Front Row Fashion
Shop the coolest new labels, It-dresses and chic-but-affordable fashion finds the front rows wear to Fashion Week: from high street boots to THAT hat!
What DO fashion editors, off-duty models and style aficionados wear to Fashion Week? Oh, think of the pressure! Fashion and Shopping Editor Philippa Morgan uncovers the essential pieces she spotted at the shows that you can buy now. Go on, be a sheep - this fashion flock is worth following!
Getty ImagesThe kinda fashion girl that wears boots to Fashion Week, tends to win instantaneous respect from the well-heeled crew, if she pulls off such an understated style.
Tennessee Studded Boots, £315 at Ash
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Getty ImagesMake like Olivia Palermo and wear preppy tops with pristine leather shorts to create a killer outfit.
Satin Top, £19.99 at H&M
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Fashion has bid farewell to understated denim and plumed for outrageous metallic styles that made outsiders point, stare and chuckle behind their papers (oh, little do they know).
Metallic Jeans, £45 at River Island
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Handbags now have a dual purpose - to hold vital daily essentials and to look as bumptious as possible. For example, big fluffy bags are a DO. OTT shearling and faux fur styles are also a DO. And so on...
Shearling Bag, £120 at River Island
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Getty ImagesWhen you think you’ve seen it all, a designer prints lobsters all over a silk blouse... Suddenly, everyone wakes up. Wear it to power lunches, darling, to stimulate everyone’s appetite for the kooky trend.
Lobster Blouse, £195 at Charlotte Taylor
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Vivienne Westwood Red Label was one of the highlights of London Fashion Week. To salute Dame Westwood, we couldn’t help but pick a flirty frock from her latest Anglomania collection. Wear with coquettish charm and a cheeky smile.
Marghi Taffeta Dress, £365 at Vivienne Westwood Anglomania
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Getty ImagesSemi-precious stones encased in yellow gold, that’s the jewellery trend of 2011. Our trinket boxes have never looked so pretty.
Rose Quartz Ring, £46 at Toosis at Boticca.com
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Getty ImagesWhy let go of summer without a fight? Sunny hues - like coral, yellow and orange - were big on the front rows at the shows to off-set the grey clouds in the real world.
Peach Satchel, £14.99 at H&M
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Snakeskin was the most papped print at Fashion Week. You couldn’t swing a Mulberry without spotting another blogger or fash editor wearing something python patterned.
Python Dress, £195 at AllSaints
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John Rocha’s daughter, Simone, continues the family talent with her debut collection at Topshop. No eyebrows were raised when the collection flew off the rails and onto every notable style mogul in London. Buy now before Simone Rocha’s price tags raise to deserved heights.
Shirt Dress With Mesh Sleeves, £90 at Simone Rocha at Topshop
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Who’s wearing the trousers in the fashion industry? Never mind that, it’s all about the cut and colour. The front row at London Fashion Week championed straight-leg or peg trousers in rainbow hues - the brighter, the bolder, oh-so the better.
Peach Peg Trousers, £120 at J.Crew
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Fashion went on a nostalgic reverie for folk and fringing. Tap into the front row’s favourite tasselled look with this AllSaints top.
Indi Top, £180 at AllSaints
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Corduroy?!?! I know what you are thinking. We counted once, twice and over thrice corduroy wearers attending catwalk shows. After the sixth stylista swanned past me wearing yet another pair, I mustered up the strength to coin it a trend. By far the best pair can be found at J Brand. Go on, break the piggy bank, you know you want to.
Mid-Rise Corduroy Jeans, £200 at J Brand
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The fash pack love something fierce teamed with something fabulous - add dramatic feathered accessories for a fast track to outfit success.
Feather Shoulder Bag, £120 at River Island
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It’s not news that the phone you carry holds just as much kudos as a handbag; naturally, fashion editors like to take accessories to awesome heights with chi chi covers. Miu Miu is the only way to go this season - a plain cover just won’t cut it.
Patent Blue IPhone Cover, £80 at Miu Miu
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Aqua blue is forecast to be next year’s most sought after hue. Be an early adopter of the trend in this J.Crew number.
Dottie Dress, £170 at J.Crew
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Fly the flag and embrace patriotism with Vivienne Westwood’s new Union Jack scarf. We’ll be wearing ours to Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks to make a point that Britannia rules, OK?
Union Jack Scarf, £160 at Vivienne Westwood
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Black is not back because it never went anywhere. Keep your carbon black coats and wear them on your shoulders, just like a statement-making fashion editor.
Black Faux Fur Collar, £110 at Topshop
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Sorry to pop the bubble but it’s not possible to survive all of Fashion Week in heels, so a pair of trusty Converse or ballerina pumps (depending which fashion tribe you belong to) are stashed inside handbags to remedy aching feet. Of course, a normal pair of Converse just wouldn’t suffice, so fashion folk reach for the customised, studded or limited edition pairs.
Leather Studded Chuck Taylor’s, £150 at Converse
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If every item in the fashion editor’s armoury/wardrobe/dressing-up-box is equally high octane, then that would be silly. Wardrobe staples are just as important as key pieces. Splendid tops and blouses are the premium choice of essentials that merge outfits together.
Plain Nude Blouse, £100 at Splendid
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On-trend snake prints migrated from tops to jeans. Invest in Current Elliott's coolest pair of trews to date.
Snakeskin Jeans, £180 at Current Elliott
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Faux fur is a mega trend - fact. We love pink - also a fact. Combine the two and we are very happy. See? It’s not hard to please the fashion desk.
Pink Faux Fur Coat, £89 at Topshop
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The designer everyone spoke about last season was Mary Katrantzou. This season, she was worn rather than discussed.
White Dynasty Dress, £915 at Mary Katrantzou at Net-a-Porter.com
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Fashion people at parties went long and wore pleated maxis with silk camisoles and large tote bags.
Pleated Maxi Skirt, £170 at Cameo
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We’ll let you in on a fashionable secret - Jervoise is stocked at ASOS.com and is set to be the label du jour. Our style spies saw many of the brand’s creations on the front row at the shows. Invest now to join the style pack.
Sleeveless Shirt, £95 at Jervoise
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Fashion moguls hide all manner of sins - late nights at aftershow parties, new season make-up trails - behind sunnies. The shape everyone is wearing has to be retro round, so don’t be a square.
Round Sunglasses, £165 at Illesteva
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Dalmations are a girl’s best friend so sport the pattern in the form of kitsch and cute accessories. Topshop is your first call for such pieces.
Leopard Red Box Bag, £32 at Topshop
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Everyone wanted to be a foxy lady at Fashion Week - we spotted many a celeb wearing a faux fur creation decadently draped over her shoulders.
Faux Fox Coat, £70 at ASOS
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Even keys get a style twist at Fashion Week!
Mushroom Keyring, £65 at See By Chloé
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Hats were a major accessories focal point and the winning styles were: large fedoras in jewel colours and large 70s-style floppy hats.
Blue Hat, £25 at Topshop
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Getty ImagesBlouses have gone back to the future and give off a 60s-vibe, thanks to crochet fronts and Peter Pan collars. Fashion editors are teaming their tops with skinny jeans and boots.
Lace Front Blouse, £45 at Warehouse
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Getty ImagesGwyneth Paltrow is the brand ambassador for Coach Classics, making the label doubly attractive to style aficionados. The brand oozes aristocratic high quality and timeless cool - naturally, everyone wants the simple satchel.
Tan Satchel Bag, £275 at Coach Classics
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Getty ImagesStylistas revved up plain Tees and blouses with major costume jewellery.
Dramatic Black Necklace, £113 at Krista R
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Getty ImagesThis is the hero blouse by Topshop Unique that made the entire fashion industry smile. For the conversations it starts, it’s well worth breaking your piggy bank.
Dalmation-Print Blouse, £110 at Topshop
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Getty ImagesFashion has always been cute-dog crazy, so it was merely a matter of time before poodle prints hit our clothes. Thank you, Topshop Unique, for bringing this eventuality to the present day.
Dalmation Shorts, £65 at Topshop Unique
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Getty ImagesEveryone was wearing personalised jewellery and antiquated pieces which looked like family heirlooms.
Gold-Plated Stamped Nacklace, £26 at Sari Glassman at Boticca.com
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Getty ImagesPixie Geldof adores this Topshop coat and sported this inbetween shopping trips and Fashion Weeks.
Faux Fur Collar Coat, £100 at Topshop
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Getty ImagesThe bigger the clutch, the better - that’s the style mantra.
Leather Clutch, £89 at Steven Harkin at Boticca.com
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Getty ImagesMonochrome has always been Karl Lagerfeld’s preferred colour contrast, and so the fashion world is still obsessed with this combo.
Rebel Dress, £65 at ASOS
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Getty ImagesWhat’s the cure for a dull outfit? A doctor’s bag, sans the medicine.
Doctor’s Bag, £36 at Topshop
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Getty ImagesTop off every outfit with a large Fedora to add instant personality.
Large Red Fedora Hat, £19.50 at Dorothy Perkins
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Getty ImagesFaux fur bags are the micro trend du jour!
Faux Fur Bag, £45 at Warehouse
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Getty ImagesYellow has overtaken red in the cool stakes. Invest in Coleman’s Mustard yellow hues for a strong taste of the trends.
Yellow Coat, £69 at Dorothy Perkins
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Getty ImagesIt often rains, and it often pours, so Burberry wellies are totally justifiable. Right? Why are you shaking your head?
Rubber Boots, £235 at Burberry
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Getty ImagesYou couldn’t swing a Christopher Kane neon lace purse without spotting another front row editor wearing a pleated midi skirt.
Pleated Midi Skirt, £30 at Dorothy Perkins
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Getty ImagesThe 70s have been the favourite retro decade to channel all year and Charlie’s Angels-style accessories are set to stay for yet another season. You’d better get that floppy hat you were umming and arrring about.
Floppy Hat, £28 at Dorothy Perkins
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“Kiss my military buttons, babe!” We overheard this brash statement in a queue for the Felder Felder show. We are actually not joking. And the buttons in question were very similar to J.Crew’s.
Tan Military Coat, £325 at J.Crew
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