Barry Taylor

Finally got around to flicking through all the collections from New York and London for next season, Spring Summer 17. Here's my top designers from New York & London, along with my favourite looks from each collection. (I should probably say, my Fashion Week Favourites, as always, consist of a wide range of styles, colours and aesthetics, I've always felt very open and broad minded towards design and my taste isn't really restricted to a certain style.) | NEW YORK | Marchesa Notte textile manipulation | 3D flowers | exquisite | dreamlike       Alice + Olivia clean cut | modern | simplistic | black & white | elegance   Jeremy Scott classic Jeremy Scott | graphic print | block colours | high end kitsch | perfection       Parsons MFA sheer | pastel | layering | gradient       Thom Browne housewives | pastels | colour blocking | graphic     | LONDON | Gareth Pugh embellishment | dark & light | bold | attitude | gold           An

Seven weeks later and I’m looking back at an incredible show at London Fashion Week, wishing I could rewind and do it all again. After eight weeks in London, I’m back at home, just to work here for a bit, but it’s fair to say that the Gareth Pugh SS17 collection is never too far from my mind. After six weeks in the studio, I just wanted to take the opportunity to look back on an unforgettable experience. During the time I spent at the Gareth Pugh Studio, I worked alongside an incredible team, embellishing and finishing garments, customising the shoes and producing a range of accessories for the collection consisting of bangles and chokers. As London Fashion Week approached, the hours got longer and one week flew into the next (as expected)! The weeks prior to fashion week are always such a rush, but I thoroughly enjoy and thrive on the adrenaline coming up to a show and I couldn’t wait for it all to come together. Coming down to the final