New Zealand Designers calling..... they want their ideas back!!

One thing that hit me watching the collections through London and Milan, is that New Zealand Designers seem ahead of the curve.

Examples..
Kate Sylvester's "Art Groupie" collection featured gloves as hats, which was echoed at Dolce and Gabbana's gorgeous collection today.
Other "Art Groupie" references were seen at the Central Saint Martins Graduate Show in London, where, eyes on tops, featured prominently, see the pictures to compare!

Similarly, Vivienne Westwood's excellent naughty schoolgirl, themed collection for her Red Label, which she showed in London, featured each model styled as a "school stereotype', the nerd, the sporty type etc.

Interestingly, Little Brother showed a 'school uniform' influenced collection, with the same theme, also dressing each model as a "type"

Just goes to show, that great minds think alike!

(first 3 images, from Kate Sylvester's Art Groupie Collection, Images 4&5 from Vivienne Westwood's school girl themed Red Label Collection, Images 6&7 from Dolce and Gabbana's Winter 2010 Collection in Milan, image 8 from the Central saint Martins Graduate's Collection in London)

Stella at Luella....

Well, I named her "most likely to succeed" in my pre-fashion week post so was disappointed that she booked only one presentation in NY

But London seems to have embraced her a little more..

Here she is looking super sweet on the catwalk for Luella!

I love the whole look, hair, makeup and especially the cuddly knit! perfect!

Kiwis in London #1....Nicole Clulee

Kiwi model, Nicole Clulee turned up today in one of the first shows on the London Fashion Week Calendar, that of newcomer, Eun Jeong, according to Hilary Alexander, writing for the UK Telegraph, "Jeong, attended Kent Institute and then Central Saint Martins, where she obtained her MA" (image from the telegraph, UK, Nicole on far left)

British 'it' Girl invasion #2....

(Images from top, Agyness opening the show at Anna Sui,












Eliza at Anna Sui













Daisy at Anna Sui



















Eliza and Ash on the cover of Dazed,





Agy's ID cover,













Alice Dellal,














Eliza's ID cover,


















Daisy Lowe's Marc Jacobs campaign, shot by Juergen Teller,


















Bottom two pictures, Eliza at Marc Jacobs, and on the runway at Rodarte)

Last week, I wrote about the British "it" girls, Pixie & Peaches Geldoff and their friend, half-shaved-heiress Alice Dellal, conquering fashion, to the horror of many......

Today they received another blow, as fellow Brit girls, Agyness Deyn, Daisy Lowe and Eliza Cummings hit the catwalk at Anna Sui , with Agyness making her NY runway debut for this season, opening and closing the show.

British rock-star spawn, and current Marc Jacobs campaign muse, Daisy Lowe, also made an exclusive appearance at the show..... while fellow Brit, Eliza Cummings, who, along with her boyfriend Ash, poses provocatively on covers of the current Dazed and Confused, ID , and in the pages of Italian Vogue, also walked the show (in addition to her catwalk turns at Marc Jacobs and Rodarte.)

These shows are considered three of the most important shows in New York, and certainly, "the coolest". Anna Sui is also considered an important show, in terms of the fact that Stephen Meisel is said to informally cast it.

Marc Jacobs spoke after his show of wanting a return to individuality, as each each of the models in his show were given different, individual, hair and make-up looks.

Also, Katie Grand, talking about her new magazine, LOVE, says "Love the imperfect. You know it makes sense." Furthermore, in her editor's letter she writes. "No one is a sample size in the whole issue, and it's not so retouched" .(Read my post about Love Magazine here... http://chowderchunkybits.blogspot.com/2009/02/in-love-with-love.html

Clearly there is a movement back towards attitude and personality over perfection, and these girls are the first incarnations of that movement on the runway...

What do you think of them?

(click here for the earlier post on Pixie, Peaches and alice... http://chowderchunkybits.blogspot.com/2009/02/british-it-girls-conquering-globe.html)

Kylie Bax is back!!!?????

New Zealand supermodel Kylie Bax has a SHOWCARD!! WITH STORM LONDON FOR THE COMING SHOWS IN LONDON...

Excited much !!!???