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It’s a wild world: London Fashion Week FW11

Ghostly-skinny models walking on endless runways; self-absorbed bloggers and it-girls running around town, admiring themselves and fighting to appear even duller than they are; serious editors scribbling on their precious notebooks; famous faces parading in über-cool outfits: London Fashion Week has been a kaleidoscopic microcosm of madness, area code WC2. But apart from the long queues, the street-style photographers, the pile of press releases, the various runway dramas, the absence of organisation and the hectic succession between a show and another, it was a delight of experimental fashion. Calmer than Paris or New-York Fashion Week, it was a very enjoyable experience, where young and creative designers found the recognition they deserve – and where already recognizable and recognized names came up with interesting new trends.

I decided to mix pictures from style.com and my own photos from the shows to trace a summary of LFW in five trends: Tribal Silkscreen, Galactic Valkyrie, Black Leather & Pentagrams, Royalty & Britishness, Colour-blocks.

Belle Sauvage

Maria-Francesca Pepe

Vivienne Westwood

Corrie Nielsen

And for those of you wondering about everything off-runway, here are a bunch of ‘atmospheric’ photos. Enjoy!

If you want more about LFW, you can check my written reviews on 160grams (I and II); and in case you missed Couture, there are a few as well (on Givenchy, Iris Van Herpen and Dior) and other posts on naplestreetstyle (here, here and here; or check the streetstyle only, if you’re not speaking Italian!)…

I also have a new portfolio platform on behance. So feel free to follow me if you are there as well! And for those who are not able to attend to shows, here is the consolation: it was my back-up plan… dressing like on-Italian-slopes-in-the-Seventies. These are all my scans from an old magazine.

So sip your vermouth, carry your check-blanket, wear your ski shoes and sunglasses and get ready for fashion week.