London Fashion Week 2024

Creating a storm with their raw art, the Fashion Week 2024, London has come again with one more thrust of advanced aesthetics. The likes of new entrants such as Vietnam born Peter Do – who is already appealing the style set with his mixed aesthetics that range from high glam to youthquake color ranges, and established names such as Middle Eastern Origin Erdem, Richard Quinn, and Burberry are all hitting with quintessential Britain themes.

Raw themes spanning entire continent

In regard to this season, several of the shows emphasized both inclusivity, and attention to diversity in casting models. A strong message of representation was sent with models of diverse age, gender, and size being used by the designers in their collection. Other fashion designers focused on their creations around societal issues that are deemed to be of concern: racial justice and woman empowerment.

Similarly, sustainability is a topic that resonates with people, and LFW 2024 was no different. Mithridate and Standing Ground are among designers who have inclusively addressed the effects of climate change by focusing on ethical design-making production. Using up-cycled fabrics and adopting zero-waste approaches, the designers are responsible for changing the outlook of the fashion industry to nil sustainability.

From Mary Quant’s mod mini-skirts to the punk run Vasco westwood’s motifs and tailoring at Saville row, tubes have been a consistent feature of the London style DNA with roots Puntland. That mentality remains evident again this season as the designers merged the sophistication and rebellious tension in their designs.

Graduate Fashion East students Jawara Alleyne and Priya Ahluwalia embarked on exploring their beginnings for the fall/winter 2024. The former took opera diva Maria Callas as a motive in her British Museum show while the latter commemorated her Indian-Nigerian roots through storytelling embedded into their hoodie and saree designed dresses and tops.

Designers

With its new and emerging talents coming onto the runway, it appears that 2024 will be an interesting year for London Fashion Week. The show is widely recognized for supporting the up-and-coming young designers – especially through its Fashion East showcase – and is said to have transformed the careers of Martine Rose, Jonathan Anderson, Claire Barrow and Simone Rocha, among others.

The NewGen program of the British Fashion Council remains in the calendar as an important feature as audiences have Tolu Coker (who dressed Eddie Redmayne for the met gala) & also Harri Smith who presented couture-styled outfits as well as ready-to-wear outfits. The pieces have sculptural forms similar to pyramids and other shapes set with futuristic cuts and colors in mind to engage the baser senses of people.

In addition to the ethical features offered by the mainly British designers such as Mithridate and Standing Ground, ethical sourcing and production have also taken center stage this season. And considering that the fashion industry is among the greatest perpetrators of the ravaging of the environment, this is an encouraging change too.

Also new to the schedule this season is Harris Reed who is set to commence the week on an unscheduled show on Thursday evening and Johanna Parv, an Estonian native whose first collection is centered on watching her people in her city. Fashion East alumni Olly Shinder also goes back to the catwalk to feature some pieces of her collection which draws inspiration from nine-to-five office wear. Constructions are expected to span such ranges as the full pink puffer over the edges, sloping cargo trousers and a cut-up suit from a unique designer made recycled Circulose.

Trends

The versatility of the styles present at London Fashion Week represents the creative essence of this city. Bold graphics and prints that depict the culture of London as well as designers who aim to depict the works of the city are set to meet this coming season in a whirl of a fusion of diverse modern-day graphics.

This was the trend when some want to forget pants and go completely free, now it looks designers want to bring out the pj’s out of the wardrobe and make everyone wear it outside. Seems like family reunions and parties are going to be masked with 16Arlington’s utter briefs and British cotton garters as for Nensi Dojaka’s lace mesh and bike short sets, it looks like a lot more of these sets will be out in the fall.

Another on the rise is that of having uhrbots aesthetics inspired from the late designer Paco Rabanne, this style was quite visible in a number of pieces including an ocher knitted top with lace work on the front, worn over a car wash nude slip waist dress with black sandals and a sheepskin coat which was styled by Simone Rocha.

Coming to the latest trends, it seems that clothes that are more beneficial to the environment and are eco-friendly are mass becoming the trend. Innovative organic textiles are changing and lowering the degree to which society has always treated this industry’s impact on the face of the world. On that note, accessories are quickly becoming the in thing for tenders with the likes of Nikolas Bentel who has a cool bag for every mood, so as to say. Look out for oversized shoulder bags and chunky jewellery in bright shades of precious stones and gemstone.

Venues

The London Fashion Week occurs two times every year, in the month of February and September. It’s during this period of the month that the designers are able to display their collection for the upcoming season. Whether you enjoy the catwalk shows of are just an observer, there is much to appreciate in the city that hosts the event.

This year’s events inline with the London Fashion Week have fashionable outlines, and fresh conceptions which derive from the primal passion the city has had in fashion. Designers will cherry-pick various landmarks of the city to substitute as the setting of their imagination and show the scope of the city’s cultural mix.

Apart from the regular catwalks, a few designers will also have pop up shows that give a different dimension of their work. For instance, last season TOVE held its catwalk in the great senate house marble hall, which boasts of an impressive staircase leading to its grand entrance. The location suited TOVE perfectly, as it complemented the soft textiles and fine details of TOVE concepts.

Other events will shine a light onto the next generation which includes budding designers ready to conquer the industry. Also, Harris Reed who has aqueer vocation and other gender-fluid designers, and Patrick McDowell who creates wardrobes of tomorrow will be presenting their futuristic collections.

In case of attending a show, organize yourself beforehand and arrange for a stay at hotels close to the locations where the event is going to take place. You will want to make it possible to stroll to the show and have a few drinks out after.