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THE ELGD

The EDGY GREY DRESS (THE EGLD)

The new LBD in town.

After the graphic and notorious LBD (Little Black Dress), initiated by the iconic Coco Chanel, and so much adored and promoted by Audrey Hepburn it is inevitable that the fashion empire reinvent the staple classic with the ELGD otherwise known as the Edgy Little Grey Dress! An new abbreviation to the fashion wardrobe, its neither too naughty, nor promiscuous as the LBD, yet its quirky modern structure gives it the fashion seal of approval as the latest new obsession.

Lanvin is one of the brands who greatly supports this new emergence of “grey" adding to it a bit of the spin of the trendy “pret-a-porter” checked/tartan pattern and shaping it to perfection.

Nonetheless, Wandering Minds’ – a company traveling around the world discovering up-and-coming young designers in the world’s most fashionable cities and bring them back straight at you- made a 60’s cut discovery that is also intriguing (to say the least). The ELGD is a creation by Outstanding Ordinary, a Seoul based brand that specializes in creating perfect basics with a twist

This makes our grey garment a definite basic/must have item for this winter, at a more affordable price (£49.00). 

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-Rania Kouros

FASHION TIMETABLE

FASHION TIMETABLE

Slot these events into YOUR fashion calender!

Upcoming events at the London Fashion and Textile Museum

Event: Bermondsey Street Fashion Heritage Walks

Local historian Stephen Humphrey guides a heritage walk around Bermondsey Street, celebrating the history of London's fashion and textile industry in the area. Stephen Humphrey guides a heritage walk around Bermondsey Street, celebrating the history of London's fashion and textile industry in the area. 

Dates:  2nd and 16th November 2013

Time: 12 Noon onward

Event:In design For Fashion and Textiles: Course

Giving you perfect control over design and typography, this course teaches you how Adobe InDesign is used in the fashion and textile industry. 

Dates:  9th,16th and 23rd November 2013

Time: 10.30 am-4 pm

Event: Photoshop for Fashion Designers: Course

This course explores the creative process and ways to design fashion and apparel using Photoshop.

Dates:  12th, 13th and 14th November 2013

Time: 10.30 am-4 pm

Repeat Patterns With Illustrator: Course

This course will teach you effective and interesting ways to create block, brick, drop and sateen repeat patterns using Adobe Illustrator.

Dates:

20TH NOV, 27TH NOV, 4TH DEC, 11TH DEC AND 18TH DEC 2013 - 6PM-9PM

Couture Study Day: Workshop

Learn about the fascinating world of couture

Dates: Saturday 23rd November 2013 - 10.30AM-4.30PM

-Sheshaya Surtani

London Fashion Festival

Fashion Flashback:

 London Fashion Festival 

The Low Down on #FashionFest13. 

WHAT IS IT?

Devised by CreateVoice, the V&A’s young people’s collective the event presents the opportunity for potential wannabee fashionistas to  participate in a variety of free workshops, and master classes by fashion royalty, gaining an in-depth understanding of all aspects of fashion industry, and a development of creative skills .

WHEN? Saturday 19th October

WHERE? Victoria and Albert Museum

MASTERCLASSES:

In Conversation with Henry Holland

 An insight Henry Holland's professional journey, from how he entered the fashion scene, to founding his own clothes label. The conversation includes topics such as his recent collaborations with brands such as Levi Strauss and Debenhams, and personal experience of venturing into the Entertainment industry as a  co-presenter with former model Alexa Chung. The talk ends on a final note with an exclusive insight on his latest collections, and future plans, with Scarlett Kilcooley, Junior Editor of Vogue UK.

In Conversation with Maria Grachvogel

 Interviewed by Scarlett Kilcooley, Junior Editor of Vogue UK, we flash back to Maria Grachvogel's personal journey during the 2013 autumn London Fashion Week. Discovering her natural abilities at a young age, whereby she created her first collection at the age of 14 and founded her own company at 21, her label is now the secret to many A Lister's faultless outfits adorned by the world’s most stylish, including Angelina Jolie, Marie Helvin and Yasmin Le Bon.

Careers in the Fashion Industry

The British Fashion Council gives an overview of it’s work and the variety of job opportunities the fashion world offers, including advice on internships. 

ASOS: Fashion Marketing and Journalism

A proffessional insight on how to step onto the fashion media platform, from designing and setting up your own online selling site, to writing fashion features in magazines and newspapers or online.

Marketing and Trend Predicting

 Katie Greenyer ( Creative Director of Pentland Brands plc. which includes JD Sports Fashion plc., Ted Baker Footwear, and Speedo) gives an exclusive insight on her demanding role, what it entails, and her recent work as a Graduate Fashion Week Mentor to future upcoming designers.

PRESENTATIONS

-Charlotte Lucy Barry, named as one of the best fashion graduates of 2011 (Vogue UK) 
-Alexis Housden (winner of Collection of the Year Award 2013) London College of Fashion. 

-Young people from FAD (Fashion Awareness Direct) and the Kids Company.

-Sheshaya Surtani

FASHION 101: RANIA KOUROS

FASHION 101: RANIA KOUROS

With the fashion empire, and chicest fashionistas residing at Somerset House for the capital's biggest style extravaganza known as London Fashion Week, dressing impeccibly for it is a daunting prospect. Despite the odds, LSESUFashion's newly appointed Editorial Fashion Office Rania Kouros took the fashion scene by storm, being spotted by her eclectic style by notorious Australian magazine 'Missy Confidential'. With her passion for fashion being internationally recognised, Jodie Momodu interviews this style-savvy student about the origins of her fashion love,her take on London Fashion Week, and predictions on the next 'it' designer.

 

Fur: Graham & Spencer

T-Shirt: Urban Outfitters

Blazer: Michael Kors

Trousers: Zara

Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Bag: Lana del Rey, Mulberry

Glasses: Topshop

Rania, tell everyone your background in fashion! 

When I was just 3 or 4 my Mum got me an amazing pair of swede Dolce & Gabbana cowboy boots with these little amazing tassels on the side, and that was when it all began! I had always been a socialite fashionista due to my family background in the country ,and was always invited in those social events, featured in magazines etc. However, my real passion arose as soon as I turned 18 and got a part time job at MUST (Greek Fashion) magazine, where I was responsible for the street fashion section. During my time there I got to meet an array of cool designers, became gradually influenced by stylists, and interacted with PR-ists and artists, anyone artistic!

As soon as I came to London though, my enthusiasm around the fashion field got augmented due to the city´s intense vibe. After my dad´s encouragement actually, I launched my own blog in 2012 and from then on everything followed a sequence... I became part of the London Fashion Bloggers project of Diana Kakkar´s company, and was contributing articles and reviews for their blog. I collaborated with the BuyMyWardrobe pre-loved fashion initiative, and was also part of their promotional photoshoot (last April). I was also lucky to meet through networking, Fiona, owner of French and UK based start up company Rentez-Vous, who invited me to rent out my clothes as part of the company´s concept. 

In the meantime my fashion show addiction had begun... whether it was in Cyprus, Greece, the Netherlands, France or the UK ... whether it was VIP front seats of back seats... I was there, reporting, writing, and was fortunate to always get hold of invitations! 

As well as these, I have been a freelance stylist and fashion advisor. I have created a quite solid network of designers, entrepreneurs  artists, PR'ists and fashionistas...ready to assist, advice or influence me at any given time. The fashion realm has truly became my second home.

What ignited your passion for fashion? 

My passion for fashion derives from simply being a spoiled child I guess, and probably because I have a creative and crazy mom who acted as my mentor throughout! Nonetheless, growing up it is fashion´s social power over people that fascinated me! The creativity diffused in people´s outfits as well as the journalistric drive that urged me to report on all these stimuli of mine. This probably explains my development in the blogging world too.

What was your main highlight of LFW, except for being spotted by Missy Confidential!?

The main highlight of the LFW to me was actually the street style! People gathering to such events have a heightened and bold sense of fashion. They are the ones who truly inspire and constitute fashion. Designers of course materialise the creativity but it is such people who take it to the extremes and portay its true essence in the most artistic ways. So yes...the outfit inspiration was the highlight

Which designer stood out from the fashion crowd?

Zoe Jordan, an upcoming designer, was in fact one of my favourite picks. She has a very playful and at the same time minimal style, which I find intriguing. 

 What were the key trends you spotted at LFW? 

 The key trends for this season would be;

a. Grudge- tartan patterns combined with those beloved biker boots (don´t forget the badass attitude) 

b. The Pink coat - think big, bold minimal and PINK yes PINK

c. Nature - fur is another trend but keep it in earth colours like brown, khaki, and olive green!

- Jodie Momodu

AUDREY HEPBURN

AUDREY HEPBURN

The rise of the LBD.

The Miles Aldirdge Exhibition

FASHION EVENTS DOCUMENTED:The Miles Aldirdge Exhibition

WHO IS HE?

A pop video director turned photographer, Miles Aldridge has captured a unique take on fashion since the mid-90s. Having graduated with a degree in illustration from Central St. Martins, he credits luck as the reason why he became a fashion photographer. British Vogue took no time to spot his talent, and from there on his career skyrocketed. Now based in New York, Aldridge has had work published in top publications across the globe from Italian Vogue to the New York Times. Aldridge is heavily influenced by his father Alan Aldridge, fashion photographer Richard Avedon and film directors; Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch.

Miles Aldridge: I Only Want You To Love Me is the largest retrospective exhibition of the acclaimed photographer’s work to date. The high glamour photo fiction exhibition was held at the Somerset House from 10th July -29th September 2013. Featuring 55 large scale prints that form an overview of Aldridge’s multi-coloured universe, it was also accompanied by drawings and polaroids. The exhibition is testament to the fact that Aldridge’s love of drawing has always prevailed - sketches were always central to his process.

At the offset, it appears Aldridge has two obsessions: women, and his love for colour. Highly saturated clashing shades, overly- airbrushed models and cinematic compositions give Aldridges’ photography an eerily glamorous feel. By concentrating on unique scenes with psychologically complex characters in surreal settings, Aldridge offers an intriguing mixture of sensuality and melancholy, inviting the viewer to uncover a deeper layer of meaning behind his work.
 
A woman resembling Elizabeth Taylor sits in a red bed with green satin sheets, a bowl of half eaten grapefruit on her lap and appears to be screaming, arms flung in the air. In another, a woman clad in yellow sits on a checked tiled floor, seemingly ready to pounce, whilst glaring into the distance over broken plates and scattered food. His loud, conceptual photos featuring expressionless women all tell a similar story; both disturbing, yet beautiful. These are women at the edge of reason. The  verge of breaking point. Every sense and emotion is magnified through Aldridge’s bright, clashing colours which screams out loud, so the models don't have to.

In its final weeks, I Only Want You to Love Me became a behind the scenes backdrop to the marquees and catwalks erected for London Fashion Week. For those of you who want to enter Miles Aldridge’s Technicolor fantasy world, his recently released book “I Only Want You To Love Me” (Rizzoli, New York), is now available. For further information visit: www.milesaldridge.com.

-Sheshaya Surtani

THE MINIMALIST LOOK.

THE MINIMALIST LOOK

Sleek, stylish and super versatile: meet the trend accessible to all.

With each new season brings with it an adherence of fashion rules, and it trends,  which won't be seizing to stop any time soon. The London fashion scene is effervescent right now with eclectic styles, quirky prints and, showcasing an array of textures, prints, and designs  yet the High Street retailers are gravitating back to basics, by sporting the new minimalist trend of fresh, simple colours, and clean cutting designs.

The Minimalist look. The least time-consuming, financially efficient trend known to style mankind, where less is definitely more.  With its beauty lying in the simplicity of it, its an easy way out of suffering the typical fashion dilemma of "What to wear", that etches upon the minds of many.
The cleanness of the primary colours make a bold fashion statement in itself, which makes it unsurprising that the look is adorned on everyone from the Celine Catwalk to style bloggers known for her mix and match eclectic style.

  

From Primark to Celine, Zara to Topshop, this trend can be sources from all fashion outlets whatever your budget or style. The simplicity of this trend ensures it ticks the versatility factor, with each fashion piece beautifully complementing the other whether it be a simple white tee, leather pants, or cashmere jumper. Undeniably faultless, and easy to recreate, it is the accessibility of the trend that gives it its fashion stamp of approval. With our timetables swamped with an abundance of lectures, and essay deadlines, this is the only gratifying opportunity to be lazy by adorning a simplistic outfit with minimal accessories! Sticking to a strict palette of creams, greys, blacks and whites is key to recreating this effortless look, and an easy way to gain some style points.

 The fashion empire has truly hit the jackpot with this classic trend, with its versatility making it accessible to all! Not wanting to blend in with the crowd? Give your new minimalist look a stamp of your identity with a bold accessory piece. Worried bout how to costs of a new Winter wardrobe? This effortless trend is a sure proof way to transcend your look from day to night, and all other seasons by layering or dressing down. This trend truly embodies the fashion commandment "Look Good for Less". So jump on the band wagon!