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London Fashion Week: Richard Nicoll Autumn Winter 2010/2011 show “I started by looking at my own wardrobe,” said Richard Nicoll, of his autumn/winter collection shown at London Fashion Week this morning, and indicating the blue plaid shirt, white T and chinos he was wearing.
By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director at London Fashion Week
But no-one could have predicted the fabulous functionality that would lead to.Working in a palette of light grey and ‘denim’ blue, spiced with shots of jewel-like terracotta, Nicoll managed to turn ‘casual chic’ into a slick, urban, working wardrobe.
Short, grey flannel ‘trench’ jackets, topped black-and-white, mega-check skirts; the same check used for functional, 9-5 suits. Strap-and-buckle details trailed from waists and cuffs.
Jackets with pleated details on the back of the shoulders, inspired buy the closure on bin-bags, were worn with tailored shorts, or long skirts, inspired by airline blankets.
The key “accessory”, or piece of jewellery, was a silver bulldog-clip, embellished with Swarovski crystals. It was attached to collars, earrings, pockets, or fastened to long skirts, in stretch-chiffon to exaggerate the bustle or drape effect.
Easy blazers in gleaming terracotta velvet with satin trousers, or the stretch-chiffon skirt, paved the way for evening wear.
Nicoll returned to the ‘denim blue’ colour theme for a parade of bustier tops, worn with velvet, sack-waist skirts, or short skirts, swathed in long stretch chiffon over-skirts.
Standout gowns featured the stretch-chiffon, swathed with a sari-like layer of denim-blue velvet – and caught with that ubiquitous bulldog clip.
telegraph.co.uk
