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Lace, Knitwear and Crochet Lead the Pack at London Fashion Week
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Published: Monday, September 19, 2011
As the capital is hosting the fourth day of its prestigious London Fashion Week, crafty pastimes are making waves amongst the style hungry as designers showcase their latest styles.
As the models line up to step onto the runway adorned in home-made creations, it's apparent that for Spring next year, lace, crochet and knitwear is set to be a big trend once again.
A big theme with knitwear designer Mark Fast, critics, bloggers and fashion editors lapped up his quirky designs which included crochet dresses, and yellow and orange chunky knits.
Taken from Mark's webpage:
“Mark designs his knits by hand on a domestic knitting machine and his work is then formed onto the body as he knits. He has devised innovative stitching techniques, blending Lycra with the finest luxury wools. He is inspired by the endless possibilities of Lycra yarns and natural fibres together, sculpting areas of tension and areas of volume over the body.”
Lace is also expecting to see a boom once again and although it has been all over the high street for a while, the momentum will continue to grow.
Christopher Kane first inspired the use of lace in last year's catwalk shows, but this year, staple designers such as Issa and Clements Ribeiro followed suit with bursts of the delicate material amongst a lot of their key looks.
Good news for craft retailers as home-spun designs look like they are here to stay, thanks to the designs of the fashion forward.
London Fashion Week continues in venues around London until 21st September.
A big theme with knitwear designer Mark Fast, critics, bloggers and fashion editors lapped up his quirky designs which included crochet dresses, and yellow and orange chunky knits.
Taken from Mark's webpage:
“Mark designs his knits by hand on a domestic knitting machine and his work is then formed onto the body as he knits. He has devised innovative stitching techniques, blending Lycra with the finest luxury wools. He is inspired by the endless possibilities of Lycra yarns and natural fibres together, sculpting areas of tension and areas of volume over the body.”
Lace is also expecting to see a boom once again and although it has been all over the high street for a while, the momentum will continue to grow.
Christopher Kane first inspired the use of lace in last year's catwalk shows, but this year, staple designers such as Issa and Clements Ribeiro followed suit with bursts of the delicate material amongst a lot of their key looks.
Good news for craft retailers as home-spun designs look like they are here to stay, thanks to the designs of the fashion forward.
London Fashion Week continues in venues around London until 21st September.
