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DOWNPOUR OF SOLID DAY DRESSES AT JONATHAN SAUNDERS

the scene: JONATHAN SAUNDERS AW10/11, Brick Lane, London

Wednesday morning in London looked and felt like next season’s key colours: slate grey meets shabby shades of brown in a wet-and-blustery-winds-kind-of-way. Perfect weather to explore the suitably rough and dirty looking East End neighbourhood of The Hoxton, my (luxury) hotel. Strolling down Kingsland Road, I punched in my iPhone’s notebook: rebel in style against the face of the ugly, it’s a v London attitude.

After a pitstop at Brick Lane bagel shop (trust me, they do the world’s best cream cheese & salmon bagel), I JUST made it to Jonathan Saunders a few blocks down, where they ushered me to my standing seat next to the photographers’ pit. Still, I enjoyed a splendid view across front row, where I spotted Carine Roitfeld in a very sharp camel coat. Before I had time to ponder much on the wondrous clash of French Vogue editrice with Brick Lane, off went the lights. In paraded the models in urban chic essentials: sparkling parkas, sporty drop waist dresses, and understated, but strategically placed patches of print. Though it lacked a standout stunner, the collection ensemble had a fresh, effortless & now feel about it.

If the deliberate absence of Saunders’ signature evening dresses in vibrant colours left a few fashion editors slightly disappointed, the Scottish designer could count on the strong support of an old and reliant ally: the miserable weather. As we were leaving the venue, solid downpour had set in on Brick Lane causing havoc among the unlucky many whose taxi wasn’t waiting right outside the exit doors. Next year, they’ll be happily defying rainy London Fashion Week afternoons in Saunders’ chic cocktail parkas.

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