18th Feb 2007
London Fashion Week Fall 2007: Julien Macdonald
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From my experience at London Fashion Week ’07, with the exception of the tent shows, space this week has been far and few between. However, Mr. Julien Macdonald is our savior providing ample enough space at the Park Lane Hilton to hold many, and that it did.
Disco balls peppered the ceiling. Every type of ‘fashionist-a’ and ‘not-a’ was eagerly waited for that first model. “Who will that first model be?†“She won’t be too supermodel-ish…this is London Fashion Week, not Paris.†However my readers I stand corrected, the first model was Naomi Campbell, and you can’t get more supermodel than that. No amount of lawsuits or PETA protesters could swing Ms. Naomi off her trademark swagger and stance as she sauntered in a black silk ‘puffy’ coat, tied at the waist, with black fur collar and black patent leather platforms.
Julien Macdonald’s collection was what to be expected from him, red carpet flavor ensembles that paraded crochet dresses, spangled sequin/beaded gowns, full and crop length trousers, satin blouses, tunics and ankle length skirts, and fur. Macdonald graced the runway with so many grand fur pieces that would of sent Janice Combs (P.Diddy’s momma) in a buying frenzy. All black ensembles with just a touch of stark white fur provided such a ‘Great Gatsby’ moment. Colors previewed were black, white, metallic hues of gold/silver/bronze, navy, and grey. At one point (the beginning of the show) there was so much black in the ensembles it blended into the catwalk giving a ‘walking head’ effect on the models coming down.
Standouts: Black satin blouse with black satin skinny pants, draped with white fur coat and accessorized with black head wrap and white/gold clutch; pewter/gold mini dress with fishmouth lapel ‘up’ and bishop sleeves, paired with opaque navy hosiery; black fur off-shoulder, bow belted tunic over sequin leggings and black head wrap; metallic bronze, one shoulder, belted and pleated ‘Fortuny’ inspired floor length gown with black shear underlay near neckline.
Keep in the closets: Black, long sweater cardigan with black satin tie blouse paired with black/green checkered crop trousers, and black head wrap. This look definitely came out of left field.
Ending with the spectacle of a confetti explosion as Mr. Macdonald accepted his applause with Naomi Campbell, a bit over-the-top, but why not? Julien provided one of the most theatrical shows of the week and ended it just as big as it started.
TENISHA ANDERSON
Posted by Tenisha @ 10:52 am
February 20th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
tenisha you are so on point. love your description of everything. where can i read more.