My husband and I dashed to
Chester this weekend to celebrate a very important birthday of a chubby- cheek,
champagne colour-haired cherub. He was - as always - a delight!
We rushed back to London on Saturday night, so I could check
out a new talent at the Graduate Fashion Week, which opened on Sunday in Earls
Court. Featuring 22 catwalk shows, an exhibition with over 40 universities
participating, and a number of workshops and lectures, it is the largest
fashion graduate event in the world.
In a Missoni dress, Michael Kors bag, and Marc Jacobs sunglasses
Bournemouth University catwalk show gave me several reasons
to applaud; Yasmin Hulquist`s Hidden Morocco womenswear collection sent
bare-feet models covered in floaty, earth-tonal caftans, and glistering,
copper-coloured face accessories; Alice Farrow presented psychedelic graffiti dresses;
and Michael Beel showcased two-tonal leather coats worn with slim trousers by
young as well as mature male models.
Xin Wang's Lantern Dress caught my eye; I`ve heard that the
print captures her children's names - how cute
Xiaoping Huang presented a colourful, attention-grabbing outfit, which perfectly captured the artistry needed these days to succeed in a fast-paced word of fashion
The star of the day for me was Emily Hughes from University
of Central Lancashire who put together a winning show of metallic dresses,
which featured portraits of Chinese women. She borrowed the colours from the
rainbow, and her cigarette pants in red metallic, worn with a body-hugging
tunic, are now on my `must have` list.
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