LFW: Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer 13

Hey there hotties, 

                               So as the last dregs of summer 2012's obi belts, tangerine and festival fashion exit our lives and we start to embrace the oncoming flood of cobalt, statement trousers and country style everything that is going to be Autumn/Winter 2012, the fashion Gods swarm our favourite cities to reveal to us mere mortals, the S/S 13 collections. This week was the turn of London Fashion Week and more importantly, the Burberry Prorsum show *flutter*. I don't know about you, but for me, Burberry is the very essence of British fashion and more importantly, their clothes represent everything I want to be, beautiful,classy and timeless. So without further adieu, here is my take on their Spring/Summer 13 collection...

Within seconds of the first model gracing the runway, I was in love. As usual, Burberry presented some insanely beautiful coats and they really did excel themselves this year. A white almost caped coat, fastened at the neck, with an extremely Madonna-esque pink basque peaking out from beneath, set an extremely high standard as a starting point for Mr Bailey but alas this fashion extraordinaire really did just get better and better as the show went on. 

As Cara and Lily strutted down the runway in their own white coat of wonder, the beautiful Jourdan then followed wearing a metallic pink and orange trench that pretty much put me in a state of euphoria that did not leave me for a good while after the completion of the show. 

A sea of beauty ensued and I shan't analyse it all but here are what I think are the key trends from the collection: 

Colour wise, jewel tones are being carried right through from Autumn/Winter with amethyst, emerald, burgundy and royal blue all playing a huge role in the show. Also nudes are going to be big, with various shades of beige,brown and pink being shown. 

Metallic's are back, hurrah! Whether it's an almost tinfoil like shirt or a shiny structured bodycon, make sure they're part of your wardrobe. Lace, satin and silk were also heavily featured.

Tailoring is either structured and bodycon or loose, shift and oversized but with the waist always being cinched to the point of unbreathable and the shoulders and sleeve balloning but going in at the wrist to keep a feminine shape. 

Platforms are out and pointed wedges and courts are in. Say goodbye to comfort ladies, as if you're foot isn't completely diagonal to the floor, something's not right. 

Make-up wise, I'm more than happy to announce the return of the red lip. For the last few seasons, we've flitted between coral,vampy purple,lilac,bright pink and nude but finally my beloved red has returned to its rightful place of the runway. Make those lips big,red and bold with huge brows to match love,love,love.

To close the show, a flurry of models trotted their way round the runway in a rainbow of trench coat wonder, it was awesome!

Christopher Bailey I salute you once again, you amazingly minded man. 

Thanks for reading guys, what was your views on the collection? What LFW shows caught your eye? Let me know in the comments below! 

Stay Classy!X

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LFW I think I love you...

Okay, so the fact that I'm stuck in my little house in Liverpool whilst the amazingness that is London Fashion Week is taking place just 200 miles away annoys me to my very core. Nevertheless, thanks to the wonderful people at Vogue I've managed to see all beautiful new collections. The thing I like about LFW is that it's mostly Ready To Wear collections so you can actually judge the clobber on whether you'd wear it, making it so much more accessible for all the none Lady Gaga's of this world, like myself, who just like lovely clothes. 

So I'm going to talk about all my favesss, but this post is devoted to my most favourite show of the week...

My favourite show for this LFW has got to be Burberry Prorsum, as I actually got to see the full show thanks to the mastermind who decided to livestream it from their website. I knew the show was going to be good by simply scouring the front row where God's gift herself, the majestical Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was sat along with Alexa Chung, Kate Bosworth and Eddie Redmayne *flutter*, this was definitely going to be a gooden. 

As the show began and the models started their glide down the perfectly white runway, the key pieces needed to create Christopher Baileys A/W 2012-13 vision were obvious.

Firstly a cinched in waist is clearly a must, with pretty much all models being pulled in to emphasise their minuscule middles as well as framing their hips. This look was created in most cases with a muted, pastel coloured belt often complete with a bow. Also peplums are clearly running through to next season, which is nicely completed by all these tiny waists! 

Burberry also stook to their very British roots with an extremely 'country life' vibe running throughout the showcase, with models in tweed, flat caps and Owls and Foxes being featured on many of the jumpers, bags and belt buckles. 

Another key feature of the collection was the sheer volume of coats Bailey displayed with a mixture of military, bomber and parka jackets all hitting the runway. Coats were tailored and often cropped which I just love! But the beautiful full length purple coat Cara Delevigne closed the show in was also ah-mazing!

As for colours it is clear that neutrals are back with a vengeance as all shades of maroon,mustard, brown, beige and a lovely olive green made up the houses colour scheme. The colours could not have been more perfect in relation to the clothes in my opinion, I'm almost looking forward to next winter already...almost. 

A giant bag is going to come in handy this winter as well according to Mr Bailey as outfits were completed with huge bucket bags, finally knocking those Cambridge Satchels off the fashion radar for good. 

Other aspects that were present throughout the show were velvet, exposed zips, bejewelled collars, horizontal stripes and leather studded gloves. Delicious. 

The show closed with an insanely realistic rain storm outside and confetti storm inside, as the models did their final walk with striped umbrellas in tow. Very clever Chris, very clever. 

So that was Burberry Prorsum and it was simply lovely. I've had a love affair with this brand since I was 7, when I got my first Burberry outfit consisting of a white shirt and cropped black pants with the classic Burberry checks on the turn ups and underneath the collar. As I got older my Burberry ear muffs were treasured and my mums Burberry Mac was lusted after. Now I have a bit of a fashion bug and I prefer the more couture pieces and the beautful boys that appear in their ads, but I'd rather have a classic beige mac over one of those handsome devils any day. 

Much love kittens, hope you enjoyed. 

Stay classy X

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