London Fashion Week Spring/Summer13.

Hardly had the dust settled under the furor of New York Fashion than London Fashion week arrived. The fashion pack from models to designers alike traveled to catch what this great city had to offer. Unlike New York, fashion in London is quite eccentric, quirky and fun. Here are the trends this city has to offer next Spring/Summer.

Prints. An eclectic mix of flowers, birds, geometric, currency and snake skin prints amongst others ruled the catwalk runways of Issa, Mary Kantratzou, Vivienne Westwood and Holly Fulton showing this trend has staying power.

Issa ss13

Embellishments. Embellishments without abandon on the most beautiful of dresses, cropped jackets,  tailored trousers shone and glittered on creations from of Giles Deacon, Burberry, Antoni and Allison and Osman in the form of shattered glass, sequins, jewels, stones and beads.

Antoni and Alison ss13

Pastels. Collections of Christopher Kane, Emilia Wickstead, Erdem and  Pringles Of Scotland were awash with arrays of pastels in shades of pink, blue, buttercup yellow and green.

Christopher Kane ss13

Stripes. Big, bold blocks of colour fell in line to make stripes on sheer, cotton, chiffon confections. A noticeable trend from New York Fashion Week, stripes seem to be one of the big trends this season and Temperley, Acne, PPQ couldn’t agree more.

Temperley ss13

Embroidery. Appliqués in form of swirly symmetrical hearts, florals with sheer and leather as backdrops crawled and littered on collections from Osman, Meadham Kirchoff and Antonio Berardi.

Meadham Kirchoff ss13

Fringe Benefits. From feathers to frills and tussles, fringe trimmings were aplenty during London Fashion Week. Mario Schwab, Sass and Bide and Christopher Kane showcased a host of fringe trimmed pieces that made an impact on the catwalk.

Sass and Bide ss13

Summer Leather. Leather with laser cut outs graced the catwalks of Giles Deacon, Acne, Mulberry, Sass and Bide in black, white whites, Camel toned in dresses, skirts, trousers and jackets. 

Giles ss13

Cropped Jackets. Cute little cropped jackets topped off little dresses, tailored pants and skirts on collections from PPQ, Zoe Jourdan and Todd Lynn as the models walked down the runway.

Paul Smith ss13

Shirt Dresses. Formerly known as ‘shirtwaist dress’. Models from Vivienne Westwood, Nicole Farhi, Preen slunk down the runway in flattering loose to fitting shirt dresses sometimes cinched at the waist for a definitive look.

Nicole Farhi ss13

Orange. It was an explosion of Orange on the runways of London Fashion Week as models from David Koma, Acne and Mulberry walked down in the brightest of orange in all its form.

David Koma ss13

Pictures courtesy of British Vogue.