LFW: Preen by Thornton Bregazzi

Theme: According to designers Thornton and Bregazzi the show was heavily influenced by Miami and the east coast 'because we've never been there'.

Palette:  As with pretty much every other designer we have seen so far this month there were a lot of bright whites with bright abstract prints.

Beauty:  Straight side swept hair.

Key Look:  Look 3 was my personal favourite, whilst minimal compared to the rest, the cape attached to the dress gave it that extra something.

Review:  Whilst not the most exciting of all collections, it was the simpler pieces that saved this show.  The silk jackets were a complete waste of effort, the kind of trend that high streets will imitate only to find these garments on the sale rails come the seasons end.  The architectural lines of the skirt were reminiscent of some kind of Tinkerbell cuts and the pastel colours only added to the Neverland fairy vibe.  The monochrome pieces, whilst overdone this season, were Preens saving grace.  All wearable and simply yet elegant they are sure to be a hit with the timeless dresser and those who favour brands such as Calvin Klein.

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Preen By Thornton Bragazzi SS 2012

London based label Preen showed their newest collection yesterday, kicking off with these digitized floral prints inspired by British author Virginia Woolf.  The dresses consisted of pastel colours, ruffled collars and  a line skirts before a darker floral print and laser cut lace were introduced over the print, said to be a blown up image of a peony.

The show then moved into sharper territory with some tailored pieces from shift dresses to trouser suits. They decided to continue with the colour blocking trend that proved so successful this season, but replacing those bold brights with softer, sorbet tones such as pink, blue and yellow.

Whilst the collection carried on with it's Victorian theme with plenty of frilly cuffs and collars, knee length skirts and sheer fabrics, they undoubtedly saved the best for last with this beautiful embellished dressed that had fashionistas all over the world determined to own it.