Francesca Marotta AW 12

Fantastic show from Francesca Marotta at London Fashion Week. Great styling by Nickque Patterson.

Bjorn Borg

Last night I DJ'd an event for Swedish underwear brand Bjorn Borg who held a party and catwalk show at Battersea Power Station, turning it into a winter wonderland with hot tubs amidst a (fake) snow covered landscape. Live performances came from the amazing Robyn and Coco Sumner with myself, Pixie Geldof, Jack Guiness and Jodie Harsh. I almost felt like I was DJing a music festival!

LFW Day 5: Menswear

I kicked off menswear day at the Relative MO headquarters, picking out James Long pieces to wear for the show and later that night for the after party at the W (which I had organized). Here is a photo of me trying on a grey knit with my Damir Doma trousers & boots.

I loved the James Long show, the whole exotic desert vibe was really cool, for me it conjured up retro images of the American West Coast, desert road trips in classic convertibles and sun-kissed San Francisco days. The patchwork biker jacket made up of contrasting fabrics was really cool, and the styling and music (by Hanna Hanra) really brought everything together nicely. Thumbs up! Below is a photo I took at the show and if you want to see a video then click HERE:

Next up I attended the KTZ (Kokon To Zai) show also at Somerset House, which I was really impressed by. Mixing African tribal influences with punk rock via S&M it was full of detail and attitude. The soundtrack was superb, starting and ending with It Began In Afrika by The Chemical Brothers and incorporating various other tribal electro tracks as well as Beyoncé's Run The World. Below is a photo I took of the finale with my friend dancer/model Eric Underwood wearing the leather harness piece and if you click HERE you can watch a video of the show:

After the KTZ show I headed over to see Nickque walk for Oliver Spencer and then onto Vauxhall Fashion Scout for the T. Lipop show for which I did the soundtrack. I mixed Phenomenon by LL Cool J with tracks by Pretty Lights and the Don Diablo/Missy Elliott mash-up Workin' Out Is Overrated. The show itself was brilliant, mixing Native American tribal influences with African prints (created by my good friend Cyril Crentsil) and fantastic casting and styling choices that came together to create a look I can only describe as Amish rock chic. Here are some photos I took backstage with models including Leebo Freeman, Cyril showing off one of his prints and two of the amazing bags Tom (Lipop) created for the collection:

I highly recommend you click HERE and check out some photos from the T. Lipop catwalk. Later that night I hosted and DJ'd the official James Long after show party (which I also organized) in conjunction with 7th Man Magazine and in collaboration with Relative MO which was amazing, and which I'll post about later. All in all it was a very exhausting but amazing day!

LFW Day 3: Unconditional SS12

On the third day of LFW I attended my new friend Philip Stephens' show for his label Unconditional. I'm going to spread some love here and post a few photos I took at the show of my favorite looks. My promoter friend from NYC, the amazing Ladyfag, walked in the show as well and below is also a photo of us immediately afterwards. You can visit Unconditional online HERE or check out the London store in Covent Garden!

LFW Day 2: Adidas/Exit Magazine Party & Belle Sauvage

After attending the Vivienne Westwood Red Label show I DJ'd at the Adidas/Exit Magazine party at the Old Sorting Office alongside friends Romy XX, Lauren Flax (Creep) & Nova Dando. The party was huge, attracting a massive crowd, and I had a great time spinning for the crowd. Below are some photos of me behind the decks, as well as a shot of the queue snaking around the block!

Visit Exit Magazine Online

After my DJ set at the Adidas/Exit party I DJ'd at the after show party I organized for design house Belle Sauvage at Bungalow 8. It was an incredibly fun party that went on very late, due in part to the free drinks courtesy of Havana Club. You can see photos from the event taken by photographer Billa HERE. Special thanks to DJs Laurencematthew, Fonteyn & Gemma Winter for DJing alongside me. Suffice to say by the end of the second day of LFW I was already supremely exhausted!

LFW Day 2: Vivienne Westwood

Following the Lako Bukia show at VFS, I dashed over to the Vivienne Westwood Red Label show produced by My Beautiful Fashion at Smithfield Market in Farringdon. It was a solid collection, the music by JBAG was appropriate as always and the show attracted a healthy dose of star power as expected; I spotted the likes of Kelis, Pamela Anderson and Tracy Emin in attendance. Some of the hair pieces reminded me of Jodie Harsh's signature Charlie Le Mindu wig and to be honest I probably spent more time inspecting the sculpted hair creations than the clothes. Here are a few photos I took at the show:

LFW Day 2: Lako Bukia

I kicked off the second day of LFW with the Lako Bukia SS12 show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout for which I did the soundtrack. I created an original bespoke remix of Arcade Fire's The Suburbs (Continued) which I mixed in with Nicolas Jaar's exquisite remix of Azari & III and Caribou's remix of Radiohead. For the finale I chose the upbeat synth-pop sound of Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) by Arcade Fire to contrast with the minimal soundtrack of the main show.

Lako's delicate and beautiful collection mixed Asian-influenced style and prints with a contemporary minimal design to flattering and striking effect, the flowing chiffon dresses were complimented by structured uniform pieces that retained a soft element in their boldness with a red, black and white color palette. Gorgeous.

Below is a photo I took backstage, the full video of the show and a link to stream just my soundtrack featuring my original remix of Arcade Fire as well as a link to download.

 Lako Bukia SS12 Catwalk Soundtrack by Erol Sabadosh by Erol Sabadosh on Mixcloud

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LFW DAY 1: PPQ

I finished off day 1 of London Fashion Week attending the show for PPQ (Pretty Personal Question), a label run by my friends Amy Molyneaux & Percy Parker. Their shows always attract a large crowd and this season was particularly special as it saw the label celebrating its ten year anniversary. The looks fused influences ranging from 90s LA prep through Brooklyn hip hop honey via some sassy Zorro-inspired outfits. Pink-haired American model Charlotte Free lent an extra added dose of attitude to the varied collection and the overall response was positive.

The after party, held at the Mayfair Hotel, was a lot of fun. Below is a photo I took at the show and one of me with model Charlotte De Clare at the after party.

Head over to the LFW TV website to see a video of the show!