LFW

I went to London fashion week with my friend to see the Francesca Marotta “Amore della mia vita” show which I was lucky enough to be given tickets for. It showcased a collection based on the concept of mourning; consisting of a lot of black lace, leather, wool and silk fabrics juxtaposed with neon jewellery by Milko Boyarov. Afterwards, despite not having tickets for any other shows that afternoon I decided to head over to Somerset House regardless, in the hope of getting some on the door. When we arrived it was immediately apparent that security was very high and they were checking tickets as people went in. However, possessed with what can only be described as ‘fashion fever’ I decided to just strut past the bouncers and security, as we’d seen celebrities doing, and hope that they didn’t challenge me. Despite my delusions of grandeur it actually worked and we somehow managed to get into the screening of Ada Zanditon’s A/W’12 collection, even though we were the only ones without passes! Spurred on by our success, I decided to try and sneak into the Courtyard show space, where the PPQ show was taking place. We waited until the bouncer was distracted with someone else and slipped past. Very aware that we were the only people without VIP passes we tried our best to act as though we were meant to be there, and casually mingled with Jameela Jamil, Pandemonia, Lisa Snowdon, Pixie Lott and Jo Wood! Unfortunately we couldn’t actually get in to see the PPQ catwalk as the queue was ridiculously long and they were double checking everyone’s tickets, but by hanging around the backstage door we certainly still managed to experience the atmosphere and saw the models wheeling out the ‘Rule’ bikes, the posh bike brand rule that PPQ has done a collaboration with.