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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