London Fashion Week SS16

Fashion week started for me this year, with the Antipodium Fashion Week Launch party. Bloggers on the Instagram scene attended, Vice's Double Trouble girls and Jackmaster supplied the sounds, and from what I can remember, a bar bill for nearly £200 at a free bar, and a sore head as a reminder. But, it's been over a week since another fashion week has finished for now. And, it most definitely did not disappoint. Spring/Summer usually means one thing to me, lashings of colour and vibrant uses of textures.

Never one to ever disappoint, once a design assistant for Nicholas Kirkwood, Sophia Webster embodies the term colour when it comes to fashion. Her usually quirky sets are always a delight. This year, was no different. Using the ocean, and it's flora as themes, Webster portrays her aquatic vision in a mermaid laundrette. Literal splashes of pinks, blues, purples and metallics being used to make it come to life. Mermaids with and without their fishy tails, lounge about in large oyster shells, and on top of washing machines.

(Image credit - Olivia Palermo) 

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(Image credit - Olivia Palermo)

In keeping with the vibrant colours and metallics, Clio Peppiatt's sci-fi adventure is nothing short of eye-catching. Her collection reminds me of some cross between Tim Burtons 1996 Mars Attacks, and the work of Nadia Lee Cohen. Spaceship and planet motif's are dotted on the garments and fabrics range from Faux fur to leather. 

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Another dazzling mentionable collection of the week undoubtably goes to Ashish. This anniversary show marks his 10th appearance at London Fashion Week. Ashish uses his recurrent show trait of using both genders to wear the garments. This trait is most noticeable with one of the male models wearing a slip dress with a naked female body printed on it. This sequinned stamped rainbow bedazzled the audience and with models on skateboards, you can really get a sense of how much fun this probably was to do.

Baby doll dresses were seen in a couple of shows. No one better who conveys the whimsical girly baby doll romantic fantasy then Molly Goddard. Her nostalgic collection featured tulle, tartan and check, and gives models with long dampened hair. Most wonderfully, the models stood in factory form making sandwiches. I do wonder what became of all the sandwiches after.

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Romantic fantasies were also furthered in Mary Benson's "Letters From The Darkest Corners of my Heart" collection. The Fashion East designer teamed with Morten Ussing as her design partner, and together, created a dramatic collection reeking of heartbreak, womanliness and love sickness. Chiffon and tulle textures combined with ribbon writing to convey this feeling. The use of red, black and pink really transmit the sense of passion. The surrealist inspired garments were worn by models with painted on tear drops, or Tatty Divine sunglasses featuring dangly crystal tear drops.

(Image credit - Chloé Le Drezen)

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Another Fashion East designer, Caitlin Price, showcased her second show at fashion week. This South London girl really does do cool as fuck fashion. Sad that the return of her high rise thongs were not featured in this collection, block colours on this luxurious activewear did not fail to impress. Again, cool as fuck. Leave it at that.

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The last in my pick of fashion week collections, is the sister brand of Maison Margiela. The gender neutral show of MM6 by Maison Martin Margiela saw clashing textures combined with contemporary fabrics to produce a sort of 70s glam rock display. Notable garments include a bum bag worn as a top, and thigh high sequin platforms. There is almost a impression that the outfits fabulously put together from the dress up box. Playful, youthful, innovative.