Mulberry SS10 Salon Presentation: All the Fun of the Fair

Mulberry presented their 2010 collection at a sleek salon-style presentation in London’s prestigious Claridges. The show was a glorious parade of fairground candy colours, distorted horse head and (my favourite) leopard prints.

Inspired by Sofia Copolla’s beautiful ‘Virgin Suicides’ and influenced by Tim Walker’s photography, key pieces included a gorgeous puff sleeve jacket and a neat dress with a grown-on bow at the neckline. Ladylike with a sense of fun and adolescent freshness, Mulberry’s lust-after tasselled booties and must-have bags are definite hits. Mulberry’s new accessory groups are named: Alexa, Hayden, Leah, Tamara, Drew and Beatrice.

Mulberry get extra brownie points for being brave enough to include live animals (lovely little pugs) on the catwalk – anything that can raise a smile from a roomful of weary, sore-footed fashionistas can never fail to impress.

The invitation features Mulberry's "Crazy Horse" print

Fearne Cotton wearing something covetable (as usual)

A gleaming Peaches

The grown-on-bow-dress

A lovely double-denim combo and the aforementioned pug!

My drawing


My notes (1)

Pug

Tasseled booties

My notes (2)

www.mulberry.com

Best of the Rest: Forgotten London Fashion Week Photos A/W '09

Some random little snaps I took throughout Fashion Week-I didn't want them to be forgotten!

A funky necklace at Les Nerides

The line-up: Bora Aksu's fabulous navy/black shredded goth

More Bora

Still more Bora

Mmm coordinating geometric jewellery: the brooch is Giles for New Look-the first collection according to the model, Christina Sanders of www.asensesublime.blogspot.com

A funky light shade in the Vauxhall Fashion Scout tent (killing time? Hell yeah)

The Blow girls looking lovely as ever

Loved this illustration from jewellery duo Zoe and Morgan

Definitive credit crunch glam from Avsh Alom Gur

Avsh again-check out that ballerina print-sublime

Beautifully ethereal hair and make-up

Bows were less restrictive, more big and floppy

How 'Alexa' is this coat?

Trapping stuff in perspex: great concept, lickable pieces at Nicholas King

A zebra in heels at Beyond Skin's exhibition stand

Friendly Fires, hot and sweaty, get down and dirty

An adorable outfit discovered in the Mulberry loo queue

Pre-Mulberry outfit check

Tory Turk from Fluff PR wearing a piece by one of the eco designers

Dishevelled hair and make-up at Harriet's Muse

the designer dresses one of her 'muses'

Steve J and Joni P, Tuesday 16th September

I went along to the Korean Embassy to see Steve J and Joni P’s latest design offerings. Citing Danish abstract painter Asger Jorn as their main source of inspiration, they showed a mature, luxurious collection which managed to retain their trademark style of modern quirkiness.

The design duo mixed different textures in blocks together with origami-style folding, pleating and draping. Some of the pleating was so detailed it almost looked like larger-scale paper quilling. Metallic mesh and reflective fabrics mixed with Italian silk and English wool which, instead of looking complicated, actually gave an overall ambience of ethereal simplicity.

The models followed arrows on the floor which pointed to points of the designers’ inspiration. Personally, I think this is where the spectacle should have perhaps ended. The clothes were beautifully executed and styled well, but the theatrics which interrupted in the middle of the show distracted from them significantly. Three ballet dancers were brought in by assistants from the wings, placed on podiums and proceeded to don large veils which were attached to the ceiling with wire. After cutting themselves free with shears (this was the point where I got really worried), they tottered around the catwalk for a while before the show continued.

Despite having leaned a little too far into the shaky realm of catwalk theatrics, Steve J and Joni P are clearly very talented and if they continue to create clothes of this calibre then I’m certain they will have much future success.

(A singer/harpist played before the show)

Fashion at PPQ

All of the fashionistas that mattered showed up to Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker's Spring Summer '09 show. You'll find a video of the show at http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/. I took some pics of some of the fashion action outside-enjoy!

Jodie Harsh and Sam Sparro meet Henry Holland outside the BFC tent

Henry Holland of House of Holland fame

Lovely Adele

Yours truly and Ronaldo

Katie Grand