Ilaria Lepore AW18 at London Fashion Week

Titled 'Whats The Next Evil'  Ilaria Lepore's AW18 gives a visual insight into the tribal power of the roots.

By using black exclusively in her designs, this accentuates the shape and the cut of the pieces, as well as experimenting with shadows and silhouettes.

Using extra long belts and ropes as accessories, Ilaria created erotic undertones in an androgenous collection

Oversized chunky wool cardigans are paired with deconstructed trousers.

Taking the peacock as a symbol of renewal and transformation, peacock feathers adorn the side of trousers and cuffs of sleeves

Precious wools and leathers represent a myriad of changes in the human consciousness as they surge together like a peacock creature. The shearling overcoat represents the designer's non conformist attitude to move away from the mass.

Wool velvet bend the boundaries and warps Ilaria's own identity in flamboyant nature inspired shapes

Footwear by Grinders
Photographer Lucie Rox

Ones To Watch present: Kristel Kuslapuu AW18 at London Fashion Week

Drawing inspiration from cliches and irony, Kristel Kuslapuu describes herself as a kinky knitwear designer from Estonia and her designs as loud and trashy.

She flirts with sculptural forms, bold colours and unique patterns.

She is a self confessed maximalist sharing provocative messages and going beyond the limits of the traditional gender conformity.

The Swedish School of Textiles Menswear at London Fashion Week

A few BA and MA students from The Swedish School of Textiles showed their collections during London Fashion Week.
Here are the men's collections:
Anne Krogh Tolstrup - Collection titled 'Illusory Deception'

This genderless collection explores the possibilities of illusory print expressions through layering and gathering of opague and transparent garments.

Nathali Elfstrom - Collection titled 'Dress Turned Streetwear- Princessa De La Calle

Nathali's collection extends the life cycle of an evening dress by transforming it into streetwear garments by deconstruction, redesigning and draping.

Jonas Hedstrom- Collection titled 'Dress'

The collection is an investigation in a one piece garment for menswear using block patterns from archetypical formal and sportswear as base. Through the techniques of draping and pattern making the male one piece 'dress' is presented.

Florian Meier - Collection titled ' Beau Platt'

This work traces the visual potential of 2dimensional space in 3D garments and questions aesthetic standards of menswear. The aim is to discuss visual consensus of flat and spatial construction.

Joel Prehn Andersson - Collection titled ' Gathered Volume'

This work investigates the relationship between volume, form and material exploring volume as a construction technique by gathering sportswear material.

Dans la Vie SS18 - Genderless Mode at London Fashion Week

This season's collection aims to abolish gender lines in fashion.
Dans La Vie's Rira Sugawara uses male models for the first time to showcase these unisex designs.

The pieces take on a sports luxe aesthetic with easy wearing garments such as t-shirts, leggings, denim and knee high socks.

Basic colour palette: beige, red, green and black.
Patterns include camouflage and checker.

Photographer : Simon Armstrong

Ones to Watch - Orange Culture AW17

Orange Culture presents its AW17 Collection - Pretty

For this collection, Adebayo Oke Lawai, the creative director chose to infer on garments the religion of romance. A sense of romance that can only be given to one's self by one's self.

A story of 'coming of age' teenage boys - the full spectrum of what it means to be young, which encompasses the carelessness of love, the angst of failure and also the delicateness of hurt.

The collection begins with the starting moment a teenage boy realises that hurt is part of the journey too.

'As a Nigerian boy, you are not allowed the freedom to own your own pain, to hurt, even if it is staring you right in the face. it is a deeply rooted patriarchal system that invalidates pain as an essence to maelness. You are required to be a man before you are old enough to realise that being a man is overrated' - Oke Lawai tells.

But there is also a progression into recovery, into a subtle knowledge of self bravery and self love, and these teenage boys being able to find themselves despite some of the worst pains of abuse.

The collection, as it is titled Pretty, shows there is no anger to it, no form of rebellion or self pity, no persisting shadow of victimisation, in some sense it is a collection of rebirths - the moment after, the sense of journey along, despite it all, and the idea of being broken to be beautiful.

Fashion DNA Pakistan presents Munib Nawaz AW17 Collection

Munib Nawaz is a critically acclaimed fashion designer, innovator and creative.

 Specialising in men’ s formal wear he is well known both as a creative and TV personality, and dresses some of the most stylish and modern men in Pakistan.

 Titled Sci -Piritual, the idea behind A/W 2017 was to infuse science into design.

Key to the collection is the fabrications and processes such as the handmade slub cotton tailored into a bomber jacket.

 Stand out pieces include the paisley patterned three piece suit.

About Fashion DNA: Pakistan
Fashion DNA: Pakistan is the British Council’ s annual programme providing mentorship for emerging Pakistani fashion labels to develop the skills needed to work internationally. This year through a partnership with the Ethical Fashion Forum and SOURCE Consultancy, the programme focused on educating designers about sustainable and ethical approaches to fashion.