Brix Smith-Start is here to ensure you're up-to-date with all the latest trends and haute couture from London Fashion Week.

It's the most important week in the UK fashion calendar and we followed our very own fashionista Brix - and her pug dog Gladys - around the shows to catch up with her fashionable friends and see what will influence our looks for Spring Summer 2012.

She even gets to speak with the most elusive supermodel of them all, Croydon's very own Kate Moss. 

And it's not just the catwalk that's getting the best threads. Live in the studio Brix has some of the best designer diffusion ranges made specially for the high street.

 

DEBENHAMS EDITION

Dress                          Roksanda Ilinic @ Debenhams                   £85

Coat                            Jonathan Saunders @ Debenhams           £115

Trousers                    Jonathan Saunders @ Debenhams           £40

 

JONATHAN SAUNDERS

  •  Scottish born, graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2002
  • Known for print design and also clean, simple, architectural shapes
  • Coat similar to the one we have here would cost £1,260 from his main line
  • Showed in London on Saturday

ROKSANDA ILINCIC

  • Graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2002
  • Dresses range between £700 - £1650
  •  Just showed her SS collection this morning in London
  • Fave of celebs and Royalty (Duchess of Cambridge wore a lavender dress on a recent trip to LA which was £815 and sold out after!)

 

MICHAEL VANDERHAM @ TOPSHOP and PPQ @ OFFICE

Dress                          Michael Van Der Ham @ Topshop             £180

Shoes                         PPQ @ Office                                            £95

 

MDVH

  • Dutch designer who now makes dresses for Bjork
  • Main line dresses go for about £950
  • Showed in London yesterday

 

PPQ

  •  Their final collection for Office
  •  Quirky design duo who showed in London on Friday night
  •  Celeb fans include Kirsten Dunst, Sienna Miller, Rihanna, Alexa Chung

 

OSMAN YOUSEFZADA @ JOHN LEWIS and GILES @ NEW LOOK

Dress                          Osman Yousefzada @ John Lewis                        £179

Tights                         Giles Deacon @ New Look                         £7.99

 

OSMAN

  • Mainline dresses are about £600
  • Showing today in London at midday
  • He uses complex cutting and draping to make designs which are simple yet sophisticated
  •  Celeb fans include Dannii Minogue, Mary Kate-Olsen and Mischa Barton

 

GILES DEACON

  • Showed in London last night. Ever since his debut in 2004 his ticket’s been one of the hottest in town
  • Launches in store mid October.
  •  Collection of 9 styles of hosiery which is quirky yet wearable

 

J+UNIQLO 

Jacket                         +J @ Uniqlo                           £89.90

Shirt                            +J @ Uniqlo                           £29.90

Trousers                    +J @ Uniqlo                           £39.90

 

JIL SANDER

  • Showing in Milan on Saturday
  • Prices would range from between £300 for a shirt and £1000 for a coat from her main line
  • This collection is the fifth and FINAL collection and launched on 8th Sept
  • Jil Sander was one of the original innovators of minimalism and is known for understated androgyny

 

BARBARA HULANICKI @ GEORGE

Dress                          Barbara Hulanicki @ George @ Asda       £18

BARBARA HULANICKI

  • Fashion legend launched Biba in the 60s

 

BFC COMPETITION WINNERS @ WAREHOUSE

Dress                          Warehouse                            £150

  •  launched especially for fashion week
  •  2 x students won nationwide competition with the BFC’s colleges council and Warehouse to design a collection for Warehouse