LFW A/W 2012, Bernard Chandran

The presentation of Bernard Chandran’s A/W 2012 collection took place 
at the symbolic LFW location of the Vauxhall Fashion Scout.

The show was attended by a few VIPs including Keisha Buchanan 
from the Sugababes and Pandemonia.
  

 

This season vintage roll fringes were complemented by red lipstick, 
giving a refined look to this collection.

 

       

Bernard Chandran worked with a specific set of colours: black remained a basic, 
while you could see as well grey, brown, pale pink and dark blue. Some flashes of red were seen now and then (lipstick and nail colour), especially on one of the collars created.

         

The designer created specific collars for this collection using geometric shapes. The different collars were added to most clothes and made them even more sophisticated.

       

Bernard Chandran used for this collection mostly lace and transparent fabrics, 
as well as satin in different tones and leather.

       

 

  

The finishing touch specific to the designer was given by tiny transparent triangles on the shoulders, made of shiny / plastic-like material. This detail, present on some of the clothes, emphasized again the modern effect by giving the shoulders a larger scale and a square shape.   

            

The whole set tends to show the look of a modern and sophisticated woman from the city, with dresses for special occasions as well as suits and coats for casual wear.

  

 This collection was very interesting in terms of the detailed work carried out by Bernard Chandran, while combining a vintage look with modern clothes

Looking forward to the SS 2013 collection !