I’M A ‘FASHION-EAST-ER’!

If you went down to the London-Fashion-Week-woods on September 17th, you were in for a BIG surprise…especially if you happened to go via the ‘Fashion–East’-End!

I, excitedly, took that detour, and as if I’d fallen down a man-hole on Main Street, rather than that of a Wonderland-rabbit, I found myself entering whimsical world of Hong Kong designer, Ryan Lo! It was, indeed, a cordial welcome into a rich and textural tapestry of creations, with (spoiler alert!) anthropomorphic models, made-up to appear as fairytale-foxes and princess-pussycats, to name but a few!

 A veritable treasure-trove of vintage-lace appliqué, fluttered against knee-skimming skirts, whilst also being delicately-layered, as tie-string tops, in a kaleidoscope of watercolours, such as dusky-pink, sweet-pea blue and champagne-yellow. Tulle came full-length, in a peach-blossom frock, with ballet-flounces, frothing beneath a mid-length overcoat (complete with ‘tail’), in antique-gold-on-white, and would develop into a gorgeous gilet, which undulated like the rarest, underwater coral.

The knitwear-story was akin to turning the pages of the most vibrant pop-up book, EVER!!! Bubblegum-pink party-pieces were ousted by cardigans in kiwi-green, with a ‘moo-cow’ motif and chocolate-brown, with a fantastic farmyard-scene, a fresh-and-fruity, strawberry-strewn sweater/ mauve micro-mini ensemble and (my pièce de résistance) a full-length, lime-green, crocheted-cape, bursting with sunshine-marigolds in full-bloom!

Before I knew it, the collection had come full-circle, with the finale look of a soft, baby-pink-on-white, horizontal-striped coat, in a darling ‘trapeze’ silhouette…A fond farewell was given to the animal theme, in the guise of a huge, ‘pussy-bow’ neck-fastening and although it was his last word in the show, I’m getting more- than-an-inkling that, with his highly-skilled ability to emboss his unique vision upon the runway, Ryan Lo’s superstar-story has only just begun…

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AFROW’S IN THE HOUSE (FASHION, THAT IS)!

Great mor-ning to all of you a-mazingly fashion-forward people out there!

If, like me, you’ve barely slept in anticipation of the designer going’s-on in this sprawling London metropolis, then congrats for being awake!

Well, my friends, it is with a heavy sigh and quite a hint of a pout, worthy of yesterday’s child dropping that ’99’, that I announce this to be the last day of London Fashion Week….BOOOOOOO!!!!

HOWEVER, there are still some BIG HITTERS, fixing to notch up hip ‘n’ happenin’ home-runs a-plenty…..YAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!

For starters, Simone Rocha is totally going to prove in her own inimitable style that the fashion-fruit doesn’t fall far from the Rocha-family talent-tree!  Then we have the exciting new names of Ashley Williams, Claire Barrow and Ryan Lo, as presented by Fashion East. Meadham Kirchhoff creations will also take to the runway, as will those of Emilio de la Morena, Lucas Nascimento, Haizhen Wang and the one and only, Maria Grachvogel! Look out for Stella McCartney, who will be serving up her vision on behalf of Adidas, as well as Tata-Naka and the fabulous Anya Hindmarch, who promises to give us an experience which will be out of this world!

You see, Afrow told you the day was stacked!

There’s something to satisfy even the most ravenous of all of you glorious couture cognoscenti, so go on, get your plates ready for a pick ‘n’ mix fashion-fest, like no other! Oh and don’t worry if you haven’t got your cutlery or your serviette…seriously, who has time to wipe a face when there are so many mouth-watering ‘maisons’ on the menu?!! I’ll certainly be using my fingers!!!

Bon appetit!

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