The air-kissing and free champagne spilling fug surrounding the Fashion East Men’s installations was all getting a bit much for Planet Notion. Moving into the back rooms to escape the half drunk mob, PN followed the distinct tones of Presley…and found Kit Neale. Print master extraordinaire Kit Neale (kool name) …
Oliver Spencer is every bit the luxury artisan as he is progressive curator. Admirable for his ability to resolutely bridge the gap between slick streetwear and tame tailoring, whole-hearted craftsmanship values offer the only formula by which he comes up with his collections.
A mish-mash of 70s art-house and 50s …
Martine Rose has quickly become one of the London menswear fashion favourites. And we have to say, it is perfectly apparent why. While olive green, bright purple and neon red hair wrapped itself closely around the models’ neck and face, a self-serving scarf if you will, shiny shiny bombers made …
Showing immediately after Asger Juel Larsen in a double bill, grindhouse-esque show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout, T.Lipop showcased his similarly military inspired collection. Both the brand aesthetics of Larsen and Lipop are widely contrasting; but actually worked together walking back to back surprisingly well. WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT IT??
Like Larsen’s …
As a self-confessed, collar keeno, I was nothing less than overjoyed to witness the colossal varieties that provided the poignant premise of Bernard Chandran’s, tea-time show. Diffusing the void between collar and scarf (they were that substantial), Chandran’s take on the gift that keeps on giving (or the trend that …
The pre-eminent, English tailoring mavericks sit comfortably at number one on the UK’s most sought-after spots for gentlemanly goods; none other than Saville Row. And with good reason, their innately classic but inquisitively innovative suits and scarves have been serving the country (literally – their first clients were British Army …
Upon discovering after the show that young designer Joseph Turvey had pretty much just graduated before he found himself showing at London Fashion Week, PN was quite literally gobsmacked. It was a slick show, presenting what was a very exciting collection. Not one to shy away from colour, Turvey sent …
Frank Philips is the young lady behind exciting new menswear label, TOBEFRANK. Showing for the first time at London Fashion Week, her debut collection was all about reinventing the original gentleman. Inspired by both the working and the business man, the collection fused working class with upper class style wonderfully …
When it comes to understated menswear that is as impeccably and classically cut as it is iconic, we look no further than to the wonderfully friendly and tremendously talented Baartmans and Siegel. For their luxurious AW12 collection, which nods to the late 70s, these two London College of Fashion graduates …
In an exploration of social and anti-social groups through sports teams and urban street vibes, Shaun Samson looks to using traditional sportswear fabrics in unconventional and unexpected ways for AW12. As mesh, sweatshirt fleece, slashed necklines and oversized silhouettes in a neutral palette stormed down the runway, we were stuck …
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