I survived my first official day of London Fashion Week with bare legs, a packed Somerset House, an anthill of photographers, bloggers and God knows what else. The atmosphere here is amazing! I finally met part of the CofD team: Lene, Lian and Suzanne and finally saw Anouk again. We first met in Milan. I was also finally reunited again with Kelley and her lovely fiance Sean who both interviewed me for their wonderful blog Majestic Disorder.
My white Celine pumps were taken out properly for the first time ever and although there was more stumbling than walking initially, I ended up being able to tiptoe about in them quite well. Today I'm off to the Grazia/Matches event and to see the Topshop Unique show, which I'm sure will not fail to impress. There's so much more to tell so a more in depth recap will be appearing here soon!
I am wearing an Asos dress and belt (similar here), Celine pumps and wallet, an Anton Heunisnecklace and a Max Mara Atelier coat.
Lea and I are now in the ol' smoke until Monday evening for London Fashion Week. God I really love being in this beautiful city. After three hours of sleep, a ridiculously early train ride to the airport listening to amusing drunken banter from other passengers, sleeping on Lea's lap, hauling our luggage from one side of London to the other, we fell headfirst into our hotel bed at 10 AM. Napping didn't really work out so instead we decided to shoot some photos in the sunlight. A very good decision I think. Spring has arrived early in London while Berlin is still enduring Siberian temperatures. I can't believe I'm actually able to wear a dress!
Tonight we'll be heading to the Mawi afterparty and I'll finally get to meet some of the other lovely CofD bloggers that are also in London. See you tomorrow!
I am wearing a Max Mara Atelier coat, an Asosdress, Balenciaga boots and a Celine bag
My laptop is finally back up and running. Unfortunately I lost the rest of my photos of the fitting but thankfully these were still on my camera and I have been dying to share them with you. Honestly, seeing this collection up close was one of the most wonderful things to have ever happened to me since I started blogging. A collection like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience so intimately. There's not much to say except that I'd like to let the pictures do the talking. Thank you again to P&C for inviting me. I will never forget it!
Some (very overdue) impressions of the Bread and Butter fair. So many amazing pieces in one place and a lot of awesome street style. I love that it is held at the Tempelhof airport with the check-in counters and the baggage claim area. My camera ran out of battery half way through but at least I managed to get a few snaps!
Ein paar sehr überfällige Fotos von der Bread & Butter Messe. So viele tolle Designer und wunderbar angezogene Leute. Ich liebe es, dass die Messe im Tempelhof Flughafen stattfindet. Wo früher die Leute ihre Pässe abgegeben haben und auf ihre Koffer warteten, sind jetzt Jutebeutel und B&B Prospekte zu finden. Leider hat meine Kamera sich nach der ersten Stunde verabschiedet. Wenigstens konnte ich aber noch ein paar Eindrücke festhalten!
This week has been so busy and I have actually missed almost everything I had planned to attend for Berlin Fashion Week but sometimes plans don't work out the way you think they will. I did get to go to the two things that I was most definitely not going to miss: the Designer for Tomorrow Fitting and Bread & Butter.
The five finalists for the Designer for Tomorrow Award practiced with their models on Tuesday morning with Rick Genest showing up unexpectedly to walk for Siddharta Anselm Meyer. Unfortunately he did not walk at the actual Award Ceremony but it was cool seeing him in person (I was too damn shy to take a picture!).
The detail, the craftsmanship and the concepts were truly brilliant and all very different from each other, which made this years DfT even more interesting. From Camilla Salgaard Nielsens all-black, couture creations, Ramil Makinanos Henry VIII on acid collection, Siddharta Anselm Meyers recycled couture, Laura Williams' expedition inspired outerwear to the winner's, Leandro Canos' 3D knit and leather pleated pieces it was an amazing opportunity to see each detail up close.
It was insanely hectic and there were about ten photographers running around shoving their giant lenses in front of me but I managed to chat with each designer and throw myself in the mass of models and the press to take some photos for you. Laura Williams (one of the finalists) lovely person, we chatted for ages about her collection, London, my Isabel Marant jacket (lol) and Berlin.
Was die Fashion Week angeht habe ich es geschafft dieses Mal so ziemlich alles zu verpassen, dass ich mir in meinen Terminkalender gekritzelt habe. Da ich ja vollzeit Arbeite und mir auch nicht freinehmen konnte, bin ich lediglich auf die zwei (für mich) wichtigsten Events gegangen, das Designer for Tomorrow Fitting und die Bread & Butter Messe, wo ich aber auch nur ein paar Stunden verbringen konnte. Die Preisverleihung musste ich leider verpassen aber da hätte ich sowieso nicht mit den Designern so intensiv sprechen weder anständige Nahaufnahmen machen können.
Am Dienstag wurde geprobt. Ein konstanter Andrang von Models und Presse bedeutete ein Ringen um Fotos. Rick Genest tauchte auch unerwartet auf, da Siddharta Anselm Meyer mehr männliche Models brauchte doch natürlich habe ich mich nicht getraut ein Foto von ihm zu machen. Verdammt!
Die Kollektionen der fünf Finalisten, Camilla Salgaard Nielsen, Ramil Makinano, Siddharta Anselm Meyer, Laura Williams und Leandro Canos waren unglaublich beindruckend. Die Details, die krasse Handwerkskunst und die sehr unterschiedlichen Konzepte haben den diesjerigen DfT Wettbewerb noch interessanter wirken lassen. Besonders gefallen haben mir Ramil Makinanos neon Kreationen, die mich an Heinrich VIII auf LSD denken ließen. Gewonnen hat die 3D Kollektion des Spaniers Leandro Canos und ich finde, dass er diesen Preis auch wirklich verdient hat.
Am süßesten fand ich aber die Londoner Designerin Laura Williams. Sie hat mich gleich wegen meiner Jacke ausgefragt, ich trug eine von Isabel Marant, und dann haben wir noch ewig über ihre Kollektion, London und Berlin gequatscht.
