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Autumn/Winter 2012-13 Edwardiana Drama
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FOLLOWING a summer buoyed with patriotic events - the Diamond Jubilee, the long awaited Olympic Games, the launch of London Collections: Men - our love of Britain extends into winter with a trend that plays on our affection for Edwardian England via rich, sumptuous fabrics and dramatic accessories.
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There is little that elicits romantic nostalgia quite like a steam engine, which is exactly what Marc Jacobs used as the backdrop to his Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2012-13 show, where models were escorted down the catwalk by porters carrying their Gladstone bags - quickly crowned as the bag shape of the season, having also cropped up at Prada and at Ralph Lauren in a miniature version.
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Meanwhile, velvet jacquards and brocade were shown in navy, violet and black by Gucci and Emporio Armani, while Ralph Lauren and Burberry riffed on the tweeds and wools used extensively in the outdoor leisure pursuits of the upper classes - horse riding, shooting, fishing. And of course there were gowns - such as Marchesa's delicate gold lace and Alice Temperley's intricately embroidered floor-sweeping skirts.
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While the origins of this trend may be rooted in history, it should be interpreted with a little artistic license this winter to keep things up to date - this is not about playing a part in your own costume drama. Focus on details to bring the trend to life; equestrian-style collars - as seen at Giles, Cacharel and Carven - bring a sense of formality to outerwear, while gloves should be elbow length as worn by models at Louis Vuitton and Roberto Cavalli.
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Tartan Punk Chanel - Pre
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Showing ahead of the other pre-collections, Chanel’s Metier d’Art show often signals a flavour of things to come. This December, Karl Lagerfeld enticed the fashion press to Linlithgow Palace in Scotland and reeled out a tartan legion. Tartan - the highland cloth adopted by Vivienne Westwood for her counterculture fashions, and subsequently, a legion of Punks – cropped up again at Preen, where Johnny Rotten plaid was teamed with crisp white shirts, and at Theyskens’ Theory and Gucci. It’s hardly surprising: there is electricity in the air this spring – New York’s Met Ball 2013 will be Punk-themed while London’s V&A hosts David Bowie’s retrospective in March and Debbie Harry Queen of Punk opens at Camden’s Proud Galleries later this month.
Spring / Summer 2013
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English Cyber Garden
Erdem - PreFlorals show no sign of wilting, and for autumn/winter 2013-14 designers plucked the blooms of an English country garden – and plugged them into the mains. Erdem’s floral mirage oscillated between saturated paillettes and a colourful bouquet. Elsewhere, Carolina Herrera’s technicolour rosebushes, Christopher Kane’s bewitchingly shimmery pansies, Vera Wang’s electrifying metallic blossom brocades, Naeem Khan’s appliquéd Perspex daisies and Honor’s screen-printed meadow flowers made up a field of dreams.
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THE pre-collections serve as a deliberately lighter version of designers' influences and intentions, an appetiser to what can be expected from the international catwalks and an adhesive between seasons. Subsequently, they are packed full of clothes we really can - and want - to wear every day.
While some trends that established themselves in the spring/summer 2013 collections were evident - printed pyjamas, cobalt, the bomber jacket, sheer, collars - a number of fresh ideas broke new ground.
Board shorts are set to become a wardrobe staple we never knew we could live without in the city, while our faithful friend, the T-shirt, was given a grown up makeover. Eveningwear was elegantly overhauled, as the new floor-length silhouette - impactful and streamlined - made a dramatic entrance. The two most prevalent shades of spring/summer 2013 - white and black - combined to deliver the big colour news of the season; grey. And in fifty different shades it came.
Here, we round up the most important trends from the pre-autumn/winter 2013-14 collections.
Charlotte Olympia Pandora Feather Clutch
eye-catching pandora charolete olympia
with two different colourss bright orange and black
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