The Haute Mess : LONDON FASHION WEEK!

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Now, on to the post. Fashion weeks are always so hectic, just trying to keep up online is a task, I could only imagine being there and attending the shows (one day hopefully). I chose to cover London instead of New York, mainly because New York is timeless, it's stuff you see all the time, from the gorgeous silhouettes at Zac Posen to the florals of Oscar de la Renta and classic gowns at Ralph Lauren. But of course, that's my personal opinion. Said opinion also favours London Fashion Week for its ingenuity and and unique designs, everything is fresh and new in London (I'm also a bit biased since I've got a heavy dose of wanderlust for Europe, London being the first stop). There are things I see being worn in London that I don't think could be worn anywhere else and come off so absolutely...ordinary, despite there being nothing ordinary at all about it. I didn't actually look at all the shows but from the ones I did look at I'm reviewing and highlighting my favourites.

My absolute favourite collection from LFW has got to be J.W. Anderson. Yes, that caught even me off guard. I adored this collection, ESPECIALLY the giant, leather, floppy hats and gathered leather gloves. His looks were wearable and put together just fabulously, I would literally spend all the money I own on that entire look with the cream or navy dress, I would also live in that leather hat and gloves forever if I could. I also love that he didn't do super high ankle-breaking heels, a lot of the shows at London did flats this season, guess we're swapping out the heels. However that doesn't mean you can't actually wear heels with any of these looks, you certainly can. Here come the winners:

THIS navy dress, this whole damn outfit. WIN.

For some more sophisticated glam...Matthew Williamson ladies and gentlemen. I want it all. Those jewel tones, the flowy mix of patterns, and the ease with which he manages to produce another excellent collection. Destination travel meets high street, I am blown away. The colours in this collection happen to be some of my favourites all year round, which I guess is a bit odd considering that I'm from the Caribbean. All of my favourite colours are dark ones, BLACK, burgundy, wine, eggplant, oxblood, emerald, Williamson paired these dark solid colours with gorgeous brighter patterned pieces and they worked so so well.

I would wear this in an instant.

YES. That is all.

Holiday party in the tropics anyone?

The ruffles are to die for...this outfit...get in my closet please.

Christopher Kane, one of the most well known London based designers around, hey, he did win the Women's Wear Designer of the Year in 2013, and with good reason, check out these beauties. The power suit is back, in full force. Well done Christopher Kane, well done.

The leather again. Love.

That skirt though.

This was so reminiscent of a Zac Posen structure, I couldn't help it but fall in love.

Looks like cutouts are here to stay, and no one's complaining ;)

This next designer needs no introduction, with one look at her pieces and everyone knows who it is...

MARY KATRANTZOU

Who the hell else could make stuff that looks like this? It's no wonder the Greek designer earned herself varying monikers along the lines of the "Princess of the Prints." She has certainly lived up to the nicknames. This collection has a lot of under the sea influence and that doesn't mean it's fishy at all, it is pure artistic brilliance.

I think this one's quickly become my favourite.

Beautiful, no?

Julien Macdonald is another designer that had quite a fantastic offering this season with his signature silhouettes and figure flattering designs, not to mention the patterns, oh God, the patterns!

I can almost picture a Kardashian wearing this dress and it makes me cringe because it deserves to be worn by someone better. Don't kill me Kardashian lovers!

Can I get married now? Yes? To myself? Yes. No problem.

Hey there gorgeous...I'd get married in this too.

Love love love that high middle slit!

For the finale now, Marchesa. I have been a fan of Marchesa since I laid eyes on it years and years ago even though I was quite young at the time. I had no idea about fashion (I still don't but you know...I try, it is something I'm passionate about) but I was completely enamoured by their princess-like gowns, beautiful draping and gorgeous gorgeous designs, it was and still is a dream of mine to own a Marchesa gown. To be very honest, this collection was not my favourite but there were still some achingly beautiful pieces that blew me away and deserve the recognition. I have a weakness for florals and there was an abundance of them in this whimsical, airy collection.