Saturday 15 September 2012

PPQ AT LONDON FASHION WEEK S/S 2013

PPQ brought the first day of London Fashion Week to a close with nautical stripes, techno paisley and bright electric hues.

Nautical chic: Riviera stripes ran like a seam through the collection 

The labels designers Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker say that their inspiration came from a desire to create a great holiday wardrobe "something you can wear on holiday and to the bar."

Electric dreams: Vivid green made a splash at the show
Vivid green was a stand out colour at the show
Yacht rock: Stripes with vivid paisley
Nautical stripe injected with vivid paisley print

Yacht rock: Sophisticated scarlet with jewels by PPQ for Tresor Paris
Floaty chiffon scarlet tones & statement jewels

Grown up: Floaty chiffon created the backbone of the collection
Acres of featherlight fabric in black and Scarlet

  Sophis-cadelic: A bold PPQ logo was injected with a vivid techno paisley design
Vivid techno paisley designs

The talent: PPQ design duo Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker take a bow at the end of the show
Amy Molyneaux & Percy Parker AKA PPQ take a bow at the end of the show

LONDON FASHION WEEK S/S 2013

Models with uniform elfin crops walked the runway at the colourful Antoni & Alison spring/summer 2013 finale

London Fashion Week opened with a riot of noise and colour as arty duo Antoni and Alison burst onto the catwalk at Somerset House to the sound of a live brass band.

Alison Roberts described the collection as "chic, beautiful, and arty."

Models prepare backstage ahead of the Antoni & Alison show 
Paintbox makeup and gamine hair finished off Antoni & Alison's bright looks for spring/summer 2013.
Models prepare backstage ahead of the Antoni & Alison show

The duo's collection was made up of floaty dresses with colourful striking patterns.

Gaudy accessories were printed on to simple silk shift dresses at Antoni & Alison

Antoni & Alison made drop waist dresses and tunic shaped tops come to life with their striking artwork prints.

London Fashion week will feature more than 100 catwalk shows, which are expected to generate orders in the region of £100 million and to contribute further millions to the UK economy.

Fashion Week is organised by the British Fashion Council, set up in 1983 to promote British fashion internationally.  More than 5,000 visitors are expected to attend the Biannual event.


JENNY PACKHAM SPRING SUMMER 2013

The Duchess of Cambridge's favourite designer Jenny Packham gave us looks straight from Vegas for her
S/S 2013 collection

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK
Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK

Jenny Packham - New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013 - Marie Claire - Marie Claire UK




DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE FLYS THE FLAG WITH JENNY PACKHAM

Kate Middleton and Prince William begin Jubilee Tour   

The Duchess of Cambridge flew the British flag of fashion when she chose to wear an elegant oriental influenced coat dress  designed by Jenny Packham, to start a Jubilee tour of South East Asia and the Pacific.

Jenny Packham has been a particular favourite of the Middleton family for occasion wear.

Here is a sample of her collection for A/W 2012