Day Four….

Peter Pilotto was first up for day four and what an amazing start. The collection was full of their signature sculptured silhouettes combined with a huge variety of prints. They carried the ever popular peplum through their collection playing with it and making it much more frilly. The printed trousers really stood out to me, slim fit and high waisted teamed with a peplum top it all worked really well. Dresses had a flounce from the waist going down to the hem which was a modern look. The Models sported low ponies a beauty trend we’ve seen a lot of at the moment. All in all well done boys!

The whole mix of prints is something we’ve seen a lot of in the SS13 shows. Michael van der Ham is a designer who loves to mix different colours, prints and textures. With the models all wearing Alice bands the collection was very feminine. Long skirt lengths and cinched in waists. Pieces were cleverly constructed with twists, darts and asymmetric shapes going on. Lots of layering as well which enhance the mix of textures. The prints were fairly simple but colourful and  I think they needed to be with so much going on. His collection was another example of great new talented designers succeeding in their work.

Christopher Kane started his SS13 with a whole lot of white which to be honest I wasn’t too excited but then in came the colour. He to was loving the sheer fabrics for the collection. What made it all different was the extra folds of fabric he added to each design making giving them that extra excitement. Delicate, almost paper thin cut out pencil skirts teamed with graphic tees of frankenstein’s face was very cool and very Kane. He added harsh black tape to a pretty feminine sheer dress giving it that edge we all love.

Erdem similar to Preen mixed snake print with floral…is this something we’ll all be wearing next summer? Colours were pastels which some people may be sick of but I love them especially for the warmer months. Erdem’s skirt lengths were kept long and the collection over all was very lady like. With cut out lace filled sections in some of the pieces, I really liked this and can definitely see it becoming popular. High frilly collars worn on models with long necks looked just fabulous, cleavage is a thing of the past here. Another trend thats poping up is tight mesh or lace long sleeved tops worn underneath.

You can’t but help love Louise Gray’s madness and quirky british style she injects into all her collections.  SS13 was no exeption, models had crazy hair make up and clothes. oh the clothes, a huge mix of print, colour and texture. There was an amazing silver jacket with a zig zag edge, very cool. Her ideas are literally one of a kind and never too serious which I love about it and it’s great that she wears her designs you don’t see that in many designers. She’s collaborated with Topshop so now anyone can have a bright bit of Gray in their wardrobe.

Burberry Prorsum’s collection was of course amazing. The colour palette was full of rich jewel colours with lots of metallics. Ruched satin swimsuits worn under capes, there we a lots of capes and corsets. A lot of them super crop, a big trend for SS13, I especially loved the super cropped trench, very cool! Bailey said he wanted to show “a very British glamour” within the collection and he certainly did. The finale was a all about Burberry’s signature trench but in very intense shades of pink, purple, red, green and blue making that classic look super modern.

J.W. Anderson‘s collections are always very cool with a boyish element to them. SS13 was a bit more feminine than usual with a sport feel to it. Shorts that looked like dresses and skirts, there was also a lot of flounces too which I really liked especially the flounced top. He added in leather jackets towards the end of the show mixing them with a printed dress and boots all very grungy. Layers is another trend this SS13 with long long tops worn over trousers. J.W. Anderson has also callaborated with Topshop check it out for some amazing pieces!

All images are from Style.com and London Fashion Week.