London Fashion Week : Backstage at James Kelly

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On the first day at London Fashion Week, the Toni & Guy team invited me backstage to watch them prepare the different hairstyles for the James Kelly Merit Award at Fashion Scout.

It's always really interesting to be backstage at fashion shows - the preparation and attention to detail is impressive. The hair and makeup styling begins hours before the actual show and still sometimes preparations run late.

The Toni & Guy team started three hours before the show time, they used LABELM products and created soft waves with a braid at the side and a soft middle parting. The hair style is soft and somewhat 'undone' which in general seems to be the hair trend for next winter - gone are the days of polished, set hair styles, now it's all about relaxed hair with a bit of attitude.

James Kelly is the winner of Fashion Scout's prestigious Merit Award - his clothes are exciting with a very big nod towards masculinity. The oversized jackets are extremely interesting with a wonderful play on volume and different patterns, his work is highly innovative and he has definitely spent a length of time researching and developing hi ideas for outerwear.. The dress in the very last picture is brilliantly asymmetrical - this is one very talented up and coming designer.

The actual show

All Photos by KURT PARIS

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Events Post : LFW : Backstage at GYO YUNI KIMCHOE

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I was invited backstage at the London Fashion Week Fashion Scout Merit Award Show by Toni&Guy, the merit award winner is GYOYUNI KIMCHOE. I've been backstage at many fashion shows over the years, I've worked backstage most of the time I've been backstage, at London Fashion Week the great thing is that I got to go backstage, both for this publication and for Noctis Magazine a few times, simply as a writer. My only purpose was to watch..it's actually really interesting..watching the designer working with the stylist and watching the makeup team work hand in hand with the hair team.



You also pick up a few pointers, like how the Toni&Guy LABELM team (lead by Celia) were using a hair net to set the hair so as to avoid it puffing up.



The hair look mirrored the strong design element in the collection with strong, angular styling. To get the look visit their step-by-step guide.





I also got to speak to the designer about the inspiration behind his collection and he explained how his collection revolves around the good gardener, the gardener who doesn't kill weeds as typical gardeners would do, instead as a soldier in war would help his enemies, this gardner grows weeds. His collection is a symbol and hope for peace . The colours across the collection are earthy, lots of neutrals and khaki shades, and lots of green of course. There are details such as military buttons, large pockets with trimmings. The image is touch, androgynous but with a tough of femininity in some details such as the frills and florals.

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