Other designers at LFW
Other designers showing at LFW Preparing to celebrate his 10th anniversary in 2018 milliner William Chambers reflected on his most iconic pieces during this time remixed and remastered for summer 2018. Scrolling through the look-book the collection entitled ‘Decadence’ combining 38 pieces encapsulated the handwriting of William Chambers, his passion for flowers, his asymmetric lines, his touch of contemporary and fun material, such as his headpiece made of drinking straws, with a ongoing respect to the artistry of the milliner.
A glamorous top hat from ‘The Client’ using a flat, glittering fabric by Stephen Jones
Making their debut this season were two international millinery designers. Merve Bayindir, who we’d met a few years ago at Who’s Next/Première Classe in Paris, was originally from Turkey and had since moved to London. Her collection was based on the inspiring ladies of the 1950s: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly. It was very feminine with large flowers and floral themes, made from silk abaca, pinok pok, buntal and mother of pearl. Her first words to us were: “I’m amazed to be placed next to Stephen Jones”, but her collection fully deserved to be here at the London Designer Exhibition.
Wide boater, in a ‘basket weave’ straw woven in strong colourways from Florencia Tellado
For more information, see:
www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/ Designer-Showrooms/About
Exhibitors
Florencia Tellado Argentina
www.flortellado.com
Harvy Santos UK
www.harvysantos.com
Merve Bayindir UK
www.mervebayindir.com
Sophie Beale UK
www.sophiebealemillinery.com
Stephen Jones UK
www.stephenjonesmillinery.com
The Season Hats UK
www.TheSeasonHats.com
William Chambers UK
www.williamchambers.co.uk
Headpiece from William Chambers made from drinking straws, to celebrate his 10th anniversary
Stephen Jones has been showing at London Fashion Week for many years, and his creativity, open-mindedness and constant enthusiasm for the headwear industry throughout those years has been phenomenal. The theme of his 2018 collection was described as the life-cycle of his hats, taking four separate areas of his work: Inspiration – Creation – The Saloon – and The Client. Pieces were from the Model Hat Room, the Commercial Department and the Soft Hat Room. Speaking during the show, Leslie (from Stephen Jones Millinery) said: “For this collection Stephen had designed more hats from fabric, developing ways of producing shapes and styles usually associated with blocked hats. As it is the blocking that slows down production and increased costs.” It was noticeable then to see how cleverly the shapes and twisted toppers had been formed.
Small pillbox in woven straw from Florencia Tellado
Parasisal pill box trimmed with a swirl of buntal and flower posse from Merve Mayindir
The second debut milliner was Florencia Tellado from Argentina. Based in Buenos Aires, Florencia attended Palermo University to study fashion design before developing her millinery skills. She worked with designer Laura Noetinger, and for four months in London with Noel Stewart. Her collection at LDE was a mix of new textures, new straws and interesting colour combinations with a healthy sense of humour. Her collection was young, cheeky and not to go unnoticed, combining traditional and modern millinery techniques.
Paul Stafford with his wife, Selina Horshi
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