LFW delights

Christoper Raeburn S/S 2014

Roland Mouret for GCC

We managed to time our holiday to miss all that was going on in NYFW and LFW but now that I’m back I've managed to squeeze time in to browse through some of the new collections and garner some inspiration.

I was really excited to come across Christoper Raeburn and his innovative take on upcycling. He uses old military fabrics and de-commissioned parachutes to create his pieces, which are a refreshing blend of elegance and practicality. Raeburn adds feminine detail to oversized masculine shapes, exemplified in his beautiful take on the shirt-dress. I also loved the bright colours and tropical prints of Liora Lassalle who showcased her second collection at Estethica, the initiative founded by the British Fashion Council to exhibit designers committed to the sustainable fashion industry.

It was wonderful to read about the collaboration that took place between Eco-age’s Green Carpet Challenge and Net-A-Porter, who together have produced an exclusive capsule collection available through the online retailer. Eco-fashion queen Livia Firth was the driving force behind the partnership, enlisting five designers that included Christopher Bailey and Victoria Beckham, to each produce two gowns that adhered to GCC’s strict sustainable standards. Though completely out of my price range, I couldn’t help but lust over my favourite piece; Roland Mouret’s monochrome creation… The September issue of The Edit includes a great interview with Livia and also see’s sustainable and eco devotee Emma Watson model several of the dresses from the collection.

For a budget friendly online alternative I recently came across ASOS’s Green Room. A section of their website dedicated solely to sustainable and ethical collections. 

This week has been a manic blur of unpacking and re-packing before heading back to university on Monday, but hopefully I’ll get round to posting about our trip to Italy soon and include some photos of my most prized vintage summer purchase that comes in the form of a little Alice Temperley number… 

Images pinched from Vogue and Net-A-Porter.