Sophia Webster Autum Winter Presentation

This seasons collection was inspired by the film Frozen and since the birth of her daughter I'm pretty sure she knows the film inside out which is why this collection looks so perfect! Im totally in love (like usual wit her collections) the sillhouettes of the shoes are beautifull and the holographic unicorn like leather is out of this world - im obsessed with colour/metallics and psychedelic textures. There are some seriously special boots in this collection too, a pair of over the knew embellished cut out boots and if that wasnt enough a pair of light up boots! She has raised the bar again, sophia webster is totally unstoppable! 

Sophia Webster SS16 Presentation

LFW is well and truly underway and with only a few more days to go before it heads to Milan, I thought it's only best to talk about the lady of the moment; Sophia Webster. The new SS16 doesn't fail to impress, inspired by the mystical under sea theme the collection reflects everything you could think of when the word mystical comes into play, mermaids, bubbles, shells, coral, seal life and tropical plants. She has left no stone unturned (sorry for the pun but I just had to) in the efforts to really inspire your SS16 wardrobe. Loving the collection would be an understatement. Through out the week I have been glued to the Sophia Webster snapchat as they prepared, in the run up to yesterdays presentation, it was bloody amazing. As an aspiring footwear designer watching how the company works; how sophia webster works (the moodboard for the SS16 collection was phenomenal) gives me so much inspiration and motivation, and to top it; a huge insight into organising a presentation; firstly the shoes then the castings, fittings, location, backdrops, themes, invites, special guests, performances....the list  endless, but one thing is for sure, Sophia Webster knows how to execute a flawless (jaw dropping) presentation - and I managed to figure this all out from social media - hooooooraaaayyy for social media. (I'm going to speak it into existence - I HAVE TO, I WILL BE physically there this time next year - fingers crossed!) So for now I leave you with all the Instagram posts I saw through out out the day yesterday revealing a little more about the presentation. ENJOY!

W - www.sophiawebster.com

F - Sophia Webster

T - @SOPHIAWEBSTER

I - @sophiawebster

SNAPCHAT! - sophiawebster

Shoe of the Week

Proenza Schouler

Sadly NYFW is over - boooooo! BUT this only means one thing...LONDON FASHION WEEK is finally here Woooohooo! Fashion week in London is always something I look forward to, its all the best things about fashion all summed up in one week. So it's only polite to say a warm farewell to New York by crowning their golden boys at Proenza Schouler as shoe of the week. The collection was everything and more, the footwear putting the icing on the cake. They're collections have grown from strength to strength with every new investor. Red, white and black were the chosen colours for this collection and this reflected elegantly in the footwear too. As mentioned in previous posts, there have been a number of shows with flats, kitten heels or thick heeled ballet pumps, so while I adore a high heel, these proenza shoes have completely won me over. Thick straps and sliders dominated the collection, but in the theme of strappy shoes (which are here to stay for another season) I have chosen this particular pair as shoe of the week for its versatility with other outfits - obviously because they're black. (I've officially fallen into the 'all black everything' trap).

W - www.proenzaschouler.com

F - Proenza Schouler

T - @proenzaschouler

I - @proenzaschouler

London Fashion Week Autumn Winter '15

Trend Round Up

Over the knee boots by Ashish

Yesterday was the start of Milan Fashion Week, which meant sadly we had to say goodbye to London and wait until September before we get our next installment of fashion frenzied stylsts, designers and bloggers. So to fill the next 6 month void I thought the best way to get prepared for the Autumn Winter season was to sum up  London Fashion Week in a nutshell giving you the latest trends to look out for so you are ahead of the game come September.

It's safe to say the over the knee boot trend is here to stay for another season, and I can't be more happier. The only difference is that the heels on them have become chunkier much like the style of the pumps and ankle boots for AW15. Chunkier heels are always easier to walk in and have featured in a great deal of the runway shows.

Jean-Pierre Braganza

Burberry

Jonathan Saunders

Sophia Webster

Ashish

Another trend I'm glad is here to stay are flats and the flat platform as I like to call them. Pointed toe flats dominated most of the runway shows during LFW. An alternative that were also featured were the flat platforms which add a little extra height, that are pretty easy to walk in and still just as comfy as normal flats.

Peter Pilotto

Sophia Webster

Sophia Webster

Temperley London

1205

As for heels, the chunkier the better seemed to be the trend, lots of rope tie ups, or pumps with ankle straps but as most of the deisgners were showcasing their Autumn Winter lines the focus understandably were on ankle boots and thigh high boots.

General Trends included;

Fur - the more the merrier and in either pastel hues or extremely bright colours. (Michael Kors, Prabal Gurang, Jason Wu, Topshop Unique)

Feathers - either as an accessory or a statement piece (Alice and Oliva, Marchesa)

Embellishment - because who doesn't like a bit of sparkle? (Reem Acra, Emilia Wicksted & Preen)

Pink and Orange - not necessarily together but independently in either pale pastels or a hue that packs a punch, basically a good pop of colour to accent some of the darker colours that are usually seen in the Autumn Winter Seasons. (J.Crew, Victoria Beckham, Amanda Wakely, Marchesa, Kate Spade and Holly Fulton)

Fringe – On anything possible, shoes, hemlines, scarves, handbags, you name it fringe it!