Each season I greatly look forward to visiting the
Topshop/NEWGEN area due to the wealth of talent that is represented, with SS11 being the best I've seen to date. With each designer granted their own little white beach hut come shed situated on the terrace, both myself and some of the designers I spoke to loved the fact that you could enter stand-alone spaces that they could really make their own.
One of my favourite experimental designers is
Louise Gray, due to her fearless combination of knitwear and kitsch. A renowned hoarder (a woman after my own heart), Gray's designs are a melting pot of ideas and inspirations, making something altogether unique.
Another designer whom I greatly admire for her individuality is
Holly Fulton who I feel has revolutionised Art Deco inspired jewellery, utilising lazer-cut perspex to great effect, translating her eyecatching prints and illustrations to fabric seamlessly. I particlularly like Fulton as she is not afraid to experiment with colour.
Another designer whom I greatly admire is
Fannie Schiavoni who I think produces the most unique pieces of costume jewellery which look simply stunning in photoshoots.
I loved these Grazia puppy balloons that made appearances throughout LFW - hilarious.
A long term favourite, I was really excited to see
Yang Du's presentation space, which was brimming with colour and kitsch print and emblems which never fail to remind me of my youth.
Peter Pilotto is yet another firm favourite who always triumphs in his quest to make beautiful garments that women love to wear - yet another designer who is on my wishlist.
A designer I was not fasmiliar with until I wondered through the exhibition, I absolutely loved
Felicity Brown's pieces, especially as the fringing and tie-dye really summed up the aesthetic for SS11.
My favourite ethical designer,
Christopher Raeburn was also representing another inspired collection created from re-appropriated military and parachute fabric.
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