Ask anyone what the five major fashion capitals in the world are and the answer you will most likely receive is: London, New York, Paris, Milan and Tokyo. After experiencing the excitement of London Fashion Week, the Semple team were still craving their fix of international fashion so with Milan Fashion Week taking place we...Read More
The Boogaloo, on the corner of Archway Road High Gate, played host to Vintage Rocks last month. Models dressed in eclectic assortments of fashions from the 50s through to the 90s strutted their stuff on the catwalk and embodied each era with perfect ease. Guests were treated to the diverse range of styles and looks...Read More
Hands up if you can remember that feeling of dread, way back in the noughties, when you heard that leggings were back? Keep your hand in the air if leggings are now a staple piece in your wardrobe? Thought so. The stretchy, black, not-quite-trousers are firmly placed in our fashion hearts. Does the ultimate comfy...Read More
I spend most of the year looking at exactly the same garments, trend pieces that repeat themselves all over the mainstream market. Just when I am about to lose faith in fashion, LFW arrives like a breathe of fresh air; reminding me that creativity is still out there. New designers and also established ones such...Read More
Perspex bags featured strongly in the 2013 spring/ summer collections of Burberry, Holly Fulton and Simone Rocha which created quite a stir amongst journalists as the plastic lovers battled it out against the traditionalists. However, there was only going to be one side of the fence that myself and the Semple team would be sitting...Read More
On the closing day of LFW, Team Semple queued (for admittedly a bit too long) for the Jena.Theo SS13 collection, Hell’s Angel. Before we even went in and sat down we were exited about this show, as the title was so appealing and intriguing. Trying to guess the meaning behind this collection meant expectations were...Read More
Day 6 after LFW. Somerset house is empty, the desk chair is familiar again and the cold is drawing in as we reach the end of September. London Fashion Week is well and truly over. No more rushing to and from shows, no more Vitamin waters from the press lounge and no more eccentric street...Read More
Previously associated with bad boys like James Dean and loveable rogues such as the Fonz, leather has become a staple in the fashionista’s wardrobe. Season after season sees a new take on the leather jacket and this Autumn/Winter will see leather quickly become your most versatile item. From leather vests at Antipodium to leather dresses...Read More
Manolo Blahnik expands with the help of footwear friend, Kurt Geiger It is a given that you cannot leave the house without a pair of shoes and for this reason, they are one of a woman’s life long companions. Besides their practical use, the purpose of a great pair of shoes is to make you...Read More
It is undoubted that the Olympics has left a wave of patriotism and pride throughout the country and although all our fashion eyes have been hooked on New York Fashion week, it has to be said that our very own British designers stood out like the red sole on a pair of Louboutins. Team Semple...Read More
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