Paris Fashion Week knitwear round-up

A bit belatedly, here are some of my favourite knit looks from the runways at Paris Fashion Week. As predicted, there were some spectacularly beautiful, covetable pieces from Dries Van Noten, Vionnet, Ann Demeulemeester, Balmain, Paco Rabanne, Maiyet, Isabel Marant, Andrew Gn, Nina Ricci, Vivienne Westwood Gold Label, Mugler, Chloe, Celine, Emanuel Ungaro, Sacai, Stella McCartney, Chanel, Sonia Rykiel, Valentino, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton.  

London Fashion Week knitwear round-up

Another February, another A/W London Fashion Week. As ever there are some choice knits on the catwalks, so I've gathered together some of my favourites from days 1, 2 & 3 (with more to follow, quite possibly). 

Designers are: students at Central Saint Martins, Sibling, Lucas Nascimento, Julien Macdonald, Alice Temperley, Matthew Williamson, Preen & Vivienne Westwood

Interview: My Chic City visit the studio

My Chic City came by the studio recently to chat with me about the brand, as well as raiding my wardrobe. I'll admit I was a little apprehensive about being in front of the camera (I'm far more comfortable behind the lens), but those guys are so easy to be around, I enjoyed it more than I thought. Here are a couple of shots the girls took using my iPhone. You can see the rest and read the interview on MyChicCity.com.

[Top photo: jacket by Vivienne Westwood, skirt Amy Hall S/S 2012 - click here to buy in sale, clutch Bracher Emdem, necklace Celia B. Left: silk coat Shanghai Tang, dress vintage Ossie Clarke, shoes Alexander Wang]

Wool week!

I got very excited when we had our first British Wool Week last year - it's not exactly the sexiest sounding thing in the world, but with so many big name designers getting involved, it really helped to elevate the status of wool from being seen as something a bit boring and utilitarian to an incredible versatile fibre that can be used to create extraordinary, beautiful clothes that will last AND keep you warm.

There are a whole host of activities and events going on next week, our second Wool Week and you can find out more by visiting the Campaign for Wool's website.

The thing I am most looking forward to is the Wool Modern exhibit showing at La Galleria on Pall Mall, throughout September. Among the big name designers exhibiting are Alexander McQueen, Christian Lacroix, Courreges, Erdem, Lanvin and Viviene Westwood as well as smaller names like Louise Gray and Craig Lawrence. To find out more about it go here - it's worth it for the amazing morphing sheep [I took the liberty of nicking the above images from their site for your viewing pleasure - I hope they don't mind....].

Unravel: Knitwear in fashion

If only I could make it to Antwerp by 14th August - sadly I think it's unlikely, but I wish I could get over there to see Unravel: Knitwear in fashion, at MoMu. From what I've seen, it looks like an incredible exhibition showcasing some of the most avant garde talent in the industry. Knitwear pieces by Vivienne Westwood, Maison Martin Margiela, Sandra Backlund, Chanel and Mark Fast are all on show, from more classic styles to the most outrageous.

With the amount of work I have to do between now and the middle of August, I shall just have to settle for the exhibition catalogue, but if anyone has seen it, I'd love to hear what you think.

You can read an interview with some of the designers on the Dazed website.

[Images taken from Dazed Digital]