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| Photography by Lucas Seidenfaden |
On Sunday morning, Vauxhall Fashion Scout and Fashion
Monitor hosted an International Reception, with numerous buyers and key press
in attendance. We caught up with some of the illustrious guests to find out what
they thought of the collections.
Hannah
White, editor of Fashion Monitor
What do you think of the response here at the
International Reception?
It’s going really well, the turn out is amazing. It’s nice and busy,
and there are lots of journalists here.
What do you hope to
achieve from today?
For me
it’s a case of meeting everybody and adding faces to names. It’s a good
opportunity to get together, on a Sunday morning, eat some breakfast have a
chat.
Are there any
Vauxhall Fashion Scout shows you’re seeing later today?
I’ll
hopefully make it to Izmaylova. I’m very excited about that; someone said
they’ve got a big installation, with props.
Who have you seen so
far that stands out for you?
The Ones
to Watch show, I loved Phoebe English and Alice Lee I loved.
What trends have you
seen coming through this season?
A lot of
layered silks and oversized tailoring.
Karoline
Kivimaki – Lake Como Lifestyle magazine, Italy
What did you think of
the International Reception exhibition today?
It’s
great; there are always new designers. I love the Ones To Watch.
What brought you to
the exhibition?
I came
here to see the exhibition today because most of the designers here haven’t
shown their clothes, so I can see them up here.
Which designer do you
particularly like?
The Ones
To Watch winners, particularly Alice Lee, the knitwear.
What trends have you
seen coming through this season?
There is
a lot of pastels and loads of rose gold, in a metallic glittery way. I like the
watery colours, like watery blues and greens. And chiffon: chiffon is everywhere,
everyone seems to be doing floaty chiffon this season.
Ariane
Buteux – Fashion Monitor, Editor at Large
So how do you think
the International Reception is going, Ariane?
I think
it’s going really well; it’s a nice turn out. I think it’s good to see a range
of pieces. It is really good to hear what everyone has got up their sleeve,
what they feel about it.
What do you hope to
achieve today?
Just
getting out and meeting people. As Fashion Monitor, it is great to partner up
with Fashion Scout and get our names out there as we both believe strongly in
the platform [of promoting emerging designers.]
Have you seen any shows
recently that caught your eye?
I haven’t seen anything yet! I’ve taken it
quite easy: I was in the office on Friday… I’m going to go downstairs and see
what is happening later on.
Florence Cleverdon and Anouska Ritchie (guests of Harvey
Nichols )
Which collections do you particularly like?
I love Manuela’s (Manuela Dack) dresses. I like the blue
dress, the dotty one. I love the shape and the material. (The dress she
describes is made from a heavy material and well designed to hug the female
form. A plasticy texture covers it, like edited snakes skin but consisting of
tiny dots, indicative of a surrealist night sky.)
We also spoke to Rivkie from Fiasco Magazine
Why have you come to the exhibition today?
I am doing a piece on emerging designers and talent and so I
thought this would be a good place to come.
Which collections in the exhibition do you like?
I particularly like Edward Finney’s with that kind of punk
aesthetic, but I haven’t seen the entire exhibition yet!
Do you have any advise for aspiring designers?
I think you have to make sure that your collections are well
produced and made well. When buyers come to view your collection it needs to
look good.
Interviews: Rosanna Cole and Natasha Slee