September 23rd, 2009
I had major fashion headache today what with the inability of my American computer to connect to the worldwide web.
England’s street fashion took my mind of flashdrives, harddrives and software as I went for a drive and people-watched. Women in killer gladiator heels, opera jackets and asymmetric vests. Men in bunny ear hairbands and Charlie Chaplin pants. These were not on the runway, I swear.
Fashion week in London is serious business. In addition to the talent displayed on the catwalks (as they’re called here), the streets are filled with fashion and there are photographers everywhere, capturing every model running from job to job, every fashion moment, every editor.
Oh, i just saw Anna Wintour. Anna is a rock star (she’s from England, you know?). Photographers snap her picture, she’s on the front page of the daily paper and a public relations person at a show was heard declaring triumphantly and with a relieved sigh, “Anna’s here.”
I saw Pringle of Scotland last night – leather crop capes, intricately knitted sweaters, skintight dresses – not at all my perception of the Pringle of yore. THAT Pringle is more like one of my favorite sweaters – a pale yellow, fitted cardigan with pearlescent buttons which I wear with an even paler yellow chiffon, bow-tie blouse by Derek Lam, both of which I bought on eBay. Guess, it’s time to rethink Pringle.
I think England is where all the models go to finish off their careers. Just two days into my LONDON SOUJOURN and I’ve already seen Trish Goff, Erin Wasson and Kirsty Hume. At least, I think it was Kristy. I remember that walk. She was in the Twenty8Twelve show, the line designed by Savannah and Sienna Miller (the actress, who opens on Broadway, stateside this fall).
I recall Sienna told me once, when she was promoting her line at Barneys, that the name stands for Marilyn Munroe’s birthday or her and her sister’s birthday. Really, I don’t remember exactly, but in case you were wondering what that name means,and I know you were, it’s something like that.
Very Truly Yours,
Constance
*Photo licensed to: Photorazzi.com
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