ADAM REED

Left: Dolce & Gabbana
From the soft wave in the hair and the exquisite detail in the brocades and velvets to the cropped trouser that’s an emerging autumn trend, I liked almost everything about this show.

Right: Prada
Actors Jamie Bell, Gary Oldman, Adrien Brody, Tim Roth, Willem Dafoe and Emile Hirsch all graced the Prada red carpet, showcasing a collection strong on tailoring and detail. Fluffy lapels with circular glasses and flowers perched in pockets and pin brooches in the shape of sheriff badges and guns sat beneath.

Left: Jil Sander
Raf Simons, creative director at Jil Sander, designed a slick collection of luxe leathers and beautifully structured pieces.

Right: Marni
Two of the keys trends emerging from the A/W12 shows are the cropped trouser and the foxtail accessory. Marni showcased both of these beautifully, as well as one of the best colour palettes that I have seen so far – think red, beige and blue.

Left: Pringle of Scotland
One of my favourite shows, Pringle of Scotland featured a striking range of colour consisting of camel, oxblood, soft tangerine and blue.

Right: Burberry Prorsum
I love the softness and unstructured tailoring of Burberry Prorsum: the luxury fabrics, complex detailing and the nicest caps!

Andrea Pompilio
The foxtail featured heavily in this collection of quirky prints and colours and I’d happily wear every piece of this collection.

I was doing the hair of the beautiful Alessandra Steinherr (beauty director at Glamour) and she brought this beautiful little treasure out of her bag. I obviously won’t be wearing it, but my clients are always asking what I suggest and this is something I will be recommending left, right and centre!

I have been working with Kirt now for years and years and we have joined forces yet again to personalise some of her beautiful designs and incorporate then into the hair styling. I’ll let you know when they make their debut, but keep your eyes out for further designs.
www.kirtholmes.com

I was having a wander around East London and came across this great little furniture shop. It is well worth a visit for its carefully chosen pieces, and the staff are really friendly. All in all, its one of my new favourite places! www.chaseandsorensen.com

Here are my trend predictions for spring/summer 2012. I am loving the looks from the shows, summer will rock!

Wet look

Clockwise from left; Victoria Beckham, Alexander Wang, Prabal Gurung, Antonio Berardi, Mugler and Proenza Schouler

Colour/pastel

Clockwise from left; Julien McDonald, Topshop Unique, Narciso Rodriguez and Thakoon  

Forties-inspired

Clockwise from left; Fendi, Marios Schwab, Prada, Preen and Zac Posen

Adornment

From left; Marc Jacobs, House of Holland and Victoria Beckham

Big hair

Clockwise from left; Clements Ribeiro, Issa London, Versace and Mulberry

Slick

Clockwise from left; Nicole Farhi, J.W.Anderson, Viktor & Rolf, Stella McCartney and Antonio Berardi

Centre-parting

Clockwise from left; Calvin Klein, Burberry Prorsum, PPQ, Versus and Carolina Herrera

It was a couple of weeks ago that I received a call from The Coterie asking if I would do a trends presentation for The Coterie@London Fashion Week event at LSO St Luke’s on Old Street. I was asked to talk about the S/S12 trends, halfway through the international shows, so thanks for that Marcell and Catherine! I studied the trends that are emerging on the catwalk and I realised that although there are trends that emerge every season, it is quite easy to look through fashion history and to mark trends that emerge in cycles throughout the seasons. So I decided to chat a little bit about that and then put my own stamp on the trends I’ve seen emerging.

So here are four of the trends I saw for S/S12:

Trend 1: Wet look                                                            Trend 2: Mod Luxe

Trend 3: Pastel colours                                                     Trend 4: Adornment (right model)