A few thoughts about the fashion scene in London

I’ve had a few inquires about the London fashion scene and for the most part, things aren’t all that different trend-wise than what saw in the US before we left. What is different is the number of people participating in trends. While in the US, I only saw a few daring woman wearing large, corset style belts or graphic, floor length dresses (not sure what they are called…maxidresses?), here, I see them all the time. I would say nearly 70% of women between the ages of 15-40 are in flats and black stretch pants – sadly, as a participant in that look the first time around, I will have to pass. Patent leather shoes in bright colors, which I also saw in the States, are also prolific.

It’s such an amazingly diverse city that you see all sorts of interesting things all the time. So you don’t see the latest top from Banana Republic on everyone, which is kind of nice. The classic British rocker/punk look is still big here…not sure if it’s made resurgence or if it never really left. People take risks here and express themselves unabashedly in unique ways much like they do in New York. Lastly, I would say they are much more (or less, depending on your perspective) body conscious here than we are in the US. They dress in much tighter clothes (or maybe just better fitting?) and cleavage in the workplace is a pretty normal thing.

As for the men, they look fab in their sassy ties and suits with messy hair. We saw a guy the other day wearing a plastic headband which was interesting. Also, polo shirts with a turned up collar is the look for the prepsters, of which there are many here.

That’s all for now…more to come later. I will try to snap a sneaky photo or two of some outrageous outfits with my phone.