Burberry went back in time while making fashion history for their Autumn/Winter 2011 show this London Fashion Week. The show streamed live onto the big screen in Piccadilly Circus and watched by hundreds online and in stores throughout the world embraced the digital age but showcased a collection that continued the 70s trend but moved further back with plenty of 60s influence.
With probably the best front row of London Fashion Week including Rachel Bilson, Kate Bosworth, Mario Testino and Alexa Chung – all, of course, wearing Burberry – the show kicked off with indoor snow and face of the brand Jourdan Dunn opening in a tangerine coat and dalmation fur hat. Coats and jackets galore including short trenches in checked yellow and teal, fitted duffel coats and the signature trench with domed shoulders and patent leather-trimmed tweet re-established Burberry as the coat designer of choice for next season.
Other than coats it was skinny black flares, poodle furs, cropped drainpipe trousers and see-through capes that were the key pieces of the show which ran to a perfectly suited Dusty Springfield soundtrack.
It’s only right to mention Burberry Prorsum’s delectable footwear and accessories which include extreme platform wedges with notched heels and thick treads and accents of buckles or tassels. The Haymarket bag made a welcome appearance in wide width, narrow height with leather tassels and some came with textile panels in the house check, while long-strapped cross-body bags were turned into clutches.
