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Blogging has introduced me to some seriously talented London designers I'd never have heard of otherwise. Goodone. Kayinsola Onalaja. Zed Eye. And on FRIDAY NIGHT! I found another.


Yolande Letshou was kind enough to invite me to La Geneve North's Summer Catwalk Show and I was really excited to see what talent she and her team had found to present. The cool thing about LGN's events is that each one gives you a variety of designers. Fashion shows are actually quite short - even the grandest couture show only lasts 15 minutes. Not so with LGN. We got a proper show - a 10 designer presentation that ran the entire gamut of ready-to-wear, evening gowns, handbags, conceptual fashion and even a performance piece showcasing convertible custom made designs. 


However, when the dust settled and the curtain closed, Rose Willis stood head and shoulders above the other designers. I get a young Barbara Hulianicki vibe from her line - Rose Willis - which she designs and produces from a garden studio in Surrey (an analogy for those who aren't familiar: Connecticut is to New York as Surrey is to London). She's currently got two collections going - her S/S11 line, and another she expressly designed and produced for the LGN summer show. And I WANT IT ALL. First images below.





  

Stunning stuff. More images to come when my digital camera gets its life together and decides to cooperate.

Anyway, thanks so much to Yolande and the team at La Geneve North for inviting me out, I can't wait to see what you come up with next...!

{Clothing images and info from www.rosewillis.co.uk}

PS: I was on my way back from the show, which was in Central London, when I turned a corner and saw the Spirit of Soho mural. If you look closely you can see St Anne, Karl Marx, Mozart, Dylan Thomas and George Melly, and as much as I've walked around that area, I'd never seen it before. Kind of matches Rose's summer collection..