by Hannah Kane | Feb 19, 2014 | Fashion
Mark Fast’s AW14 collection was a tableau vivant of the city: neon lights, texture, noise and glamour, all through the dexterous handling of knitwear. In the white-washed space of Aldwych House – with a front row lined with such celebrities as Eliza...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 17, 2014 | Fashion
It was a church-like sobriety which set the scene for Felder Felder’s AW14 show. Sat within the art deco grandeur of Freemasons’ Hall, the catwalk space was separated by an ornate wooden gateway, set beneath a low, wood-paneled ceiling that glowed with the...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 17, 2014 | Fashion
Remember that quintessential childhood movie scene where Dorothy is first catapulted into Oz and everything jumps from dour black and white to a hotly coloured wonderland? Mix that palette with a globetrotter’s textile hoard and a dash of urban know-how and...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 17, 2014 | Fashion
Murmurs of hushed excitement rippled through the crowd as the first model emerged at John Rocha’s Autumn Winter 14 show, her head and shoulders enveloped in oversized, midnight ruffles, undulating above a black hand-crochet dress, interspersed with teardrop-shaped...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 29, 2014 | Fashion
Is it Vita Gottlieb’s non-fashion background that helps her to approach the construction of garments with such fresh delicacy? Her SS14 collection, which cleverly blended striking print with subtle, pale citrus colours, was one of our highlights of the season, and...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 17, 2014 | Fashion
After meeting in the UK and launching Creative London in 2004, design duo VIN + OMI went off to work in the US. Now, this fashion week, they’re coming back with their first London show in 10 years. Speaking exclusively to PHOENIX, Omi talks of the pair’s...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 15, 2014 | Fashion
In the cavernous expanse of the Old Sorting Office, YMC’s AW14 collection juxtaposes casual, sporty pieces with sharp, sartorial design. This look is epitomised by the preppy-meets-street combination of a sweater draped over the shoulders of a tailored tracksuit. A...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 15, 2014 | Fashion
Like a monochromatic cult of turbo-charged arctic warriors, the models at KTZ’s AW14 show stomped down the runway in heavy duty snow boots, faces frosted with silver paint and foreheads striped with slivers of metallic embellishment. In keeping with the brand’s...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 15, 2014 | Fashion
After an impressively short delay due to a dramatic exploding water pipe that spewed steaming hot water over a swathe of showgoers, the Oliver Spencer show at the Old Sorting Office began in earnest. Specials drummer John Bradbury played a live set from the middle of...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 15, 2014 | Fashion
There’s a relaxed mood at Nicole Farhi’s AW14 presentation, the models casually chatting to each other and unceremoniously switching positions on the triangular catwalk, usually prompted by a dominant member taking the initiative. The informal ambience...
