As a big old thank you for visiting this blog & for being the best readers a girl could wish for, I am giving away my front row gift bags & presents from London Fashion Week, including the one voted Best Goodie Bag by Vogue — House of Holland’s containing a unique HoH clutch bag. (I conservatively place the value of the Grand Selection at £500+)
In addition, my lovely friend, the fashion editor Wardrobe Slave generously gave me a bag of her gifts to add to the pile. As there are some duplicates, I have put together a second bundle of gifts, and will also be awarding a mystery make-up third prize.
All you have to do is leave a comment below telling us who is your favourite designer showing at London Fashion Week this season and why. (The list is here.)
GRAND SELECTION
Alice by Alice Temperley T-shirt, Swarovski red crystal heart necklace, OPI nail varnish, Clipper Fairtrade Tea from VIP Alice in Wonderland screening, plus Bally brown leather hardback notebook, Topman Design notebook & pencil, lots of Revlon makeup incl 8 lipglosses, Peroni photographic book, Antonio Berardi cotton tote bag, House of Holland clutch bag, set of Sebastian hair products, boxed knickers by Faster by Mark Fast, TIGI hair styling products, lots of Weleda products, Herbal Essences shampoo & conditioner, PPQ cotton tote bag, L’Oréal Professionelle haircare travel set, SUQQU lipgloss, L’Oréal Crystal Gloss, Osman cotton tote bag, Elemis Pro-Radiance Skin Cleanser, Stalo Markides cellphone cover, Grazia Fashion Tour cotton tote bag, L’Oréal lipstick, official LFW/Mulberry cotton tote bag, selection of MAC makeup, Label M styling products, selection of Korres mens skincare, Redken mens hairwax, Hotel du Chocolat Caramel Heart, Mulberry mask, MAN cotton tote bag, selection of Barbara Daly makeup, Happy Socks, Kiehl’s mens skincare, James Long cotton tote bag
Second Selection:
Osman cotton tote bag, lots of Revlon makeup, Topman Design notebook & pencil, MAC makeup, selection of Sebastian hair products, PPQ cotton tote bag, Herbal Essences shampoo
The gifts came from both the designers & from the sponsors of the following designers: Roksanda Ilincic, Osman, Antonio Berardi, Bally, House of Holland, Mark Fast, Mary Katranzou, Jean-Pierre Braganza, PPQ, Topman Design, MAN, Amanda Wakeley, James Long, Basso & Brooke, Central St.Martins, Mulberry
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LFW was fab,I especially loved Pringle of Scotland,well I eat pringles and I am from Scotland!( see what I did there!!) Seriously it was a beautiful,classic collection as you would expect with amazing detail and I loved the fabrics,wool,tweed and shearling.
It would have to be Mark Fast. Just amazing what that man has done for knitwear and some of the colours are just stunning. I love.
Mmm… Twenty8Twelve and Sass & Bide i reckon.. funky but wearable clothes!
Roksanda Ilincic has brought back relevant sexy glamour to LFW. Mix Studio 54 with a classic ’40’s film starlet and this collection had everything for a luxe good time girl: waterfall satins that drape easily and fluidly (check), on trend loosely belted coats and jackets (check), ‘look at me’ embellishment (check) and swathes of sumptuous fur for red carpet sophisticated raunch. Spot on Miss Ilincic. I’m ready for my close up.
LFW was fab this year, and i always enjoy your tweets and posts so much, the ones over London Fashion Week were classic with the way you mix good humour with genuine interesting factual informatin about the goings on and sightings of the shows and exhibitions… reading the blog always does leave me desperate to book into a malmaison hotel though!!
My favourite show was Osman — I adored the fact that the style of powerful influential women inspired him to design clothes that really celebrated the female body and the empowerment of women! I mostly was just enraptured by all the bright clothes, fabulous hats and the incredible jewel encrusted cropped jumper! I cant stop dreaming about those wedges that basically looked like they had been dipped in jewels!!!! so gorgeous!
I’m loving the Peter Pilotto collection. The pops of orange and fur almost make me wish it was autumn already–almost b/c after this weather, I need a bit of sunshine and warmth. I think the collection is versatile; there are so many pieces that you could wear alone or together, to work or for fun. The look I love might even be one of the simplest–the black pants, brownish grey cropped jacket, and brick collared shirt are great, but that belt! Just adds that extra twist that makes the outfit covetable.
So many exciting shows this season — Basso and Brooke was full of fantastic prints, likewise BODYAMR had some really exciting, ultra-wearable pieces. But my stand out show was Hakaan — incredible tailoring on every piece, divine dresses, a very sophisticated collection from a relative unknown. And what’s not to love about chic winter whites! Really looking forward to seeing what he does next season.
Such a nice giveaway! I’d LOVE to win! But my favourite is Sass and Bide and I love their Spring/Summer 2010 collection! The mix of textures and metallics and prints are all very pretty, but with an edge and without being way too over the top!
Burberry Prorsum! All the way. Those coats, those collars, fur, Military, Military, Military! Did I mention the collars? I love them, and I love those thigh high boots that I couldn’t fit my calf into. I also love your site and Posetta Baddog.…cuteness personified.
Erdem…Katranzou…Erdem.…Katranzou.…the decisions are tough. I just love how blod they are and thier beautiful use of colour. It just shows how LFW is taking a more significant role in the fashion weeks, as we can show such talent as this. London Rocks.
Hello, I will add my name to this long list of hopefuls for these amazing prizes. I have long been and remain a huge fan of Vivienne Westwood. I love her sense of style and forward thinking. The fact that she has held her own after all these years adds says it all. I love London and only wish I could have been there. Cheers from a chilly Toronto, Canada.
Ashish! There were some pretty cool gray pants!
Fantastic giveway! It is definitely Burberry for me.….amazing coats and always a classic!
My favourite designer showing at LFW had to be the Vivienne Westwood Red Label — I think it is just inspired! Vivienne Westwood has done so much and once again she doesnt dissapoint, i couldnt get tickets for london fashion week because I didnt have enough money but I watched a lot of the shows online which is just as good.. kind of haha. Secondly, you are so kind for giving this stuff away! If i had it I would never let it go!
from another london girl
xoxo
Rather than comment on which designer I loved at LFW, I thought I would comment on the designer that wasn’t. I miss Alexander McQueen’s fashion shows already… And his awesome sense of the bizarrely amazing. I wish I could have made it to London for Fashion Week but such was not in the cards… Sigh. Glad you had a fab time!
So many great things. I think Matthew Williamson is my overall favorite from top to bottom. There were some wonderfully romantic things in Roksanda Ilincic’s collection and as a dress fanatic I have to say I want every single one of the Erdem and Jenny Packman dresses, sooooo cute!
Based on the photos that I’ve seen, I really liked AquaScutum. Simple, but very nicely done. Thank you for having this giveaway! Klara
I adore Mulberry — classic british style with eccentric quirks
I wish I could be a little bit more original here but I am afraid I would also have to choose Burberry Prorsum as my favourite since I could picture myself wearing almost each single one of the collection’s pieces and feeling fabulous along the way. From the womenswear collection I especially liked the use of the mustard palette (an all favourite of mine) and the amazing sturdy wool coats from the menswear collection. Wonderful!
PS: What a lovely giveaway, dear. Thanks!
You are amazing for this giveaway! Everyone needs to thank you greatly!
The show I was most looking forward too was Hermione De Paula because her prints are spectacular and I love how she uses something typically feminine (florals) and turns into a whole new powerful character mixing it with different materials. In the end, her collection ‘Polly Crystaline’ was everything I hoped for with the materialization of florals trapped in ice. The way that she used clear plastic and metallic additions completely resounded the idea behind the collection. She remains my greatest inspiration to study fashion design when I go to uni in two years time.
x x x
Hey! Thank you so much for giving us the chance to enter and win all these gorgeous goodies! I was working at On/OffTV on their blog and twitter updates during LFW and was lucky enough to see all the shows at Victoria house and a few on Schedule too
Out of the 22 shows I saw, I would say Nathan Jenden was my fave! The show had such a buzzing atmosphere of guests eagerly awaiting the start, with front row including DVF and Tim Blank. His clothes were such a great portrayal of elegant meets playful and edgy! With a stunning colour palette of hot pink, petrol blue, vivid yellow and burnt orange all contrasted with black, the show captured the essence of holiday chic! With exciting day-wear and sexy evening cocktail dresses accessorized with funky shades and fierce heels ! Every piece from the collection would perfectly suit that exotic cruse somewhere in the Caribbean!. Just the show we want to see when the weather outside issn’t at its best! x
i declare…Burberry Prorsum!
Oh, Mary Katranzou! Tu trompes mon oeil! Thank you for injecting a vital dose of bold colour, daring layered prints and razor-sharp tailoring into the A/W collections…with lace and frills thrown in too! The shift dresses are not only beautiful pieces to look at, but importantly, I could see myself actually wanting to wear one..so, so much!
Margaret Howell! Classic British with a twist, great attention to materials and details.
I really liked Mulberry’s show. Loved all the pieces. It’s my ideal autumn wardrobe.
It’s hard to pick a favourite. For me it would have to be Amanda Wakeley. The Collection was very much about understated glamour. Love the styles and colours.
Super giveaway! It would have to be Jenny Packham for me — I love her dresses and the show looked fantastic, such a good idea to hook up with designer/illustrator Anthony Burill — the set looks great!
Jonathan Saunders to me was a highlight for me.
I love the collection by Maria Grachvogel because it looks wearable to someone with rather underdeveloped sartorial courage without being unispired.
My favourite designer from London Fashion week has to be Ashish. Simply because I want to look like Kurt Cobain in sequins and this collection is clearly perfect for this. I never new grunge good be so pretty. *swoons*
I’d say Central Saint Martins because it’swould be sooo cool to be able to say in 5–10 years time, ” I was there when they started back in 2009 ”
Thank you for a great blog!
Paul Smith, definitely! I have read a lot about him and a lot of interviews with him, he’s so down to earth and I love how he’s always gently bagging out the rest of the fashion industry! (‘we’re not saving the world here, we’re just making clothes’). there was an intarsia knit (I think) t-shirt and cardigan in his collection this year that I really want.
He’s the #1 designer I want to meet because we share a lot of similar ideas about design.
My favourite designer either has to be Erdem for the swallow patterns and the retro feel or Christopher Kane for his new take on floral and the shoes that gave them an almost rocky edge x
Is it too predictable to say Vivienne Westwood? I didn’t get to go to LFW as I’m not a fashion writer or buyer, and even if I had been invited I had a bad tum bug this week so was not about to go anywhere, which in itself means that I spent most of the week in bed and so am actually rocking the birdsnest hair myself that her models sported down the LFW catwalk. Hmmm, birdsnests on catwalks… Anyway, I love VW because she has very definite ideas about fit and cut and style, and her collections always incorporate these standards without any deviation. And she does it so well, why would she want to change it? The other reason I love her is that when I got married I had my heart set on a VW dress, but I am just an ordinary girl with an ordinary life and an ordinary job… and ordinary amounts of money, so… I spent a year on eBay selling most of my wardrobe and everything else in the house that wasn’t bolted down until I’d got enough money for the dress of my dreams. And when I finally took my ordinary self off to her Davies Street store to choose it, they couldn’t have been any nicer to me. They made me feel anything but ordinary, and for that I will always be a fan. Afer all, isn’t that exactly what clothes are supposed to do — make you feel like your best self? Thank you Dame Viv.
Oooh it’s got to be Mulberry! In my opinion you just can’t beat that classic British cool, but love how they’ve added some funky edge with all the animal prints! Think it must have been fab to have been there with all the giant cat statues!
Thank you
What an amazzzzzing giveaway! SO kind of you as I know thousands and thousands of girls would dream of having the opportunity to be in the front row at LFW and get all these gorgeous goodies! Thank you for an awesome blog and tweets as well doll. Really inspiring to read.
It’s so difficult to narrow it down to which one designer is my fav who showed at LFW this season. More than anything, I missed Alexander McQueen’s incredible fashion shows…RIP x
Having said that, Ashish definitely did it for me. One word: WOW. I’ve rewatched his show a billion times and when I see the bold prints of the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty and an Italy map on his designs, I just want to run away to these fashion capitals! I really, really, do adore the way he has so heavily included a sense of place through his designs and makes me dream of holidays in faraway places!
I also love the way he makes glamorous dresses covered in ridiculous amounts of gorgeous sequins understated. It’s such a contradiction– sequins and understated should never be said together in the same sentence! Ashish just makes it work though and it’s incredible to see how he does this. The bagginess of his designs and the simplicity of their structure plays the outrageous down.
He also brings out a strong, powerful woman through the spikes that frequently finish his pieces. The boldness of colours also brings this attitude out. I think that fashion and politics are a lot closer than what we initially believe they are, and the fact Ashish appears to recognises that fashion has a deeper meaning is something I really respect.
Sorry for rambling…I could go on for hours and hours about so many more amazing designers at LFW. Thank you so much for this opportunity once again and I look forward to continuing to enjoy your blog.
Take care x
Mark Fast (and Crystal Renn) for giving me the courage to wear the gorgeous body-con dress that has been sitting in my closet for a year.
It’s not just about the clothes, it’s also about how we see ourselves.
Mark Fast for his beautiful fabrics and inspiring choice of models. (As an Australian, though, I am thrilled to see so much support for Sass and Bide)
In my (humble) opinion Mary Katrantzou had the best collection. It reminded me very much of Alexander McQueen’s ‘snake-skin’ dresses, but that is certainly not the reason why I liked it so much.
I came across with her creations actually not very long time ago, but as soon as I saw her dresses i thought ’ Wait a minute, I wouldn’t mind spending money on them because they’re true masterpieces’!
So I guess in that case it has to be ‘the real thing’
Sadly, I got to go to precisely none of the shows this season, even though it was the first time I had actually been invited by a designer in person rather than being given the tickets that my friends didn’t want. My uncle died and some things are just more important.
But, of course I’ve been watching online. I love almost everything Margaret Howell does. I won’t go at length about why — I did that on my blog — but suffice to say I just feel like me in her clothes, even though I’m not generally into mannish tailoring.
Also really liked William Tempest, although he didn’t seem to get people quite as excited as he did last year I think he’s matured a lot already. Plus he used a lot of black this time, and I love black.
I’m a big fan of Osman because I think it is quite difficult to achieve beautiful simplicity as often as he does.
I’m no fashion expert, but from the view of an average girl that loves fashion I really like Vivienne Westwood Red Label this year. I like how the colour palette for Spring/Summer 2010 keeps to pastel colours that make the looks soft and pretty. But I love more that there is a vivid orange outfit every now and then, whether it be the entire look or just part of it (tights, pants, etc) that really adds a pop of colour. Lovely!
My fave is the Vivienne Westwood. I love the colours and textures she uses and the cut of those coats/jackets!!!
Hello there Liberty London Girl!
I always have a great time in my PPQ dresses, so I want to share the fun! And that is really what it all comes down to, feeling good about yourself with the fab exterior of a designer you respect. Long live PPQ!
If I had seen you at LFW, I would have snapped a few paparazzi shots! If only I were so lucky. I would have to say my favorite was.…. oh it was a tough choice.… but.… PPQ!
My reasons for thinking PPQ are both fantastic and the best of LFW:
1) Not only innovative, but fun, quirky and wearable– I absolutely love LFW and its ability to be eccentric and out there, but I find PPQ to find the right worldwide balance– so that everyone around the globe can somehow work a piece from the collection into their wardrobe. I think wearability, while still being innovative, is incredibly important in any collection– otherwise, in a tough economy, who will buy it!
2) Sass. PPQ has Sass. Okay, so Vivienne Westwood and so many others have sass, but i want to highlight a brand that doesn’t have the same hyped up image. They create great fashion sass on their own, an attitude that any woman can adopt
3) Their stuff makes me feel like a million bucks
fingers crossed!!
xx
Mulberry is my fav, I love the easy to wear classic yet stylish designs. I really feel like my outfit is complete when I use my bags & a they make me feel a bit special too.
LOVE the Burberry Prorsum collection. I wanted everything!! The colors, the cuts, it all was so scrumtuous. Thanks for the post and for being so fab!
xoxo
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I liked the David Koma show this season. I am a total sucker for sculptural!!
Nicole Farhi because she appreciates the Tate Modern and because I love that Bill Nighy thinks she is enchanting–that’s a wonderful way to be described.
sass and bide…they’re just edgy!
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Thanks for the great giveaway!
I was so captivated with Mary Katrantzou’s collection! I’m completely in love with the beautifully structured shape of her dresses that she chooses to pair with industrial and eccentric graphic patterns. I’m so intrigued with the way she continues to be innovative and creative, and still have her designs so closely associated to a unique and definite style that is undeniably hers!
It’s also very exciting to see a young Greek designer making a name for herself around the world
I like the designs of Margaret Howell-her clothing designs are versatile and styling is more suited for the 40+ women.
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