Wednesday 24 February 2010

Running With The Fash Pack....London Fashion Week A/W 2010

Today was the last day today of London Fashion Week for A/W 2010. And while the weather was completely and utterly atrocious, I have to say that I had an even better time this year than last September. I think I was a little less stressed this season and, most importantly, I got to hang with the loveliest people.... you guys know who you are. Thank you for making me giggle, listening to me whinge and moan about the cold, allowing me to take your photographs, and just generally making my time at LFW so enjoyable. And a massive thank you to everyone who allowed me to take their photograph :)

So, what were the big trends off the runway? I am thinking hats (for the boys and the girls); lace-up heeled/wedged boots; fur (both real and fake); hooded coats, capes and anoraks; leather, leather and even more leather (skirts, shorts, jackets, trousers); Alexander Wang bags; super long, black fitted skirts (which were a challenge on the cobblestones when coupled with mile high heeled boots); black lace (skirts, leggings, bodysuits); red lips; studding and spikes on just about everything (I even saw a transparent raincoat today with spikes!); Chanel nail polish in Particuliere (or inspired by it, anyway). Oh, and, um umbrellas!


I have oodles of photos to show you over the coming weeks (and hopefully lots from Paris!) so stay tuned. p.s. This is the stunning Rowan (I hope I spelt that right) who is actually a student and isn't involved in fashion at all! She and her equally exquisite friend (whose photos I will post tomorrow) were just taking a coffee break and people watching when I spotted them. I absolutely adored what both girls were wearing.........nobody at my university ever dressed so beautifully. Loved Rowan's enormous Mulberry bag (which she told me contained all her notes and things for a presentation she had just given at university).


Rowan was also wearing a ice blue Alexander McQueen skull scarf around her neck which I know you can't really see. He might not be with us any longer but his incredible contribution to fashion will linger forever.

20 comments:

  1. God she looks fabulous and I love her hat! There is nothing quite like a classic Mulberry either xx

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  2. I LOVE her hat! So cool-chic! Your photos are great! Keep it up! :)

    heelsandheartaches.blogspot.com/

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  3. this is absolutly gorgeous. effortless yet beautiful.

    and your hard work standing out in the rain is appreciated, your photos are so utterly inspiring & for someone in australia thousands of kilomtres away from london, it is very much appreciated to have someone that brings all the best London street style to life on our fab little computer screens. oh what would i do without my favourite steet style snappers around the globe, i really dont know..

    www.thefashiondirectories.blogspot.com
    ..from street style to couture & everything in between

    xx

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  4. I LOVE this. So well put together, yet at the same time so effortless. The McQueen scarf is a gem. Probably my favourite look from fasion week!

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  5. LOVE her style. Beautiful photos too...!

    http://cocojones.tumblr.com/

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  6. the coat, the hat, the bag, the shoes, the dark nail polish...just perfect!

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  7. oh i would kill for a pretty furball coat like that!

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  8. I'm in luv with her whole outfit specially the hat!

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  9. great to see another uni student looking great! i love the way she looks really delicated even with the varying layers and textures.

    sometimes, the fact that i shower makes me more current than other students... try going to a 9 o'clock lecture filled with sweaty boys recovering from the night before :s

    magdaleneloves.blogspot.com

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  10. I think its actually the bright blur jeans that make the outfit here rather than the coat - and I love the boots, they're very westwood pirate-y!!

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  11. oh my GOD this girl looks incredible!
    totally effortless chic - pure perfection xxxx

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  12. she's beautiful in such a confident, relaxed way. a little inspiration for those who are too "put together."

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  13. The Mulberry bag is gorgeous, what a lovely accent to an already beautiful woman. Thank you for featuring Rowan here, what a lovely style.

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  14. Vanessa, you take such beautiful pictures and you always seem to capture the most STYLISH girls.. this one is no exception. <3.. Thank you for sharing these images with the world!

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  16. Students in Paris always look like that ...."

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  17. hheheh gotta love oversized anything, ESPECIALLY an oversized mulberry bayswater!!!!

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  18. Thanks everyone, but more importantly, YAY to Rowan for letting me take her photo :)))) I know she has seen this post and all your super nice comments, so THANK YOU GUYS!

    I hope Rowan doesn't mind me telling you this but she had only had a couple of hours sleep before I took these photos as she had been up all night preparing her presentation....Gees,if only I looked 1/3 as good as this after 12 whole hours sleep and a week's holiday!

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  19. Se is not into fashion but she have a nice style.
    Lilou

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