hugrún Árnadóttir and Magni Þorsteinsso, then we all clock the beautiful SHOES! We go up and ask if we can take shots of their collection for our fashion blog. I couldn’t get over how lovely they both were – so happy to pose for the camera and talk to us about the their label.

Here’s a few questions Hugrún and Magni answered for me post LFW…

How did you both meet and how did it all start?

We are couple who met on a blind date 9 years ago, started to live together on the 2nd day, opened our fist store, Kron 3 months later, and that then followed with opening our 2nd store, Kronkron and then last year we launched our shoe collection Kron by Kronkron.

You’ve been a very busy couple!

I met Amr, the cute designer behind BodyAmr, at Somerset House where he was exhibiting at LFW. I was so blown away with the vibrant colours and figure-hugging outfits. The display was especially eye-catching…I loved the contrasting simplicity of the concept against the luminous creations. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

Amr Ali is a London based designer who studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design and Middlesex University, set up his own label in his final year at college and blew everyone away with all of his collections.

We’re in the middle of writing more pieces on the designers exhibiting at Somerset House and we will of course be giving you all a snapshot of designers that caught our eye. In the meantime, we received images for S/S 10 from BodyAmr so we thought we’d start off our one of many designer profiles from LFW with this label.

Here’s the S/S 2010 Collection we saw at Somerset House…

I was lucky enough to get a quick interview with Amr…

It’s bargain time! Although the autumn/winter collections have already lured us in and it’s difficult to take our eyes off new shiny things, one of our favourite sites has Nicole Farhi shoes reduced by over 80%!!!

Kurt Geiger Sale is one of the best with so many great shoes reduced and if you’re quick you could get some Nicola Farhi shoes reduced from £280 to £49. How irresistible is that?!

When bargains come along as such I’ll invest into next year. There are some clear trends that won’t go away and as long as you stick to them your shoes will stand the test of time.

Wedges will be back, as they are staplers of a summer wardrobe and we’ve not seen the last of the 80ties come back and its bright colours.

Nuala (£49 instead of £280)

We’ve also not seen the last of the cone heel, my personal favourite. And if you go with neutral colours, it becomes a timeless classic with an edge.

Noy (£49 instead of £270)

THE NEW BLING!

Mary Katrantzou’s first LFW collection blew us away with innovitive bold prints inspired by jewelry. This is her first print collection and we are so excited to see what she produces next, she is definitely one to watch. This is the start of our Best Of British run revealing UK’s emerging talent – watch this space!

www.marykatrantzou.com