in Fashion we Trust: Mulberry | Your Blog Description

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Two berries for my fashion basket, please. The Mulberry and Burberry will do nicely. My two favourite collection this season chosen for their romantic appeal and beautiful craftsmanship.

While the Burberry Prorsum was like a box of sweet and dainty macaroons, the Mulberry stole my heart with the girlish charm for the grown-ups, the white looks, the English bulldog (I did miss Max, the poodle, though!) and new handbags in delicious pastels. It felt emotional seeing Emma Hill appearing on a catwalk at the end of the show for her final bow – she will be missed and remembered for the designer really took the brand to another fashion galaxy. Whoever comes next will have a tough job fitting her shoes.

And how I wish I could ever get a chance to see the Burberry show in person. It was so sensual and full of floral charms just like the rose petals that covered the ground. The head-to-toe lace, the softly swinging cashmere cardigans and coats, the draped skirts and the bows on the back of the sweaters, the magical rose petal rain… They were dreamy. I watched the live stream, of course – I wouldn’t miss it for the world, but on the back of my mind I kept thinking of getting an opportunity to inhale that air, absorb the atmosphere and see the textures of the materials and details. Wouldn’t it be wonderful?

Photo source: Burberry Prorsum Pinterest, Mulberry Pinterest, wwd.com, style.com

LFW Autumn 2013: few and far between

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What can I say about London fashion week? If I should say anything at all, really… It was a disappointment and felt more like a hyperactive pit stop between New York and Milan, not a proper landing in one of the fashion capitals. I was excited to see my favourites (no names this time, for obvious reasons), but some just didn’t deliver and left me feeling not just confused but fooled and I didn’t like that. At all.

It wasn’t about a woman who wears but men who design. And all I can say to those men is that it doesn’t matter how handsome you are, how many A-listers you have in a front row, or how many times you send Cara walk down the runway – if you get it wrong, you get it wrong, and everyone, even those who don’t say it out loud, will remember it until you get it right again.

Somehow I was left with an impression I usually get after watching X-Factor/American Idol editions. A kid who can’t sing is often the one who is told by his family and friends (or Central St Martins professor for that matter) how “awesome and talented” he or she is and how mean the judges are. In reality, the truth may hurt but it’s best to experience the pain in a company of your close friends than get out there in front of the millions.

Here are my favourites, though. Sculptural and feminine Antonio Berardi designs, exquisite Christopher Kane feather dress, soft vinyl-inspired geometry at David Koma, fairy tale Fairy-worthy coats and silk dresses covered in mesmerising prints and embroidery at Kinder Aggugini, flared and pleated Matthew Williamson’s romantic designs and pure and elegant Mulberry, Pringle and Temperley looks.

Happy browsing.