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Day 4 Round-Up at London Fashion Week
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Day 4 Round-Up at London Fashion Week

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We chat to Avsh Alom Gur, Paul Smith, Marios Schwab and Danielle Issa about their A/W 09/10 collections.
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The best shows and backstage moments from Day 2 of London Fashion Week. We caught up with the charming Paul Smith backstage after his show at Claridges, where he was on fine form and joked about his success in the face of the credit crunch.
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Erin O'Connor at London Fashion Week
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Paul Smith goes Congolese for London Fashion Week
The highlight of every fashion week, Paul Smith once again didn’t disappoint with his Spring/Summer show at London’s Claridges hotel last night. Based on glossy book ‘Gentlemen of Bacongo’, which celebrates Congolese ‘fashion-obsessed dandies’ known as sapeurs - Paul’s collection was vivid, vibrant and accompanied by a killer dancehall and ragga soundtrack. Although the title of the book suggests this inspiration would be better suited to menswear - Paul used this look as a theme for the entire collection - with banker striped shirts worn as dresses, and tan suits consisting of waistcoasts, collars and ties. Add to this some pork pie hats, skinny ties and brogues, and the models were transformed into vibrantly coloured androgynous dandies. We caught up with a very relaxed Paul Smith just before the show began, who explained to us that the collection was divided into menswear influenced pieces, and more feminine items. Dresses were carefully draped over the models - in earthy tones and tribal prints, with bras and bandeaus worn on the outside - which Paul suggests is what the girlfriends of these sapeur’s might wear! And of course, a few of Paul Smith’s signature strips managed to sneak in too!
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Day 5 : The final day of London Fashion Week pushes...
The final day of London Fashion Week saw designers push the boundaries in terms of style and substance. Home grown designer Amanda Wakeley returned to the catwalk with a collection of typically elegant dresses in hues of saffron, cinnamon and copper in jersey, satin and chiffon. Oversized gold and silver jewellery featured coils wrapped around the neck or waist . British – Brazilian duo Basso and Brooke showed a collection of traditional power prints with bold colourful graphics on draped dresses featuring sharp lines and sheer cut out panels. Erdem stunned the crowds with their Japanese inspired floral prints with simple make-up for a toned down look. Burberry was the biggest draw of London Fashion Week and the British power house said it was thrilled to be back in the capital for the 25th anniversary of the event. Fashion guru Anna Wintour graced the front row along with style icons Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham and and emerging fashionista Emma Watson. The traditional trench coat was transformed into a thigh skimming mini in pale pink satin while silk chiffon and gauze featured heavily. Rose feathered leather coats came with ruched, skintight leggings and silk trousers, rolled up to show pastel socks with strappy cone-heeled platform sandals are the key trends to look out for this summer.
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Alice Temperley at London Fashion Week
Alice Temperley has taken her collection off the runway and into the world digital installation, and this season opted to show their Spring/Summer collection at trendy London venue, Sketch. The show had a ’soft launch’ in New York, but Alice bought her ‘travelling circus’ to London for it’s real debut, as Alice explains ‘London is where her heart is’. With a collection inspired by both the sinister and colourful aspects of twenties and thirties circuses - there was plenty of corsetry, structure and vertical designs, with large studdied diamond shapes and thick stripes. Standout looks include a double-strapped dress with tie details and attached belts, and a black ruffled one-shoulder evening gown. This is also the season of Temperley shoes - with a huge range of flats, heels and boots ranging from studded gladiator heels, to soft, pale pumps. We caught up with Alice at the opening of her exhibition, where she explained to t5m her decision to stop showing her collection on runways, instead opting for these directional and progressive installations. ‘Catwalks shows became less about the shows and more about the politics…people assume that because it’s fashion, it’s going on a catwalk’. To find out more about Alice Temperley, check out her exclusive interviews on her dedicated hub here on t5m.
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London Fashion Week regular Roisin Murphy on Issa,...
She’s known for topping best dressed polls as well as the charts, so no fashion week would be complete without style icon Roisin Murphy - so t5m caught up with the mum-to-be at Issa’s Sunday evening show. Having sat front row at the catwalk, Roisin was in awe of ’superstar’ Naomi Campbell as she wowed the crowds with a welcome return of the supermodel to runway. Normally a regular on the front rows, Roisin tells us that she is taking this season’s fashion week slowly, having only been to four or five shows - including the ‘lovely’ Charles Anastase and Pam Hogg. Unfortunately, due to her breathing class she will be missing out on Christopher Kane and Marios Schwab - but we’re sure London’s fashion darling will understand why she was absent! Roisin also expresses her gratitude that so many big names are returning to London for this fashion week - hoping that they will inject some much needed cash into the industry!
 

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