London Fashion Week February 2014 - Sunday the 16th

Hi guys,

Yesterday was a lot more chilled and luckily the weather was on our side! I could see that people were taking advantage of the sunshine, and I did too...

Kimono: Boohoo.com

Top: Ann Taylor

Jeans: Vintage

Shoes: eBay

Clutch: Boohoo.com

Hat: H&M

Rings: H&M

Necklace: Accessorize

Earrings: eBay

This is my 'east meets west' look. I don't normally like floral prints but a kimono without flowers is sort of like a fry-up without eggs .. it doesn't really fit the bill! 

I also got my make-up done by MAC yesterday, which was really enjoyable. We went for oriental eyes, a glowing complexion (that strobe cream is amazeballs!) and really nice fuschia lips. A benefit of getting your make-up done by MAC is the goodie bag you are given at the end!

I went to see a Portugese catwalk show in the evening - João Melo Costa and Daniela Barros were the designers presenting their new collections. They are both quite well known in Portugal and obviously showcasing at London Fashion has gotta be a big deal for them!

These were some of the shots I managed to get from Daniela Barros' collection (it was quite difficult as I was standing.) Overall, I was a little disappointed with it - it was all quite monotonous and the only thing I was really interested in were the quirky hairdos these models donned. The designer was said to have wanted the pieces to be quite androgynous. It was true that lots of key pieces had a masculine feel to them while other aspects of the collection, such as the more delicate materials, hinted at femininity. 

The two designers had similar styles, but João Melo Costa's collection was a little more interesting. He added some glitz to some of the pieces, and I liked the skirts and dresses with splits up the side. I also liked the shoes a lot, for some reason. The designs were, again, rather androgynous, but definitely something more wearable and yet creative for the confident, don't-mess-with me woman.

I hope you enjoyed these London Fashion Week posts!

Rhi x

'Sister Style' OOTD: Selysia

Hi people,

This is Selysia, another good friend from secondary school. Selysia's style is urban and also glamorous judging by her glitzy jacket and those never-ending braids. This was what she wore to a house rave; I love the baggy boyfriend jeans paired with a simple fitted crop top, and the trainers add a pop of colour to an otherwise quite monochrome outfit. 

She kept her make-up quite simple - black eyeliner and berry lips which compliment her skin tone really well. Overall, there is a very 80s / 90s vibe going on here; I think it's safe to say that those horns made the outfit complete! 

Jacket: Roman Road market

Top: ASOS

Jeans: Topshop

Trainers: Nike Air Max 1s

More 'Sister Style' coming soon!

Rhi x

London Fashion Week February 2014 - Friday the 14th

Hey y'all!

London Fashion Week commenced today and I was super eager to get down to Somerset House and let the fun begin. As you guys might know, I write for a website called Stilorama (http://www.stilorama.com/blog/) and although it is just a hobby, I do get exciting opportunities to attend glamorous events such as Fashion Week (!)

For day one, I decided to start off with a bang. Let's just say this is my 'take a walk on the wild side' look...

(This picture is courtesy of fashionwearbook.com)

Blazer: Forever 21

Top: H&M

Trousers: Boohoo.com

Shoes: eBay

Bag: Primark

Earrings: H&M

Bracelet: Primark

Lipstick: Ruby Woo by MAC

As for fellow writer Zinat, she took a more neutral approach...

Coat: Mango

Shorts: River Island

Top: River Island

Kimono: H&M

Shoes: Office

Necklace: Topshop

Bag: Céline

We went to a couple of shows today, the first being Lulu Liu's A/W 2014 catwalk. I really enjoyed this show. I don't know what it was exactly, but something about it just seemed to really connect with me. It was all very pretty, but the core idea of the collection according to the designer was to create the elegant and yet confident woman; this was heavily influenced by 18th century China and an empress from the Qing dynasty. 

There were lots of bold, rich colours mixed with black and white and lots of different textures as well. There were ruffles and silk - all very feminine - but also tailored pieces and thicker, heavier materials to juxtapose with the elegance. Here are a few of my favourite pictures...

I also had the pleasure of meeting YouTuber and blogger Sammi, also known as BeautyCrush or TheBeautyCrush. She's been my number one favourite YouTuber since I can remember!

Following on from Lulu Liu, I attended the Ones To Watch catwalk, which showcased four different up and coming designers, making their debut this Fashion Week. They included Carrie-Ann Stein, George Styler, Hiroko Nakajima and Sarah Ryan. 

Here are the photos from Ones To Watch...

^ First up was Sarah Ryan. There was pretty much a neutral colour palette going on, and the collection had a very earthy feel to it (not that in the sense of mud or grass, ya feel me though?)

^ Carrie-Ann Stein.

Her collection had a more cosmopolitan feel to it. There were lots of big shapes and prints / colours that were sort of mish-mashed together to give it a modern feel.

^ Hiroko Nakajima

There's only one thing that springs to mind here: geometric. I loved the bags. The collection was simple with a lot of colour blocking, but overall it was quite quirky and, surprisingly, wearable (though the hats...well?)

^ Finally, George Styler. I don't know how to describe this collection. Let's say .. vintage meets glitter meets monsters meets punk meets your Grandma's knitted sweaters.

Sorry.

I also attended the Ping He show, but didn't manage to get many pictures as the lighting was quite bad and I was sitting pretty much at the back. However, I enjoyed that show thoroughly, and did manage to get a picture with the designer herself...

Not a very good photo, but oh well!

Bring on day 2!

Rhi x