metallic leather

There’s only one thing that could possibly upset the London Fashion Week schedule and that event would be….the designer shoe sample sale!! Not just any old sample sale, but the Rupert Sanderson Factory Sale, no less.

State-of-the-art samples and past season’s stock will be heavily discounted, with prices starting at just £75.

London-born designer Rupert Sanderson’s shoes are known for their luxury Italian quality (made by artisans in the Apennine Mountains) with a cool, feminine and individual style.

The seductive, exquisitely-designed shoe often come in sumptuous velvet, suede or metallic leather textures in deep berry and bold shades. They really are investment pieces that will last you a fashion lifetime.

To gain access to the exclusive sale, you MUST register at sale@rupertsanderson.com and you’ll be sent a flyer to print out.

Rupert Sanderson Factory Sale will run from 17-18 September at The Music Room, 26 South Molton Lane, London W1 5AB.
Opening times: Friday 8am-8pm / Saturday 10am-6pm

Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen really knows how to create an atmosphere, from the cinematic, industrial music down to the models’ other-worldly, meditative expression. The attention to detail is absolutely mesmerising.

Iris Van Herpen left a lasting impression on me from last season’s Blow Presents… show and her Autumn/Winter 10-11 collection, ‘Synesthesia’ succeeded once again in leaving me temporarily speechless.

‘Synesthesia’ describes a state of dual cognitive senses, such as hearing colour, smelling motion or feeling sound and this perplexing condition characterises Iris Van Herpen’s Autumn/Winter 10-11 collection.

The winding knots, twists and volume of the leatherwork creates a trompe l’oeil effect and manipulates the senses.

Iris Van Herpen is a true fashion architect and her sculptural garments are painstakingly intricate and beautifully crafted. She creates those long, slinky strips using metallic leather and continues to work with Ecco Leather.

The Autumn/Winter 10-11 palette centres around bronze, gold, taupe, nude and black and dark purple, with many of the garments creating a two-tone effect. Her dresses externalise the inner bodily composition while exaggerating the female form with voluminous hips, curved busts and nipped in waists.

The accompanying look of the models was lucid and clinical with bleached eyebrows, pale glossy faces and milky lips and eyes. The cloud-like angel hair was styled by James Brown and added to their look of just being hatched from a laboratory pod.

After graduating from ARTEZ Institute of Arts in 2006, Iris Van Herpen assisted Viktor & Rolf and Alexander McQueen. She’s obviously taken inspiration from both designers’ artistic concept mixed with semi-couture detailing.

Iris Van Herpen brings drama, concept and intrigue to London Fashion Week and her shows continue to be among the most fixating, intense and awe-inspiring.

* All photos by: Chérie City

Rupert Sanderson Factory Sale!

LFW Day Two: Iris Van Herpen @ Vauxhall Fashion Scout