London Fashion Week

...And after New York, Fashion Week comes to London. For me London is always an exciting fashion week with most of my favourite designers, plus it's the home turf!

Boy, did they live up my expectations! The designers certainly did not fail to please and the FROW were out in force.

At Christopher Kane
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At Toni and Guy
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At Temperley
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Fashionistas aside, I must admit Andy Murray turning up to the Burberry Porsum show was a highlight for me and my friends!

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Yes guys, that is Mr. Murray on the same front row as fashion heavyweights (pah!) Alexa Chung, Sarah Jessica Parker and Poppy Delevigne.

Now for the fashion! My favourite two collections from Spring/Summer 2012 in London were by Holly Fulton and Christopher Kane.

I adore the graphic prints that emerge in each of Holly Fulton's lines. Flashes of yellow transported us back to February's Autumn/Winter line, but this collection encapsulate a sunny, Sixties beach holiday... bikinis, sunglasses and sunshine prints included.

Christopher Kane's show was a departure from the neon-fest we've come to expect from him, instead favouring a more muted colour palette with shimmering brocade fabrics. This collection is a triumph for Kane, we're seeing him turn to more detailed cuts and modern looks, yet with the impressive confidence that a white shirt is a classic wardrobe stable. 

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Which was your favourite show at London Fashion Week?

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New York Fashion Week

Unless you have been living under a rock you will have noticed that for the last week it has been New York Fashion Week.

A whole host of designers debuted their spring/summer 2012 collections, giving us a preview of what we will be sporting come the spring.

I have had a look through the collections, wishing I was in New York to enjoy the shows in person, and chosen my favourite. It was pretty tough, Victoria Beckham has finally stepped away from the one safe shape that she has been falling back on and her show was a triumph and Marc Jacobs closed fashion week with a futuristic look at a 1920s speakeasy. However, for me the most perfect collection was shown by the Mulleavy sisters at Rodarte.

Over the last couple of years the sisters have become two of the most looked to women in fashion, with the stories behind their collection enjoyed almost as much as the clothes themselves. The sisters have stuck with a  natural theme, but this time drawn their inspiration from Van Gogh's Sunflowers. 

Here is my pick of their spring/summer looks. Enjoy!
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