Roving Reporter . . . Trend - GOTHIC ROCK

I am styling a band this week (I will post pics after the shoot) and I wanted to just post a quick lil mood board.
We are shooting in the woods and going for Gothic meets Tim Walker. So there is the pretty element to hard rock. There are some really fab, gothic inspired looks out at the moment, all still spouting from the wet look trend that has moved from leggings into dresses. The basis for a good goth look is always a great black dress, team with black, super high shine heels, chunky heavy jewellery and if you can find one go for a little feather cape and/or over sized bug brooch! Finally, if you want to add a punky feel, find the Ashish, neon, leopard leggings, copied excellently by Topshop, to be the true queen of the goths!

STOCKISTS:

Topshop

Miss Selfridge

Mango

Dorothy Perkins

Roving Reporter: Nico D

Nico D is all about wearability - and we love that. Chunky knits in classic shapes were styled with oversized leather bags, trilby and khaki trousers for ultimate comfort.

Tailoring was a strength of the show. Jackets, with oversized collars in satin, were boxy and structured with angular shapes at the front, drawing on Didonna's interest in geometry this season.

Evening wear was strong, tied in by a theme of sequins that adroned black turtlenecks, mens tuxedos and floor length evening gowns.

Geometric shapes was the source of inspiration for the show but was not clear in the collection. Individual looks worked well, but toverall the show lacked cohesion. The designer served us with a bit of leather and grunge, some sequins a la Ashish and some casual urban wearable looks rather than committing to one theme and seeing it through. Styling was also inconsistent, starting off very strong and losing it's punch towards the last few looks where a beautiful black knee length dress was teamed with pink fish net tights.

Roving Reporter: Ashish

Naomi: What did you think of the Ashish show?
Jill: It was completely tacky. But loved it. It was perfect.
Naomi: It's so thrown-together. It's so London. How could you pair a zebra print with a leopard print with the American flag?What do you call it?
Jill: The American flag.
Naomi: No, like we say Union Flag.
Jill: Stars and Stripes.
Naomi: Anyway, it was a jolt of energy to the first day. Everyone's already so tired.
Jill: How can you be tired when you have V.V. Brown. And a circus performer dangling from the ceiling?
Naomi: Exactly. And so many sequins...
Jill: It would photograph so well. I was planning the spread in my mind.
Naomi: I expect to see it on Iekeliene Stange by September.