LFW AW 14 - Ashley Isham

The second show i attended at the fashion week was the show of Ashley Isham. 

the designer:

Ashley Isham was born in Singapore but moved to London in 1996 to study at Middlesex University for his fashion degree. His debut collection launched in November 2000 and he has continued to show at LFW each season. He is know for strong geometric tailoring, decadent fabrics and the signature draping. He has a special way to combine high-octane glamour and contemporary styling. Isham is a designer that is recognized by those in the upper echelons of fashion and has an army of followers who devoted to his vision. His contemporary and classic dresses are simply born to be worn on the red carpets. Little wonder he was the official designer at the 2004 BAFTAs and boasts an increasingly high profile clientele ranging from stars of film and television, catwalk, music, British and international royality. Celebrities which include Florence Welch, Christina Aguilera, Princess Zara Philips, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding, Nadine Coyle, Lady Gaga and Paloma Faith. 

show: 

The show was also held in the beautiful hall at the Vauxhall Fashion Scout venue. Ashley Isham quoted “Are flowers the winter’s choice? Is love’s bed always snow?” by John Clare as the lead concept for this season. The collection was extravagant but with a contemporary twist. Many of the pieces were ideal for day and night dressing. The collection screamed of femininity and glamour. The show started with tailored tweed dresses and skirts mixed with thin knits and coordinating ropes. There was clearly an edge breaking away from traditional usually associated with these fabrics, for example a tweet one shoulder dress combined with a floral print silk. The second part of the show consisted of pieces with lots of beautiful rhinestones, which he applied onto sweaters, silk dresses or even wool leggings. The Runaway Bride touch at the end was the cherry on top. The whole collection was a proof for Isham’s breadth tailoring skills. He clearly had fun experimenting with this collection and tried to bring something unexpected 

models: 

The biggest difference between the two shows I saw was the different look of the models. The models for Ashley Isham's show were really tall, thin and beautiful. They looked more like professional models. They just didn't look like...ordinary people. I felt really tiny when they passed me. 

my opinion:

Well that's an hard one as i know he's a really good designer who makes lots of master pieces and the cloths really looked nice but it's just not my style. I can't think about any outfit of the show i would wear. Maybe the blouse from the second picture but that's it. But that's just my personal preference. I would describe his cloths as too classy for me. But I really liked the hats the models wore. 

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LFW AW 14 - Street Style

fashion week, the time all the fashionistas dress up in their most beautiful and individual outfits and head towards somerset house. their mantra is: "see and to be seen". of course i jumped at the chance to shoot some street styles. my favourite outfit is definitely the first one with the black/white midi skirt. i love every single piece of it and her hair. what do you think? are you also dressing up for fashion week? 

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LFW AW 14 - Hema Kaul

i finally made it to attend some shows at the london fashion week. it was quite exciting as it was my first time. i mean i dipped into some fashion events before but never had the chance to see a show live. a friend managed to get me two invitations (thank you!) and the first show i attended was the one of Hema Kaul. 

the designer:

Hema Kaul is quite new in the business. She is a fashion graduate who is frequently on the lookout for up and coming trends which are inspired by her favorite designers Alexander McQueen and Coco Chanel. She tries to mix and match different materials to create her little masterpieces. Hema Kaul officially launched her international collection during London Fashion Week SS 2014. Her dresses speak to women who like her are confident to fulfil given responsibilities but never stop seizing opportunities to become better and pursue what they really love. 

show: 

The show was held in the beautiful hall at the Vauxhall Fashion Scout venue. The perfect venue for the 1950s vintage glamour inspired collection. It started with a combination of nude and champagne, silver and mauve coloured outfits of high-waisted, satin pencil skirts and chic peplum tops. Followed by darker colours like scarlet and midnight blue for velvet tops, floor long dresses and tailored trousers. Throughout the show the outfits had a touch of 1950s glam with a modern twist complemented with Kaul’s signature of intricate detailing of lace and embroidery.  Hair and make-up embraced the vintage glamour feel, as all the models wore dark red lipstick and groomed, waved hair pulled back.  

models: 

What I really liked about the show was that Hema Kaul didn't choose super skinny models. The models were of course all thin but looked healthy and beautiful. I didn't recognize any of the models despite of Georgia Hobday. 

my opinion:

I was pleasantly surprised by the outfits. I really liked the combination of the materials and as you might know I'm a big fan of lace. I would have chosen for the champagne and nude coloured outfits another colour but that's just my personal preference as I can't really wear light colours. The dark outfits, especially the red once where more my cup of tea. My favorite dress was the red dress from picture 3. 

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LNDN - red carpet premier: suddenly colin farrell was in front of my lense...

copyright by skadiida 2013

that's my story: 

i usually don't want to write about celebrities or actors but in that case i just have to show you the photos i made. i have atm my parents over what means lots of sightseeing and i really want them to enjoy their time here and make unforgettable experiences so i decided to take them to the red carpet premier of "saving mr banks". you have to know i grew up in a city in austria and hollywood seems far away from there so it was a really special moment for my mum to see the people from the screen in reality. we arrived quite late at leicester square so we didn't have the best place and saw most of the celebs just from behind but one decided to come to our corner: colin farrell. he remained quite a while in front of us and chatted with a little fan of him. he was really lovely and didn't seem arrogant at all. other famous attendees of the event were tom hanks, lily allen, emma thompson, ruth wilson, sarah owen, harley (rizzle kicks) and many more. it was really interesting to watch the whole event. how the journalists prepare themselves (ya ya they're still studying who's who before the celebs arrive), the fights of the paparazzi for the best picture, the relaxed securities and the behaving of celebs (socializing, socializing, socializing!). should you be interested in films and actors and you have the chance to attend a red carpet premier in london i can really recommend it. here's are some hints, how to survive a red carpet event:

hints: 

there is nearly every week a red carpet film premiere and most of them have really famous attendees. to find out when what premier takes place just ask our best friend google and you will find all the details. when it's a not really hyped film it's enough when you arrive in time or best half an hour or hour earlier to get a good place. usually there are not too many people so you can even see something when you come late. should it be a film premiere like ie the hobbit 2, try to come as early as possible or just give up. most of the time you can also find some hardcore fans who camp already over night to get the best place. the celebs usually attend between 5.15 and 6.15 pm. and should you miss the red carpet event, you still have a chance to see some celebs getting out of the cinema after the film premier. (between 9 and 10 pm). 

facts: 

they take place at leicester square in one of the three cinemas

guests attend between 5.15 and 6.15 pm 

come early, stay calm and don't push

take your camera with you 

and enjoy! 

let me know what you've experienced. 

LNDN - my first time at the vintage kilo sale

i planned to go on a vintage kilo sale since i've heard from the first one but now after quite a while i finally made it to one and it was an experience and i am sure i'll try to make it to the next one again. 

well that's my story: 

i left the house way too late and the transport took ages so i arrived quite late at the tube station bethnal green. finally there i had no idea where to go so i just chose one of the exits of the tube station and tata on the street were lots of people with huge packed purple shopping bags with the label "the vintage kilo sale" and they all came from the same direction so i just followed their way and i arrived 2 minutes later at the york hall where the sale took place. to be honest i got quite worried when i saw all those people with the packed shopping bags. i though that i am probably way too late and that all cloths are already gone but i calmed down when i realized that i am not the only one who arrived at 2pm. so i queued to pay the entrance fee of 1 pound, catched a purple bag and entered the hall. the first thing what came on my mind when i saw all those shopping rails and floor canvas was "that gonna take a while".  so i started at the first floor canvas what crossed my way and was quite disappointed because i didn't like any garment. so i continued with the next canvas and it didn't take long until some girls joined me. well it seemed a bit like a fight for the best cloths but i was quite successful. after an hour rummaging i decided to give up and started to search the dressing rooms but well there were none. so i followed the other girls in a side room. in there were some mirrors, heaps of cloths - i even thought about rummaging through them but didn't do it - and lot's of people trying on their cloths. in the end i found two scarves, a cardigan and a blouse (o'neill) and i paid only 5 pounds because it was less than a kilo. it was definitely worth the visit but i'm sure you can find way nicer cloths when you arrive there early. but i'm def gonna go to the next one and this time from the beginning. ;D

facts:  

the vintage kilo sale 

york hall in bethnal green 

buy your vintage by weight and pay just 15 pounds a kilo

5 tonnes of vintage from 1970s - 1990s

average of 4-5 items for 15 pounds

next fair: 6 october 2013

hints: 

arrive early

do take time

stay calm