Vanessa G heralds the launch of her Spring Summer 2014 collection at the Arts Club, Dover Street
Noelle Reno wearing a dress from the Vanessa G AW13 collection, with the designer – Vanessa Gounden, Olivia Inge wearing a trench coat from Vanessa G SS14
Jourdan Dunn wears JOUBI jewellery
at W Party during LFW
ADHARA BODY CHAIN: £599
I checked out the new Nivea Soft pots designed by Giles Deacon in the Handpicked Media London Fashion Week Suite. I love the product and the cool design. We also have a Giles Set to giveaway. This includes all three of the limited edition pots and zip pouches.
I also managed to fit in a cool manicure at the Handpicked Suite, take a look below.
Fashion Ready Skin Starts With NIVEA Soft
One of the hottest tickets of the London runways, Giles Deacon has lent his unique blend of superior craftsmanship and whimsical irreverence to NIVEA Soft to create three new collectable limited edition packs. The introduction of these packs in-store in September heralds a new lease of fashion streaming to #OOTD as a panel of experts from the NIVEA Soft judge the ultimate online fashion competition.
Get Involved!
From 11th September until 25th September, NIVEA Soft will compile a glamorous look book of the best #OOTD and will also give out 60 spot prizes to fashionistas. It’s worth entering just to be in with the chance of winning a Giles Deacon designer handbag or Limited Edition Soft Pots. After 25th September all entries will be reviewed by the NIVEA judges and their favourite 15 looks will be put through to a finalists gallery where they will be voted for by the public. The top 15 finalists will need to have the style and panache to create an interesting look and a stylish statement in one fashion moment!
Fashion Voting & One Winner
From 25th September, visitors to the site get to vote on their favourite outfits and the person with the most votes will win the ultimate prize of a styling session with Giles Deacon!!! NIVEA fans will be invited to check out and cast their decision by voting on the Instagram gallery*. This is huge exposure for any keen style kings or queens and a great way to connect via your own facebook, instagram and blog sites. It’s going to be fashion mayhem!
Styled by Giles!
The #OOTD super stylish winner chosen by the public will get a behind the scenes meet up with Giles and then a once in a lifetime styling session with the coolest fashion man of the moment. Also included will be overnight accommodation in London for the winner and £200 of spending money
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A NIVEA Instagram gallery will host the #OOTD entries and votes. The entry process is simple, just upload your image via Twitter or Instagram and include #OOTD and #NIVEASOFT for automatic entry. If you make it through to the final 15 why not include the link in your blog as well as facebook and twitter so your readers can see or even vote?
Fashion Ready Skin Starts With NIVEA Soft
The all-purpose nature of NIVEA SOFT ensures a quick beauty routine, making skin incredibly ‘soft’ and supple, leaving more time for fashion decisions and styling. It has a lightweight formula like whipped cream, containing Jojoba and Vitamin E that melts into skin instantly for a hydrated and refreshed feeling that lasts all day.
Fashion International is an event that champions up and coming labels and gives a platform to young talent. It is held every fashion week along side the more established designers
This year the show was held at Charing Cross Hotel in Holborn. Press and buyers were seated in the suite around a circular catwalk in the Betjeman Suite. The designers showing this year for the SS14 show the designers were Wajahat Mirza, AGA, Yuvna Kim ,Dee Duce and Gianni Lilliu.
Dress by Yuvna Kim
Dress by Yuvna Kim
Dress by Yuvna Kim
Dress by Yuvna Kim
Dress by Gianni Lilliu
Playsuit by Gianni Lilliu
Dress by Gianni Lilliu
Dress by Gianni Lilliu
Wajahat Mirza’s collection which was based on exotic birds also had some beautiful colourful and wearable evening gowns.
![Dress by Majahat a]](https://www.frostmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image-7-e1379341927724.jpeg "Dress by Wajahat Mirza")
“Perceive / Deceive” – the title of Liz Black’s Spring Summer 2014 presentation. A title that evokes mystery and wonder and invites the audience to make their own perceptions of the collection (or so the show notes tell me).
When first entering Black’s presentation room, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it; just two models stood still next to sharp white structures while mannequins were spread around the room wearing different pieces of the collection; at the end of the room, a projector shone onto a white wall revealing snippets of models showing off looks from behind a screen – not something I’d experienced before. But then that’s the beauty of presentations – it’s a chance for designers to showcase their hard work in an environment that a runway might not allow, a chance to create an entirely new conceptual experience.
Going back to the title, Black’s collection was inspired by the optical artist Jesus Rafael Soto and the conceptual world of Venezuelan Kinetic “where you are invited to form your own personal perception of colour, line and touch”. Using these inspirations, Black created geometrical looks using bold colours of cobalt blue, greens and greys on structured materials with strong silhouettes.
Stand out pieces included an all-blue shorts and leather jacket suit with hair wildly quiffed at the front with a flash of cobalt blue smeared across the eyes. However, the most intriguing looks on show were structured dresses with black and white striped panels and flashes of either blue or yellow with 3D scaffolding-like structures.
The geometric features within the collection along with the sharp architectural setting of the room worked together to create the perfect showcase of Black’s optical concepts and inspirations. Although a little mystifying at first, I can’t help but feel that Black’s choice of presentation suited her collection perfectly, as a catwalk just wouldn’t have done it justice. For this collection, context was everything.
The exhibitions at Somerset House showcase the newest designers in jewellery, millinery, footwear and the latest in contemporary women’s wear for press and buyers.
Jena. Theo
Taking a step-back from his loud digital prints from last season, Eugene Lin has focussed his latest collection on clean, structured pattern-cutting with inspiration being drawn from Valkyries of Norse mythology.
A runway show full of pure whites, loud colour pops and immaculate pattern-cutting, Lin’s showcase was a complete set of outfits that anyone could pull straight from the catwalk and make their own. From neat high-waisted trousers and mid-length skirts to structured strapless dresses and a precision-cut orange jacket worn with nothing underneath, each piece spoke for itself.
But while the whole collection was stunning, a few pieces really stole the show. The first look to appear from behind the white walls at the Fashion Scout hall was a stunning crisp white t-shirt and pleated mini skirt combination; clean, elegant and chic. While a more vibrant pumpkin orange shift dress with structured, boxy skirt and side pockets on precision cut fabric took the dress to a whole new level of sophistication. However, more detailed pieces were sent down the runway in the form of sharp black jackets and trouser suits featuring feather prints which were inspired by the wings of a Valkyrie – female spirits of battle who could transform into swans.
This season Lin presented a showcase of deluxe ready-to-wear pieces that would make any woman proud to adorn; he is going from strength to strength and we love his direction.
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“NAZAR”
Spring/Summer 2014
Celebrating 10 years at London Fashion Week this year has spurred Bora Aksu to look back to his Turkish homeland and its rich, colourful and diverse culture. His spring/summer 2014 collection has been inspired by his childhood memories of there, memories that have had such a big influence on him.
Although Bora’s childhood memories of Turkey are still as magical today as when they were first played out, as Bora spent more and more time in London and travelled the world their uniqueness and richness has become more valuable to him. The long, hot summer days spent on the Aegean coast are the most prominent recollections that Bora draws on for this season’s inspiration. Long stretches of white sand, bobbing fishing boats, sun-faded houses with lush gardens and hidden village markets are the happy times that give his spring/summer collection a less melancholic feel than has been his signature to date.
Bora Aksu explains: “When I realised that this would be my tenth year at London Fashion Week, it struck me how long it has been since I left Turkey to come to study in the UK. It propelled me to reminisce and look back at my roots. I felt that I wanted to re-ignite the passion coming from the rich culture and traditional artistry of Turkey that had inspired me in the first place.”
Bora Aksu says of his new collection: ‘I’m delighted to have worked with the Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism as official sponsor for this London Fashion Week show. After 10 years showing in London it’s been great to go back to my roots and be inspired by the rich culture and traditional artistry of Turkey. I hope the show will inspire people to explore Turkey and discover the amazing gems it has to offer.’
The patterns and textures of the Iznik tiles that adorn the show invite have been re-created using traditional handwoven Turkish textiles incorporated into pencil skirts, dresses, cropped jackets and boleros.
Layering continues to be key, with geometric laces over silk tulles and chiffons or used as sheer panels against quilted cotton for added texture in skirts and dresses. Hand crochets produced in Izmir create accents across the collection.
Classic shapes have been contrasted with summer shorts and knitted tees while plastinated cottons update the traditional feel.
The colour palette for the collection began with the traditional ‘nazar boncuk’ or ‘evil eye bead’. Worn in Turkey to ward off evil, legend says that if one should break it is a sign that you have been saved from a great misfortune. Traditionally made from a disc of blue glass, it is this protective colour of the evil eye that dominates the collection. Off-whites also play a key role keeping the collection light before bold injections of bright yellows and fuchsia are introduced, reminding Bora of the long hot summers that he so enjoyed.
“This collection has been incredibly personal for me” Bora Aksu says “It’s been fantastic to have the support from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism and to take this first step in highlighting a land I am so passionate about and connected to. I hope the show will inspire people to explore the rich culture and traditional artistry that Turkey has to offer.”