LFW Rising Stars

The provisional timetable for London Fashion Week has been announced and boy o boy am I excited! Flying through the schedule I noticed that Erdem has been placed at lunch time on Monday the 22nd of February and as with every name that catches my interest I follow them up on the London Fashion Week website to see what little secrets about them I can learn.

The thing that made my smile about Erdem’s interview was how he stated that London is the catalyst for everything “fashion”. I have held this view close to my heart for a very long time, but hearing it for a magnificent artist who has lived in the fashion Mecca of New York fills me with pride. The diversity that you find in this city is unparalleled and I get a burst of joy every time I can say that I call London my home (and I do try and bring it into conversation a lot).

One other London name that sprang at me was Fashion East. A non-profit organisation that offers a very supportive launch-pad to London’s brightest new talents has finally been welcome from the off-schedule shows into the official LFW timetable. They show a collection of designers who offer something unique and fresh which is important to the whole development of the industry. From their S/S 10 ready to wear collection Holly Fulton was ear marked by style.com as the ‘breakout star’, having produced a wearable Sixties/ Art Deco inspired collection that I would welcome into my wardrobe with open arms. And I am sure that on the 20th of February there will be some star that comes onto our radar through the medium of Fashion East and I, for one, cannot wait.





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