London Fashion Week Part Four: Outfits, haircuts and show time

This was Tuesday, the last day of womenswear at LFW. I'm wearing a Tux jacket from H&M (stolen from Claire), a velvet dress from Topshop and zippy shoes from ASOS. I'm so incredibly high street.

Claire is pretending to be someone terribly important in her shades and heels, not that she isn't obviously... She's wearing a leather jacket with a H&M fur stole that we cunningly safety pinned to it in the morning, a vintage red dress from Vintage Threads, vintage belt, sunglasses and shoes from Urban Outfitters.

We both had our hair and make up one in the press lounge seeing as, because of shitty postage, our tickets didn't arrive on time. MAC and Toni and Guy made us look presentable/scary and we enjoyed wearing loads of lipstick. I went back to a bowl cut, with a slight reddish tinge obv, and Claire had hers curly, I rather like our faces and we were ready for the barrage of parties we just 'had' to go to that evening.

I love how fashion shows are exactly the same as the stereotype, they could all be something out of The September Issue, but that's what I love about them.

These (rather shoddy, apologies!) photos are from the Ashish show on Tuesday that we managed to get into despite the ticket problems thanks to the lovely Alice who came with replacements. The show had a very rodeo/cowboy feel to it obviously with a cheeky bit of leopard print thrown in there. I loved the entirely checked, sequined pieces and kind of want some in my wardrobe...

The head pieces were made by the rather wonderful Piers Atkinson who I will be forever in awe of. I also love taking photos of photographers at fashion shows, it just looks so odd...

This is pretty much the last of my LFW stuff (seeing as party photos would be a little too drunken...), apart from plenty of new designers I found who will be featured over the next few weeks, so roll on next season!

London Fashion Week Part Three: Our LFW outifts and Exhibition Jewellery

On Monday at LFW I wore a vintage cream (apparently reflective...) shirt, H! by Henry Holland leathery shorts, Markus Lupfer bag and Office shoes.

The lovely Claire Turner (my LFW date) Blazer from H&M, shirt from American Apparel, feathered brooch from Urban Outfitters, leathery trousers from H&M and boots from Topshop.

Comfort Station's gorgeous book and jewellery display, an idea which I will so be stealing in the future...

I am so lusting after these Michelle Lowe-Holder leather cuffs, I smell a DIY project...

Today is the last day of Womenswear LFW, so we're spending the day pretending to be important, going to shows and trying to show up at the million (extreme exaggeration but still needs organising!) parties we've been invited to... So expect many a post this week!

London Fashion Week Part One

Today is the first day I've been able to get down to London, therefore missing half of Fashion Week which is perfectly fine with me as I had a delight of a Northern weekend. But I am here now and, along with my trusty friend Claire, will be tackling Fashion Week today.

Seeing as we both have minus energy we'll no doubt just be wandering around aimlessly, occasionally popping into shows and often attending an odd party, but it'll be fun!

To get you (and me) in the mood, here are a couple of teaser videos including an introduction to LFW and a cheeky interview with Mary Katrantzou, Charles Anastase and Emilio De La Morena courtesy of the lovely people at Mercedes Benz.

Prepare for many a more London Fashion Week posts over the next few days and hopefully some cheeky interviews from some of my new favourite designers.

Graduate Spotlight: Claire Turner

Deemed 'Kinky Ceramics' by the Dean of the University of Sunderland, Claire Turner's work definitely caught the attention of everyone in the Glass and Ceramics degree show.

This body (excuse the pun) of work explores what goes on behind closed doors, looking into family life and the theory of normality. The floral details and classic vase shape are distinctly 'normal', depicting something you would be able to see in pretty much any country house. The inclusion of fetishistic chains and china versions of the unobtainable dimensions of Barbie reflect the underlying darkness and dysfunction of family life.

I want pretty much everything here in my life and on my mantelpiece, not only is there a delightful amount of antique style florals that I love but throw in some pornographic china, purple flocking and witty, pun-tastic names.

I haven't included an interview for this piece because Claire and I had far more important things to do like look at all the other amazing work, eat all the chilli prawns and drink the 'good wine' before it went.

Claire and the rest of the Sunderland Glass and Ceramics graduates will be featured in the New Designers exhibition that will take place between the 1st and 11th of July in the Business Design Centre in Islington, if you're in London you should definitely go and have a look.

Also, Claire's Dad deserves props for his excellent plinths so hoorah for Gary Turner!

If you want to contact Claire or buy any of her pieces, email her at claireturner.ceramics@yahoo.co.uk.