London Collections: Men - Day 1

During 6th-8th I was at London Collections: Men checking out all the designs and trends for menswear AW14. I've been attending LCM since it started back in June 2012 and it's inspiring to see how far it's come in such a short space of time. From being a single day tagged on at the end of London Fashion Week to morphing into a 3 day event all of its own, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger with over 130 designers taking part and 3 amazing main venues including Victoria House and The Old Sorting Office.

Above are a few of my highlights from day one but better images will be coming just as soon as I've had a chance to edit them! One of my fave moments on Monday was the Topman Design finale (image 12) whereby models (clothing and all) were drenched in glittering cascades of falling water proving just how stylish it's possible to look in the rain!


1-3. Lou Dalton, 4. Me wating for a show to start, 5-6. Astrid Andersen run-through, 7-8. Astrid Andersen, 9. Front Row, 10-12. Topman Design, 13-15. Matthew Miller, 16-19. MAN, 20-22. Gieves & Hawkes

MAN AW13 // Backstage

As promised here are some of my images from London Collections: Men. The first show I attended  was MAN, a joint initiative between Topman and Fashion East featuring top up-and-coming menswear talent. Astrid Andersen's sportswear pieces with a luxurious twist opened the show. Metallics, florals and velvet updated loose baggy shapes, I particularly liked the addition of gold bottom lips on the models.

Art school graduate Craig Green offered a stark contrast with a simple palette of black and white. Texture was key in the form of distressed fabric, painted stripes and huge wooden headpieces.

My favourite of the three designers shown had to be Agi & Sam. True eccentricity ruled in the form of bold prints, fantastically bright orange brouges and some sweet and slightly sad looking basset hounds.