LFF X UGG AUSTRALIA

One of the best things about living in London is the germinating multitude of green spaces. The city's parks play a big part in my life - I run round Clapham Common, picnic in Battersea Park and play tourist in Hyde Park. When UGG Australia invited me to road-test a pair of their classic UGG boots in the park, I happily obliged. Which is how I found myself in Hyde Park last Saturday enjoying the last few rays of autumn sunshine.

LFF OUTFITS: CHECK MATE

For casual bank holiday attire, you can’t beat a sneaker/shirt combination. I am living in my Nike Air Vortex sneaks at the moment – they are the comfiest trainers I have found. You may have spotted my patchwork plaid Uniqlo shirt in the press recently- the fashion journos have gone gaga for it (gaga being the optimum word since Lady G’s former stylist Nicola Formichetti is Uniqlo’s new Creative Fashion Director) and coming in a range of colours at £19.90 a pop, expect to see it on every fashionable back come September. I can’t express how much I love Uniqlo at the moment- their designer collaborations offer great fashion for a budget price and their basics deliver on quality. I wore my shirt with a simple black skirt, grey marl tee and my favourite Zara ponyskin bag for an easy Sunday look. Will you be picking up some plaid for fall?

Shirt - Uniqlo. T-shirt - Uniqlo. Skirt - charity shop. Bag - Zara [Similar]. Trainers - Nike. Sunglasses - Marc by Marc Jacobs [similar]. 

Photos by Hannah Congrave. 

1. Plaid Shirt, Uniqlo, £19.90. 
2. Green Nike Air Vortex sneakers, ASOS, £67.
3. Marc by Marc Jacobs shades, The Outnet, £57.74.

LFF'S LONDON FASHION WEEK DIARY DAY 2

 

Day two at London Fashion Week SS13 and on my agenda were several off-schedule shows; which are shows by up and coming designers at various locations away from the main LFW hub of Somerset House. Off-schedule shows can be a great deal of fun because they tend to attract a more-quirky crowd and the designers appear to have a bit more creative freedom with the looks they show.

My first show of the day was Jeffrey Michaels at the Goldsmiths Hall, which proved to be a youthful and urban offering with geometric prints and 3-dimensional prisms adorning the party frocks. The FROW  included (rather randomnly)  Lemar London-based latex-clad fine artist Pandomonia. The show also had a very cool soundtrack with the models walking to Princess of China by Rihanna and Coldplay, with plenty of added bass.

Pre-show frap with Katie.

The Goldsmiths Hall always makes an opulent backdrop for a show.

3D prisms decorated the garmets at Jeffrey Michaels.

Lemar takes a sneaky peak at one of the models!

Pandemonia poses after the Jeffrey Michaels show.

After the Jeffrey Michaels show Katie and I headed down Fleet Street back to Somerset House for some more street style photography ops. This was a little bit tricky because all the television crews were out in full force and Katie and I kept getting asked to interviews! Rather amusing we were interviewed by a TV channel in Shanghai, goodness knows they will make of the LFW circus.

My favourite street-style fashion find so far- this gorgeous Mawi jewelled clutch.

 

DIY neon kicks!



Loved this bird-print botanical blouse.

Katie being interviewed by this chap going by the name of 'Sugarpuff'. The interview culminated with Sugarpuff quizzing Katie on how she'd go about stealing a item of someone else's clothing she liked.. I'm not joking!

Me! Wearing my metallic floral Topshop jeans, a Cinderella B necklace and a simple blazer and shirt ensemble.



Marni H&M layered beads.



Ashley Isham's show felt like an ode to the society girl through the decades, with pearls and chandelier earrings and coiffuerred hair harking back to the days of debutantes and slinky, sexy party dresses bearing shades of party-girl Paris. Isham even accessorised one of outfits with the IT girl's favourite accessory- a real-life puppy!

Jodie Harsh on the FROW at Ashley Isham.

So that's LFW day 2 done and I'm taking day 3 off to digest my LFW SS13 experience so far (and tidy my clothes-strewn room). But I shall be back on the Somerset House cobbles Monday for more fabulous fashion. Sophie X



LFF'S LONDON FASHION WEEK SS13 DIARY DAY 1

Day one of London Fashion Week was simply amazing: 5 shows (including one with a live brass band), catching up with new and old blogger friends, seeing a star-studded FROW at the Sass & Bide show, watching Freja Beha Erichson, Cara Delvigne and Jourdan Dunn walk and to top it off being street snapped by Mr.Newton for Harpers Bazaar USA. What a fabulous first day, day 2 you have alot to live up to!

 

Me! Photographed by Katie Jackman. I'm wearing my Marni H&M skirt (which makes me feel like a princess!), Topshop silk blouse, Cinderella B Vintage Couture necklace, Zara bag, Next trench and Bronx wedges.

 

It was such a treat to see Freja Beha Erichson walk at the fun and fabulous Antoni & Alison show.

 

 

This girl knows how to accessorise- her neon satchel adds a pop of colour and it co-ordinates with her jewelled iPhone cover.



Elegant flowing silk dresses at Maria Grachvogel in fluid prints were simply perfect. Harold Tilman looked approving on the FROW.

Sexy printed swimwear at Maria Grachvogel.



 

 



Corrie Nielson presented a fantastical vision and played with volume and proportion in her designs.





The lovely Sarah from Fashion Dotty whom I met at my first LFW in Feb.



Katie from Glass of Fashion and I fitted in a hard-earned glass of Rose before the Sass & Bide show!

The Royal Horticultural Halls in Victoria provided a dramatic backdrop for the Sass & Bide show.

 

Twiggy, Leah Weller, Delilah, Dionne Bromfield, Poppy Delvigne and Jasmine Guinness added some star-quality to the FROW.

Sass & Bide presented a young & fun collection, perfect for play with plenty of sparkle and signature cut away details.

Cara Delvigne walks at Sass & Bide in a monochrome mini dress with origami-inspired details.  



 

Jourdann Dunn walks at Sass & Bide.

 

I spotted one of my favourite bloggers outside Sass & Bide- the very lovely Soraya Bakhtiar. She's rocking a leather studded Zara skirt here.

....so now I'm putting on my floral metallic jeans and wedge heels and heading into the city for LFW day 2- let the fashion fun continue!