CATWALK REPORTS FROM THE LFW DAILY
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Tuesday 23rd February
Peter Pilotto
Not that they’re pitching, but Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos sent out an assured collection that could set the curtains twitching along Rue Cambon…
Let’s play a quick game of fashion musical chairs. Imagine, just for a moment, if Peter Pilotto got the main gig at Chanel? Yes, I know what you are thinking, but bear with me. What would they do with all those classic tweeds, butter-soft leathers, gilt chains? Perhaps it would look something like their latest catwalk outing. In the tough concrete of Selfridges car park, the designer duo – that’s namesake Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos – sent out their most accomplished collection to date, patchworking light-as-air tweeds with random inserts of leather, slivers of metallic silver patent and a peppering of crystal studs into sleek tailoring with a savage edge. And those gilt chains? What better way to string a strap of fur across the body of a digital-print draped and folded dress? It was strong creative statement – but it also made perfect commercial sense. Cool and covetable? Maybe Mr Lagerfeld should be a little worried.
Report by David Hayes
Burberry Prorsum
*Flash* *Pop* Oh there’s Carey Mulligan. *Flash* Kristen Stewart. *Flash* Samantha Cameron *Pop* Fizzle* The Oslen Twins. Kate Hudson. Anna Wintour. Is that really The Kooks on the front row?
Yes, the Burberry Prorsum show pulled out all the stops and dazzled London yet again; wall to wall celebrities, the luxurious mega-marquee, the black suited male models ushering guests in from the rain with outsized Burberry check umbrellas, the fake rain inside – complete with unsettling stormy soundtrack. “I wish they would turn that off,” said the magazine stylist next to me of the constant splishy-splashy sound effects. “I’m bursting for the loo and that REALLY isn’t helping.”
Ah well. You had to be there. Or did you? The big news of course was that this show was being live-steamed in 3D across the world and what I wanted to say was that there is really nothing like actually being there. The push and shove to get in, the electric atmosphere, the whiff of near-by celebrity, the almost touchable quality of the clothes. But I was wrong. I didn’t see any of the celebrities listed above (bar Samantha Cameron).
Updates from Twitter on my iphone filled in the many blanks. Thank you Twitter.
And from where I was sat It took me a while to work out that the ‘leather trousers’ everything seemed to come out layered over were actually thigh-high leather boots. Sure even if I couldn’t see the shoes, I could still see the clothes – immaculate military great coats, sheepskin flying jackets, khaki lace, purple pleated satin, a kind of Burberry greatest hits round up really – but I would surely have got a MUCH better view at home. And a cup of tea and a chocolate digestive to boot. Maybe this internet thing isn’t such a bad idea after all.
Report by David Hayes
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