By Leandro Infante
London is one of the most developed cities of the world and, as many other English cultural aspects, its style and fashion industry are unique. Today in Le Banana we will tell everything you must know about last London Fashion Week.
The first masterstroke came from Central Saint Martins; the students from its Design Department had the chance to show their work during this special week and their final look, which included a huge water inflatable went viral and became an Internet meme.
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Vibrant colors, exaggerated volume, and shiny fringes were the highlights of Molly Goddard´s collection, which is always one of the most awaited of LFW. This year, she designed items that can be worn every day but also on a party, following her delicate, conservative but also modern style.
Matty Bovan, one of London most renowned window dressers thanks to his work at Coach, showed a Winter collection with two well defined lines: cowboy and futuristic. Bovan recreated armours and colonial dresses inspired by Old London and he mixed a great variety of textures and layering.
Westminster University also had its space at LFW and graduates from the Fashion Design Course added a pop nostalgia to the show. Why? Because they presented a collection inspired by the eighties in which there were a lot of sheen, extremely tight waists, oversize coats and jumpsuits with prints.
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Riccardo Ticsi keeps strengthening his role as Burberry’s Creative Director and collection after collection he succeeds in creating strong, sensual and kind of grunge like pieces – something that has characterized him as from his years at Givenchy. The designer revitalized his modern spirit and he presented a sporty collection where leather, denim and lace were at the center.
Victoria Beckham and Alexa Chung chose formal looks and straight pants, colorful sweaters, leather trenches, oversize shirts and below the knee skirts dominated their collections.
Erdem and Peter Pilotto opted for flowers and sheens in lamé, tulle, silk and plumetis – some of the fabrics they chose to create their coats, dresses and women suits.
Christopher Kane and Vivienne Westwood were once again the rebels of London Fashion Week: Westwood included the city’s social problems into her collection and she printed them onto her dresses, maxi bags, and T-shirts; and, of course, she also broke with gender stereotypes as she has been doing in all her latest collections. Our favorites? Her coats and skirts.
Kane left aside his sobriety and he broke his grunge spirit adding colors such as yellow and pink together with dark ones such as grey and black. Our favorites? Also his coats and skirts.
London has, without any doubt, one of the most important fashion weeks of the world and it sets the tone of what is to come regarding new trends, from emerging designers to renowned ones.