Street Style at London Fashion Week AW12 by Erika Kishiku

All Street Style Photography by Erika Kishiku.

Lucas Nascimento AW 12

Design background: "Graduating in 2008 from London College of Fashion, Nascimento has spent the last three seasons showing at Rio Fashion Week." Design signatures: “I like to create silhouettes that are not typical of knitwear, using knit unexpectedly through careful yarn consideration and solid research. I am interested in the geometric and textural aspects of knitwear. My pieces are a take on the classic cocooning, protective knit, but with a twist - either in yarn or structure.” (London Fashion Week.co.uk)

The part to having a studio that I truly love is the sheer creativity that you become emersed in, over the past few weeks I could hear the constant sound of knitting machines hard at work in the studio's above mine, and so it came as quite a surprise when I finally saw the imaculate constructed garments created by Lucas Nascimento for his AW 12 collection, now a BFC NEWGEN designer sponsored by Topshop he had his first exhibition to be shown at Somerset House in the East Wing, Ground Floor. Unfortunately I was working that day and so my spectacular assistants were able to document the event, below are some photo's taken by Erika Kishiku and Emma Fischer.

The clothes look immaculately knitted with graffiti inspired prints and graphics however the most exciting thing of all is the metalic glittery astro turf green knit dresses and jumpers.... I am seriously pushing for one of these in a mans style and shape, after all I do love that shade of green!

Photography by Erika Kishiku and Emma Fischer.

Fred Butler AW 12

Tank Top-Ranking Tongue-Tied and Twisted.

When an invitation arrives from Fred Butler to attend her AW12 presentation at London Fashion Week it means that everything else you may have had planned for that day gets cancelled! I was very excited especially after having such an honour to work with Fred on her SS12 presentation last year. Again this presentation was held at the Portico room in Somerset House, which has some beautiful features, however for people such as Fred and myself the possibility to change a space is always a challenge and I was intrigued to see how the new collection would be shown this time around.

News came in advance that Fred had collaborated with musician Charlie XCX to create an original track at Redbull studio's, available as a free download as the sound track to her presentation and Charlie would perform this live with her band.

The collection was of course a range of ellaborate Fred Butler signature couture pieces that exhist outside any time, space or season and could be worn by any one, just so long as they have an extremely fearless aproach to their own image. Futuristic pastel armour in Origami pleats and folds, and geometric patterned puffa's to keep you warm on an interstella cosmic cruise. The real suprise however was in the form of knitted body's, tank tops and shorts in pastel pink, mint and cream, the ultimate modern take on the arran knitt. Her head pieces had a marshmallow quality to them that seemed to make you want to eat them or at least lick them to see if they were as sweet as they looked.

We even had a moment to catch up with the delightful Sarah Keeling who was doing a marvelous job creating a behind the scenes film capturing all the wonders of Kim Howels with her awe inspiring styling and Bianca Tuovi's pastel hair creations.