Couture Spring 2012: The Round Up

By Reem in : Couture, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week // Jan 26 2012

From Chanel to Valentino, this Couture season saw the most remarkable craftsmanship come to life with pops of brights, patchwork lace and embroidery so intricate one could only imagine the time and effort put into each piece. We expected nothing less from Couture Fashion Week. Favourites include the laid back pocket dresses from Chanel. Full length sheer [...]

Spring 2012 Couture: Chanel

By Reem in : Couture, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week // Jan 24 2012

Images from Style.com and compiled by Five Five Fabulous.

Nicholas Oakwell Couture SS12

By Reem in : Couture, Fashion, Fashion Week // Jan 20 2012

Last night I attended the stunning showcase of Nicholas Oakwell’s Couture SS12 line at London’s Claridge’s hotel. For the designer’s second line, he found inspiration in the archives of the iconic jewellery house, Grima. The collection radiates 60′s and 70′s timeless glamour with luxury materials such as ostrich feathers and vivid gold alligator skins displayed alongside prints, beads [...]

NEWS: Vodafone becomes Principal Sponsor of LFW

By Reem in : Fashion, Fashion Week, News // Nov 17 2011

A seven season partnership has just formed between Vodafone and London Fashion Week as the communications giant becomes the prinicpal sponsor of London Fashion Week starting February 2012. By registering for Vodafone VIP customers can set their sights on mingling with the fash pack as opportunities to win tickets to shows at the BFC Catwalk Show Space as [...]

Pat McGrath shares Backstage Polaroids

By Reem in : Beauty, Fashion, Fashion Week // Nov 3 2011

Make-up artist extraordinaire Pat McGrath shares her backstage polaroids from the shows in New York, Milan and Paris. I saw this on Vogue.com and had to share it with you, there’s no better way to get the true feel of fashion shows without a little backstage access. New York Milan Paris

Backstage at Lanvin SS12

By Reem in : Fashion, Fashion Week, Paris, Videos // Oct 27 2011

“An Indian summer in Paris.  The weather is warm, very warm.  In a moment of grace, angels pass…We pierce into the intimate universe of the backstage, a  tense atmosphere hangs in the air, as the dress rehearsal takes place behind closed doors. In contrast to the scene, along comes the serene voice of Alber Elbaz which [...]

Five Five Fabulous Reviews Spring Summer 2012

By Reem in : Fashion, Fashion Week // Oct 7 2011

Style for the Sake of Style: Five Five Fabulous at LFW

By Reem in : Fabulous, Fashion, Fashion Week, London, Style For The Sake Of Style // Sep 23 2011

This fashion week was a personal first time for myself. The first day was the only day the girls and I could all be together so we had a lot of fun at Somerset House snapping pics, falling over and laughing, a lot! Farah Wears: Floral Kimono: Topshop Vest Top: H&M Jeans: Topshop Wedges: Topshop [...]

LFW: Amanda Wakeley Spring Summer 2012

By Reem in : Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, London // Sep 21 2011

The Amanda Wakeley Spring Summer 2012 show depicted the type of woman that Wakeley designs for. Someone athletic, strong, independant and sexy. A collection of jersey, beaded, draped and maxi pieces glided down the runway with sophistication and ease. The models looked comfortable wearing the clothes and the audience, you could tell were visually pleased. The [...]

LFW: Osman Spring Summer 2012

By Reem in : Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, London // Sep 21 2011

This collection is one my most memorable of LFW. A beautiful array of Spring time shades including canary yellow, olive green and powder pink opened this 20′s inspired collection by Osman Yousefzada. Drop waisted below the knee dresses embellished with black beads and oversized armholes are going to be the dresses I covet for next [...]

LFW: Todd Lynn Spring Summer 2012

By Reem in : Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, London // Sep 21 2011

When Todd Lynn began to show his SS12 collection, I felt relaxed, comfortable and excited to what I was viewing. A palette of nudes and muted tones kept pace with what we have become familiar with for SS12 so far. Metallic references popped up in the form of a caged top, which I can already envision [...]

LFW: Burberry Spring Summer 2012

By Reem in : Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, London // Sep 21 2011

This season, my fashion dreams came true when Burberry couriered over a very special envelope to my apartment. An invite to their Spring Summer 2012 show arrived the day before Fashion Week began and I was so excited, privelidged and overwhelmed to be attending my first ever Burberry show. Arriving at the Burberry SS12 show [...]

LFW: Christopher Kane Spring Summer 2012

By Reem in : Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, London // Sep 20 2011

It’s no wonder that this is always one of London Fashion Week’s most anticipated shows. The ultimate fashion ‘FROW-ers’ came out in full force for Christopher Kane’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection, including the likes of Eliza Doolittle, Anna Wintour, Anna Dello Russo and Kanye West. According to Vogue.com this season’s show which displayed pale metallic leathers, [...]

LFW: Antonio Berardi Spring Summer 2012

By Reem in : Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, London // Sep 19 2011

Antonio Berardi was one of those shows that gave you an instant wake up call at 10am on a Monday morning. The setting was the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Waterloo and was perfect for the elegant and chic glamour that was all so evident in this Spring Summer collection. The first part of the 39-strong piece [...]