I know it’s been a week so this might seem a little out-of-date, but hey what are you going to do?

So after going to see Daydream Nation’s A/W’ 08 collection, I followed that up with a trip to the LCF for Colin McDowell’s Film Club screening of Lagerfeld Confidential on Monday evening.

Call me a geek but I was little bit awe struck by Colin McDowell, as up until that point he had been a name I only saw in print and who featured prominently in my bibliography when I was writing my final year dissertation at university. He is a funny and charming man, who knows how to hold an audiences’ attention when he speaks; which he litters with little stories. It’s amazing to hear about the things he has seen and the people he has met. Anyhoo…

I had gone to see Lagerfeld Confidential and much to my surprise found Lagerfeld to be quite a funny man who made me laugh out loud on some occasions. The film has been commissioned by the powers that be at Chanel so you have to take the ‘film’ with a pinch of salt, as obviously they want to portray Lagerfeld in the best light.

To be quite honest, I was never that interested in Lagerfeld as a person, even though I was interested in the clothes he designed for Chanel. However, when I saw this event at the LCF I saw it as an opportunity to maybe learn something about him; and I did.

Considering his immaculately groomed appearance, it turns out his house and living space were the exact opposite with items, books, magazines covering every surface. He is human!

The film showed him choosing what clothes and accessories he should bring on a shoot, trying to decide what rings to wear and then just opting to bring them all by tipping the bowl of rings out into a bag. Hilarious. He then proceeded to open draw after draw of stiff starched collars, which was equally as comical.

The film even showed him NOT wearing black! Shock horror.

I don’t want to give too much away about the film and spoiling the funny bits, so I won’t mention anymore. I would say that it is definitely worth a watch.

Here is a little teaser trailer for you if you haven’t already seen it… enjoy!

I think I’m in love. No, its definite. I am in love with this Vivienne Westwood Scribble Signature Shopper at Urban Outfitters.
It’s £282, which I’m thinking is not that much for a Vivienne Westwood bag; then again my financial judgement is slightly impaired by the fact that I want it!

I can already see it swinging from my arm. Oh to dream….

Last Friday, the last day of London Fashion Week my friend managed to get us press invites to Daydream Nation’s Goodnight Deer A/W ‘08 show at the ICA. I didn’t really know what to expect as to be honest I had never heard of Daydream Nation before; clearly I am out of the fashion loop.

We were greeted by two men both shabbily dressed and warning us to not go into the lecture theatre where the show was to be held, as there were strange noises coming from there. It’s then we realised that it was going to be a performance piece.

It turns out brother and sister team Jing & Kay use their respective disciplines - textiles/design and theatre design to bring us the performance, stories and clothes that Daydream Nation is about. In this case, the story of a hunter who kills a deer, only to wake up and find that he has turned into the deer that he killed. I think I got that synopsis right.

Anyhoo, they had a live band playing to accompany the show, which was great. The lead singer/screamer/clarinet player was a little distracting though. I did like their cute litte, ummm ears (?)

The special people at the front were given cakes and treats, which we were jealous of. My wishful thinking hoped that they might give away free Beard Papa cream buns…mmmm. However, it was not meant to be.

Back to the show and clothes. I was pleasantly surprised by the show. I loved the choreography of the models as it made a change to just seeing them just walk up and down a runway. Even with this unusual presentation, it did not distract or take away from the clothes.
I also liked the autumnal colour palette of browns, greens and golds.

I personally would not wear a lot of these items, just because I don’t think they’d suit me and I don’t think they are my style. That’s not to say the clothes weren’t beautiful. However, I did like the deer t-shirt, this I’d wear.

All in all the drama and story telling, as well as the clothes of Daydream Nation made for a great first Alternative fashion week experience. If you get a chance definitely go to a Daydream nation show. You just won’t know what to expect, but I can assure you that you’ll enjoy it.

For more pics of the clothes visit and more from behind the scenes, visit Daydream Nation’s Blog.

As an aside we also saw Tracy Rose at Daydream Nation wearing a showstopping hat.