Dora Abodi

I amazingly had the opportunity to attend the Dora Abodi London Fashion Week show back in the Summer. This was a last minute affair and I found out the morning of the show whilst in the midst of an Open Day at Ravensbourne. This was the first of hopefully many shows I will visit in my lifetime and it will definitely stick in my memory. The whole atmosphere of it all was amazing; the clothes the people were wearing, the photographers at the end of the catwalk, the room itself was stunning and worked so well with the clothes that were showcased here. The lights that worked with the models and music were beautiful and I was just in awe. I loved the bright, bold colour palettes and prints. The mixtures of glossy black feathers and metallic weaves. The elements of sheer fabric and structured leather to form a striking combination. I surprisingly managed to get some good photos whilst being able to take in the show. I especially liked the use of headwear; silky bandannas and scarves in golds and purples worked beautifully with the clothes, and at the end, horns adorned the heads of the last two models. I thought these were particularly striking and merged so well with the aesthetics of the garments. The show really prompted me to research more into Dora Abodi and I have so far really liked what I have seen. I was especially interested to find that she was Hungarian, as I was soon to visit the capital, Budapest. I have since visited and it is stunning.