LFW: Burberry Prorsum

Fashion doesn't get much more British than Burberry, apt then, that the theme of the SS14 Burberry Prorsum collection was 'English Rose'.  A much more relaxed offering than normal, the collection began with a range of pencil skirt/shirt combos in pastel shades of pink, lilac, blue and green and in laser cut detail.  The whole mood of the show was, to begin with, calm and understated, with only slight hints of high end fashion visible in the form of the high splits in front of skirt and the obvious need to leave the lining of garments on the atelier floor.  Models wore cashmere sweaters in shades of grey and white before we were introduced to this years equivalent of the hearts - big polka dots.  Let us not forget the iconic trench, this season worn loose and oversized.

All very un-Burberry as compared to the past few seasons, that is until the final segment of the show where the garments came out adorned by sparkly brooches - dresses were held up by one strap of them, skirts were all but made from them and even Cara's rain coat was made entirely unsuitable for its main purpose by them.  Well, they do say save the best till last.

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Burberry Prorsum Menswear Spring Summer 2012

So, in all honesty, menswear is not something I have ever really taken too much of.  I mean obviously I’ve been shopping with boyfriends and brothers and helped them pick out clothes to suit them, but in terms of high fashion, I’ve only recently become aware of what is on offer.  I know, shame on me, the fashion student.

So, signalling the end to the oblivion that is my knowledge of high fashion menswear is the Burberry Prosum Spring Summer 2012 show.  The mustard and the blue bobble hat seemed to be a popular piece in this collection, showing that colour and prints and accessories will be big for males next summer.

Christopher Bailey described the aptly named ‘Handcrafted Heritage’ collection as the ‘digitalisation of modern culture’ which is evident in the tribal patterns and printed linen.

The colour clash trend that is deemed so on trend right now is carried through to next season with this collection, showing that anything females can do, men can do better.

Not only has the Burberry Creative Director gone for clashing block colours, but has also layered the same colour on top of itself, using slightly different shades.  A technique employed to ensure maximum impact of both pieces.

Finally – the trims, detachable faux fur collars and chunky wooden buttons to go with the chunky wooden knits.  Whoever told me menswear wasn’t interesting has clearly never seen a Burberry Prorsum show