London Fashion Week Spring 2015: 6 of the most memorable moments from yesterday’s shows
People don’t tell you how big London is. As a tourist, all the major landmarks seem a tube ride away, but while sitting in cross-city traffic all day every day during London Fashion Week, you really get a sense of just how larger-than-life this city is. (Our fabulous driver, Cathy, deserves a royal title for getting us to shows on time). But across each corner of the city, every far-flung hole in the wall seems to provide yet another imaginative venue, each more perfect than the last. Here are some of the highlights.
London Fashion Week Memorable Moments
Thoman Tait Spring 2015
1. Thomas Tait Where: The Strand Who knew that an abandoned, dilapidated building (seriously, there were signs for asbestos removal) was just the spot for a fashion show? Thomas Tait, apparently, who in his first collection since winning the LVMH prize for young designers, showed his constructivist spring wears as the bass pulsed on.
2. Burberry Where: Hyde Park The biggest production of London Fashion Week comes with all the tricks, from a stacked front row including Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne, to a live performance from James Bay to the throngs of onlookers peering in from beyond the velvet rope.
3. Erdem Where: The old Selfridges Hotel Canada’s golden boy transformed his space into a heady, tropical night scene (a dead ringer for The Letter‘s opening scene) to set the stage for his beautifully leaf-printed and broderie anglais gowns.
4. Christopher Kane Where: The Tate Modern The concrete lobby of this lauded modern art gallery was the perfect setting for Christopher Kane’s latest collection, a relatively toned down combination of feminine geometric shapes.
5. Peter Pilotto Where: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre The childlike nature of this psychedelic kaleidoscopic collection was echoed in the pink, yellow and blue-tinged windows of the centre’s second floor.
6. Tom Ford Where: Lindley Hall Nothing beats being greeted by male models with champagne as you enter a show. Or enjoying your glass from the comfort of a plush couch as a parade of punky models wearing pasties and bellbottoms marches down a mirrored runway.