Hot New York export Astali is the latest jewellery designer to be featured on FlashTrash. Just in Time for Fashion week, the exclusive range of uni-sex  bracelets exude urban cool. Featuring Silver Plated Bullets, Guitar Strings and Fool’s Gold clusters the handmade pieces mix New York Rock Chick with California cool no doubt due to designer, Shannon Astali DeJong’supbringing. Moving from her hometown of LA to the Big Apple, her double life as a designer-by-day and rocker-by-night culminated in the birth of a line attributed to an alter-ego she named Jack Astali. As the line evolved, its subversive, rebellious nature emerged. Hallmarks of Astali designs include rugged and unexpected materials. A serious piece of fashion hardware the bullet cuff £82 is our pick for a show stopping bit of wrist candy.

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What I love the most about New York Fashion Week is the wearability of some of the collections. I love fantastical, breathtaking and awe inspiring fashion and the stories and inspirations that fashion tells. But, I do like a collection that is primarily what women want to wear and are well made with something extra. Pieces that will transform your everyday life, that will make lunch at Pret and dinner at Pizza Express not so ordinary. This is exactly what Behnaz Sarafpour offered in her presentation. A camel and black trouser suit was so soft and feminine. My favourite piece was the camel coat with the huge fur collar. Ok, I’m vegetarian but oh my that fur… The ladylike and minimal feel ran throughout with cute skirts and polka dot tights, and belted jackets. The ruffled dress was sexy when worn with the fishnets to avoid the frillyfancy look. I loved the white trousers, blouse and nude belt with the lovely hat, I’m thinking french riviera avec a beret wearing Parisian man. Embellishments were also seen on a black shift. I want it all <3

Lubov and Maz Azria elevated their collection this season. The pieces had sporty hints, with lighter fabrics and stitching. I liked that the stitching looked slightly undone, like it was unravelling. Kind of like on that ball they use in American sports. You know the one I mean. It was also quite graphic and sculptural in places and really changed the line’s dynamic. The collection also combined light and dark in terms of colour and mixed sporty with sexy. Of course, the collection was very body-conscious but also different. The bandage dresses were multi tonal and blended effortlessly into each other. I particularly liked the glimpses of flesh underneath sheer panels and ruffles swaying on the side of the dresses.

The opening look with the juxtaposition of florals and suits, was a very promising start to the collection. This contrast appeared throughout the show, but it was very subtle and delicate. Cropped trousers, oversized knitwear and metallics appeared amongst ruffled skirts, blouses, painterly patterns and earthy prints. The cocktail dresses were undeniably pretty as were some of the other pieces. Whilst there were pretty pieces, they were never too pretty and the dark tones gave an edgier and dirty feel to the collection.

I still pinch myself whenever I see one of Victoria Beckham’s collections. Due to the fact that I am a little bit in love with her. Actually, this is no time to be coy… I love her a lot. You would be able to tell from my many posts that include her anyway. I have loved her since her Spice Girls days, I am so proud of her that she has followed her dreams to be a designer. Her collection has done phenomenally well, and
are a red carpet fave with the gliterrati. Her designs have continued to evolve and mature and I love the workmanship and detailing of the pieces. For Autumn/Winter her success continued, she narrated the show and greeted the editors (so nice). The collection was structured and body-con as her past collections have been. This season she also featured some draped pieces and contrasted fluidity and structure. This worked very well and the dresses were stunning. The colours were rich and bold especially the red and teal. The nudes and metallics complemented the boldness of the other tones. My favourite look was the nude skirt suit with the elasticated waist belt and body-con skirt. This was a perfect example of how well the fluidity and structure worked together. The look was very minimal, elegant and ladylike just like the designer herself. <3.

I come to this collection with much trepidation, I was not a fan of Tam’s Spring love obsession with butterflies. So, when I heard that the theme for this collection were the animals for Chinese New Year, I was slightly worried. But, I am very pleased to say that it was not literally models in animal suits on the catwalk (ok, that was harsh but I really didn’t like butterflies). I actually really liked it, it was youthful and fun. The details really stood out, in ruffles, draping and volume. The embellishments and delicate prints really worked well. I even spotted feathers, and you know how much I like feathers. The only animals on the catwalk were in the form of adorable, origami motifs. I really liked the subtlety of the theme here and the details of the pieces told the story. Lovely <3

The use of colour in this show was fantastic. The two-tone pieces were great,  especially in the tailored grey-at-the-front and black-at-the-back suits. I especially liked the camel and white, sporty skirtsuit. Monochrome graphics were seen here as well, similar to Helmut Lang. TREND ALERT me thinks so. The movement of the ruffles and draping balanced the graphics well. The sparkling tweed was stunning as were the metallics. The stars were the dresses, which were literally to die for. The ruffled cocktail dresses, the asymmetry, the colours…wow. My favourite was the black, floor length dress with the white peeking out from the ruffle.

After the amazing show for Spring, I was expecting a lot from this collection. While I didn’t love it as much as last season, this collection did indeed make me happy. It was like a story unfolding, it started with slouchy and oversized neutrals. Blazers, trousers and knitwear all oversized in camel. Then the bright, blocks of colour bounced onto the catwalk. It was so cheerful and optimistic, many of the looks came in raspberry, red and dark pink. The clashes mixed mint, black, raspberry and canary yellow. There was a distinct 80′s sportswear feel to it. I loved the shorts, ribbed jumpers and jumper dresses. I really don’t understand why I like Lacoste as I don’t do sporty at all but Christophe Lemaire makes me smile. I wish I didn’t cut my hair as I would have definitely been sporting those side ponytails.

Structure and graphics were the key themes in this collection. The monochrome, clean and structured lines worked very well together. Draping and fur collars softened the structure, as did the earthy and natural prints. The collection was full of wearable separates, but they certainly had something special. I loved the tailoring and the overall cleanliness of the first looks. The earthy print made the collection dirtier, in a good way as it gave it another dimension. This was in contrast to the graphics of the first looks, the jumper dresses and fur made it that little bit warmer and more cosy. 

Joseph Altuzarra introduced the dominatrix for Autumn/Winter. The collection was sexy, structured and strong. Leather and fur coats started the show, and gave a glimpse of what was to come next. The tailoring was very strong and the details on the pieces really showed. The leather dress and jumpsuit were skintight and elevated with corset and stitching, which was used as an undertone and didn’t overpower the piece. There was also a hint of disintegration running throughout, with fraying edges and stitching. The S&M theme was also very apparent with the buckles and such. The ravishing red evening dresses were very sexy and showed ample amounts of flesh… gorgeous.