LFW Day 5

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On the final day of London Fashion Week 2015, I had the wonderful chance of visiting Ulyana Sergeenko's showroom at the beautiful Claridge's Hotel. The art deco scenery welcomed me into her fairytale world. The SS2015 Couture Collection was all about velvet & silk fabrics, feathers, hand embroidered petite details, delicate accessories..all gathered into tangible magic. A gorgeous collection, exhaling great finesse, from one gorgeous woman!
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I also saw Mark Mitanovski present his painstakingly intricate Autumn Winter 2015 collection (my favourite show this season, I must confess haha), through Fashion Scout.  

As the lights went out and only the name of the designer was shining bright at the end of the catwalk, the darkness fell upon the audience followed by a haunting music. When the lights came back on, the first model walked down the runway wearing a lace bodysuit paired with a bejeweled headpiece and a voluminous ruffled cape. All models were resembling beautiful demons, covered in black face & body paint, with slicked-back hair and face jewelry, making them look almost reptile-like. Their slow walk, as the tight leather garments with lacing details were difficult to walk in, only added to an already intense atmosphere.

Jackets with exaggerated high collars, leather midi skirts with accentuated hips worn with fishnet tights and big Renaissance-inspired sleeves occurred throughout the collection. The final head-to-toe white look was Mitanovski’s own version of a bride contrasting with the rest of the all-black looks.
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The final show of this season that I went to was C.J. YAO’s autumn winter collection. It was an all-weather affair, as coats paced the catwalk with flairs ranging from face-covering collars to fur-trimmed sleeves and hooded jackets.

Pops of midnight blue, cobalt and every shade of green imaginable interrupted the browns and greys that pervaded her collection. The occasional green leaf print brought foliage into a traditionally stark season. 

Yao's inspiration came from one of her own dreams in which she dreamt she had become a little girl and experienced her colourful childhood again.
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Photos: myself & FashionWearBook.

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