Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter ’11/’12 (with Emmanuelle Alt – French Vogue’s new Editor in Chief – looking on)
Day 4 was noteable for a number of reasons, in particular:
1) Against all laws of biology, I’d somehow adapted to the 14 hours days of back-to-back shows and was being fuelled solely on vats of caffeine and the pain of wearing 11cm Isabel Marant heels for hours on end, in lieu of actual sleep.
2) With the arrival of all the world’s fashion editors, alphas and first ladies (my celebrities), my fascination for people-watching was satiated in a superb guest-list cocktail of incredible sartorial ensebles, shiny chauffeured limosines, and that fragrant aura that only exists around those who exude incredible amounts of power.
The Sartorialist & Garance Dore outside Peter Pilotto
See point 2. Although the first image of Scott & Garance was actually a mistake (I was simply testing the lighting on my camera & then noticed they were in the background), I abandoned all dignity and got a bit pap-happy when seeing Queen Wintour at such close-proximity at Christopher Kane.
3) Post-show pondering along the lines of: is it sometimes better to continue being creative, even if it means getting it slightly wrong, or to instead stick to what you’re good at? In the case of Erdem, Christopher Kane, and Burberry – a few of my favourite shows from seasons past – I’d built in my own mind so much hype and anticipation for their shows that even though they were beautiful, I left not knowing whether to be disappointed that they had gone in such different directions, or happy that they were continuing to experiment. On the other hand, Mary Katrantzou and Holly Fulton essentially both showed variations of their collections from last season, but I smiled the whole way through. How long before a recognisable signature theme simply becomes repetitive?
Erdem AW ’11, backstage and finale at Christopher Kane AW ’11
4) The instant the serious ‘pinch me!’ moment of the week struck: when the snow shower began to fall* on the finale at Burberry Prorsum (renowned in the industry as the Impenetrable Fortress of London Fashion Week, ie. it’s easier to get tickets to the Royal Wedding than it is to a Burberry show…), I glanced over at the front row crammed full of industry names I worshipped, and thought, ‘I’m actually here!’
5) Last, but certainly not least – this day also marked the one year anniversary of me starting A Girl, A Style. I can’t think of a better way to have celebrated than with a wave from Samantha Cameron and an invite to a Burberry show!
Samantha Cameron looks on at Holly Fulton AW ’11
On that note, ginormous amounts of love and appreciation to each and every one of you for continuing to read and support this blog. I can’t tell you enough how much your lovely comments and emails each day bring a smile to my face. So, thank you!
Love, Miss B xx
* In case you were wondering, this isn’t just one of my flowery expressions; Christopher Bailey created an actual snow storm which drifted slowly onto the audience as though from a wintery night sky
As always, all pictures are taken by me. Please do not use or reproduce without my prior permission.
adorngirl says
you go girl great write up as I feel I am there, and thank you for your honesty about the shows, as much as I am doing a write up on most of the shows I went to, I am choosing to leave out a few just because it was too similar to their season before, I don’t know why but some designers are playing it too safe,
Jennifer says
Your photos are excellent..love the ones of Scott & Garance as well as “Queen Wintour” hehe…great blog!
nicolette says
love — truly truly wish I was there with you! These photos are so beautiful and lively. Amazing recap, once again. xx
Abigail says
Have loved reading your updates from LFW! Thanks for making me think I was actually there & great pictures too.
Abigail x
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
What a wonderful way to celebrate your 1 year anniversary! Plus sighting of TS, Dore & Wintour too no less-how brilliant! 😀 Congratulations B and may there be many, many more! xxx
Sarah-Leigh Wade says
Very much enjoyed your witty write up of LFW. Your blog is now a daily read for me, I love the mix of fashion and real life – very refreshing.
Sarah-Leigh
agirlastyle says
Thank you so much! I can’t tell you how lovely it is to hear such things.
B xx
TheOnlineStylist says
Oh wow Miss B!! Loved reading this…your enthusiasm for what you experienced is infectious whilst you still retain an honesty and integrity in how you write about it all. Great start spotting.. and yes you’re right… they are our stars and whenever I see one, I still have to pinch myself.
And as for Burberry.. wow… Cherish that one my sweet! xxx
Diana Mieczan says
What an amazing post and it makes me want to be there right now. I love the photos too:) I am totally smitten with Burberry! Happy day, darling
The Indulgent says
Wow, how exciting… you must have been pinching yourself the WHOLE time! Your blog is really great btw 🙂
xxx
Laura says
Queen Wintour is almost smiling!