Mixing In Mulberry

Caramel, cappuccino, apricot, peppermint and cream...uh oh gelato! Not quite NO, this was the mouth watering palette of choice for Emma Hill's S/S 2013 Mulberry collection. Take me to the Mulberry garden! Themed to a tee as the quintessential English garden, Tuesday's catwalk show was fresh, lush and left us longing for next summer.
 

Block colour, bold statement pieces: coats, jackets, trews were all flaunted alongside fabulous floral print dresses, shorts and shirts. And let's not go forgetting the luxe leather bags that were TOTE-ally stunning. Mulberry: a trade mark, household name that we all chant adoringly. What I wouldn't give to be clutching, truly, madly, deeply onto one (or all) of those beauties.

I'd walk beyond the garden path in these textured pieces: the oversized coats, the metallic print jackets, soft pleated skirts, pajama pants. All of which wowed with sun-kissed, nude complexions and loosely pinned back locks. Sweet, soft buns (that is hair do's not derrières or pastries) sweeping fringes and soft tousled ponies. While we're on fro's, it'd be rude not to mention the FROW celebs that perched eagerly catwalk side: Lana Del Rey, Kate Moss and Alexa Chung.

This collection was a fabulous way to round up the shows this LFW and Mulberry did not fail to make fabulous. I'm not partial to poodle but the rest was pure pastel pleasure, take a look: garlands a gooden...

 

Whatta Lotta Pilotto

Christopher De Vos and Peter Pilotto HAVE texture and it's out of this world. Tailored, stunning pieces revealed sharp sophisticated looks that cut on the knee and off the shoulder. This is elegance, this is Pilotto s/s 2013! The dynamic collection is jaw dropping, a feast for the eyes- I am literally blinkered by the array of lace, embellishment, bodices, Eastern prints and sexy shirts that say... ‘HAVE ME, HAVE ME NOW’!

There's ruffle, there's layers, there's peplum, there's poufs and whistles. OH MY...GOD!! *Heart palpitations. I cannot take it all in. I have watched and re-watched, drooled and whooped Pilotto's catwalk show. Encore indeed! There is no limit to the digital pattern and print that has been designed for ladies what like it LOUD. I am literally salivating (style slobber over this clobber) over every piece, shove the colour swatch and mix in it all. All panels, prints, pleats, it's a blooming montage of three-dimensional FABULOUS-ness. And I am watching again...

 

Ready To Wear #VVB 2013

Well, I am Ready To Wear VB’s spring/ summer 2013 collection, top hat down to toe-treading Manolo Blahnik flats! It is gorgeous and chic in a seemingly effortless, elegant way...so Victoria. The collection from Sunday’s show at New York Fashion Week revealed a brand (Victoria by Victoria Beckham) that has confidence and definite capability.WOW!

I think these pieces, the bold block colours and beautiful tailoring introduce an ease. An ease of functionality and wear as well as texture that are both opulent and accessible to every woman. What wardrobe wears they would make for the likes of meeeeeeeeeee * dreamy sigh, chin in palm.

 

Seriously though, this tailoring is FIERCE. I love the panelling, neck lines and multitude of leather, silk and lace. This is far more up my runway than the sixties-inspired dresses that the lady herself terms as 'Sundream Sakura, Cloudy Moon and Fluffy Bud' prints. Couldn't be further from the sharp, androgynous, sophisticated looks as seen below but her ability to show versatility and innovation can only be commended. 

J.W Anderson For Topshop

NEWGEN winner for catwalk sponsorship spring summer 2013 is causing quite a frenzy pre LFW but also because he has collaborated with our fav high street store Topshop. Yipeeeeee *sky punch!  

 J.W Anderson has designed almost 100 pieces for the new collection that will land in store Friday 14^th September...gasp, face palm, and dash for your dose of ‘tartan and paisley, zebra and tortoise prints’ immediately.

His androgynous style is apparent in signature pieces from the collection and also in the accessories which are fabulous and for all about town. Get a glimpse here and get on the twitter competition case, all you need to do is keep tabs on facts about the man himself and use #JWAxTS Must get me a goodie bag!

Somerset by Alice Temperley

Dadaaaaah the Somerset collection by Alice Temperley is here, her first and collaboration with high street buffs John Lewis and it’s pretty fabulous. Online and in store now this is a sixty piece project that is ever so Alice: beautifully British, chic, classic and embellished with motifs and print. There is something for every woman; key staples for many a look: capes, blouses, leathers (bohemian not biker), pony skin boots and lace dresses.

 Quintessential British design meets British retailer, meets British beauty Lily Donaldson. The film for the collection, shot by Tom Craig, will give you a glimpse of the goooooood stuff.