JWA SS12

JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY INSIDE ENGLAND'S CAPITAL KNEW IT WAS LONDON FASHION WEEK LAST WEEK- I EVEN SAW MANY A BUSINESS MEN ON THE TUBE SLYLY READING ARTICLES ON THE EFFERVESCENT OCCASION AND THE SOMETIMES EXTRAVAGANT (FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD) CATWALK SHOWS. YES, I SAW YOU!

WHILE NORMALLY, I TRY TO CRAM IN AS MANY SHOWS AS POSSIBLE AND SPEND A LONG A TEDIOUS DAY OR TWO THE MONTH BEFORE SENDING OFF NUMEROUS SHOW INVITES, THIS SEASON I HAD TOO MUCH WORK ON TO ATTEND ANY! SHOCK HORROR. I DID WORK ON THE DANIELLE SCUTT SHOW THOUGH- MORE TO COME OF THAT LATER..

I STILL HAVEN'T PROPERLY CAUGHT UP ON STYLE.COM BUT ONE COLLECTION THAT IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT ME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK WAS THE ONE AND ONLY JW ANDERSON.

MY GOOD FRIEND RORY VAN MILLINGEN WAS ON HAND BACKSTAGE AS JWA'S BTS PHOTOGRAPHER AND SO FROM HIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURES, I TOO CAN FEEL LIKE I WAS CLOSER TO THE COLLECTION THAN IN REALITY.

ALL IMAGES BY RORY VAN MILLINGEN

I AM SO EXCITED THAT JONATHAN'S NEW WOMENS COLLECTION WAS JUST AS GOOD AND DEFINATELY EVEN SUCEEDS HIS PREVIOUS BUT FIRST WOMEN'S COLLECTION.

I THINK HE REALLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE MODERN WOMEN WANTS OUT OF CLOTHES AND DOESN'T PUT EMPHASIS ON BODY SHAPE WHICH IS A WORD THAT MAKES ME CRINGE ENOUGH AS IT IS. HIS WOMEN'S COLLECTIONS ARE UNDOUBTLY MORE MASCULINE THAN MOST WOMENSWEAR BECAUSE HE STARTED AS A MENSWEAR DESIGNER. HOWEVER, HE UNDERSTANDS OUR APPRECIATION OF GOOD QUALITY MATERIALS (THE LEATHER LOOKS OH SO SOFT, DOESN'T IT?), STRIKING SHAPES, GOOD SHOES AND.. HOW CAN US GIRLS DENY IT- A BIT OF GLITTER!

WITH PERFORATED LEATHER, GLITTER PANELS, LEATHER CHAINMAIL, PAISLEY PRINTS, PLEATED SKIRTS, TAILORING WE WERE REALLY SPOILT FOR CHOICE IN AN INCREDIBLY UNDERSTATED WAY.

THE SHOES, A COLLABORATION WITH ALDO WERE SUITABLY SPECIAL WITH WHAT SUSIE BUBBLE HAS COINED THE 'LOAKER' (HALF LOAFER, HALF SNEAKER) AND POINTED COURTS WITH FUZZY HEELS.

NOT ONLY DID THE GARMENTS IMPRESS ME IN THIS SHOW, BUT DID THE CASTING OF YOUNG AND FRESH FACED RISING STARS SUCH AS MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE OF THE SHOW, ELINOR WEEDON OF TESS MANAGEMENT.

AS SOON AS A COLLECTION SUCH AS THIS COMES OUT, I HEAD STRAIGHT TO EBAY WITH A FEW KEY WORDS, THIS TIME- LOAFER AND PAISLEY AND HERE ARE SOME OF MY SEARCH RESULTS:

NOT EXACTLY THE SAME POLISHED EFFECT BUT HEY HO.. ALL MY BANK BALANCE WILL ALLOW UNTIL THE SAMPLE SALE!