London Fashion Week Street Style
London Fashion Week - it came back as glamourous and as grandiose as we had anticipated. Accompanied by Storm Eunice’s gale-force winds, lashing rain and inky skies, the fashion on the streets and the runways were far from any traditional, wintry monochromatics and mundane greys we usually expect to see. This year our best-dressed-guests as well as our models were draped in an amalgamation of high-low styles, new-old genres, and adorned always in playful pinks, vibrant oranges, gorgeously, garish greens and strikingly bold blues. This pick-and-mix of unique and individualistic fashionistas are always traversing the line between current, mainstream trends and the fresh, up-and-coming looks that test the possibilities of fashion and give us budding fashionmongers something to aspire to.
We have handpicked a mix of the best street looks of LFW 22, from behind-the-scenes fresh off the catwalk to the looks of the coveted guests. Look to their bold and whimsical styles, their mismatched garments and wacky accessories as both the timeless representation of the art that is fashion and the future that it is evolving into - they are not to be missed!
Photos: Phil Oh (Vogue), London Fashion Week, Acielle Styledumonde
Our Favorite Looks
When playing with styles it can always be safe to deconstruct back to the basics - the myth of “you can’t wear double denim” does not apply to Wang’s collection. Wang doubles up on classic materials like leather and denim, pairing them to demonstrate London’s street style as effortless, chic and. Her liberating aesthetic after all is defined as “future-modern, emotional and multidimensional”.
Chic and elegant in all black this winter, but to brace the frigid London winds, add a long-line, fuzzy coat - but make it pop. The resurgence of the 00s style invited back the check-board print, and the ease of glowing up any outfit with this black-and-white statement piece is second to none.
The moody, dark-academia aesthetic was back and “Breaking Bad Habits” with Bad Habit London’s sustainable, gender-neutral collection. Bring grace and sophistication to the street with ethical production in mind with these deceptively understated, beautifully shaped, all-black pieces, giving an effortlessness to your winter wardrobe and putting a stop to fast-fashion’s grip on society.
Brightening the pavements of London Fashion Week this year was a mix of pastels and pops of colour. Want to wear the iconic London blazer? Make it unique with a sharp cut and patterned piping.
Be the author of your own style genre with Accidental Cutting. They take vogue to the edge by never seeking, but experimenting with randomised, abstract cuts and patterns to create couture, ever-changing silhouettes. The plastic and leather materials engage with the Y2K aesthetic but also the future, the technological future we live in. Accidental Cutting makes fashion digital pieces of art, this “fashion [is] a virtual sculptural volume in motion.
Bad Habits London had to have a second mention. Their simple, relaxed street-savvy chic is a trend to be adopted. Lockdown taught us to live for comfort and Bad Habits has certainly embraced the cosy in their collection. The oversized, denim shacket is a mainstream must-have and don’t be afraid to pair it with a loose, flowing jog-pant. Androgynous silhouettes where your personality does the talking is the look this year. Let your self speak for you.
Obsessed with the “city girl” chic? Don’t be afraid to mix mdoern and chic. Pair a vintage-look, oversized leather coat with fun, clashy colour blockings, it’s both strategic, effortless and distinct. And never forget structural shades, essential to “city girl” aesthetic.
Xander Zhou showed us at LFW that the space age never truly left our imaginations, but here with his “techno-orientalism” Zhou explores the future of fashion through the boundaries of heritage, identity, sexuality and gender, and now it’s fashionable again. Blend colorful digital-print patterns with aerodynamic shapes, mix oversized and bodycon pieces, and you never know, a new fashion might just “blast-off”.
Orange Is The New Black this season. If you’re new to colour pairings, drape a bold orange over neutrals with a complementary over-the-shoulder bag - you can’t go wrong.
We wouldn’t be complete without a touch of the 00s aesthetic that is taking over London’s streets. Conner Ives’ catwalk debut demonstrated that high-fashion isn’t unobtainable and opulent, it’s self-expressive. Through varsity prints, bold and block crops, low-rise skirts, butterfly clips and rhinestones, Ives “reminded me why I love fashion” (@oliviapetter8) - make it cute, make it whimsical, make it you.
Edited By Kieryn Alexander