LEATHER

Leather is an absolute dream. Leather is the new denim.
Seen a lot during fashion week, it is a go-to for seasons to come.

MFW: PRADA SPRING 2014

Miuccia Prada's collection is consistently one of the most theatrical and inventive shows at Milan Fashion Week and todays revelation was just as expected. Prada’s Spring 2014 collection was electric, fun, with an edge of prep.

Miuccia Prada delivered a colourful and alluring Spring 2014 collection which caught the eye of all. Electric brights (reds, yellows, and blues) and military greens were favoured in Prada’s collection revealed today. Hockey socks, rubber shoes, and sportswear separates gave the collection a sports luxe feel. 

The designer holds a long-standing mission to merge feminism with fashion. She was quoted after the show saying that the collection ‘was about the strength of women’. This idea was incorporated into her designs for Spring 2014 with bra designs emblazoned onto tees and dresses. Catching the eye of all over social networking sites, Prada’s collection was collectively renamed ‘Brada’.

The impressive murals which covered Prada’s show space were projected onto Prada’s designs. Key pieces, involving these abstract faces, included v-neck dresses and Spring fur coats. Although eye-catching, a personal highlight was an electric royal blue coat with intricate embellishments, a statement piece within Prada’s SS14 collection.

Electric colours, embellishments, and abstract murals accurately describe Miuccia Prada’s Spring 2014 collection.

J.W. ANDERSON SPRING 2014

J. W. Andersons Spring 2014 collection is to die for. Inspired by Japanese trends, the collection revealed today is uniquely modern.

Backstage, Jonathon Anderson explained that he ‘"wanted to juxtapose opposing fabrics; mix pleather with leather, cotton with nylon, and silk with polyester". And that he did. This mix of fabrics and materials is, for me, what makes his collection uniquely brilliant. As other designers have this season, Jonathon Anderson experimented with sheer, both black and white; certainly not a collection for the shy.

The collection revealed today was unique and could be deemed experimental. Leather tees were beautifully corrugated whilst others involved origami which enabled 3D silhouettes.

The collections colour palette consisted of crisp whites, sleek black, and mahogany brown. Not your conventional Spring colours, but I have to say, are right up my street.

The collection revealed today has certainly cemented the young designer’s position-only in his twenties, he is an inspiration for all.

Corrugated leathers, 3D silhouettes, and beautifully clean lines accurately describe J.W. Anderson’s Spring 2014 collection.