Florals For Spring That Are Actually Groundbreaking
Simone Rocha. Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Whimsical blossoms at London Fashion Week come in crystal ornaments and embroideries.
This season, botanicals bloom at London Fashion WeekFashion WeekA series of seasonal events where designers debut their latest collections, setting the tone for upcoming fashion trends and showcasing creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation across the global fashion industry.Go to Fashion Week Glossary. Various floral arrangements in varying metals and materials made their way down the runway across the likes of Erdem, Simone Rocha, and Halpern. At Erdem, soft sweeping dresses are lined with crystal-embroidered flowers, as well as mismatched floral prints stitched together as full dresses.
Meanwhile, Simone Rocha’s show was a garland of floral gowns from layers of ruched looks in pink botanical wallpaper prints to bomber jackets featuring enlarged sequined flowers.
Over at Halpern, oversized blossoms in gold hardware cascade down elegant black velvet ensembles. The playful wreath-like textures earn the golden seal this season.
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Renée De Guzman names three designers: Erdem, Simone Rocha and Halpern. The September 2022 article covers whimsical blossoms at London Fashion Week that come as crystal ornaments and embroideries, and presents the florals as groundbreaking rather than the predictable spring motif.
Erdem showed soft, sweeping dresses lined with crystal-embroidered flowers, along with full dresses made from mismatched floral prints stitched together. The article lists these among the standout floral looks at London Fashion Week, framed as whimsical rather than traditional spring florals.
Simone Rocha showed a run of floral gowns, including ruched layers in pink botanical wallpaper prints. She also sent out bomber jackets with enlarged sequined flowers, which the article cites as a playful contrast to the soft gowns in her London Fashion Week collection.
Halpern showed oversized blossoms in gold hardware on black velvet ensembles. The author says the wreath-like textures earn the golden seal for the season, making Halpern the third designer in the article’s round-up of London Fashion Week floral looks and the one working in metal rather than crystal.
Renée De Guzman wrote the piece, published on Vogue Philippines on September 21, 2022. She is described as a former fashion associate at Vogue Philippines, creative director and designer at R/STUDIOS, with a Master of Arts from the London College of Fashion. Photos are credited to Acielle / StyleDuMonde.
