Best of Fashion Week AW13

Since the hoopla of fashion month is over it’s time to share my picks for top trends for AW13. These are just a small selection of the styles that caught my eye along with trends that I’d like to incorporate in my wardrobe later this year.

Animal print

Photos Style.com (Burberry Prorsum, DKNY, Moschino Cheap and Chic, Tracey Reese, Tom Ford and Versace)

I love animal prints so I was happy to see DKNY collection lead the way with models head-to-toe in bold leopard print looks. Across the pond Christopher Bailey stunned with a Burberry collection heavy in animal print mixed with tough texture and metallic accents. One of my favourite looks was a black and cream animal print dress. Most designers opted for leopard spots or zebra stripes, I’m looking forward to see how this style will be interpreted by the high street.

Under arm bag

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This is one trend we can rock now, carrying a bag no matter the shape or size as a clutch. It isn’t practical in reality if you have a huge handbag, but it looks so cool. Strangely enough I’ve already found myself carrying my messenger bag under my arm as if it doesn’t have a strap. Victoria Beckham has been papped hugging her bag instead of holding the handles and Kate Moss posed for the SS13 Givenchy campaign cradling a bowling bag, it’s only a matter of time before this trend catches on. It’ll be the new wearing-your-coat-on-your-shoulders-like-it’s-a-cape kinda thing.

Pink

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Rose, fuchsia and cerise were prominent across the fashion capitals for AW13. A pastel pink suit was a showstopper at Rodarte, while sprinkles of pink were seen at Roksanda Illincic and Unique where a jumpsuit and overcoat featured in pink hues. It is said to become a staple colour rather like black, camel and white next season. I wouldn’t normally associate pink with this season but I’m interested to see how it can work and what shades will be popular.

A-line silhouette 

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The A-line silhouette seemed to be highlight across the catwalks for AW13. Skater skirts were huge in AW12 as a staple separate and I’m happy to see them again for the following winter as it’s a style that works for all shapes and sizes. 

What AW13 trends are you keeping an eye out for?

Bianca x

Best of Fashion Week SS13

Fashion Week is all about new collections and trends but what happens at the events can be equally as exciting. This season involved wacky designs, FROW fights and Twitter spats. So I have rounded up my pick of the best gossip, trends and styles from fashion month spring/summer 2013.

New York Fashion Week

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Zac Posen – Oh dear! It was only amount of time before the claws came out on the FROW. The most surprising thing about this cat fight is that it was between a guest and Posen’s PR. The scrabble for seats got real when Jalouse stylist Jennifer Eymere slapped the PR across the face to humiliate her because she had embarrassed them. The best part of the whole thing was Jennifer’s quote: “Now you know you don't fuck with French people.” – Nice!

London Fashion Week

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Burberry Prorsum – Christopher Bailey’s metallic trench coat finale was one of the most talked about moments of London Fashion Week.  While at my desk I managed to catch the last few minutes of the show on livestream. A rainbow of Burberry trenches from fuchsia to teal made a strong statement and highlighted the versatility of the Burberry staple. 

Nasir Mazhar – Designers and artists like Nasir are the reason why London Fashion Week has such cool credentials. For his first foray into clothing and accessories, he transformed the Topshop show space into hairdressers/barbers, a super enhanced one. The setting was all about the blend of music and fashion in East London and that’s what I loved about it. The aesthetics were very 90s, tracksuits, mesh tops and mini-skirts made up the collection, models had long decorated talons and grime MC's rapped throughout.

Milan Fashion Week

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Prada – Umm, I’m not sure about Miuccia's toe socks but they are interesting to look at. However it’s the socks and sandals combo that I just can’t get over. Everything else, bravo!

Paris Fashion Week 

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Kenzo – Back on the radar of ‘cool’ fashion the Kenzo show was highly anticipated for SS13. Unfortunately for the logo lovers there was no sight of the label’s letters splashed across jumpers and tees. For next season I am a fan of the safari/jungle collection that featured tropical prints (in neon), utility gear and interesting silhouettes.  

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Chanel – I don’t always find the Chanel collections to be as exciting as the spectacular event that it has become. However one thing that was impossible to miss from SS13 was the giant quilted Chanel beach bag – LOL. I can’t wait for some celeb or crazy lady with a lot of £££ to walk out on a beach with this huge tote, it’s totally over-the-top and silly but it’s refreshing to know that Karl Lagerfeld doesn’t take himself too seriously.

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Saint Laurent – Hedi Slimane’s collection for the re-branded Saint Laurent was pretty cool but even better was the twitter/letter spat between fashion’s elite editors and journalists. It seems Heidi and his PR team had been upsetting the press with their new regulations and it all came out during the last week of fashion month. I don't think you should bad mouth people through the internet but this made for a funny story.

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What was your favourite fashion week moment?

Bianca x