The excitement of a flurry of invites dropping through my letterbox. Packing a mountain of shoes, accessories and sparkly things. Off to the beautiful Savoy for the first show. A finale or forest green silks and tweedy lantern skirts at Maria Grachvogel. Taking the scenic route back to Somerset House via Trafalgar Square. Gorgeous twinkly jewels at the LFW exhibition space. An afternoon tea dance at Orla Kiely. A thousand giant padlock balloons line the entrance to the Mulberry show at Claridges. Friendly monsters and furry creatures on the runway at Mulberry. Liquid breakfast (about the only nutrition to be found at Fashion Week).
A beautifully illuminated Royal Opera House for the Matthew Williamson show. The fashion pack have so much love for Topshop and their show space (they feed us before every show). Impossible to beat show venues. The ubiquitous wall of photographers. My friend’s studded Louboutin slippers that made everyone’s feet jealous after days of wearing vertiginous heels. Secretary chic at Paul Smith. The breathtaking sunset panoramic views over London from the Jonathan Saunders venue. Oversized floral prints and a colourful, leggy finale at Jonathan Saunders.
Racing between my desk in Parliament and shows via places like this. Chamber music, chalet-chic silks and white furs at Roksanda Ilincic (surely the most pleasing way to start a weekday morning). Getting waylaid on the way to my next show by a parade of Royal Horseguards leaving Buckingham Palace (only at London Fashion Week). Watching the beauty pros do their thing as the models get primped and preened backstage before the shows. Fun, 60s nouveau at Holly Fulton. Charlotte Olympia heels to make me smile (even if my feet are grumpy about wearing heels). My fashion week essentials: oversized sunglasses (to hide the sleep deprivation) and too many jewels. Watching Australian wonderboy Dion Lee’s first London show (whilst sitting next to Kayne West. As you do…). Beautiful Somerset House is surely the most gorgeous location for Fashion Week HQ.
Do you follow Fashion Week (vicariously or in person)? What do you enjoy the most?
Love, Miss B xx
awesome summary with beautiful pictures as always. x
Thank you!
B xx
Thanks for leaving your comment, can’t believe I missed you at LFW, hopefully see you soon at press days?!
P.s Your Instagram pics are so dreamy and poetic.
Hopefully see you soon! And thank you so much
B xx
This is such a gorgeous post, you’ve captured it in a way like no other. Thanks for sharing x
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
B xx
Looks amazing! Love your instagram pictures, such talent!
Thanks!
B xx
I kept catching your tweets & instragrams during fashion week & it seemed like you had the best time! Good to see all the pictures & round up in one post. Very jealous 🙂
It was a lot of fun! And thank you!
B xx
I liked the Burberry show most. I was near tears at the grande finale! Fashion shows make me emotional..
I also love how London’s full of chic (and just plain weird) people during Fashion Week. xx
Oh boy do Burberry know how to throw a good show! I’ve been lucky enough to go to their last few, and they’re such a wonderful experience (I particularly love their finales; this time they made it rain on the roof while gold sparkles fell indoors, and before that it was a golden confetti shower and a snow storm!)
B xx
I’m SO gutted we missed eachother! You look like you had a wonderful time 🙂
Olivia xxx
How do we *always* miss each other despite being at all the same shows?! Hope you had a great time doll!
B xx
Love the instagram photos (I’m a bit obsessed with instagram and I don’t even have an iphone), what a great way to remember fashion week! It looks like you had a marvelous time.
I’m most definitely a vicarious follower of fashion week; my eyes are glued to twitter and style.com all the time. I love the excitement and the constant stream of new information. It must be amazing to experience it in person!
I love how social media make it possible to get such immediate, behind the scenes glimpses of Fashion Week (I’m glued to my Instagram and Twitter feeds to see the live action from the other cities). And it is pretty amazing in person! Hope you get to experience it one day 🙂
B xx
I feel like I was there!
I’ve so enjoyed following your tweets and Instagram snaps again this season, Briony. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Thank you so much Becky! So glad you enjoyed it and got a little glimpse of what it’s like to be there 🙂
B xx
Beautiful!
gorgeous!!
i was wondering how you achieve this amazing bokeh effect using your iphone. So beautiful!
Thank you! It’s an iphone app called ‘picfx’ (you can upload straight to Instagram from there).
B xx
I am so enjoying your blog, especially the photos you do of your perfumes and makeup. I thought you would love this photo that I just found on pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/pin/204421270556051632/
Oh thank you so much, so glad you love it! And so sweet of you to think of me; what a pretty picture!
B xx
Super cute pictures, loving the loafers xoxo
Love your blog. You’re always so inspiring! Just out of interest, how did you upload your instagram pictures to your blog? It looks lovely! x
Great snapshots!
Simply amazing pictures the detail in the summary is also exceptional!!!!!!!
Simply beautiful picturesss and the detail in the post is amazing…… Loving your blogg!!!!!!
I absolutely loved following LFW through your Instagram feed. I think it’s probably my new favourite way of following fashion weeks since it seems to be a lot more personal than all the slick runway shots you find on the internet.
I LOVE seeing fashion week recaps through other people’s eyes – your version is so pretty. I can’t believe you went between Parliament and fashion week?! That is intense!
Totally feel you on needing the sunglasses… man, it’s loads of fun but it’s so exhausting! xx
Lucky girl! these photos are amazing 🙂
and the events just look so fun!
xoxo,
tiana of l’esthetique