London Fashion Week: DAY ONE

Today's Guest Blogger:
Fashionista
Ayesha Faruk

As I check the fashion calendar... one of the most iconic events is already here, yes London Fashion Week 2012! Starting on the 17th February running till the 22nd, anyone who's anyone would want to be seen and spotted at Somerset House where most of the biggest and most coveted catwalk presentations are taking place.

Outside Somerset House

Throughout the week designers showing are (to name but a few) Burberry Prorsum, McQ by Alexander McQueen, Ashish, Giles Deacon and Mulberry. 

Ashish runway - A/W London Fashion Week 2012

Kicking off today's first round of fashion shows was, Antoni & Alison who aptly named this seasons collection "Girls walking up and down in dresses".  Here we saw simple shift dresses and wacky prints summed up this quirky brand to a tee.

Antoni & Alison runway A/W 2012

Outside the hallowed Courtyard show space it was awash with fashionistas from all over the World. Dressed in what seemed to be the 'uniform' of choice was a lot of black ensembles and wedged boots. 

Street Style 

Street Style

But not to be out done were the guys, even one in a pair of sky-high Christian Louboutin Pigalles, even Victoria Beckham would be jealous! But hey fashion over function, as I like to say!

As the shows start and finish you see a flurry of the “fash pack” running around and rushing to their seats. I even caught Louise Redknapp flash past in a dogtooth blazer with a gorgeous pair of black suede Louboutins and one of the most coveted bags of the moment the Celine ‘Smile’.  

Louise Redknapp arriving at Somerset House for  London Fashion Week 2012

The "Celine" Tote Bag

As we all wait with baited breath to see what all these designers have been working so hard on, we can bide the time by reading all the various tweets (#LFW) from backstage, ogling at all the photos from the fashion week parties, and one of my favourite past times which is checking out the street styles of the uber cool.

As Coco Chanel once said: 

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

Ayesha Faruk reporting from the front lines of fashion at London Fashion Week 2012