It was a subdued Saturday on the British capital’s catwalks as London Fashion Week designers opted for severe styles and dark palettes.
John Rocha draped his models in voluminous black dresses that clung to their bodies like trash bags. Jasper Conran showed off a set of austere-looking brown, bronze, and black creations that hearkened back to 1920s trench coats or even 19th-century bloomers. Even young designer Henry Holland _ whose work tends to be quite eye-catching _ went with patterned clothes mainly in blue, black or crimson.
Lucky there was Kinder Aggugini, whose big pink cowboy hats and super-sheer tops brought smiles to the crowd.
Rocha’s billowing black womenswear was among
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