London Fashion Week rolled out the big guns Monday, with British design
powerhouse Burberry hosting the glitziest catwalk show of the season.
Hunter, the maker of the classic Wellington boots, evoked wild Scottish
countryside with indoor waterfalls, while Christopher Kane seduced with
clothes featuring nude life drawings.
Here are some highlights from Day 4:
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FASHIONABLY LATE - OR NOT?
The fashion industry is notorious for its lax timekeeping - a half-hour
delay is normal - but unusually strict show times at Burberry meant that
one very late guest almost didn't get to see the show.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell,
sporting a fluffy white fur coat and dark glasses, arrived well after
the catwalk display began and had to push through the crowds to get to
her seat in the front.
She didn't seem fazed, though, settling quickly down next to celebrity
photographer Mario Testino. Fellow guests swiftly whipped out their
smartphones to photograph Campbell, though on the catwalk no one batted
an eyelid at the disruption.
With the Oscars clashing with London Fashion Week, the past few days
have seen a dearth of big names gracing catwalk front rows. Not so at
Burberry. Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal
squeezed in with Grammy-winning musician Sam Smith, and all the top
British models were here: Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne and Jourdan Dunn.
Campbell and Moss were clearly having a good time, singing and clapping
along to the music as a shower of confetti rained down to wrap up the
show.
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BURBERRY PRORSUM
Reinforcing fashion's current fling with all things retro, Burberry
showed off a collection rich in patchworks of floral embroidery,
bohemian ponchos and quilt-like textures.
The first look, a cozy turquoise and grass-green printed poncho laden
with long suede fringes, set the tone. Then came folksy tiered, paisley
dresses and hippie versions of the brand's bestselling trench coats, all
tan suede and adorned with tassels.
A tan suede cape-dress, covered all over with tiers of fringes - and
worn with tasseled shoe-boots, no less - won approving nods from the
stars and models gathered in the front row.
Backstage, design chief Christopher Bailey said he wanted to explore
"all the different crafts that we have in the British Isles."
Burberry is the biggest and most successful British brand at London
Fashion Week, and it's a fairly safe bet that whatever Bailey sends down
the catwalk will be copied in a few months in a store near you.
"You know, it's always delightful when something really resonates with
people," Bailey said modestly of the influence he wields in fashion.
"But you never really know when you do a show how people might express
it or translate it."
Bailey said he was "intensely proud" that Eddie Redmayne - who had
modeled for Burberry - won best actor at the Oscars on Sunday.
"Not only is he one of the most charming people that you'll ever meet,
but he's one of the most talented actors that you'll ever meet as well,
so I'm completely delighted for him," he said.
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HUNTER EVOKES THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Hunter Original took guests to the windswept Scottish glens - via a raw industrial warehouse in south London.
The brand, which specializes in cool, outdoor-inspired clothes,
installed multiple waterfalls in the dimly-lit show space and had models
walk around a dark pool in parkas, rain ponchos and its signature
wellington boot.
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