FASHIONWEEK Fall 2007: The Most Interesting Trends from the London Shows. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG

London is generally an experimental and interesting fashionweek; there must be something in the water (sorely lacking in NYC) that encourages young designers to do something imaginative.

Just as in the New York collections, a strain of seasonless dressing emerged in London; diaphanous cream-colored confections fit for fall in the age of global warming. Other interesting looks encompassed a feeling of clothing as armor, with oversized knits that resembled Medieval chainmail, puffer jackets reminscent of boned, voluminous Tudor bodices, and even a PVC-clad Robocop.  Still protective in feel - but expressed in a softer, more sculptural way - was the parade of fabric cocoons which swaddled, wrapped, encircled & in some cases engulfed the body in yards of soft knit or rustly taffeta. The protective element also played out as layers - mixed, matched & thrown on in almost a bag lady way, spontaneously and without apparent forethought.

Slouchy/chic trousers, and somber grey dresses were inspired by the practical uniform of menswear, while colorful hits of red will make for a cheery fall, along with well as bold prints, shiny metallics, and large, eyecatching hats & headgear - the more voluminous, the better.

The Top 10 Trends from London:

1. Body Armor
2. Clothing Cocoons
3. Layers & Layers of Bag Lady Chic
4. Slouchy-Chic Trousers
5. Menswear-Inspired Grey Dresses
6. Lady in Red
7. Brash Prints & Bold Hues
8. Seasonless Style
9. Metallics
10. Extravagant Hats & Headgear

We also reviewed the following London shows:

• Central Saint Martins
• Jens Laugesen
• Fashion East
• Gareth Pugh
• Giles
• Roksanda Ilincic
• Topshop

Don't forget to check out our other Fall 2007 Fashionweek trend summaries of:

• Haute Couture - the Top 10 Trends
• New York
• Milan
• Paris

...or the rest of our coverage from every city - CLICK HERE.

Here are the Top 10 more interesting trends from London Fall Fashionweek 2007:

1. Body Armor

 

top: Giles, Louise Goldin (Fashion East), Marios Schwab
bottom: Aquascutum,Julien Macdonald, Gareth Pugh

2. Clothing Cocoons

   

top: Roksanda Ilincic, Basso & Brooke, Chemena Kamali
bottom: Giles, Hamish Morrow, Peter Jensen

3. Layers & Layers of Bag Lady Chic

 

top: Hamish Morrow, Gareth Pugh, Kumiko Watari (Central Saint Martins)
bottom: Annalisa Dunn (CSM), Anna Schmidt Risak (CSM), Marc by Marc Jacobs

4. Slouchy-Chic Trousers

   

 

top: Todd Lynn, Nicole Farhi, Marc by Marc Jacobs
bottom: Topshop, Biba, Paul Smith Women 

5. Menswear-Inspired Grey Dresses

 

top: Aquascutum, Biba, Jasper Conran
bottom: Peter Jensen, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Topshop

6. Lady in Red

     

   

top: Pavel Ivancic (Central Saint Martins), Danielle Scutt (Fashion East), Eley Kishimoto
bottom: Peter Jensen, Paul Smith Women, Marc by Marc Jacobs 

7. Brash Prints & Bold Hues

   

top: Eley Kishimoto, Kumiko Watari (Central Saint Martins), Henry Holland (Fashion East)
bottom: Giles, Duro Olowu, Louise Gray (Central Saint Martins)

8. Seasonless Style

 

top: Noir, Seon Ju Kam (Central Saint Martins), Giles
bottom: Sinha-Stanic, Roksanda Ilincic, Julien Macdonald

9. Metallics

top: Basso & Brooke, Sinha-Stanic, Noir
bottom: Danielle Scutt (Fashion East), Christopher Kane, Marc by Marc Jacobs

10. Extravagant Hats & Headgear

Basso & Brooke Giles

Roksanda Ilincic  Louise Goldin (Fashion East)

- Lesley Scott

(Photos: Basso & Brooke, Julian Macdonald, Nicole Fahri, Eley Kishimoto & Jasper Conran - nymag; all others - style.com)

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