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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

New York Fashion Week: Fall/Winter 2014-2015.

New York Fall 2014 Fashion Week is done and nearly dusted for another season. Victoria Beckham presented a collection that was almost entirely in black and white with an emphasis on ruffles and pleats, Diane Von Furstenberg celebrated the 40th anniversary of her iconic wrap dress with a ‘Bohemian Wrapsody’ entitled collection while Donna Karan celebrated 30 years of Donna Karan. From fringing to pantsuits, here is a look at the trends to have hit the many catwalks.

Texture Blocking. The combination of Leather, Shearling and Fur formed one of the cosiest trends to hit the New York fall runway.

From L-R: Haceh, 3.1 Philip Lim, Edun, Opening Ceremony and BCBG MAXAZRIA

Pleats. Were a recurring idea through out Fall Fashion Week.

From L-R: J. Mendel, Tadashi Shoji, Naeem Khan, Pamella Roland and Victoria Beckham

Side Slits. So many designers did the split side skirts for fall 2014 that it officially became a trend.

From L-R: Prabal Gurung, Donna Karan, Jenny Packham, Carolina Herrera, and Ralph Lauren

Black Velvet. Black velvet stood out at Oscar De La Renta, Cushnie et Ochs and Carolina Herrera.

From L-R: Cushnie et Ochs, Carolina Herrera, Oscar De La Renta, Jill Stuart and Tadashi Shoji

Knits. Oversized and chunky knits played up the proportions theme that's been showing through all season.

From L-R: Tibi, Carolina Herrera, DKNY, 3.1 Philip Lim and Tess Giberson

 Mesh. Another trend to make a comeback from the spring 2014 runways, mesh emerged as one of fall 2014’s top trends.

From L-R: Zimmermann, Christian Siriano, Naeem Khan, Rebecca Taylor and Monique Lhuillier

Masculine Chic. Mannish touches in forms of leather coats, jacket and blazers were juxtaposed with dainty feminine dresses on so many fall runways.

From L-R:Dennis Basso, Jason Wu, Vera Wang, Jenny Packham, and Milly

Socks In Heels. First noticed during the Spring 2014 runways at Ralph Lauren, full fledged in Paris, the socks in heels trend cemented its place on the fall runways.

From L-R: Vera Wang, Rodarte, Tory Burch, Nonoo and Jeremy Scott

Pantsuits. Derek Lam, Oscar De La Renta and Michael Kors all featured one or more versions of the women’s suit with emphasis on the business suit that’s made a comeback.

From L-R: Oscar De La Renta, Ralph Lauren, Ralph Rucci, DKNY, and Diesel Black Gold

Fringing. Fringes were luxuriously abundant at Oscar De La Renta, Naeem Khan and Marchesa.

From L-R: Dennis Basso, Oscar De La Renta, Naeem Khan, Pamella Roland and Edun

Paris Fashion Week: Spring 2014 Trends.

Paris Fashion week drew the curtain on fashion month on a seriously anticlimactic note as Spring 2014 saw the end of Marc Jacobs’ influential 16 year reign at the house of Louis Vuitton. His farewell bid to Louis Vuitton was a dark one with a collection steeped in moody black to give off a glamorous funeral vibe reminiscent of his first collection for the house as its creative Director. On that note; these are some of the trends Paris has in store for Spring 2014.

One Shoulder. Chanel, Isabel Marant, Hussein Chalayan and Chloe all decreed the single shoulder as spring 2014’s erogenous zone.



Embellish Me. Glitter and sequins for shimmery dresses took over the runways at Lanvin, Saint Laurent, Manish Arora and Iris Van Herpen for an extremely bright spring 2014.


Coats. Several spring collections featured a lot of outer wear regardless of it being spring.


Metallic. Dior, Balmain, Jean Paul Gaultier, Saint Laurent and Lanvin all joined the metallic craze for spring 2014.


Appliques. Jewels, florals and broderie anglaise all worked as appliques for Elie Saab, Dries Van Noten, Giambattista Valli and Collette Dinnigan.


Tiers. There’s been plenty of tiers to pull skirts into shape and length at Emanuel Ungaro, Akris, Maxime  Simoens, Collette Dinnigan and Alexander McQueen.


Slits. For a dash of sexy, Leonard, Paul & Joe, Alexis Mabille and Artsuro Tayama among others brought out sassy thigh slits.


Pleats. A design feature seen on high rotation this season – were used excessively at Dries Van Noten, Issey Miyaki, Viktor & Rolf and Maison Rabih Kayrouz.


Stripes. Rippling stripes defined the vibe at Saint Laurent, Veronique Leroy, Cedric Charleir, Vanessa Bruno and Acne Studios.



Plaid. In all its various forms, plaid popped up on the Parisian runways of Vivienne Westwood, Chanel, Viktor & Rolf and Balmain.