LONDON FASHION WEEK 2013
Hello everybody! Like I said in my previous blog post, I went to London Fashion Week on Sunday 17th February. It was AMAZING; I don't know what I expected but it was so much better than I thought it would be.
I would have gone to the whole week but I had to work. I left really early on Sunday morning to get to London for 9:30. When I got there I met up with my friends Robynne and Ellie. After some faffing around, we headed to the Tate Modern to the Topshop show.
Unfortunately we couldn't get into the TOPSHOP Unique show as it's a very popular show and you needed tickets to get in. Although we didn't get in, I didn't mind too much because just standing outside was so fun! It was so interesting seeing how different people interpret the current trends and how people express themselves through fashion.
From left to right:
Fashion Photographers - Elliot Baker & one of my best friends in the world, Jack Codling VIEW PORTFOLIO
Model and Artist, Niall Underwood VIEW PORTFOLIO and his best friend Anna Taylor. (It's rare not to find these two together!)
We stood outside of the Tate for a while looking at everyone's outfits etc. It was a strange atmosphere because people kept taking pictures of us for our outfits so I felt like I was on edge the whole time in case somebody was taking a picture of me! Suddenly we heard loads of people shouting "Pixie, Pixie!" and we turned around and Pixie Geldof was casually surrounded by paparazzi!
WHAT DID I WEAR?
As it was my first ever LFW, I didn't dress up too much as I wasn't sure what it was going to be like!
I wore a patterned black and white thin jumper from H&M (I can't find this online) with black skinny jeans from Primark.
To make it more "dressy" and less casual, I wore a LOT of gold jewellery to jazz the whole look up more.
Gold bracelets from H&M BUY HERE
Gold hair cuff from H&M BUY HERE
TOPSHOP Eagle Necklace BUY HERE
My shoes were similar to these, from OFFICE in the Sale before Christmas, only £20
After being at the Tate for a while, we all went for lunch at COSTA. We got a cheeky snack and drink to refuel ourselves for the rest of the day.
We went to Somerset House for a look around after lunch. Right in the centre was where some of the catwalks were, there was a giant screen outside playing all the shows and it was so cool!
After wandering around there for a few hours, Robynne and I split up with the others whilst they went home. We were just stood in the street when suddenly Daisy Low and Peaches Geldof with her husband walked out in front of us - we were surrounded by paparazzi again!
We were still stood outside another fashion show that had just finished and we could hear the paparazzi shouting "here she comes!" - Robynne and I joked saying "Imagine if it was Cara Delevingne!" and then out of nowhere - Cara Delevingne.
She was so beautiful and we couldn't believe we saw her! We said hello and declared our love for her which was probably the least cool thing we could have done, but oh well!
Robynne and I were then so excited we had a wander through Covent Garden and had a look at some of the street acts.
As we hadn't got into any shows during the day, Robynne and I thought we would try one last time to get into the Marios Schwab show, and it's a good thing we tried because we got in!
I have to admit, I'd never heard of Marios Schwab before we got into the show, but now I am obsessed. The collection was made up from velvets, layering and sheer materials. While models were made-up by MAC to resemble Elizabethan portraits, and the hair crimped to reflect the romance of the period, Marios' designs focused on shape structure and detailing.
The photos above are some of my favourite pieces from the collection. I particularly love the blue velvet dress (I was hoping somebody would wear it to the Oscars!)
The plan for the rest of the night was that we were going to see BROOKE CANDY play live at XOYO - BUT WE MISSED HER! We were having so much fun that we lost track of the time and got there when it was finished! We were so gutted, but then I noticed Charli XCX was stood outside -
I absolutely love Charli XCX and I've met her before so I wasn't nervous about going to talk to her. (Like it says at the top of my blog, we've had cocktails before!)
As I was approaching her, I noticed that Brooke Candy had come outside and was waiting for her car to pick her up!
I approached her and said hello and told her I'd missed the show and I was absolutely gutted. She invited me to the Dazed and Confused after party the next night to come and see her and I would have gone but I had to work! So gutted.
Some security guards were then asking Robynne and I to go away and leave her alone, but Brooke stood up for us and had a go at him! She was so beautiful and lovely and I hope to see her live one day without missing it!
