LFW | BURBERRY SS16

LACE, LATTICE AND GILDED EMBROIDERY WERE THE KEY THEMES AT YESTERDAY'S SS16 SHOWCASE BY BURBERRY. 

PRESENTED IN A TRANSPARENT TENT AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL MODELS WERE HEAVILY ADORNED IN GOLD AND LOT OF IT. WITH EXAGGERATED GOLD MILITARY DETAILS, GOLD CORD, GOLD BUTTON FACES, AND GOLD CRESTED EMBLEMS. 

AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THESE METALLIC ACCENTS WERE THE TRADITIONAL SHADES WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE AT THE AUTUMN/WINTER SHOWS. THINK BLACK,  AMBER, AND  RUSTIC YELLOW. 

CHRISTOPHER BAILEY SAID: “WE TRIED TO FORGET ABOUT THE SEASONS.” 

THE EMPHASIS ON TRANSITIONAL PIECES WAS FELT BEYOND THE COLOUR PALETTE AS BAILEY SHOWCASED A COLLECTION WHICH DELICATELY JUXTAPOSED HEAVY DUTY MILITARY PIECES WITH ROMANTIC AND  GAUZY TEXTURES: LATTICE AND MESH DRESSES IN WINTER PASTEL HUES, WERE DRAPED OVER BY  OVERSIZED CASHMERE COATS. 

THERE WAS A STRONG SENSE OF PAIRED BACK AUTHENTICITY ABOUT BURBERRYS PRESENTATION, WHICH SEEMED TO GESTURE THE CULTURE OF THE MODERN BRITISH WOMEN: A DESIRE FOR SIMPLICITY AND MUTED ELEGANCE. 

BACKSTAGE BAILEY SAID “WHEN ANYTHING FELT TO GLAMOROUS WE BROUGHT IT BACK DOWN WITH A BACKPACK. 

THE BACKPACKS WERE QUITE POSSIBLY THE STAND OUT PIECES FROM THE SHOW.  MADE FROM GARBARDINE - CONSTRUCTED  NYLON THE ACCESSORY FEATURES TANNED LEATHER DETAILS, GOLD HARDWARE AND IS DECORATED WITH MONOGRAMMED EMBLEMS. 

SELECTED PIECES AND ACCESSORIES CAN BE PURCHASED AND PERSONALISED UNTIL OCTOBER 5TH.

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PALOMA POSES FOR AGENT PROVACATEUR

For Agent Provocateur's AW15 Campaign they have cast former sales associate's Paloma Faith as it's sultry starlet and Alice Hawkins as photographer. 

Titled Knickers Forever the Campaign see's the two women - who worked together in the Lingerie companies Soho Branch - reunite to collaborate on images that see Paloma writhing around in strategic lace, butter silk hosiery and in a nod to her former role, Faith is styled in Provocateur's signature baby pink uniform. 

Hawkins - whose images traditionally offer high voltage sex and glamour - said that she 'took inspiration for the images from the Polaroids that she used to take' while working at the store.' In a vide clip released on Youtube Paloma explains the impact that the boutique had on her, 'I've never had a job, other than an AP, that has formed me as a person or influenced my whole life. ''When I walk past the shop in Soho, I feel really nostalgic about a time when I think I was quite carefree.'

Touted as "powerfully sensual" the collection is available from today and can be viewed here.