CRAIG LAWRENCE SS12

Craig Lawrence's SS12 collection featured layering of evening dresses and box pleat skirts, sweetie bra's  and loose knit jumpers all in pastel and metallic yarn. The presentation was very craftmanship focused, with a man reading out how every outfit was made replacing the usually heavy beat of the catwalk. It was very serene and allowed you time to really appreciate what you were seeing. It was through this I learned that Swarovski crystals were embedded into the strands of yarn for particular garments that glistened as they moved. The styling was obviously incredible, I don't know how or who made the headpieces, but they were the perfect finishing touch.

***Thank you anonymous commenter (who says they're all bad?) The headpieces are by Steven Doherty made from Alacantara fabric with Swarovski elements.***

KATIE EARY AW11

Super excited about Katie Eary introducing womenswear alongside her new AW 11 collection, inspired by hammer horror with a 1950's punk/rockabilly twist. My favourite piece from the collection was a pair of green foil trousers that made the best crackling sound as the model strode around the room.

ESTETHICA PRESS DAY S/S 11 SOMERSET HOUSE

Nina Dolcetti

Good One

Christopher Raeburn

Henrietta Ludgate

The Centre for Sustainable Fashion

Romina Karamanea

LuFlux

Sonya Kashmiri

 Makepiece

NHS

 Michelle Lowe Holder

Due to the amount of photos taken on the day and blogger telling me I've run out of space (is this a tumblr situation?), I've had to do a quick round up and i'll come back to the individual designers that caught my eye a little later. 

The Estethica Press Day was held in Somerset House' Portico Rooms, Yasmin Sewell did a great job in curating the event; there was cheese and wine, massage and make up, tenner singing and poetry reading; and of course all the designers and collections. Plenty to keep your attention and keep you hanging around for much longer than you needed too!

Ethical fashion has fast changed from hippy, unflattering outfits to high fashion covetable items. I was really impressed with the range of styles that were under one roof, whatever your style, there was something there for you.

These young designers are paving the way for a real fashion revolution.