London Fashion Week AW 2014 - DIY the Looks

Although I believe in style over fashion, and try to avoid throw away trends, I always love looking at some of the shows from London Fashion Week, even the all out crazy ones. It's great to get a heads up on the fashion trends to come, as well as giving my craft inspiration a big boost. Even though the shows were forecasting the trends for Autumn Winter 2014, it's still so cold at the moment that most of the clothes were perfect for now. Here are my picks from my favourite shows this season (in illustration form), as well as how you could DIY the looks.

Orla Kiely

Orla Kiely is amazing at the best of times, but this time I think she outdid herself. I loved the Mary Jane chunky heels (a collaboration with Clarks - hooray!), the kooky patterns and pastel shades. There were also a lot of cat motifs, which were right up my street, as a crazy cat lady. You could embroider, applique or paint a cat silhouette or face onto a jumper or sweatshirt, to recreate the look.Just remember to wear your adorable new jumper with a peter pan collar sticking out from underneath.

Giles

Getting eyebrows like Cara Delevigne is hard work - just ask pretty much anybody who's tried. Getting your hands on the beanie hat she wore in the Giles show is a damn side easier. In a world first, the knitting pattern was released on the same day as the show, so even if you're a really slow knitter, you should be able to get one finished in time for next winter. You can get the kit from Wool & The Gang, who got the fash pack knitting away in London. If you're feeling lazy, you can buy one already made from them too. If you don't knit, but want a piece of the DIY action, you could buy yourself a plain beanie hat and sew on some felt eyes. Check out the turquoise version - I need it!

Temperley London

Alice Temperley is a woman after my own heart - I loved everything in the Temperley London show this year, especially the mix of eclectic patterns with gorgeous cabled knits. To achieve a floral pattern similar to some of the ones in the show, you could embroider onto an item of clothing of your choice. The ones in the show were probably machine embroidered - it would take forever otherwise - but you could hand embroider a smaller section of your clothing. I'm thinking onto a t-shirt pocket, the collar of a shirt, the yoke of a dress or the bottom of a skirt. This would look really unique and special if you found some vintage embroidery patterns for inspiration.

What were your favourite fashion moments from LFW? Did you see anything that you thought would be easy to customise or make yourself?