LFW - the best of the weekend

Jonathan Saunders SS14

Temperley London SS14

Topshop Unique SS14

Mulberry SS14

JW Anderson SS14

LFW: the round up

This year’s London Fashion Week heralded the very best of British fashion with the most exciting collections to date. Across the shows, sharp and graphic prints were abound, with the likes of Peter Pilotto, Christopher Kane and Mary Katrantzou raising the bar. Acne put on a show of brightness with models strutting down the catwalk in luxurious burgundy leather and traffic light shades of acid green, red and burnt yellow.

Trends set to stay for AW12 include urban military at Topshop Unique, Margaret Howell and McQueen and winter cyber florals at Peter Pilotto, Chistopher Kane and Erdem. In true patriotic spirit, London’s designers explored the heritage of the British Isles at Daks, Mulberry and Paul Smith, while lavender shades were prominent at Peter Jensen, Louise Gray and Jonathan Saunders and cubic prints made a dramatic entrance at Clements Ribeiro , Roksanda Ilincic and JW Anderson.Burberry Prorsum stole the show in Hyde Park with an enormous temporary greenhouse space, with fashion’s favourites Clemence Poésy, Rosie Huntington Whiteley and Burberry model and Birdsong star Eddie Redmayne, gracing the red carpet. The magnificent catwalk show culminated in a reverberating faux thunderstorm, where torrents of water rained down on the venue as Burberry’s models, led by the industry’s new sweetheart Cara Delevingne, sashayed down the catwalk in trenchcoats and umbrellas under a rain of iridescent flakes.

As usual, eyes weren’t solely on the catwalk and in true London style, the fashion pack were out in force. Somerset House was ablaze with paparazzi flashes as bloggers, editors and revered fashionistas posed for street style snaps. Micro trends from the week included outfit palettes of bold primary colours and the hitherto avoided baseball cap.

The fashion crowd do not appear to have given up their love of fluoro and ombré hair dye trends, with a plethora of rainbow shades seen on the cobbles of Somerset House.

LFW: Topshop Unique AW12 Stand to attention

Stand to attention! Topshop Unique AW12 is the label's best collection yet. With Birdsong a recent memory, Unique dictates a uniform of khaki for Autumn/Winter 2012, with plenty of luxe berry and navy hues, leather detailing, oversized knits and an overwhelming feel of Christopher Bailey at Burberry as inspiration . 

This season will be all about military with a splash of Balmain-esque luxe metal. And finally, those black ankle boots are set to be sell out. 

LFW: statement necklaces

Nocturne £112

As seen on Claire Brayford, Deputy Fashion Editor, Daily Express

Miss Selfridge, £15

Lucy Reber, Shopping Assistant, Red magazine

Lust List: Charcoal and Tangerine.

Topshop £25

Zara £39.99

Zara £59.99

Zara £45.99

Asos White, £55

Taking inspiration from Senior Fashion Assistant, Alex Stedman, at Red magazine who works a strong orange jumper and grey trousers, as featured in ELLE, at London Fashion Week (see below). 

LFW: the best outfits

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Model, Laura Bailey

My fave fashion week seasonaire, Lucy Williams, Fashion Assistant at www.stylus.com. 

LFW: Clements Ribeiro

Clements Ribeiro at LFW - beautiful floral floaty prints and wedge platforms is a faultless Spring/Summer formula. With wispy hair, this collection reminds me of a washed out, more whimsical Spring/Summer 2011 Erdem. Paisley pyjama, Liberty style prints look set to take off next summer.

Bambi

Coolest new supermodel Bambi for No magazine

She's the epitome of boy meets girl, a hybridity of subtle masculinity and overt femininity. She has already modelled for the likes of Topshop Unique, Jen Kao, Diesel Black Gold and Joseph Altuzarra and has had a front cover for Australian Harper's Bazaar.

Bambi is a 2011 blend of Natalia Vodianova's looks and Erin Wasson's attitude. I've seen her in the flesh at the Topshop Unique SS11 show and she is truly striking...those eyebrows! Despite her slightly odd walk, she has an unforgettable face and this is why she was chosen to open the Unique show.

 Look out, this is one to watch.