Tag Archives: knitwear

Michael Van Der Ham’s A/W 10-11 Liberty loveliness!

Posted on March 1, 2010 by cheriecity

Michael Van Der Ham has been one of the most talked-about designers at London Fashion Week this season (apart from the unanticipated kerfuffle over Hakaan), with almost every editor or blogger worth their salt, gushing over his super feminine, jigsaw … Continue reading →

Posted in Designers, Fashion, London, London Fashion Week | Tagged A/W 10-11, Alexander McQueen, As Four, Central Saint Martins, Erdem, Fashion East, floral, Hakaan, Harriet Quick, Italian silk, jigsaw dresses, Kate Moss, knitwear, Liberty art prints, Liberty fabric, liberty of london, London Fashion Week 2010, marc jacobs, Michael Van Der Ham, mohair, Morgan Oliver, panel dress, patchwork dresses, satin organza, sheer jacquard, somerset house, Sophia Kokosalaki, Swarovski crystals, Ugly Betty, Vogue, Yasmin Sewell | 2 Comments

LFW Day One: Bora Aksu A/W 10-11

Posted on February 20, 2010 by cheriecity

First of all, Bora Aksu’s on-schedule show was in the BFC and it was a major crush, which caused heels flying and much tutting. The show started to an atmospheric soundtrack of Fever Ray and the models also seemed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Designers, Fashion, London, London Fashion Week | Tagged Autumn/Winter 10, BFC Tent, Bora Aksu, British Fashion Council, cable knit, designer, dusky pink, Fashion, knitwear, london fashion week, metallic dress, metallic harem pants, on-schedule, somerset house, tulip skirt | 1 Comment

Fam Love Gays…and sailorgirls!

Posted on November 18, 2009 by cheriecity

I’ve already grown tired of dressing appropriately for the cold weather, although I’ve still been trotting round in a tweed blazer rather than a full-on winter coat, so taking a peak at Fam Irvoll’s SS10 collection has lifted my fashion … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessories, Fashion, London | Tagged 3d cherry sweater, 3D headpiece, 3d ladybirds, 50s rockabilly, Blow PR, bows, Carmen Miranda, Central St Martins, cherry print, cobalt blue, dolly parton, Ecole Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode, Esmod, Fam Irvoll, Fashion, flamingo, Fred Butler, grayson perry, hair accessories, hair band, hawaiian, headpieces, heidi montag, I love gays, knitwear, Lady Gaga, Mika, miu miu socks, my little pony, nautical, neverland club, Norway, Norwegian designer, oslo, Oslo Fashion Week, rhinestones, sailboats, sailor suits, sonia rykiel, spring/summer 10, SS10, stripes, tatty devine, tomboy shorts, tutti fruiti, tutti frutti, tutti frutti prints, wizard of oz | 1 Comment

Foale and Tuffin: Made in England retrospective

Posted on October 22, 2009 by cheriecity

After showing minimal Swedish style and the evolution of underwear this year, the Fashion and Textile Museum has gone back to its favourite era to honour the influential but somewhat overlooked, Foale and Tuffin. Sixties design legends Mary Quant, Ossie … Continue reading →

Posted in Designers, Exhibitions, Fashion, London, News | Tagged Balenciaga, barbara hulanicki, Beatles, Bermondsey, Bermondsey Street, Betsey Johnson, Biba, Bloomsbury smock, carnaby street, Chelsea, Dior, Fashion and Textile Museum, fashion museum, Foale and Tuffin, Ipso Facto, King's Road, knitwear, marion foale, Marlborough court, Mary Quant, mini skirt, mod, Mod girls, models, Ossie Clark, Paraphernalia, peaches geldof, pop, psych, Puritan Fashion Corperation, RCA graduates, sally tuffin, sixties fashion, sixties london, swinging sixties, Twiggy, VV Brown, youthquake, Zandra Rhodes | 2 Comments

A.P.C…easy as YMC

Posted on September 4, 2009 by cheriecity

Following the pre-recession trend of investing in simple, classic pieces, London fashion has gone back to basics. Luckily, the leaders of the utilitarian revolution have set up camp in London, just in time to supply us with some natty autumn knitwear. British label YMC (You Must Create) opened their … Continue reading →