London SS16 Fashion Week Highlights

Mary Katrantzou’s fascination with folklore made her Spring/Summer 2016 collection feel more personal and approachable. The bohemian style shone with the use of gorgeous floral prints, bared shoulders and elbows and the mixing of iridescent quilting. The collection concentrated on metallic brocades, embroideries and tiny sequins.

Holly Fulton presented kaleidoscopic colour combinations and pushed forward the surrealist spirit with 3D starfish motifs and vibrant pinwheel-like embroideries in her Spring/Summer 2016 collection. The line-up had its fair share of smart, sparkling collared shirts and crisp shift dresses. Ladylike fashioned clothes, lean ‘70s flare and keyhole cutouts are some details that were evident throughout the collection. Our particular favourites were the multi-coloured boxy jackets featuring embossed details.

Simone Rocha’s latest Spring/Summer 2016 collection was strange and wonderful at the same time. Sheer dresses fuse together with schoolgirl innocence as the models walked down the runway in virginal white frocks. The softest and prettiest of pinks was the main colour palette for the collection and the tulle used appeared light, delicate and signature of Simone Rocha’s design aesthetic. Cloudlike shapes, bows unfolding at the hips and shoulders specked in jewels, the collection was feminine and dreamy.

Christopher Kane’s Spring/Summer 2016 was two things: bright and bold. The signature crisscross strap neoprene sneakers in neon colours were statement pieces that made a graphic impact. Kane used a mix of various materials which included spray-paint that splattered, lumped and dripped off jersey dresses and handbags that came in transparent PVC.

Erdem offered us Spring/Summer 2016 looks that were reminiscent of the little house on the prairie and pioneer silhouettes. There’s an enthrallment with Victoriana and the interweaving of old and new world cultures. Erdem embraced the romantic spirit with floral embellishments and reserved femininity in the details. The ensembles had puffs of volume around the wrists and elbows and the skirts had tiers and rows of silk ruffles that spilled over onto the runway.