The best picks of S/S10 Shoes

Yves Saint Laurent

Givenchy

Burberry

Dior

Rodarte

Jean Paul Gaultier

Alexander McQueen

Jil Sander

Proenza Schouler

Rick Owens
There has been so many amazing shoes this summer (and some not so amazing) but these were all amazing! My all time favourites were Givenchy… and Alexander McQueen… and Rodarte!
Arghhh I love them all! The Jil Sander beetle green shoes with the incredible heels took my breath away also! They remind me of the James Long show, the colour is incredible. My new favourite colour maybe!

MAN: Katy Eary

I wasn’t originally going to post these pictures as they’re not perfect; the light was way too bright and my camera kept focusing on the heads in front. BUT after getting such great feedback on the last ones I thought there’s something quite special about those out of the ordinary moments you capture. The big colourful fur rounding the corner is my favourite! (Photo 7) Some of these dodgy pictures are really quite special, wouldn’t you agree?
Katy Eary was absolutely amazing. She was the highlight of fashion week, and what a turn out there was. Her pieces were like little gold skeletal soldier boys meets anatomical phantoms of the opera! I’m glad she was the last show I saw at London, finished on an amazing high.

J.W.Anderson

Some other photos from fashion week…

Man in amazing DIY coat

Models Ash and Cole outside the Jeremy Scott show

The Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte shoes in person! I cannot even describe how beautiful these are in real life, true works of art!

A cute little photo of Piers Atkinson to finish!

James Long

James Long was my favourite show of fashion week. We were so lucky to not only be able to see the show but to be sat in prime position in the front row too! The pictures really don’t do the collection justice. The colours were so intense on the runway and the use of leather was insane. The green leather shorts in pic 12 were incredible, I wish the picture had come out better. I don’t know how he he made those shorts! I read his inspiration was Andy Warhol’s oxidation paintings, in which he used to urinate on copper and that in turn gave a bit of a camouflage pattern. I certainly hope James didn’t urinate on those shorts…. Haha! Other favourites of mine were the holey knitted jumpers (with that green underneath, wow!) and THE MAN BAGS! I became slightly obsessed with man bags over London fashion week. Men look so good with handbags! It definately needs to become a bigger thing.
Anyway onto delish…

I have to say, James Long completely blew me away. The colour placement in this collection was spot on; the beautiful beetle greens that shone out of black, the texture of the mohair contrasting against the metallic leather. I have fallen in love!

After the James Long show, Carolyn Massey was to follow. A beautifully tailored collection with futuristic survival action-man styling!

The styling in this collection brought it all together wonderfully, the futuristic sunglasses and metal shoulders reminded me of jet-pack holders.
The one thing I learnt this summer over anything else is the importance of styling in a collection. Styling is becoming a much bigger role in fashion, I don’t think this is a bad thing at all, if you can find a partner that truly understands your goal and you bring the best out in one another then the collection can only come out better.

Backstage Louise Goldin SS10

I wish I had taken my proper camera backstage at Louise Goldin, the truth is it was so hectic backstage that I wouldn’t have had a moment to get it out of my bag anyway! Luckily my phone was on hand so I got some quick snaps.
Having worked the entire night before the show doing last minute alterations and model fittings, the energy backstage definitely seemed even more insane, there was even more last minute hand sewing, pinning and shoe fixing (Those studs just wouldn’t stay on!) The models were amazing, how they put up with it having clothes ripped off and on them constantly I have no idea.

The show itself was beautiful. The contrast of St Tropez suntans, long blonde hair extensions and pastel colours with the pointy nipple bras, studded stilettos and heavy metal music made the show a complete Louise Goldin experience.

Louise doing some last minute adjustments

booty!

Before the show

Pastels awaiting studding

These shoes are so insane! I love them!

Hand sewing the Sworovski on Baroque top

I was quite dissapointed that there haven’t been any of the usual detail pics on style or vogue.com because as we know with Louise Goldin it’s all in the detail. V and Dazed captured the collection backstage beautifully, the colours, crystals and the studded shoe beauties!
Backstage from V
Sworovski crystals mesh leggings

I had the best time working at Louise Goldin EVER! My favourite part of the internship was not only being able to work alongside Louise but also Panos Yiapanis, he is a genius and I may have even fallen in love with him a little bit. Panos truly understands Louise’s vision and they make a unbeatable team.
Sad to be leaving London and going back to Bristol, but I have my own collection to make!