I must admit, keeping blogs up to date is clearly not my forte. I'm realizing that it's been some time since my last post!!! So much for trying to keep a weekly update.

So what's inspired my back after so much time? Well I just returned from the Vivienne Westwood Red Label show for SS10 at London Fashion Week. I thought it was interesting to see that such a major designer who is not traditionally associated with environmental causes was actively championing The Prince's Rainforests Project. Not only were there large banners flanking the entrance to the show, but all the packs had a leaflet and some of the models were carrying the project's mascot, a little green frog.

Backstage at the after show party, videos of Vivienne talking about the need to act with the frog superimposed on her cupped hands were being played to the VIP guests while another display for the project was on the stage. There were even outline pictures of the frog and colouring pencils for guests to create their own Rainforest Project Frog.

Is her heart in it or is she jumping on the green band wagon and doing a bit of green wash? I don't know enough about her or her brand to really comment but I would say at least it is giving more exposure to the issue... Would love to hear people's thoughts on the matter.

But what about the show? Looking like a cross between Alice in Wonderland and little Bo Peep, it certainly was the best show I had seen all week, but then it's hard to compare relatively young designers with a seasoned master such as Westwood. My biggest complaint about most London designers is that they don't seem to know what an iron is or for that matter even how to cut a pattern... not Westwood. The collection, although perhaps more commercial than some of her other shows, certainly shows that she hasn't lost her touch.