UJ’s London Fashion Week Round Up-The Gossip

Overheard:

As a group of ladies read the Daily outside the Eley Kishimoto show,
"Oh thank God, flats are the new heels"
"Yeah and did you go to Mark Fast this morning? Fat's the new thin too"

A bunch of very young journos getting out of a taxi on the Strand discussing knock off ankle boots; "Ali, you can spot them a mile away, 'cause the Zara ones destroy your feet. See her, she's limping. They're not Isabel Marant.” "Well...neither are yours"

Outside Julian MacDonald 45 minutes before the show was due to start, assistant on the phone to boss: "No, the second row isn't that bad actually, they don't seem like shit seats...”

A fashionista’s reaction to London’s drizzle, “Oh my GOD. If it keeps raining this (points at hair) is going to go up like a Vileda mop.”

As Julian MacDonald came out at the end of his show: "He isn't going to do a full lap is he? It's a Sunday evening for Christ's sake" said one fashion editor to another on the front row, as they braced to run out.

An unconvincing entry attempt:
Super pale wannabe with pheasant feathers on her forehead: ‘Yeah, I’m on the guestlist”
PR: “I’m sorry, I don’t see you here. Who did you speak to?”
Pheasant Plucker: “Err…. I have her contact details in here!” starts waving Blackberry in important way.
PR, kindly: “Right, well why don’t you get some confirmation on there and come back and show it to me.”
Pheasant Plucker, loudly retreating to the back of the queue: “Ugh, I asked the intern to do ONE thing.”
Bystander: “Get you a real job love?”

Backstage at House of Holland, a photographer tries to engage with a model engrossed in a copy of Heat: “Hi love, and what’s your name?” Model: ‘Queeny”. Photographer “No, seriously…”

Outside BFC tent, sweet old lady to fashionista wearing too short, too tight electric blue body-con dress and feathered hat: "You look like a whore." One of the trials and tribulations of having the public mix with the fashion crowd at new venue at Somerset House. Feathers were ruffled!

At the terrace bar, one journalist to another (having been told there were no tables available): "There's a whole heap of attitude going on at this fashion week and for once it's not the designers OR the journalists." Rude is the new black.

We overheard one ed confiding in her friend, ‘blusher and lipstick just make me look chubby. When I want to look really really thin, it’s foundation and nothing else.’ We thought she was looking more cadaver-cheeked than skinny-chic…

Stylist: “What?! You’re only 16?!”
Fashionable guy from beneath a hat, massive fringe and glasses; “Yeah, just finished my GCSEs. Sony recognised my talent and gave me 5 grand and this camera (massive Sony SLR). It just comes naturally to me; I’ve never had to try.”
Same boy was later seen photographing the catwalk at Bora Aksu with camera strap over the lens. Not so smug now are we?

Drunk woman at Twenty8Twelve pre-party attempting to take photos on her camera phone of Anna Wintour while everyone else kept their cool: “My boss would kill me if she could see me doing this! Hahahaha. Oh, that’s her there. Looking right at me. Shit”

Queuing for catwalk: “Why oh why would anyone think it appropriate to bring children? There are three of the little brats here. They make me feel uneasy, and slightly sick.”

Model’s bamboo print swimsuit falls to her waist at Bernard Chandran; “well he wasn’t going to get much press from the garments, was he…”

Model “OMG it’s Caryn Franklin! Would it be uncool if I went up and said how much I loved The Clothes Show?”
Friend: “Yes, don’t do it.”
Model: “What about if I say how much I love her as Fashion Editor at Dazed and Confused?”
Friend: “Well considering it’s i-D Magazine, yes that would probably be uncool too.”

Press at Twenty8Twelve pre-gathering “Was there a Sienna and Savanna fancy dress theme on the invite or something?”

Stylist: “Stop looking at my bald patch.”
Stylist’s assistant: “I wasn’t!”
Stylist: “Stop it”
Stylist’s assistant: “You don’t have one, I…”
Stylist: “Just turn away before I fire you”

Goodie Bag Swag:

Sebastian hair goodies galore at House of Holland, knit-rip tights at Mark Fast, Koko by Cadbury chocolates at Pam Hogg, Gossip Girl box sets at Christopher Kane, GHD hair towels and Sass & Bide leather harnesses at Sass & Bide, toffee apples at Mulberry, bone-print Longchamp bags at Jeremy Scott, and LG BL40 Chocolate phones at Twenty8Twelve.

Please Don’t Feed The Fashionistas:

What the fashion pack are eating: Bruschetta and suspect orange houmus, drinking sugar free Red Bull, Evian and Chombard champagne in BFC tent, Iced tea and black themed cakes at Vauxhall Fashion Scout. Popcorn has been the snack of choice, peeking out of front rowers’ handbags.

Well-staged:

Elaborate get-ups were the talk of the town, with a full blown garden, complete with fountain and cobwebbed statues, at Julien MacDonald, the ballroom at Claridges transformed into a balloon filled, carousel themed fairground for Mulberry, and models getting stuck on the carpeted catwalk at Jaeger.

Spotted:

- A leggy blond journalist fainting from the heat at the Kinder Aggugini show.
- Alexa Chung getting introduced to Anna Wintour at Twenty8Twelve.
- Pixie Geldof hiding under her hairdresser’s armpit in order to avoid pap congratulations on her catwalk turn.
- Nobody photographing, let alone noticing Abbey Clancy at the House of Holland front row.
- Lorraine Kelly in a demure checked twin-set, looking for a Mercedes, not a BMW, to drive her away.
- One infamous Chinese editor and show-goer rocking bunny ears in a totally not-ironic way. Gaga has a lot to answer for.
- Anna Wintour-ish. Her burly guards usher her out of shows vite vite to avoid damage to the bob.

Most Wanted:

Chanel’s pastel green nail-polish drops in Oct, Mulberry’s new IT bag du jour – The Alexa (as modelled on the Chung herself), The Daily Rubbish’s incoming fashion finger puppets at Liberty and Selfridges,  Paul Smith's colourful Evian bottles with signature stripes, and ‘Old, New, Borrowed and Blue’ t-shirts by House of Holland.

Smell of Saturday:

Comme des Garçons parfum candles filled the air with floral calm in the BFC catwalk tent.

Big trend:

Black Burberry mid calf boots, laser cut brunette fringes and pink rubber blackberry covers.

Everyone’s wearing:

Christopher Kane for Topshop’s riveted leggings, and THAT alligator print top. 80’s cropped floral tops and big shoulders are also in situ, whilst bejewelled knee highs à la Miu Miu or luxe statement colours emerged from gold brogues on the front row. On and off catwalks, mesh see-through pockets cradled manicured hands, whilst boys were getting their own brogue-back with polka dots and power socks in the ever escalating shoe war.

On everybody's lips:

Joan Collins, Anna Wintour, and Stylist magazine.

Crush of the week:

Susie Lau AKA Susie Bubble at Christopher Kane. Think glossy mane, sparkly eyes, gorgeous garb – and a wide smile. VV Brown, who glided into Ashish in a foxy fur hat (we’re sure it’s faux), with graphic eyeliner, perfect skin and a wholly un-diva attitude (she confessed to being embarrassed by all the paps). What a girl.

Channel Hopping:

Seems stylish New Yorkers have cottoned onto a good thing – spotted front row – socialite Tinsley Mortimer and The City star Olivia Palermo, whilst PR supremo Kelly Cutrone forced us into a double-take of The Hills recognition backstage.

Word of the season:

Frow – or front row for the character-starved twitter generation.

UJ loved:

Ferne Cotton's bow at PPQ, Jodie's new platinum lid, the girl in the martini glass at the PPQ/Harvey's party, Mulberry’s seasonal LFW eco-tote with double decker bus toggle, pomegranite martinis at twenty8twelve, Osman’s amazing all white collection, Chris Kane’s gingham lolitas, Louise Gray’s be-ribboned ankle adornments.

Top of the Tweets:

Jodie Harsh: “Wouldn’t it be funny if I was heading to the Jeremy Kyle Show, rather than the Jeremy Scott show?”
Times Fashion: “Calling all PRs have lost ALL of my tickets. Again. Help.
SHOWstudio: “Westwood is over. Thank GOD. Nice show, shame getting in felt like a second birth. Minus anaesthetic and forceps.”
RelativeMO: “David Walliams is chatting up Lara Stone at Mulberry. Oh no!”
McQueenWorld: “Fashion month has started with banality and I’m enjoying a crisp sandwich.”
Timeoutlondon: “Fashion’s weird and wonderful have turned up for Vivienne Westwood Red Label. There’s a man with a lacy g-string on his face.”
Grazia_Live: “What was Alex Curran doing at Todd Lynn? She replied ‘no comment’ when we asked her…… ummmmmmm.”
Henryholland: “First fashion show season with Twitter in full force is a frigging nightmare. It’s like gossip girl on crack.”

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