I want to be a flapper!

I was so excited to go to Jasper Garvida’s catwalk show at LFW on Saturday. As his former PR, I was ecstatic to see the new lookbooks with my press releases –all the hard work seemed to pay off!! I have, however, realised how fake the fashion industry can be and the ease with which certain narcissistic people can forget your efforts after a few weeks have gone by but, anyway – now’s not the time for a personal rant at the injustice of humanity!….. I’ll leave that for my actual diary.

Although I’ve obviously seen his collection, presenting it to potential retailers and whatnot, I was still amazed by the beauty and class of it all. The muted colours and the elegant 1920s style were hypnotising – combining all this with one of my favourite songs ever, ‘Dummy’ by Portishead and I was pretty much in fashion heaven!!



The dramatic makeup of the models enhanced the Art Deco feel even further and I was practically drooling over their funky Charlie Chaplinesque hats (sponsored by Newurban Hats via moi !!) which were pinned onto the side of their head. Long curls, strikingly pale skin and heavily contoured cheekbones gave the show a very Florence and the Machine feel. I thought Florence would suit the Garvida look very well and look especially gorgeous in the long dramatic green and black satin gown. It cuts a very sharp silhouette, mixing heavy tailoring with femininity which is a bit how Florence seems to come across in her performances. To see his former collections and learn a bit about Jasper, who is a lovely lovely individual, check out his website at www.jaspergarvida.com which has his past collections as well.

Sorry Jasper's beautiful collection seems to be somewhat obstructed by the people in the front row, but I hope you can make out the art deco theme and the beautiful sillhouettes of his garments. You can click on the images to see them in more detail.



Gorgeous and thoroughly inspirational. I am definitely investing in some art deco inspired pieces in the not-too-distant future :)