Focus Fashion Notes

Another day cloaked in mist and rain but there is a bright light on the horizon. Red tights and red socks are trending for 2024.  Add a little colour pop to your outfit, looks particularly good with mannish boy tweed or herringbone tailoring paired with midi-skirts or if you prefer just a hint of red choose red socks and wear with trainers or brogues under suit trousers.  By the way the 40th Anniversary of London Fashion Week starts today The following note from the British Fashion Council " Discover the  provisional schedule  for London Fashion Week February 2024 as it celebrates the event's 40th anniversary, taking place from Friday 16th - Tuesday 20th February 2024. The schedule features both menswear and womenswear designers, with highlights including  BFC NEWGEN  recipients, iconic British luxury brand Burberry, as well as 16Arlington, Ahluwalia, David Koma, Dilara Findikoglu, dunhill, Emilia Wickstead, ERDEM, Eudon Choi, Fashion East, JW Anderson, KNWLS, Marques'Alme

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

Focus shifts from New York onto Britain's capital as the Fashion Week juggernaut powers into London. The shining light of the British High Street, Topshop, will be bringing their Unique catwalk collection to a brand new showspace in Westminster, with access-all-areas coverage online. Stay tuned for the show from 2.00pm this Sunday , plus insider reporting from all four fashion capitals throughout September. Unique girl will be leaving her country pile for a weekend under the dazzling lights of London. Think chunky knitwear, mellow yellow polos, country-fied tweed, leather and suede skirts and knee-high boots spliced with taffeta and velvet body cons". To celebrate the upcoming London Fashion Week SS16 show, TOPSHOP are offering Free Standard Delivery on ALL orders until Tuesday. If you can't make it to the big city, watch the show live fom your phone or cosy abode. You can also keep up to date with the Topshop Tour Guide to London Fashion Week YOU CAN JOIN THE C

London Fashion Week SS16 kicked off today and the great news for all you fashionistas is that if you can't make it to London you can watch the shows on  LIVE STREAM  TAP FOR LONDON FASHION WEEK SHOW SCHEDULES TAP TO WATCH LONDON FASHION WEEK LIVE