LFW Spring 2012 - Bunmi Koko RTW Runway Review

Strong, increasingly magnetic live vocals from 12-year-old wunderkid Tallia Storm hovered over the catwalk, ushering in piece after piece of a magnificent display. Part story-telling, part performance art, each piece held its place firmly in an unfolding narrative of a tragic - but endlessly beautiful -  sea-duction. Significantly expanded from their New York showing last week (11 pieces then, 22 now), gradients of sea blue, peach, white, deep purple, with bursts of yellow and undertones of nude pervaded the runway as fin-like flaps, origami structures, and laser-cut neoprene mimicking sea anemone. It began with a simultaneously structured and free purple dress with sliced out sleeve detailing and sheer panels, and ended with a white lace dress consisting of a labyrinth of intertwined elements - a stunning blanched coral reef in motion. Masterful, poetic, compelling - and almost overpoweringly beautiful. 

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Shop Liquorice was well-represented at the show, and we brought this back for you. Enjoy the little details.

See photos here and here.

- SLiq

LFW Spring 2012 - Tiffany Amber RTW Runway Review

Glamour, chic and elegance roll off the tongue easily where Tiffany Amber is concerned, but perhaps it's too much of an oversimplification to equate an ever evolving Tiffany Amber with just jewel tones, laidback silk caftans, and floor-sweeping frocks. In recent times (compared to other instances in the brand's thirteen-year history), the brand's inherent glamour has been amplified and expanded to include more edge, more diversity, and wider appeal beyond cocktail parties and the red carpet. 

For Spring/Summer 2012, elegant vintage trunk boxes and oversized sunglasses denote a glamorous jet-setter in transit, with a wide-spanning just-in-case wardrobe in tow: supple silk dresses and caftans (very classic Tiffany Amber, but with sheer sleeves and cutout bibs and necklines), an ultra chic silk white trench, an emerald jumpsuit, lace shorts, chic skinny pants, mini dresses, signature separates, and floor grazers. Effortless draping is recurrent, as is a prevailing relaxed, unruffled mood alongside more adventurous cuts and details: thigh high slits, a plunging neckline, cutout sleeves and waistlines, a micro lace skirt, print short shorts, and sheer fabrication. A mint green dress with a sweetheart bust and undulating waves had a sheer panel across the thigh - very new Tiffany, and very, very cool. A scrumptious mix indeed for the woman who wants a bit of everything (and a perfect recipe for excess luggage charges).