Brilliant Burberry

3.30pm yesterday (Saturday 12^th, 2013) couldn’t come soon enough. Unfortunately my invite from Christopher Bailey got lost in the post, I therefore had to make do with watching the live-stream of the Menswear AW/13 show. But to be quite honest with you all, I felt like I was perched on the front row, wedged in between Tinie Tempah and Greg James. So a BIG thank you to the digital technology that we are so privileged to have today. Watching the live-stream brings the collection to life, the colours jump out at you, the textures force your senses to go wild, but more importantly it makes you feel a part of the brand.

I HEART Digital Technology!

Right, It’s time to share some photos with you! All of the images you will see below have been taken from the live-stream. Throughout the stream I continuously captured screen shoot after screen shoot (whilst in complete admiration of course). 

 

As you can see from the above image Olive Green was used frequently throughout the collection. I think this works really well, particularly when introducing BOLD prints and colours as they stand out 10 times more. What I especially like about the Olive Green is it creates a softer touch on the military theme. An array of different features were displayed including: felt patches, back pleats, cavalry twills, oversized collars, cuff straps, along with heritage references and much much more! 

Oxblood was then introduced which complimented the soft Olive Green just perfectly! As you most probably know I love leather so when I spotted the contrasting leathers with patent collars I was over the moon! 

Can you spot the beautiful print at the back? I bet you're thinking polka dot is back, right? If so, think again...

HEARTS

Lets all feel the love for 2013 and embrace the hearts!

Translucent rubber trench coats ensured that the beautiful heart prints were NOT going to waste...

This is one of my favourite looks from the show...

I'm not entirely sure if the Model himself has influenced my decision, or if the contrasting prints have won me over, or simply because I'm a sucker for a man in a suit. Who Knows! But I mean come on, animal print shoes with a heart print shirt - you can't get much better than that! 

You might have noticed in some of the pictures that the models are gripping onto a little something. Well these my friend are Ipad Mini Cases. Christopher Bailey is obviously very fond of Ipad Minis, I can't say I am at the moment - perhaps I'll see the obsession in the near future?

 Why not check out their range of cases HERE. I think my favourite has got to be the heart printed one, however the studded calfskin version sits very closely behind in second place!

As I mentioned before the colours jump out at you whilst watching the live-Stream...what do you think of this attention grabbing Royal Purple? You've got to LOVE the wet look finish!

Boxy Caban coats also filled the runway and the above lambskin version is one of my favourites. This is the part where my senses were going wild - I could almost feel the smoothness of the luxurious lambskin.

 

Duffle Coats also made an appearance...I better whack my one out from the loft which I wore to school many years ago! 

Animal prints also made their way onto cross body satchels, totes and boston bags which you can view HERE.

Quirky Sunnies added the final touches to the collection and certainly gave it the WOW factor. 

I do not normally like contrasting animal prints, however I think the above caban style coat has been designed and finished just flawlessly.

OH NO...does it have to end? 

Take a bow Mr Bailey. You truly are AMAZING!

There are so many other beautiful elements from the show which I haven't managed to squeeze into this post. Also, my pictures are only screen shoots so I do apologise as they aren't the best of quality. Therefore if you fancy watching the live-stream and seeing the collection come to life for yourself, then you can watch it Here.

Sit back, grab some snacks, and just admire the beautiful collection. Like me, you might find yourself watching it over and over again - I can honestly say it only gets better! Surely it's not normal to only watch it once?

OH and before I go, I better show you my nails...after all they were inspired from the Burberry show!

I thought it was only right that my Burberry bangle made an appearance too!

Heart shape tips with some added leopard print.

I hope you like!

K.L

x

(All images taken from Burberry's video which can be found HERE)

Today I'm wearing...

So I'm off to LoNdOn today and I'm rather excited as I haven't visited since the end of October. Believe it or not I have strangely missed the sweaty, claustrophobic tubes! With Christmas approaching in just a couple of days I can only imagine I will be getting pushed and shoved like there is no tomorrow (last minute shoppers please go easy on me). 

So despite the fact it's Winter I've decided to wear minimal layers - an attempt to reduce the hot flushes on the tube! 

Therefore...a tee it is! 

ASOS Peace/Love printed tee £11

My recent purchase...what an absolute bargain! At just £11 I simply couldn't resist! I'm sure the words 'LOVE' and 'PEACE' will help brighten plenty of moods throughout my day - especially the tense last minute shoppers! 

I'm a sucker for leggings! My matte wetlook ones are so comfortable you will rarely see me leave the house without them glued to my legs (they do get washed, I promise). So back on the wetlooks go...

TOPSHOP Panelled Matte Wetlook Leggings £22

I'm also a sucker for hats. When you place a beautiful hat on your head I feel it completes your look perfectly. Now, I fell in love with a couple of hats on ASOS but I found it rather challenging only adding one to my basket. I decided not to be greedy and go for the first one which caught my eye. We all love a bit of leather don't we? So into the basket the leather went. I will admit this is not my usual type of hat and perhaps my Rihanna obsession has gone a little bit too far? 

ASOS Leather cap £24

The question 'Are you a Gangsta' is probably the most common right now...you've got to trust me on this one, I'm not! I just LOVE leather, I LOVE hats so how could I not LOVE this? 

I know Rihanna would be a proud Mumma! 

SO...all very black at the moment and I am fully aware I am not attending a funeral, so lets JaZz this outfit up a little...

I HeArT gold jewellery!

Alice, one of my ReAlLy close friends, bought me a beautiful gold cross pendant necklace. It's one of my favourite pieces of jewellery, so on that goes...

Accessorize cross pendant 

My graffiti nails are still a little dark but hey ho it's an added print...

My non christmasy graffiti nails

I slip my feet into my wine coloured booties to add some colour...

Miss KG 'Fletcher' boots SALE £39

These boots actually do not look as red in real life, I personally would describe them as a 'wine' colour (or perhaps I've just got wine on the mind).

and away we go...

London here we come

Oh surprise, surprise it's raining!

 I will add my studded leather jacket to this look and I'll have a large umbrella to reduce the chance of looking like a complete drowned rat!  

Have a fabulous festive day everyone!

K.L

x

Product images taken from the stated brands website.