London Fashion Week: Fashion Fringe
Fashion Fringe is an annual British fashion event in search of extraordinary new talent. This even strive to promote the future of British fashion. The three semi-finalist (shows below) gave a great show. (If only Project Runway had fashion half this good.)
Jade Kang's collection was my least favorite of the three, but still far more interesting than most of what I saw at New York Fashion Week. He had interesting ideas, but they just aren't the type I gravitate toward.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiksPH74p_x-dXzIBq7dOmTIJ0Q6UJ8ToPZsqZA6fcnoTwEGI4SUIn4Ib5vg0Wp7MbzmyJYOG7Fo2WfaVuU-MujrMwfAsWELSbzy5WL7WQJPnlFf9kI4AFjRkkPL8e-GQPmS4emKrOcA/s400/Fashion+Fringe+Jade+Kang+London+Fashion+Week+Spring+Summer+2011.jpg)
Alice Palmer did things I never imagined one could do with accordion pleats. The collection was sharp but still feminine.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4cxg1f1zsLj6Sivc1L3u8FeFczx8VcxYcViM9Qt4TeO7o4kkzFX9WWaShebDxQKx-uCVWyP0i5xTbq_rn4Pcan_NElQrUFussaHYR1iGsvrRzXkWRqE4-wpjz9IPyuKNhZLvsg9cbZA/s400/Fashion+Fringe+Alice+Palmer+London+Fashion+Week+Spring+Summer+2010.jpg)
John Galliano (the honorary chair of the event) may have said it was difficult to choose a winner, but I think he was just being diplomatic. Corrie Nielsen's collection was simply stunning, although there was nothing simple about it. She exaggerated proportion, played up old aristocratic styles, gave a peek into the history of fashion and created timely pieces all in one little capsule collection. Her win is well deserved, and I look forward to following her career.
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Which Fashion Fringe collection was your favorite?
Jade Kang's collection was my least favorite of the three, but still far more interesting than most of what I saw at New York Fashion Week. He had interesting ideas, but they just aren't the type I gravitate toward.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiksPH74p_x-dXzIBq7dOmTIJ0Q6UJ8ToPZsqZA6fcnoTwEGI4SUIn4Ib5vg0Wp7MbzmyJYOG7Fo2WfaVuU-MujrMwfAsWELSbzy5WL7WQJPnlFf9kI4AFjRkkPL8e-GQPmS4emKrOcA/s400/Fashion+Fringe+Jade+Kang+London+Fashion+Week+Spring+Summer+2011.jpg)
Alice Palmer did things I never imagined one could do with accordion pleats. The collection was sharp but still feminine.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4cxg1f1zsLj6Sivc1L3u8FeFczx8VcxYcViM9Qt4TeO7o4kkzFX9WWaShebDxQKx-uCVWyP0i5xTbq_rn4Pcan_NElQrUFussaHYR1iGsvrRzXkWRqE4-wpjz9IPyuKNhZLvsg9cbZA/s400/Fashion+Fringe+Alice+Palmer+London+Fashion+Week+Spring+Summer+2010.jpg)
John Galliano (the honorary chair of the event) may have said it was difficult to choose a winner, but I think he was just being diplomatic. Corrie Nielsen's collection was simply stunning, although there was nothing simple about it. She exaggerated proportion, played up old aristocratic styles, gave a peek into the history of fashion and created timely pieces all in one little capsule collection. Her win is well deserved, and I look forward to following her career.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtT-JU2D7k6COHv5k03gQIBGu8fDqKtoKWWi7WbsQ-k6IKBBtOh0oYJtBlCptoD5knVWRalqdHIDXdr-uWZdrpH4nrBvOkncrNyiU6ajHspM9wVQJNNgajqhrjtos-GFs2KauIi3djYHY/s400/Fashion+Fringe+Corrie+Nielsen+London+Fashion+Week+Spring+Summer+2011+1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2kfyDFk4DLl-E4imOIRstsx48BvIH0x4ESfN5pu23yNqOQHPC7t-4evf2z5yJACTqc4CICdNhRm-oph7Hm4T3QkugLeNWbMu8WhADWTo1z-WFUXchMuH0XEehsYIOfTwHzVPkquUkA8/s400/Fashion+Fringe+Corrie+Nielsen+London+Fashion+Week+Spring+Summer+2011+2.jpg)
Which Fashion Fringe collection was your favorite?
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