Much to the opposite effect of New York fashion week which concluded last Friday after an excitement of upbeat fashion shows and after parties filled with celebs, fashionistas, socialites, and people within the fashion industry, with such chic people as Rachel Zoe, a stylist to the stars, showing that the recession hasn't stopped her a bit. London seemed to be quite cold. Everything seemed to be very straight forward, business, very little time for error. While I scanned my sources for men's fashion videos of the week I had no such luck. Instead I discovered punk is very much alive in the London girl. One could picture a wardrobe seemingly filled with
Rock &Republic denim and tops from
Topshop . It's easy to imagine rock bands like the Beatles coming from this iconic city. At
Luella the British designer stuck to her roots, cropped dyed hair, black tops with gold embellishments, were everywhere it was almost as if her girls were playing dress up in men's clothes, with a feminine twist, and at every corner there seemed to be rapper and R&B singer, self-proclaimed artist of his generation, Kanye West. When interviewed about his ubiquitous apperance at London fashion week he replied, " I cleared out my whole schedule for this." This coming from the man who in Details magazine had said earlier that he planned on retiring from the music industry to become a fashion designer. A feat as old as time amongst celebrities and socialites. Will his collection be any good? We'll have to wait and see for ourselves.
(VIEW THE COLLECTION)At Danielle Scutt due to the bad economy the designer was forced to shorten her collection and thus her pieces were ultra luxurious and eye catching. Hoping this will appeal to the luxury consumer, she created each piece with precision, and metophorically warmed up London fashion week.
