British athletes, who were dressed to the nines in clothes by British designers, helped open the renowned London Fashion Week, showcasing the spring-summer 2012 collections. Amy Williams, skeleton medallist, said she was delighted to swap her tracksuit for a designer outfit for the day. She said: "It is amazing to have all these British designers and British athletes here trying to kick it off for London 2012. "I do love fashion. As an athlete you live in your tracksuits, and it is lovely to put on British designers. I am wearing Holly Fulton."
Heather Fell, modern pentathlete, who donned a brightly coloured Matthew Williamson dress, added: "It is great that British fashion is getting involved with London 2012. The connection between 2012 and fashion is very cool and it is another great sphere to the Olympics."
But to some designers who kicked off the fashion fest.
Ann-Sofie Back gave us sharp silhouettes in a largely monochrome colour palette this afternoon - although peppered with the odd pink look to give the collection a summer feel.But to some designers who kicked off the fashion fest.
Sass & Bide placed spots into the limelight, teaming maxi skirts with silver, sleeveless tops for a real pop in bright colours and monochrome palettes.
Emilia Wickstead brought a touch of her signature high society femininity to LFW this morning, with more of the season's emerging colour trend - sherbet pastels - taking to the catwalk interspersed with nostalgic Parisian prints.
And there’s a heart-warming story behind Bora Aksu’s spring/summer 2012 show that enables him to tell a tale through his collection. Inspired by four postcards found in Geneva, he creates the story of Rose and Charles – two French lovers in 1905 – and the course of their love through the clever use of colour: creams and fleshy pinks for romance, corals and turquoise for desire, midnight blues and blacks for sorrow. Curved lines in dresses reflect Rose’s Edwardian handwriting, while sweeping curves, larger by the dress, reference cinched waists of the decade. Decadent pleats, hand-sculpted leather roses, lace, crushed glass beading and draping appear adorned on delicate silk gazette dresses, and other, more extravagant versions – some full-circle-ruffle-skirted, others fishtail. For Bora Asku separates are key for spring, with silk blouses, tailored trousers and short summer jackets proving as wearable as they are layerable in silks, cottons and tulle.
Heres to hoping there'll be even more inspiring looks for the rest of this week.
-ZB
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