London Fashion Week SS12 Round-Up: Pastels

It's been almost impossible to stop flicking through coverage of London Fashion Week, especially with all the live streaming and tweeting sharing instant updates from the shows. With another few days of fashion mania still to go, we thought we would offer up a little digest of one of the trends that has dominated the shows in London so far...

Pastel palettes have been prevalent at many of the season's hottest shows - quite a contrast to the brights and neons that have been the dominant for the past couple of seasons. Leading the way in candy pastels was London's treasured design duo PPQ, offering cute shirt dresses, blouses, crop tops and micro skirts alongside Southern style double denim, hot pants, and embellished jeans.

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 Another show that was causing quite a stir was House of Holland. The celeb guestlist which included Pixie Geldof, Marina Diamandis, Nicola Roberts and Eliza Doolittle was almost as much a topic of conversation as the show itself!  Two-tone pastel shirts and shirt dresses were styled with high waisted denim and snakeskin braces to create a blend of masculine and feminine. Pink and purple tartan then followed, accessorized with braces and fishnet, echoing the punk movement of the 80's.

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One show that especially stood out in London for being a rather bold collection of retro inspired pastels was Richard Nicoll. PVC, neoprene, lurex, plastic and metallic lace places a modern twist on sixties swing coats and shift dresses in baby blues, pinks and creams.

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Nicoll's show in particular has provoked some fierce discussion within the fashion industry; Dolly Jones of Vogue has labelled it a 'Marmite' show - you either love it or hate it. What do you think - love or hate?