{"id":231059,"date":"2019-09-15T22:50:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T02:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=231059"},"modified":"2019-09-15T22:50:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T02:50:16","slug":"dreamy-confident-shows-mark-london-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/15\/dreamy-confident-shows-mark-london-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreamy, confident shows mark London\u00a0Fashion\u00a0Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2cV_k6hDBZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2cV_k6hDBZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2cV_k6hDBZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Boh\u00e8me luxury: our Spring Summer \u201820 runway is an evolution of signature draping and folding, capturing the eclectic Roland Mouret woman\u2019s style and identity.  Flat fabrics come to life through effortless, crisp  pleating; volumes emanate from feminine dresses that play on a contrast of colour. #RolandMouret #RolandMouretSS20 #LFW<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/roland_mouret\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> ROLAND MOURET<\/a> (@roland_mouret) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-09-15T19:03:27+00:00\">Sep 15, 2019 at 12:03pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2cRMzZHZTz\/<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Details at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Rocha_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Simone_Rocha_<\/a>\u2019s September 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LFW<\/a> show <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlsYBvP4op\">pic.twitter.com\/RlsYBvP4op<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; London Fashion Week (@LondonFashionWk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LondonFashionWk\/status\/1173304042551951372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2cRCCthqzB\/<\/p>\n<p>LONDON \u2014\u00a0Fashion\u00a0devotees basked in sunny weather and strong, sometimes whimsical collections as London\u00a0Fashion\u00a0Week neared its climax Sunday with runway shows by Roland Mouret, Victoria Beckham, Simone Rocha and others throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p>A fleet of black chauffeured Mercedes whisked VIPs from venue to venue, but those who preferred to walk saw the British capital at its best with glimpses of the street style that helps give London its credibility in the\u00a0fashion\u00a0competition with Paris, New York and Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Two days of shows remain, with Burberry and Christopher Kane on tap.<\/p>\n<p>ROLAND MOURET&#8217;S COLLECTON FULL OF OPTIMISM DESPITE WOES<\/p>\n<p>Roland Mouret&#8217;s spring 2020 collection was inspired by his observation of a worrying symmetry between New York in the &#8217;80s, enamoured of its own affluent progressiveness while on the verge of bankruptcy, and today&#8217;s social, environmental and political turbulence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a time when people were dressing up amazingly while people were dying in the street. Now we have the same kind of interaction through our media. You go from the new launch at Selfridges and the next day there&#8217;s someone dying,&#8221;\u00a0he said after the show in a rarely seen courtyard at the Royal Academy of Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that bleak starting point, his show was full of optimistic, even dreamy, colours cut in relaxed silhouettes, with lots of shimmering sequins.<\/p>\n<p>The designer, who made his name with the figure-hugging Galaxy dress he debuted in 2005, and which is still in production today, sent out a collection that nodded to the &#8217;80s via soft tailoring (a revolutionary concept led by Giorgio Armani and made famous by Richard Gere in &#8220;American Gigolo&#8221;), wide shoulders and relaxed American sportswear staples. Those were reframed by Mouret as a low-slung blue sequin skirt worn with a white blouse and a rope belt that looked like it was filched from the nearest yacht.<\/p>\n<p>The wolves of Wall Street were alluded to through the corporate appeal of checked suits, the double-pleated fronts on gorgeously fluid wide-legged trousers and stock broker-approved wide lapels that were deployed across jackets and coats. The motif especially stood out on an oyster sequin blazer with a contrasting blue lapel, which was teamed with a blush pink sequin skirt and a white bohemian blouse.<\/p>\n<p>SIMONE ROCHA SHOWS SERENE, OFFBEAT COLLECTION<\/p>\n<p>Simone Rocha continues to impress and to draw new admirers as her collections grow in sophistication without sacrificing the look that has made her unique. Her colour palette is simple: white and blue, white and red, white and black, but the embroidery and layering are remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>The models&#8217; hair seemed sculptural, adding texture and depth to the outfits, as did the elaborate braided straps to some of the handbags, which were similar to detailing on various outfits.<\/p>\n<p>Rocha also is improving her staging. With her designer father, John Rocha, watching from the front row, the show unspooled with a certain dignity and serenity, the models walking slowly in a circle on the stage of the Alexandra Palace, a 19th Century landmark in north London.<\/p>\n<p>Rocha continued what has become her tradition: the use of some older models and some who were not rail-thin. The additions added spice and variety. Some of the other models broke with tradition by smiling at the audience, and one blew a kiss to a friend near the end of the show. 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