Thursday 14 October 2010

Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

Stepping into McQueen's shoes was always going to be a mammoth task for Sarah Burton in spite of her working alongside the designer for 15 years before his untimely death. However, as soon as the first white-clad model set foot on the runway, it was clear that she had encapsulated everything McQueen stood for whilst stamping her own signature on the collection. This was particularly shown in the first white tail coat sent down the runway, a classic McQueen piece which had been softened on the normal rigid shoulders, which were slashed open to reveal a more relaxed, feminine look.






As the show continued we were treated to some first-class craftmanship with the adornment of dresses and skirts in butterflies, pheasant feathers and black leather leaves. The fantastical, ornate pieces which we are so used to from McQueen had been updated, yet none of the magic lost. This beautiful collection was a credit to the ideas that McQueen had created with Sarah and I simply cannot wait to see where she goes next. Whimsical and truly uplifiting pieces.

Monday 11 October 2010

BUMPER LONDON FASHION WEEK NOIR ISSUE OUT NOW


After my week of fun and running around at London Fashion Week, the whole team at Noir HQ worked their little socks off writing, editing, sending photos to and fro (probably the hardest part of the whole process!) to bring you a jam packed issue of NOIR which we're all pretty darn proud of so sit back, relax and read to your little fashion hearts are content x


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