Gearing up for London Fashion Week

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Best of British Print Design According to Liz Nehdi

London Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow, but before the Autumn/Winter 2014 collections roll down the runways, I wanted to share a collage of looks from some of my favourite London-based designers.

Clearly I’m biased since I call London home, but I think this city boasts some of the most exciting surface pattern design talent around. If there’s one thing the designers featured in this collage have in common it’s their ability to create riotous and colourful patterns to boost our moods throughout the long, gray London winters.

What’s your preferred look here?

xo Liz

Image credits (outer images, clockwise from top left):

Peter Pilotto
Stella McCartney (this citrusy dress even inspired a cake)
Mary Katrantzou
Jonathan Saunders
Peter Pilotto
Mary Katrantzou (floral print in background)
Stella McCartney
Louise Gray
Christopher Kane
Jonathan Saunders (print in background)
Christopher Kane

Images in middle of collage (from top to bottom)

3 looks from Matthew Williamson
Mary Katrantzou
Louise Gray

New York Fashion Week in Prints

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Liz Nehdi's favourite looks from NYFW

The fashion crowd will soon be shifting from New York to London for London Fashion Week, so before that happens, I’ve culled some of my favourite printed looks from the New York shows.

It should come as no surprise that looks from J Crew and Diane Von Furstenberg made it into this edit, given that they are some of my go-to designers. Mara Hoffman’s tribal inspired dresses are also some of my favourites, and this season’s designs, inspired by North Africa, did not disappoint.

Lela Rose and Suno offered some gorgeous striped looks. Libertine’s crazy pattern mixes make me smile and looks from Cynthia Rowley, Alice & Olivia and Rachel Comey round out my picks.

What’s your favourite look from this mix? Which one would you wear?

xo Liz

All images are courtesy of Style.com, which also provides live video coverage from the runways, expert reviews of the individual shows, street style looks from New York, a glimpse into the NYFW party scene and more.

Top row (from left to right)

• Libertine
• Mara Hoffman
• Lela Rose
• J Crew
• Cynthia Rowley

Middle row (left to right)

• Diane Von Furstenberg
• J Crew
• Alice & Olivia
• Suno
• Mara Hoffman

Bottom row (left to right)

• J Crew
• Rachel Comey
• Libertine
• DVF
• Suno
   

Young at Heart

Young at Heart: a collage by Liz Nehdi

I don’t have any kiddos of my own just yet, but I love bright colours and a playful aesthetic, so I find myself being drawn to kid’s clothes from time to time. Problem is, a lot of what’s out there in the realm of children’s wear is just too twee, as the Brits would say. Here’s a sampling of some of the brands that are doing it just right in my opinion: looks that are fun, playful and sometimes a little bit irreverent.

To all the moms and dads out there: what’s your favourite brand for your little ones?

xo Liz

Image credits (clockwise from top left):

• A fab look from the Franky Grow Spring/Summer 2013 Collection
• Stella McCartney does children’s wear with a sense of humour
• A Jungle Folklore print from Orange You Lucky
• This is one cool dude decked out in Mini Rodini (they have a pretty fantastic blog too)
• Andy Rementer’s super cool People Blocks
• Fun pattern mix from Missoni
• Ready for an adventure in a great dress from Antik Batik
• A lovely botanical inspired print from Elizabeth Olwen
• Playing with scale (and lemons) photographed by Maxine Helfman