London Fashion Week kicks off with colorful designs
London Fashion Week kicked off five days of catwalk shows on Friday with a splash of color, as fears of Brexit dominate the atmosphere in the British capital.
Turkish designer Bora Aksu, who unveiled his latest collection Friday, told AFP he had deliberately deployed pastel shades and an "optimistic color palette" to lighten the heavy mood currently pervading London.
"I try to bring some hope into the winter collection," the London-based designer said, noting he had tried to swamp with plenty of white, beige, lilac, mint green and peach pink on show.
Model Filippa Haegg (L) in green plaid knit with pink pants and model Therese Hellström in turtleneck pink overall with brown fanny bag outside Bora Aksu during London Fashion Week in London, UK, February 15, 2019. /VCG Photo
The first two days of more than 80 catwalk shows will feature a raft of young talents including Matty Bovan, Ashley Williams, Molly Goddard, Simone Rocha and from the model, designer and TV presenter Alexa Chung.
Meanwhile four of Britain's leading designers - Roksanda, J.W. Anderson, Christopher Kane and David Koma－are to reveal their new collections on Monday.
Models at the Xu Zhi presentation during London Fashion Week, September 14, 2018. /VCG Photo
Italian designer Riccardo Tisci, formerly of Givenchy, will also be showing off his second Burberry collection.
He took over from Christopher Bailey in March 2018 with the mission of giving the venerable company a new lease on life.
Italian fashion designer Riccardo Tisci stages at the end of his Men's fall/winter 2011-2012 ready-to-wear collection show for Givenchy fashion house in Paris, January 21, 2011. /VCG Photo
London Fashion Week will get also get a first glimpse of Victoria Beckham's new collection on Sunday.
Victoria and David Beckham arrive at the Men's GQ Dinner to celebrate London Fashion Week in London, January 7, 2019. /VCG Photo
Among the top fashion names shining on this year's show, there are also Chinese brands including Ryan Lo, Xiao Li, Xu Zhi and Izzue from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
(Cover: Models walk the runway at the Bora Aksu ready-to-wear fall/winter 2019-2020 fashion show during London Fashion Week, February 15, 2019. /VCG Photo)