This weekend saw the world of glitz and glamour turn out for the some great designers.

Olivia Palermo attends the Richard Nicoll s/s 2011 fashion show during London Fashion Week

Michelle Williams attends the Julien Macdonald s/s 2011 fashion show during London Fashion Week

Jade Jagger attends the Kinder Aggugini Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show during LFW

Lilly Allen looking great in her Louis Vuitton poncho as she attends Body Amr

Rochelle Wiseman backstage at the Vivienne Westwood Red Label Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show during LFW

Some girl: Rachel Stevens looks positively glowing with health and happiness at Julien Macdonald’s London Fashion Week show last night

Rock chicks: Cat Deeley and Elle Macpherson sport an identical look at Julien MacDonald’s London Fashion Week show

Model Amber Rose who modelled at the Body Amr show the previous day

Larger-than-life: Janice Dickinson and comedian Alan Carr came to show their support for the designer

Risqué: The singer’s mini dress looked fine while standing up, but wasn’t the ideal choice for sitting

Revealing front row: Nicola Roberts poses for pictures with Keisha Buchanan in the front row at the event

House of Holland

The ’70s vibe continued on day two as the House of Holland Spring show took place. The collection was colourful with a distinct Studio 54 feeling. There were metallics and a fun banana leaf print adorning flares, jumpsuits and hot pants. I asked Henry why he thought so many designers were reviving the ’70s. He joked, “I don’t know, I just watched Xanadu on a plane!” The collection felt much more grown up, like the HOH girl was attending better parties.

He wanted to recreate 1970s glamour and explained, “it’s cocktail dressing, but with a young, fresh edge. It’s bright and colourful.” The looks had fluffy accessories like belts and earrings which stood out and there were backpacks in the banana leaf print. This House of Holland collection was my favourite by the designer. It really felt like the brand had developed. Henry told me that he’d paid “more attention to the details” and that the HOH girl had the “same personality, but is more grown up”. Do you like this collection?

Jena Theo

Design duo Jenny Holmes and Dimitris Theocharidis presented their Spring collection for Jena Theo this afternoon. Jena Theo won Fashion Fringe in 2009 and have this season been inspired by British colonialism in India. I was kindly invited to check out the show by BestBuyand Canon who are the main sponsors of LFW. The collection was drapey, sexy and full of soft jersey pieces, some of which were adorned with panels of gold applique. A few of the looks were also teamed with turbans adding to the ethnic feeling. The colour palette included pinks, purples and denim mixed in with muted pastel shades. There were asymmetric cut dresses with cut out detailing revealing hints of flesh and straps of fabric which resembled bullet belts were created in pale pink creating an interesting contrast.

Ashley Isham

Ashley Isham knows his strengths and how to play in to them. He is not short on celebrity support and creates show stopping gowns that are perfect for red carpet events. This season, Paloma Faith caught the papparazzi’s eye in a perspex jacket before taking her seat alongside Shingai Shoniwa from The Noisettes. The show opened with a diamante dress that had an armor feeling to it. There were a series of long gowns with draped detailing which were teamed with statement flower headpieces. One of my favourite pieces was a blue gown with a long multi coloured train that brightened up the white walled venue. There were also several cocktail dress in blue or silver or with statement feathers. Isham closed the show with a couple of bridal style dresses in ivory and gold.

PPQ

The PPQ show promised ‘spice silks’ and a land far away, but the reality fell much closer to home. The show ran 45 minutes late which was probably due to the vast array of celebrities they had to seat on the front row (including Paloma Faith, Victoria Hesketh, Brigitte Nielsen and Jamelia). PPQ has always had a big celebrity following (Peaches Geldof, Lily Allen and Cheryl Cole have all worn their designs), and this season looks set to be no different.

This weekend has probably got to be the most busiest and insane weekend ever. It was fashion week in London and the city was buzzing. one well known editor said to me “London feels like Hollywood!”. Well it was true to an extent as Hollywood descended on London on Saturday with the Twenty 8 Twelve show kicking it all off. The actor Jude Law bagged a front row seat as he turned out to support his fiancée Sienna Miller at London Fashion Week.Jude Law.The on-again-off-again couple sent the press into a frenzy as they were seen running around and joking with one another backstage before Jude took up his place in the audience

They sure didn’t dissapoint, the sisters created a laid back vibe for their Spring 2011 show with wearable day pieces including printed mini dresses and blue denim. Most of the dresses, some of which had a watercolour print, were bum skimming showing off sun kissed skin and flat sandals. It’s great to see such a commercially viable brand showing in the UK as it helps balance the many young designers the city has to offer.

The actress was showing the fourth collection from her label with sister Savannah, Twenty8Twelve on Saturday.

The latest collection for Twenty8Twelve, Jericho, was inspired by Joni Mitchell’s album Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter and the Wim Wenders’ film Paris, Texas.

“That’s always such a great part of the design process where we all watch movies, listen to loads of music, we go through archives and loads of photography and it’s really exciting for us,” said Sienna.
The 28-year-old added: “I was traveling in Asia earlier this year and the hill tribes of northern Thailand are really inspirational in terms of colour and print and textile. And yeah, I’m really proud of what we achieved this season.”

The highlight of day 1 of LFW was Hannah Marshall, the world of fashion really turned out for her, with editors from Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan and celebrites all front row!

Marshall showed back to back with the Felder sisters, whose collection featured scale-print skater dresses and frou-frou skirts, as well as crystal embellished, high-waisted bikinis. A stand-out piece was a draped black silk dress with leather straps.

Hannah Marshall eschewed her usual black leather and body-con shapes for softer sheer chiffon pieces and tailoring, again all in black, which were reminiscent of Helmut Newton’s cigarette trousered femme fatales. The second phase of the show came in grey suede that had been worked into sculptural shift dresses and leggings, embellished with great quills of pleats.

Models getting ready before the show..

Hannah Marshall on the runway herself!

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The second phase of the collection in shades of grey!

Its a real strange feeling today as LFW begins, It feels like the first day of term today as the fashion pack heads down to Somerset House for the Spring 2011 shows at London Fashion Week.

LFW kicked off, as always, with Paul Costelloe who created a Hawaiian themed Summer collection. The Irish designer used pastel shades on ’60s inspired mini dresses with skater skirts and a metallic finish. They were teamed with cute, cropped biker jackets with subtle zips and pushed up sleeves.

Costelloe introduced menswear last September and that continued to be a major part of the show, which is great for me. however the biggest round of applause came when his six sons came out together modeling some of Costelloe’s suits!

There was a carefree feel to the collection which left me yearning for hot Summer days spent lazing around outside. There was definitely a change of pace for Costelloe who created a much younger, sexier collection than previous seasons, which is great as it shows he is adapting to the younger audience and market. Stay tuned for more coverage live from the tents!