AW13 news and archive

MFW: Prada AW13

The wet-look hair, the off-the shoulder dresses, the film noir backdrop, all added to a sumptuous Prada show that was one of Miuccia Prada's best collections in seasons. While at Prada there is always a story with a subversive undertone, the collection when at its best is cohesive, aspirational and beautiful at the same time. For fall, the look...

Fashion

London Fashion Week: 'The perfect storm'

London Fashion Week had one of its finest moments this season, with a stellar lineup of talent that was dutifully worthy of international attention. Famed for its rising stars, but also its quirky, not always commercial fashion, London's Autumn Winter 2013 catwalk shows proved the UK has one of the most interesting and important fashion weeks...

Apparel

LFW: Temperley London AW13

The new Hitchcock picture served as inspiration for Alice Temperley's label Temperley London. The designed showed lady-like silhouettes yet they were more structured than her spring collection. Luxurious jackets and sweaters came in sumptuous creams and then morphed into pretty dresses and eveningwear. Colours were blues, creams, black and...

Trends

LFW: Mulberry AW13

British leather goods company Mulberry has slowly and surely been building its ready-to-wear business over the past two years and this season the company showed a delectable collection of textures, focusing on knitwear, outerwear and separates in quirky British style. With several poodles on the catwalk stealing the limelight, the clothes came...

Trends

MFW: Prada AW13

Prada's AW13 show encapsulated what men want to wear. Or at the least ought to wear. This season designer Miuccia Prada strove to create the perfect sweater, the perfect shirt, the perfect coat. The result, a collection of pieces whose simplicity belies its sophistication. The first look, an untucked red shirt worn under a blue sweater with a...