Fashion Week

London Fashion Week has begun! And the Grazia team has already hit Somerset House because we're oh-so-excited - as is Boris Johnson who had this to say: 'London Fashion Week is a dazzling showcase of great British talent. Its significance has been growing over the last few years, with strong attendance by press and buyers from around the world. With Natalie Massenet now at the helm, her eye for fashion and innovative ideas about selling will ensure it goes from strength to strength and inspire future generations to seek out jobs in this vibrant and creative sector.

As well as investing in  New York Fashion Week, I will continue to do all I can to support the industry, which is so important to our city's prosperity.' Well said, Boris! So what are we most excited to see at the 56 catwalk shows and 20 presentations that are taking place over the next 5 days? 

Fashion Week

Fashion Week

Fashion Week

Fashion Week

Fashion Week

Fashion Week

Fashion Week

Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013: Best of the Collections

We've arrived in Milan, where we'll be getting started on our modified look of the men's collections: Simply the biggest outfits that we observed on the fashion runways, all existing for immediate watching right here.

Direct from Milan and Paris, up-to-the-minute study of the top new designer men's wear for spring and summer.

Dior Homme

The DB jacket with the archival Dior buttons.

Dior Homme

The nautical looks.

 

Dior Homme

The navy silk bomber.

Dior Homme

The summer jackets.

Paul Smith

The ongoing popularity of mustard.

Paul Smith

The novel red-orange tailoring seen here.

Paul Smith

The nice motorcycle jackets.

Maison Martin Margiela

This trench.

 

Kenzo

The light outerwear, in both color and weight.

Kenzo

The cool use of color, like with this suit.

Tommy Ton's Street Fashion - Part 1

Our street shooting man captures the best looks in New York.

CHANEL Haute Couture Spring 2013

Visions of black and white floated down the forested runway at the Chanel Haute Couture show in Paris. I love that Karl Lagerfeld always weaves in a feeling of melancholia in all of his collections, even with sequins and tulle and floral prints, there's a sense of beautiful sadness in every piece. Maybe it's just the models' facial expressions half covered by webby lace and feathers, though. The excruciating and strenuous hand-sewn sparkle that covered most of the looks reflected Spring in the best possible way, shining and subtle at the same time.  My admiration of the theatricals brought by every Chanel show is reinforced again, as well as my devotion for sexy-demureness (hello, shoulders), and the fact that there were two brides at the finale just topped the proverbial wedding cake for me. And I think I found my future reception dress on Lindsey Wixon.

behold, my dream closet:

via style.com

Oui, oui Paris

Snapshots I wish I took at Paris Fashion Week.

images via theCut