Focus Fashion Notes

Autumn highlights and nothing can sparkle more than the glitterati dressed in designer garb at Fashion Week . Wow the juggernaut that is Fashion Week is still driving around the world from New York across the Atlantic Ocean to London , Milan and Paris. TV, music and movie celebrities strutted their stuff on arrival, down the runway and on the front row. Stand-out moments included those iconic much-loved Ad Fab darlings Patsy and Edina at the Burberry front row in London and the 'face to face' meeting of the fictitious Runway editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly in Devil Wears Prada and a real life American Vogue stalwart.   I've been following online and on social media and amazingly the stand-out moment for me was a reel featuring a well-known English actor at the Burberry show sporting what was once known as a ' Donkey Jacket '. Since its creation, the Donkey Jacket has continued to be synonymous with the British working man and subsequently appropriated by a...

What a Performance - The Art of Fashion

Fashion Week (or month) finally came to a spectacular end in Paris yesterday. If you weren’t lucky enough to be on the front row you can catch up on FF Channel on YouTube . We have featured our favourite picks from Roland Mouret, who made a s uper stylish return to London Fashion Week in February. Scroll down to view the show. A tumultuous end to the Academy Awards Oscar Night rather overshadowed the fashion glitz and glitterati but hey “That’s Show Business” . Even so t he stars shone as brightly as ever. It's a long March into Spring but it's on its way even if the sun isn't shining. Birds are waggling their tail feathers and preparing to nest. Golden Daffodils are adorning gardens and local parks and the first bees are a-buzzing. Pretty soon it will be warm enough for butterflies. Butterflies and floral prints continue to be an inspiration for designers as seen in "The Butterfly Effect", Roland Mouret’s Spring collection.   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ...