LFW A/W 2014-15 Favourite: Meadham Kirchhoff

Meadham Kirchhoff once again did not disappoint this season. The design duo paired with Penhaligon's again, this time to create a whole new scent. The name of the A/W 2014-15 collection, 'Tralala', is the same name as the new scent which Meadham Kirchhoff and Penhaligon's created together. The scent will be available to buy from Harvey Nichols on April 21st. Here is a collection of my favourite catwalk looks from the show paired with some nostalgic show references.

LFW 2014-15: The Best Bits

This fashion week was great, whilst taking street style photographs for the wonderful stylist Hope Von Joel, I also assisted her by going to some shows and covering them on the blog and social media. Here is a little update of my favourite shows by day.

Day One: Romantic, dainty girls at Bora Aksu 

Day Two: Reminiscing English seaside holidays at Markus Lupfer 

Day Three: Beauuutiful embroidery at Temperley London...

Day Three: Fun cowgirls at Ryan Lo

Day Four: Glamour and shine at Huishang Zhan

Day Five (Last but definitely not least): Louise Alsop, Helen Lawrence and Ashley Williams put on a great show at Fashion East...

KTZ was full of AMAZING monochrome and gold embellishments...

Finally, my favourite London designers Meadham Kirchhoff closed LFW perfectly with a collection full of metallic seventies disco mixed with Chanel style tweed 

LFW Street Style

For this fashion season I had the pleasure of assisting the wonderful stylist/art director/designer Hope Von Joel; this included shooting the beautiful show goers in all their glory and also attending shows. Here are my favourite street style snaps from the week!

Girls, Girls Girls:

Crazy and Colourful Accessories:

Wonderful Chunky Shoes:

Familiar Faces:

Louise Gray at the Fashion East Show

Daisy Lowe at the Topshop Showspace

Sarah Harris at the Burberry Show

Susie Bubble at the Topshop Showspace

Susie Bubble (again) at the Burberry Show

Laura Mvula at Somerset House (The best colour blocking EVER)

Eliza Doolittle at the Temperley London Show

 Amber Le Bon at the Temperley London Show

Hilary Alexander at the Temperley London Show

Peaches Geldof at the Temperley London Show

Boys, Boys, Boys:

Most Stylish Couple:

 Cutest Kid:

For more street style photos and LFW show reports visit Hope's blog here!

Layla x

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers...

I recently carried out a photo shoot inspired by research findings from a university project entitled 'Research and Innovation'. My concept was to produce a cultural flower market in Seven Dials, Covent Garden, involving seven different cultures and the area's diverse retailers. I found it intriguing looking into how different cultures worldwide use flowers for markets, celebrations and festivals and so I wanted to incorporate these different aspects into a colourful, beautiful photo shoot.  

Creative Direction - Layla Abounour

Photography - Paul Astley

Model - Emanuela Isufi

Hair and Makeup - Robyn Wilson