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London Fashion Week: Autumn/Winter 2014 - 15

Now to London Fashion Week, where Britain’s most successful fashion house Burberry’s creative director Christopher Bailey gave Burberry Prorsum a bohemian vibe with a colourful palette, Alice Temperley showcased a more wearable collection during london fashion week autumn/winter 2014 for Temperley London and Belstaff whipped up outerwear to fend off the worst of winter weather with a lighter touch while Topshop Unique's aw14 was about country girls with an urban sensibility. These are some of the trends London offered Autumn/Winter 2014 - 15.

Stripes. From Chevron, zig zag and horizontal, stripes were quite popular for Autumn/Winter 2014 at Christopher Kane, Issa London and Jasper Conran.

From L-R: Issa,Christopher Kane, Sass and Bide, Jasper Conran and Matthew Williamson

Crop Tops. Crop tops were strong and seductive at Emilia Wickstead, Bora Aksu and Simone Rocha.

From L-R: Barbara Casasola, Felder Felder, David Koma, Simone Rocha and Bora Aksu

Knits. A trend staple in London, they came in fisherman ribbed styles and other cashmere versions at Christopher Kane, Mark Fast and Pringle of Scotland.

From L-R: Christopher Kane, DAKS, Emilio de la Morena,Lucas Nascimento and Eudon Choi

Pleats. Antipodium, Mary Katrantzou and Belstaff had hemlines spliced into pleats for Autumn/Winter14 on skirt suits and dresses.

From L-R: Holly Fulton. Antipodium, Christopher Kane, Mary Katrantzou and Belstaff

Checks. Checks made an appearance on jumpsuits, skirts and dresses at DAKS, Vivienne Westwood and Sass and Bide.

From L-R: Giles, DAKS, Sass and Bide, Vivienne Westwood red label and J. JS Lee

Sock and Shoe. There were sweet sock and shoe combinations on the runways of Bora Aksu, Temperley London and Antipodium.

From L-R: Emilia Wickstead, Bora Aksu, Temperley London, Matthew Williamson and Margaret Howell

Embroidery. Flowers were the choice of motif embroidered on dresses, coats and scarves at Emilia Wickstead, Temperley London and Burberry respectively.

From L-R: Emilia Wicstead, Issa, Temperley London, Burberry Prorsum and Giles

Velvet. Crushed velvet on so many runways meant that texture was the word to take away from Emilio de la Morena, Tom Ford and Osman.

From L-R: Burberry Prorsum, Emilio de la Morena, Margaret Howell, Osman and Simone Rocha

Metallics. Molten metal remains strong and vivid for Autumn/Winter 2014 at Meadham Kirchoff, DAKS and Antonio Berardi.

From L-R: Holly Fulton, DAKS, Meadham Kirchoff, Antonio Berardi and Mary Katrantzou

Midi Hems. Burberry, Osman, Emilia Wickstead and Meadham Kirchoff offered prim midi length style dresses and skirts for Autumn/Winter 2014.

From L-R: Emilia Wickstead, Holly Fulton, Burberry Prorsum Lucas Nascimento and Osman

Credits: British Vogue

The 2013 Academy Awards.

The biggest movies, the biggest stars in the most fashionable of designer dresses on the biggest fashion runway in the world- The Oscars red carpet. And on sunday night, the stars did not disappoint. Amidst the sea of floor length, ball gowns and long trains, these are some of the trends that made it onto the Oscars red carpet.

Metallics. Naomi Watts, Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman cut svelte figures in their metallic embellished gowns.

From L-R: Halle Berry, Renee Zellweger, Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman

Pale Hues. From Anne Hathaway’s pale pink to Amy Adams’ pale blue, pale hues cast cool tones on the Oscars red carpet.

From L-R: Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lawrence, Amanda Seyfried and Amy Adams

Shoulder Baring. Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Zoe Saldana and Olivia Munn opted for floor length shoulder baring gowns.

From L-R: Charlize Theron, Zoe Saldana, Reese Witherspoon and Jessica Chastain

High Slits. Split at the thigh with miles of legs on display, high slit dresses were the frocks of choice for Jennifer Hudson, Naomie Harris and Kelly Rowland.

From L-R: Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Rowland, Naomie Harris and Nancy ODell

A Tuxedo Affair. Movies finest cut dashing figures in their tuxedos.

From L-R: Eddie Redmayne, Jeremy Renner, Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

London Fashion Week: Autumn/Winter 2013.

Known as the cradle for cutting edge fashion, monochrome set the stage as London designers kicked off London Fashion Week  for their Autumn/Winter 2013 with elegant and minimalistic collections.

Monochrome. The magic of monochrome continued its way onto the runways of London for A/W 2013.

From L-R: Zoe Jordan, KTZ, Lug Von Viga, Jean Pierre Braganza and PPQ

Slits. Thigh split at the back, front and the side skirts and dresses were aplenty.

From L-R: Jale Hurdogan, Felder Felder, Lug Von Viga, Julien McDonald and Sass and Bide

Belted Waists. Waists cinching silhouettes made their onto Autumn/Winter collections for London fashion week.

From L-R: Jale Hurdogan, Fyodor Golan, Felder Felder,  Bora Aksu and Sass and Bide

Leopard Print. With a strong emphasis on Leopard prints, English designers answered calls to the wild.

From L-R: Burberry, Simone Rocha, Moschino Cheap and Chic, Tom Ford and Sister by Sibling

Metallics. Sharp silhouettes got definitive with metallic detailing to give them a modern look.

From L-R: Mathew Williamson, Paskal, Paul Smith, Osman and Giles

Over Trousers. Layering came in the form of skirts and dresses over slim cropped trousers and baggy pants for chic looks.

From L-R: Paskal, Erdem, J.W. Anderaon, Meadham Kirchoff and Mathew Williamson

Leather. Acting as a backdrop, leather formed key parts of collections on the London runways.

From L-R: Todd Lynn, Bernard Chandran, Zeynep Tosun, Mulberry and Fashion East

Off the Shoulders. Shoulder baring dresses and tops showed off dainty shoulders and skin for fall.

From L-R: Sass and Bide, Zoe Jordan, John Rocha, Krystof Strozyna and Julien Mcdonald

Sheer. The see-through trend was very rife on the runways of London fashion week.

From L-R: Preen, David Koma, Bernard Chandran, Mulberry and Erdem

Shine and Shimmer. There is an explosion of beads and sequins on loose elegant gowns and dresses to dance the night away.

From L-R: Temperley London, John Rocha, Sass and Bide, Jasper Conran and Antonio Berardi

New York Fashion Week: Fall 2013-14.

The month of February heralded the beginning of Fashion Week for fall 2013/14 collections and New York was its first stop. The weather couldn’t deter fashion shows that were all about luxe looks and the latest trends with a lot of force and drama.

Warm and Fuzzy. It's going to be a warm and fuzzy fall 2013 if the abundance of luxurious fur on the runways has anything to do with it.

From L-R: Alexander Wang, Badgley Mishka, Altuzarra, Bibhu Mohapatra and Carolina Herrera

Leather. Rich and supple, this fall staple came in an assortment of colors from dark green, orange and red to the classic black.

From L-R: Lacoste, Calvin Klein, Altuzarra, Charlotte Ronson and Belstaff

Outer Wear. What you wear on the outside is just as important as what is on the inside. The outer wear collection ranged from knee length coats to biker jackets caplets and boleros.

From L-R: Marchesa, Altuzarra, Proenza Schouler, Marissa Webb and Ruffian

Metallics. There was a noticeable return of slick and shiny metallics on the fall 2013 runway.

From L-R: Marc Jacobs, Erin Featherston, Tadashi Shoji, Rachel Comey and Edun

 
Monochrome. After last season’s explosion of color, so many a designer went Monochrome for fall once again proving the staying power of this classic trend.

From L-R: Altuzarra, Ralph Lauren, Honr,  Proenza Schouler and Catherine Malandrino

Capes. One of fall's favorite ways to cover up and be chic at the same time, capes hung from shoulders and trailed at the back forming shrouds on the fall runways.

From L-R: Band Of Outsiders, Ruffian, Zac Posen, Pamella Roland and Donna Karan

Billowy Sleeves. Full billowy sleeves reminiscent of the swash buckling era made their way back onto the fashion scene at the fall runways of New York fashion week.

From L-R: Prabal Gururng, Pamella Roland, Christian Siriano, Ralph Lauren and Erin Featherstone

Lace. The ethereal and feminine that comprise of lace brought the most beautiful gowns and etchings embroidered in lace to the fall 2013 runways.

From L-R: Jason Wu, Catherine Malandrino, Lela Rose, Tadashi Shoji and Chado Ralph Rucci

Sparkle. Eyes lit up when it came to the most dazzling of collections from Marc Jacobs, Oscar De La Renta, Pamella Roland and Naem Khan.

From L-R: Chado Ralph Rucci, Christian Siriano, Catherine Malandrino, Monique Lhuillier and Badgley Mischka

Lady Like Dressing. New York saw the return of a more definitive focus on the female silhouette as lots of lady like frocks were dished out guaranteed to make the wearer feel more feminine.

From L-R: Badgley Mischka, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Calvin Klein, Bibhu Mohapatra and Nicole Miller

Paris Haute Couture: Spring 2013 Colour Trends.

The Spring 2013 couture color palette ranged from bright and bold to soft and dreamy colours. Alexander Vauthier and Stephane Rolland opted for a restrained black and white colour palette amidst a sporadic infusion of colourful collections from couture. These are some of the colour trends Paris Couture offered for Spring 2013.

Lilac. The serenity of lilac was hard to ignore when it came to couture collections from Elie Saab, Dany Atrache, Georges Hobeika and Giambattista Valli.

From L-R: Dany Atrache, Giambattista Valli, Georges Hobeika and Elie Saab.

Yellow. Fast becoming one of the most popular colour trends made its way into the color palettes of Christian Dior, Giambattista Valli, Versace Atelier and Georges Chakra for the couture collections.

From L-R: Georges Chakra, Versace Atelier, Christian Dior and Giambattista Valli

Ice Blue. The cool tones of ice blue featured strongly at Dany Atrache, Elie Saab, Christian Dior and Bouchrar Jarrar.

From L-R: Elie Saab, Christian Dior, On Tout Aura Vu, and Dany Atrache.

Monochrome. Eternally chic, a black and white colour palette gave way to strong collections for Alexander Vauthier, Stephane Rolland, Giambattista Valli.

From L-R: Stephane Rolland, Iris Van Herpen, Maurizio Galante and Alexandre Vauthier

Red. A colour that never goes off style, Armani Prive, Valentino, Christian Dior and Elie Saab’s couture collections offered numerous frocks in this fabulous colour.

From L-R: Elie Saab, Alexis Mabille, Valentino and Christian Dior

Pale Pink. The faint tones of pale pink were visible at Georges Hobeika, Dany Atrache, Oscar Carvallo and Zahia Dehar.

From L-R: Oscar Carvallo,Zahia Dehar, Georges Hobeika and Christian Dior

Gold.  The unmistakable tone of Gold glowed on the catwalks of Versace Atelier, Oscar Carvallo, Zuhair Murad and Valentino in the Spring 2013 couture collections.

From L-R: Versace Atelier, Oscar Carvallo, Zuhair Murad and Valentino

Burn Orange. In forms of light and dark tones, burnt orange glowed on the couture collections runways of Armani Prive, Christian Dior, Dany Atrache and Ulyana Sergeenko.

From L-R: Alexis Mabille, Didit Hediprastayo, Armani Prive and Christian Dior