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Designer of Bolshie, Rhiannon Jones

The lovely Hilary Alexander

Kinder Agguginis’ inspiration came from Juliette Recamier for his A/W 2010 collection, a woman who stood up to napoleon 1 and maintained one of the most famous literary and political salons in Paris. Staying true to his usual punk references, he believed that if she were to be alive today she would be a woman who lived like a true Rockstar. He incorporated this into this collection by highlighting strong femininity and underlying defiance with the marriage of flowing empire dresses worn under strong rigid military inspired cashmere coats. Kinder Aggugini has always said that his prevailing inspiration is the fictitious marriage of Coco Channel and Sid vicious; this was once again present throughout. Also cleverly he took the polka dot lining that was on the inside of some of the coats and used it on the back of the invitations, which nicely carried on the theme.

Name: Thais
Who are you looking forward to seeing?: Bora Aksu

Name: Indigo
What shows are you going to today?: I'm covering all of the shows
Where is your coat from?: It's Marc by Marc Jacobs

Name: Gunseli Turkay
Occupation: Istanbul Designer (http://www.pasajistanbul.com/)
Who are you looking forward to seeing?: Bora Aksu




Name: Shanu
Who are you going to see today?: Everyone
Who are you most looking forward to seeing?: Mark Fast
Where are your shoes from?: They're Carvela

Name: Gemma
Occupation: I'm assisting the designer J Smith Esquire this week
Who are you looking forward to seeing?: Iris Van Herpen
Where is the headband from?: J Smith Esquire!

Gemma slack continued her trademark gothic inspired clothes at Vauxhall Fashion scout. The presentation took place in the luxurious Freemasons’ hall and complemented the clothes to a T. When we arrived there was a long winding queue with people eager to get in to view the clothes. Once we got into the room it was absolutely packed, I think I even overheard one stylishly clothed man harshly telling someone to "move out of his way"…temper temper. At one end of the room there was a short film playing on a loop, it was being projected onto a wall and featured startling images of models. The clothes did not fail to please, I especially loved the jumper with leather detailing and huge studs. Gemma drew inspiration from Bram Stoker’s Dracula which was noticeable straight away. This collection also saw Gemma collaborating with Katie Rowland Jewellery (‘Rowland VS Slack’) resulting in the striking accessories seen in the collection.

(Picture taken at Sophie Hulme presentation)

Name: Elliott
Occupation: http://blog.factory311.com
Who are you looking forward to seeing?: Ashish
Going to any parties this week?: Unfortunately i'm moving house at the moment so I don't have a lot of spare time this week but i'm hoping to sneak into a few parties