Designers trumpet warmth at London Fashion Week

0 Comments | AFP, September, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — Designers trumpeted warmth Monday at a London Fashion Week preview with models draped in silk and muslin taking to the catwalk splashed in bronze, brass, chocolate and caramel.

Models showed off a variety of short skirts, shorts and dresses from the 2008 spring-summer collections of Jasper Conran and Marios Schwab, Best New Designer at the British Fashion Awards.

John Rocha's show was a clash of black, mustard, and rose, while BassoBrooke took a high-tech approach to land their "paint" creations.

The talk of the event was the return of British sensation Luella Bartley -- known simply by her first name -- who presented her first collection in London after a six-year absence.

The young designer, popular among celebrities including...