London Fashion Week AW13 - The Fashion Parade Contd - Candids Posted by Unknown |

Bumble bee crochet and beaded fringing – hello LFW

Some more of my snaps from Somerset House, this time candid ones while 'doing the lap' a few times over around the buzzing courtyard. Things to note, 1. new trend the neon beanie is already dividing opinion in the Twittersphere 2. snazzy pink & orange brogues with matching socks and denim is a winner 3. ideally have your photographer blog partner/real life partner/brother tailing you for the perfect street style snap 4. music and fashion do mix good – scratch beneath the fashion surface and you'll find a plethora of DJ/producers 5. cute photographers in cute sneakers are a sight for sore eyes 6. why do fashionistas love cutesy iPhone cases so much?

It takes two, baby

The serious photogs

Yes!

Team FelderFelder leaving the building & Manolo Blahnik shoe tree 

Spot the Javier the Owl iPhone case by Marc Jacobs

Mr Annette Felder aka music legend DJ/producer Arthur Baker and David Dewaele from 2ManyDj's/Soulwax

Very cute sneakers too

White fox, marillion fringing, glitter gold tights and diamante slingbacks – nuff' said. 

London Fashion Week AW13 - The Fashion Parade - Street Style Posted by Unknown |

Andy Torres from Style Scrapbook

Here we have some of my favourite street style snaps from LFW Day 1. It was great fun taking them and it's so lovely to see that even in the fashion world a smile still goes a long way. Above is Andy Torres from Style Scrapbook – you may have seen her in the current Canon campaign. I love her slightly 60s monochrome look topped off with a neon beanie (trend alert: there were quite a few neon beanies floating around Somerset House). And below is Olivia Purvis from What Olivia Did. Olivia quite unwittingly created a photo scrum for a good 10 minutes about which she was very sweet. The rest of these fabulous people I don't know, but if you do, be sure to tell me and I will tag.

Olivia Grace from What Olivia Did

What I'm Wearing - #LFW Day 1 Outfit Posted by Unknown |

All morning I avidly watched the #lfw tweets come in – you can't but help feel energised by the pace and level of excitement of the bloggers, journalists and PRs and come the afternoon I set off for the FelderFelder show. Stepping into Somerset House was a bit overwhelming at first, lots of fashion people milling about, the majority camera in hand looking for a shot. A huge queue snaking through the square turned out to be for FelderFelder and I realised arriving on the dot of two was probably pushing it given that I only had a standing ticket. An oversubscribed show means that the late standing don't always get in – which is exactly what happened to about 30 of us :( However, despite a few showboats storming off, we were ferried into an adjacent screening room where we got to watch the live stream. Almost as good (see my Vine clip of the show). Anyway, after the show and bumping into the lovely Rebecca and Phoebe from xoJane, I joined the loitering hoards of snappers to see what street style and moments I could capture. It went great, I was beyond thrilled to snap Andy Torres of Style Scrapbook (I don't think that girl can take a bad picture) and Olivia Grace from What Olivia Did among others. I can't wait to upload all the photos and get them posted. And, for my own outfit (my gorgeous Sophie Hulme satchel was snapped by Phoenix magazine) I am wearing, as you probably know by now, my new By Malene Birger cardigan, Sam Edelman booties and a last-minute change to these petite supersoft skinny jeans (c/o New Look – thankyou!) which arrived just in time. I'm really impressed with the fit and feel of these skinnies and they are down to £14.99 in the sale. Bargain.