Fashion Weeks are chocked-full of style inspiration! It is the perfect time to see current trends in action and decide for yourself if they are a fad or a fashion you want to sport or forgo. Outside Somerset House during London Fashion Week, there was plenty of real life fashion prancing to peruse. Here are our picks for ‘the trends to try now’, direct from LondonTown.

1. Detailed tights and ankle socks. Nothing transcends an Indian summer into fall better than a great pair of tights you can add to your already tried and true summer outfits. This season, crazy prints are all the rage. Add some ankle socks to amp the fashion status up one more notch! Get an eco-fab pair of tights and socks from Sock Dreams.

2. Printed pants. It seems the Abudabi influence is certainly upon us! A smattering of bold patterns in differing hues were diffused throughout the dark sea of black and gray de rigueur uniforms of fashion. Feral Childe has just the pair for you to channel this Middle Eastern trend gone mainstream.

3. Shoe Booties. They are as stylish as they are comfortable, so it makes sense that the fashion pack is trekking around all of London in these wedge shoe booties! Get an ethical pair from Nini Dolcetti.

4. Fur Toppers. Nothing brings a little luxe into your wardrobe like a piece of faux fur! From cropped vests, to classic 20s style coats, The Battalion has your faux fur friend, ready and waiting.

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Now in it’s ninth season, Estethica lies at the core of London Fashion Week, featuring designers that are committed to sustainable, ethical and eco practices in the production of their lines.

Catch designer interviews and previews of their upcoming collections from Henrietta Ludgate, Minna, Lily Cole’s The North Circular, Good One and more in our EcoSalon Exclusives video below. And be sure to check out all of the rest of our coverage from London Fashion Week: Spring/Summer 2011.

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Attending the Ada Zanditon show was similar to partaking in an archeologist’s hunt for Egyptian treasures. Even the invitation for the event came in an origami asymmetrical pyramid – alluding to the theme and inspiration behind the designer’s spring/summer 2011 collection.

An award-winning and highly acclaimed ethical designer, Ada Zanditon is no stranger to London Fashion Week’s Estethica. This year, she reserved a spot in the Estethica exhibit, as well as putting on an informal runway presentation.

Her signature style – aligned with architecture and intellectual design – was present throughout. Fusing geometrical shapes from the pyramids and  more delicate prints from coral reefs, The Pyramora Collection holds a powerful balance between structure and flow.

And don’t miss some of London Fashion Week S/S 11 runway footage highlights, which you can check out in this video.

Images: Greta Eagan

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London Fashion Week has been host to Estethica – the eco-fashion focused exhibit during LFW for nine seasons, and this year the fashion industry was ready for more! This year, the Sustainable Show took place on day two of LFW and encompassed an assortment of eco-fashion’s best known designers including: Dame Vivienne Westwood’s World’s End Collection, Stella McCartney, From Somewhere, People Tree, Junky Styling, Henrietta Ludgate and Christopher Raeburn, just to name a few.

A collaborative presentation of ethical fashion at its best, the Sustainable Show proved to be a coveted event with a tightly held access list.

The presented looks featured integrated pieces in which designers’ collections complimented one another in a very real ready-to-wear display. The show was rounded up with a procession of t-shirt clad models, each proclaiming a “Death by…” statement.

For all its hype, the show was considerably short. Hopefully the apparent demand and interest in sustainable fashion will prompt a larger presentation for next year.

Images: Greta Eagan

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