LFW A/W '11 Vivienne Westwood

The Master... We are not worthy...

LFW A/W '11 Backstage Party Vivienne Westwood

Christopher, Director of Communications in Westwood

A very cool rain coat. No, not Westwood. Topshop!...With Mr Vivienne Westwood, Andreas, on the left

(No, we don't either)

LFW A/W '11 Vivienne Westwood Catwalk

By far my favourite show this year. This is the crazy/wacky/eccentric aesthetic that I would love to capture on the street but almost impossible to find. Argyle socks with stripy capes, multi-coloured feathered coats matched with hunting hats, striped hosiery with flower-patterned dresses - just what your mother always told you to avoid, but how awesomely can it work if put together by a visionary set of eyes like Westwood's. F*@&in' LOVED IT!!!!

(Apologies for the questionable quality of the pics. I am not a catwalk - or indeed any sort of - photographer. I am a documentarian...[sic])

LFW A/W '11 Inside the Royal Courts at Westwood

Spotting a nondescript black curtain, I darted for it as my saviour from the Westwood lackeys...only to find myself, upon drawing it...ON THE BLOOMING CATWALK!!! The airport hangar-sized Royal Courts rammed with hundreds of facionistas turned as one expecting Natalia V strutting out instead found scruffy, champagne-lubricated me merrily teetering about avoiding the glare of misguided snappers' flashlights like a D-list celeb caught in a Muswell Hill kebab shop...Grabbed by the scruff by a well-meaning fellow blogger - just in time to make room for the first model not to trample me under her amazonian proportions - I planted myself firmly on the choicest spot which Daily Express editors would give their knock-off Louboutins for...

LFW A/W '11 Backstage at Westwood

Having gotten bored of the scene outside the Royal Courts, I decided to call it a day and started walking home when I noticed one of the the door whores sneaking a few of his pals through the side gates as I was passing them. Perfectly prepared to be kicked out through several security checks, I followed them in without a disapproving glance from anyone. Lost sight of the original crew I entered through a side-door of the immense building and found myself slap bang in the middle of the Westwood backstage pandemonium. Half naked models, armies of photographers, free-flowing champers and not a single security guard to nick the faker. Snapping away at the manic energy through my steamed up lens and helping myself to all the goodies I finally decided to look for the door and make a humble exit...but

More to come...

The Show of the Season: Vivienne Westwood

I've left VW for last as I have so much to say about this show - but not here and not now. This is only a teaser...Let's just say that the woman is a genius! Look out for more on her after my report on the end of the Paris shows!