No one owns London Fashion Week the way Burberry owns London Fashion Week.
Just by walking into the show, you immediately make eyes with any number of young starlets. You see Gwyneth Paltrow, and Emma Watson, you walk past Mary-Kate Olsen, Daisy Lowe, and Victoria Beckham. You see Freida Pinto and Dev Patel holding each other’s hands like they are bracing themselves for something. Something amazing.
You see them, but they don’t see you. All eyes are fixed on the vacant runway where they are giddy with anticipation.
Designer Christopher Bailey pushed every inch of the well-established oeuvre of the Burberry trench to its limits. He took a design that was once militaristic and pushed the doldrums of practicality, bringing a new look to it.
He bunched, draped, twisted, ruched, and distressed otherwise complacent fabrics. He put chiffon and duchesse satin where we’re used to seeing nylon. He wrapped the models in tulle skirts until their hips protruded with a dazzling texture of cake frosting.
Images courtesy of the Fashion Spot forums.
