London Fashion Week SS12: Amanda Wakeley
Amanda Wakeley Spring/Summer 2012
A model on the catwalk at the Amanda Wakeley fashion show, held at the BFC venue at Somerset House during London Fashion Week.
Showing directly after the all-dancing, colourful spectacle at Meadham Kirchhoff, Amanda Wakeley’s show felt somewhat like having our happy bubble burst. This is perhaps a little bit unfair, but for a brief moment we were reminded of how fun fashion could be, Amanda Wakeley brought us back to reality with a hard thud. This isn’t to say that the collection is no good, not at all, it’s just that it was a little… serious.
There were lots of long grecian draped dresses in a comfortable silk-jersey, which meant they could easily be transformed from eveningwear into daywear, with just a few styling adjustments. Some featured leather detailing, others sported a few sequinned elements, but all this was kept to a bare minimum. The colour palette moved from black and navy to flashes of coral red, mustard yellow and ended with turquoise. The simple leather accessories were a real highlight, with the oversized leather envelope clutches now featuring high up on my wishlist.
It was a solid collection, but just not terribly exciting. But then, Wakeley has never been a big trendsetter, she just does what she does, and does it well. Sadly I’ll probably only rremember the model who tumbled all the way up and down the catwalk after getting her shoe stuck in her hemline.
Alex is the author of popular fashion blog www.alexloves.com
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