Top to bottom: Anna Trevelyan wearing one-off Craig Green pink trousers, Mr. Hat & Pharaoh at Hedonism, Yang Du's new backpacks on Peter Xu, Anna's pink nail art, "This Isn't The Uniform" Reeboks & Anklet, a limited edition Louis Vuitton diary by Rosy Nicholas & Hillman Studio, Kitty Joseph SS16 pocket books, Sadie Williams upholstered bunk bed, me wearing Rahpa at the KTZ show after returning from a day cycle to Reading (photo by Stephen Mahoney)
Splatters of sequin spectrums like a confetti canon explosion - Ashish SS16 was my favourite season so far with a loose approach to the bead work like abstract brush strokes on the fabric. The street-cast skater girls opened the show by speeding down the runway and Larry sashayed down the length sprinkling the front row with fists full of glitter. Ruffled pop socks and bucket hats were also embellished with shiny flecks to accessorize the sheer baby doll dresses and denim bow, bell bottoms. Shout-out to Anna Trevelyan on another stellar styled show full of colour, fun and uplifting energy (seen here with her pink hair).
The crystal jewel droplet sunglasses begin the floods of tears from head down to toe in Mary Benson's broken-heartfelt collection "letters from the darkest corners of my heart". Blurry mascara from blowsy eyelashes turns into glinting foil makeup down cheeks, running into the applique print of Mary's signature style......................... signed off with the hand written scrawls of a love forelorn and scorned. A baby doll dress with a Pierrot print on the front has "Your'e A Bastard" in bold on the back. We've all been there, and now we can wear that heart on our sleeve and our head. Her words carried thru across cupid bow and tulle millinery by Stephen Jones, Perspex glasses by Tatty Devine and scented rubber shoes by Melissa. As serendipity would have it, the London sky broke into a monumental downpour of rain so guests blotting black kohl eyes were comforted by the sight of this new season trend! Bless up heartbreak, every cloud has a silver lining and her presentation of models in this paper cloud dream world are going to bring us a rainbow at the end of the storm.
Um, I don't really need to say anything here do I ?! The pictures speak for themselves. And that's not lazy journalism, I think is self evident. What's not to fall head over (glitter sock) heels in love with .......................and rolly polly in praise for Peter Jensen's primary colour pop collection?! This season his muse is literally the lady behind his styling since 2010 - Shirley Kurata, who you can see nestling centre stage in an orange Bernstock Speirs visor peak hat. Her illustrated figure is put into repeat pattern on silk crepe and her love for 60's geometry is built into circle-cut pockets. Right on time for the current POP show at the Tate Modern and shown today in its own gallery setting at Elms Lesters Painting Room. Isamaya Ffrench wielded her lipstick brush for cupid bow red lips and L.A Eyeworks have done their own spin on Shirley's signature specs.
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Caitlin Price at Fashion East with speaker stack set design by Joseph Bond called "Carnival Icebergs" - LOVE IT!
