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Backstage make-up at London Fashion Week

Behind the scenes at London Fashion Week an army of make-up artists frantically apply finishing touches to models before they stride out onto the catwalk. Time is running out before Turkish designer Bora Aksu's show and the models are not yet ready to face the flashbulbs. "We need everyone to speed up!" shouts Janeen Witherspoon, the chief...

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LFW SS15: Bora Aksu

Turkish-born designer Bora Aksu showcased a spring/summer 2015 collection dominated by feminine details including lace, appliqué and cut-out work on silks, tulles, and organza separates and playful dresses. Inspired by the delicacy of paper dolls and the grace and power of ballerina Maria Taglioni, the SS15 ‘A Dancer With Wings’ collection was...

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LFW: Bora Aksu AW14

For Autumn/Winter 2014, Turkish designer Bora Aksu was inspired by his mother, her life as a teenager at board school, and used the letters she wrote to friends and her drawings as the starting point for his collection. It was romantic, feminine, with a hint of nostalgia with the models strutting down the catwalk with ribboned plaits to showcase...

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LFW: Bora Aksu SS13

Entitled the ‘Modern Queen’ the Bora Aksu’s spring/summer 2013 collection was inspired by 19th century Queen of Romania, Marie, who was Queen Victoria’s granddaughter, and saw models take to the catwalk in knitted crowns. The collection featured a range of printed chiffon dresses with three-quarter sleeves in a refreshing colour palette of pale...