UK: FASHION: Anna Wintour talks about London as a creative fashion capital, New Order at Luella

Record ID: 197737

  • Title: UK: FASHION: Anna Wintour talks about London as a creative fashion capital, New Order at Luella
  • Date: 23rd September 2009
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 21, 2009) (REUTERS) WIDE OF LUELLA CATWALK BEFORE THE SHOW AMERICAN VOGUE EDITOR ANNA WINTOUR SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMERICAN VOGUE EDITOR ANNA WINTOUR, SAYING: "Well I think the English are a little mad and certainly very eccentric and fearless. There are wonderful fashion schools here that really teach them to put creativity and talent and imagination first and I think that's very helpful. Also because there's a less emphasis here on being commercial and selling although I think there's more of a balance now when McQueen and Galliano were just starting out. I feel that they have more a sense of reality but there's always been a spirit here that's been infectious and fun and the English love to dress up." THE TELEGRAPH FASHION EDITOR HILARY ALEXANDER SITTING DOWN (SOUNDBITE) (English) THE TELEGRAPH FASHION EDITOR HILARY ALEXANDER, SAYING: "London is special because it's a wonderful clash between anarchy and establishment. So you get the heritage but you also get things that are completely unexpected, slightly bizarre, very hip, very cool And you get young designers experimenting without any restraints."
  • Embargoed: 8th October 2009 13:00
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  • Topics: Entertainment
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  • Story Text: It was New Order at Luella as the British fashion designer looked to the iconic band and their music label Factory Records for her collection in London on Monday (September 21).
    The designer, known for her short dresses and rock and roll designs, said she wanted to do away with the standard morbid look on nearly every fashion capital around the world and find something fresh for spring.
    "I started out listening to a lot of New Order records and looking at a lot of Factory Records record sleeves. The kind of cleaness to it, and the very graphic colours. And I wanted to do a very pretty young lady. Obviously the twist came with the colours, as the colours are quite paintboxy and sick and quite graphic. But you get sick of this uniform that's all skinny and black and I wanted to something that really popped that felt individual and prettier," she told Reuters Television.
    She showed short dresses with tulip-shaped skirts, clean lines, and separates -- jackets, skirts, trousers in different colours that could be mixed and matched.
    Luella had either flowers or polka-dots as prints with dots of red throughout the collection.
    American Vogue editor Anna Wintour who rarely attends London Fashion Week said the people of England have a very unique and fun sense of style.
    "Well I think the English are a little mad and certainly very eccentric and fearless. There are wonderful fashion schools here that really teach them to put creativity and talent and imagination first and I think that's very helpful. Also because there's a less emphasis here on being commercial and selling although I think there's more of a balance now when McQueen and Galliano were just starting out. I feel that they have more a sense of reality but there's always been a spirit here that's been infectious and fun and the English love to dress up," she said.
    The Telegraph's fashion editor Hilary Alexander said nowhere is as cool or hip as the British capital for fashion.
    "London is special because it's a wonderful clash between anarchy and establishment. So you get the heritage but you also get things that are completely unexpected, slightly bizarre, very hip, very cool And you get young designers experimenting without any restraints."
    London Fashion Weekon Wednesday (September 23).
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