LFW Fashion East

With a stellar line-up composed of Michael van der Ham, Heikki Salonen and new-boy Nasir Mazhar, Fashion East was never going to be boring.

The crystal detailing at Michael van der Ham was gorgeous, as were the McQueen-esque plaited hair; however, the 'mismatched' dresses didn't really do anything for me (although I loved the Liberty print he used!).

(not van der Ham but this photo is adorable!)

Not only was Nasir a complete diva-fest backstage (tears, tantrums - and all because of a bit of body paint), but the hair and make-up was just mind-boggling.Inspired by black culture Duffy bought the models to life with gold fro-combs and fluro hairpieces. The hats/head-pieces were complete showstoppers and although I loved the minimalist bondage/net looks, they merely served as a canvas.

Heikki, Heikki, Heikki, what a year you've had! Out of the three Fashion East designers, this season Mr Salonen was my favourite by far. His grungey aesthetic was highlighted with distressed and studded trousers, leather and fur bombers, dark rich colours and utilarian fabrics. The red and navy velvet DM's were a nice touch as were the tinted glasses (luckily I saved mine from the Spice Girls heyday - I knew they'd come in handy one day!)

Heikki stuffing a 'back-pack'

The last photo is hand's down my second favourite photo of the day - tomorrow you'll see why it wasn't first! After a long day at Somerset House I'm glad to call it a day, will post the Holly Fulton photos tomorrow when I'm not sleep deprived.

Photo's taken by me, do not use/copy without permission!

LFW Hakaan

Just yesterday everyone was asking 'who is Hakaan'?

With a star-studded front row (Kate Moss, Carine Roitfeld, David Walliams) and an even more impressive model list (Abbey Lee Kershaw, Natalia Vodianova, Lara "the only show I'm modelling for" Stone, Natasha Poly), it's now safe to say that everyone knows who Hakaan is.

For a relative unknown, the Turkish designers' debut collection at LFW today was incredible. Clean lines, butt-skimming bandage-mini's, sculpted fur-gillets and a strong but minimalist palette stormed the catwalk.

Backstage was a model spotters dream. There was alot of 'Lara?! Where's Lara??' and even more flapping around from Edward Enninful.

The sunlight (although a welcomed blessing) made street-style shots rather difficult; however, never one to miss an opportunity...

Natalia Vodianova & Maria Carla

Kate Moss

Carine Roitfeld

Apologies for the quality of the photo's. Look out tommorow for exclusive photos from Fashion East and Holly Foulton!

Photo's taken by me, do not use/copy without permission!

Red Carpet Queen

You've got to hand it to Georgina Chapman at Marchesa, the woman knows how to create a red carpet winner.

Fall 2010 is no exception  - you could literally picture every hot-young-thing wearing everything from the collection. I saw Lady Gaga in a lace body and white ruffled skirt and Dakota Fanning in a structured ruffled LBD.

The dresses spoke for themselves - no catwalk was needed to highlight the fact that this collection is an instant winner. This is Marchesa on top form.

Apologies for the severe lack of content recently! I promise I'll bring exclusive London Fashion Week content from tomorrow - let the shows commence!

photos from style.com

Nothing New Here...

Don't get me wrong, I loved the Preen collection and I adored the dresses over at Victoria Beckham but otherwise, I'm pretty bored by Fall 2010 at New York Fashion Week.

It might be because I wouldn't wear anything from the collections but mainly I think it's because I've seen it all before. I don't get the sense of anything new or exciting. I was quite unimpressed with Alexander Wang's deconstruction although really liked Thakoon's oversized hoods and blue, black and grey palette, but nothing REALLY stood out.

My friend over at Between Every Line found a couple of shows which actually really caught my eye, from designers that weren't on my radar. However, these few shows don't make up for the lack of freshness and excitement. Here are a couple (and I literally mean couple) of pieces I liked, don't expect anything groundbreaking though...

Herve Leger by Max Azria

Alexander Wang

Rachel Roy

I really, really wanted to like the shows but I just couldn't - maybe after looking at them a couple of times I'll see the light, I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

What do you think of fashion week so far?

photos from style.com

She Fell Over

I know it's mean to laugh at others misfortunes, but I can help but find Agyness Deyn falling on the runway funny. Ironically it was whilst walking for Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief Haiti event at NY fashion week yesterday.

To add insult to injury, she fell a second time in the same shoes (Burberry, 7 inch)! Much like Ms Campbell and Jessica Stam before her, Agyness took it all in her stride and walked the rest of the runway barefoot.

Agyness Deyn for Fashion Relief Haiti

Naomi Campbell at Vivienne Westwood in 1993

Jessica Stam - I love the stam but she does fall over an awful lot; my heart went out to her when she face-planted the floor (above right).

I'd like to think that their falls counteract my tragedy fall two seasons ago - the single most embarassing moment of last year.

Have you ever fallen infront of a crowd?

PS. Loving the Preen AW10 show from NY!

photos from justjared.buzznet.com

RIP Alexander McQueen

The Visionary. The Icon. The Legend. The Artist.

You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

photo's from style.com & thefashionspot.com

Pearl Necklace?

Excuse the horribly crude title but that's the first thing that sprung to mind when I saw this photo of Lady Gaga this morning.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the Gaga and think she's a fashion beast BUT (and there's always a but) I can't help thinking she looks like a glamorous white-washed sea-anemone. I love the jacket and hat (pearly bubbles included), I love the hot-pink lipstick and mega heels - it's just the whole pearly face/body/legs thing I can't get to grip with. If she'd left it to the face I would have fallen head over heels for this look but sadly, she didn't.

What do you think of Gaga's latest fashion ensemble? 

photo's from justjared.buzznet.com