Here’s our roundup of the action from the final shows at LFW.
Michael van der Ham © AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
Michael van der Ham
Dutch-born and Central Saint Martins-trained, the designer showed a colourful collection that mixed intarsia knits, lace, tailored silks, solid color tights, and a touch of this season’s key fabric – velvet.
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Tom Ford
The American fashion legend has now set up home in London. On the runway models wore knee-high boots with fishnet stockings, showing off a mostly black collection with touches of animal-print ponyskin, leather trim, fur and football jersey dresses inspired by Jay-Z.
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Ashish
Ashish served up crystal-embellished pink lace, embroidered jersey and denim, hologram sequins, and architectural tulle in a collection that mixed sport pieces with Barbie gowns. Models wore chunky gem-studded platform boots.
Giles ©Giles Deacon
Giles
The latest Giles collection started with a kingfisher bird and thorn motif that were used to show off dresses made with new machine-washable “Future Fabric” created by P&G Fabric Care. These were joined by chunky intarsia knits, asymmetric dresses, quilted leather biker jackets and pants, while shoe options included double monk-straps and biker boots.
Marques’ Almeida ©AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
Marques’ Almeida
The London-based Portuguese fashion duo sent out slouchy denim, silk, knit, and crushed velvet matching ensembles in blue, red, pink and yellow. Their more luxurious touches included dyed furs and mongolian wool.
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Simone Rocha
The young Irish designer has had a great 2014 so far, with a new collaboration lined up with J Brand, and a place in the final 30 of the LVMH young designer prize. Her models (metallic face paint on their foreheads) appeared in oversized dresses and coats with gold and pearl detailing, python outerwear and accessories, ponyskin, fur, lace and tartan.
Osman ©AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE
Osman
Osman Yousefzada worked a tiled silk print against a lace lattice, worn with colourful dyed fur. The collection also featured another of this season’s manicured hand motifs, slipper-style tassels on velvet pumps and printed golden eyes and Hollywood palm trees. – AFP RELAXNEWS