Erdem SS21

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Photo credit: Courtesy of Erdem[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Graceful, delicate femininity is at the heart of the Erdem SS21 collection unveiled during London Fashion Week in September of 2020. In a digital runway set in a forest, each look appears to have sprung from nature with the use of a range of floral prints and fused with accents of puffed shoulders and sleeves, wrapped neckline, ribbon accents, flowing dresses and slightly exaggerated outerwear for defined contrast. A soft color palette primarily of cream and white is grounded in black with accents of red and chartreuse, creating modern looks with a hint of historical reference and styling.

Erdem video

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September 2020 London Fashion Week SS21

Bethany Williams SS21

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Photo credit: Ruth Ossai[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]For this London Fashion Week, designer Bethany Williams presented her SS21 collection in celebration of the Magpie Project, an organization she has been volunteering for and collaborating with since 2019. Newham-based Magpie Project works with children and mothers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness – 80% of whom have no recourse to public funds (NRPF).

“All Our Children,” the title of the SS21 collection is inspired by the stories and lives of the people Williams has met at the Magpie Project and also symbolizes the importance of family spirit in a child’s life. Together with the families and illustrator and artist Melissa Kitty Jarram, children’s drawings were transformed into prints for the collection from deadstock, organic and recycled materials. Also of note in this collection are the inclusion of tailored pieces which demonstrate Williams expansive talents, and newly designed bags developed with Tottenham-based specialist Stevan Saville.

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Kaushik Velendra SS21

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Halpern SS21 and a Tribute to Heroines of the Front Line

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Photo credit: Chris Sutton[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Bravo to Halpern for paying tribute to eight front-line workers–heroines of the lockdown in the SS21 collection presented during London Fashion Week. For each of his muses, Halpern created two looks inspired by individuality, courage and joie de vivre. Meet each of these heroines in this brilliant film.

[x_blockquote cite=”Michael Halpern.” type=”center”]“To me, times of re-emergence call for pure creation: the most uplifting feeling I can think of. I didn’t design this collection with cocktail parties or ballrooms in mind, but purely from the desire to capture in dressmaking the individuality embodied by savoir-fair, and the joy it brings to those who wear it. This collection was created in celebration of the women on the frontline, and for anyone it may inspire and uplift.” [/x_blockquote]

Arianna, Sister ITU, NHS / Senior Staff Nurse, Homerton Hospital
– Black hand-moulded crystal plisse dress with a pointe d’esprit tulle base
– Tea-length dress in pink and gold leopard jacquard with ombré pink-to-black hand-appliqué plume

Odiri, Trains Manager, TFL
– Black and emerald polka-dot lounge suit
– Peridot green hand-moulded crystal plissé dress on a boned nude tulle bustier

Ghalia, OBGYN, NHS
– Pink and gold leopard jacquard gigot-sleeved high/low cape-back gown with a pointe d’esprit tulle base
– Emerald and black polka-dot silk draped orb dress

Sarah, Cleaning Services, NHS, Homerton Hospital
– Plaid French tweed oversized hooded opera coat with draped sleeves worn with a matching skirtwith plume, and an emerald and black polka-dot ruffled silk blouse
– Red and fuchsia zebra print magnified cape-back kaftan with bows in viscose and plume

Latifah, Train Operator, TFL
– Dress constructed from a black fuzzy-micro-sequinned high-neck bodice and a gold and pinkleopard silk jacquard bowed tapered skirt
– Pink and black dégradé plumed orb dress

Aziza, Night Bus Station Controller, TFL
– Emerald and black polka-dot silk draped-sleeve trained gown
– Red and black plaid French tweed skirt suit with plume

Chevonese, Health Care Assistant, Kare Plus Croydon
– Black silk ruffled blouse worn with a gold and pink leopard jacquard pointed-shoulder blazer,and a floor-length black silk bias-cut skirt
– Plaid French tweed high-neck draped bustier and a matching high-slit midi-skirt

Caroline, Volunteer Organizer of PPE Manufacturing
– Black and white printed sequinned lounge suit trimmed in black silk
– Emerald and black ruffled silk blouse worn with a plaid French tweed pointed shoulder blazer and a black and emerald bias-cut polka- dot floor-length skirt

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Paul Costelloe SS21

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Photo credit: Graham Land for VRAI Magazine[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]For this London Fashion Week, a pandemic was not going to slow down legendary designer Paul Costelloe and his SS21 collection. Presented at the Waldorf Hilton on day one, the traditional catwalk was gone along with the rows of admiring fans, influencers and media, but Costelloe was front and center painting away and surrounded by models in another wonderful presentation-style event.

[x_blockquote cite=”Paul Costelloe” type=”center”]“This is the perfect collection to fly a kite and dream.”[/x_blockquote]

From jackets made out of Irish and Italian printed linens, to silk dresses and accessories in a range of metallic bags, there was a relaxed vibe to the overall collection. For the season ahead, the soft and calming color palette was filled with cream, shades of blue, and yellow/gold with floral motifs woven throughout various looks.

Paul Costelloe video

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