Hill+Knowlton Strategies

As the world’s most stylish people descended upon Somerset House for London Fashion Week, the past week has seen London submerged in a sea of designer talent, supermodels and fashionistas. Recognised by a global audience, London Fashion Week is renowned for its edge, individuality and inventiveness. So we thought we’d take a look into how London Fashion Week has inspired the world of Food and Drink.

Shoe Bar at The Mayfair Hotel

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Fall head over heels for London Fashion Week with iconic shoe inspired cocktails at The Mayfair Hotel. Effortlessly combining the two loves of any fashionista; their expert mixologists have unified six classic shoes with six classic cocktails. If you see yourself as the next Anna Wintour then think of The Devil Wears Prada and go for the Red Stiletto, a frozen raspberry vodka laced with cherry liqueur and charged with champagne. Or if you’re more of a Manolo Blahnik girl think of Carrie Bradshaw and indulge in the Strappy Sandal with the girls.

The Hummingbird Bakery backstage at Matthew Williamson

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Fashion loves a Cupcake and these pretty little treats never miss a chance to get in front of the camera often appearing in magazines and ad campaigns. This time however, they’ve been spotted mingling backstage at Matthew Williamson’s pre show at The Royal Opera House. Opting for Mini Delights, smaller (and of course lighter) cupcakes were devoured backstage in Williamson’s signature colours whilst red velvet, fought with chocolate and vanilla for the limelight.

Reed Krakoff for Laduree

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It wouldn’t be fashion week without a collaboration. Following in the footsteps of Marni, Christian Louboutin, Lanvin and Matthew Williamson, Reed Krakoff has created an exclusive box of black chocolate Macaroons for Paris pattieserie Laduree. These simple yet stylish, matte black indulgences are a winner this season.

Molly Bakes fashion Inspired Cake Pops

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Fancy taking a bite out of Karl Largerfeld or Donatella Versace. Well now you can with these fashion inspired Cake Pops. The pops are made of little balls of cake mixed with icing sugar dipped in candy and come fresh out of Molly’s East London Bakery. The range includes many faces of the fashion elite such as Victoria Beckham (quite literally is a head on a stick), Vivienne Westwood, Anna Wintour and Andre Leon Tally.

The Beauty and Grooming team here at H+K Strategies HQ has to admit that we are style obsessed and couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a deeper look at what designs and trends would be influencing the wardrobes of the men in our lives this Autumn / Winter 2013. So we asked H+K’s best dressed man, Mr Callum Powell, to give us the low down from this week’s London Collections…

From Saville Row and classic quintessential British brands such as Burberry and Hackett to Vivienne Westwood and Topman; London is a city rich in fashion heritage. This Sunday saw our Capital city once again kick-start the menswear fashion calendar with London Collections: Men A/W13 (LC: M).  Since its launch last June, this bi-annual showcasing of British fashion, talent and creativity has become a world stage in which designers deliver next season’s must-have looks and trends. If we had any fear of LC: M living up to last year’s standard we needn’t have worried!

David Cameron (in a classic blue Richard James suit and Oliver Sweeny shoes) welcomed the fashion elite and key industry commentators into his home to celebrate the launch of the second LC: M. British designers such as Jonathan Saunders, Lou Doulton and Patrick Grant mingled with international greats such as Tom Ford and Tommy Hilfiger. The party was complete with the arrival of Tinie Tempah and David Gandy. Sadly, our invite got lost in the post.

Day 1

On Monday we saw Topman Design throw up an unlikely must-have for autumn 2013 – the hiking boot, teamed with a classic Parka jacket featured in a selection of autumnal colours. Elsewhere designers looked to the classic English gent; Marquees of Bath exhibited sharply tailored suits whilst shrunken waistcoats were a highlight of the Meadham and Kirchhoff show. These sharp looks were complemented with even slicker hair – side partings were a hit at Lou Doulton and Hackett while Topman Design opted for a cropped Caesar. Models at Richard Nicoll sported slicked back wet look styles to compliment the futuristic style of the designs.

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