London Style

On my recent trip to London, I most definitely saw a difference in styles between the English and Parisians.  Although there were most certainly some very well dressed people, I found that there were much more well dressed people throughout Paris than there are in London.  While both cities boast a lot of black, the styles were dissimilar in many ways.  For those of you who are familiar with the label Allsaints, which, by the way, are all over London, I would say that London style is very much in line with the Allsaints style: a lot of black, leathers, "edgy" style with silver accents and a more "punk-y" vibe.  As an Allsaints customer myself, I did love to see the styles and pieces walking down the streets of London, but missed the sophisticated vibe that one can find in Paris. 

The Burberry trench coat was also another staple of many Londoners, although it did not rain once while I was in the U.K.  While I expected to see this style of coat on older more put together men and women, I was surprised to see young people sporting the famous trench in many different ways.  One girl in particular looked to be about my age, a 20-something university student who was wearing a knee-lenth black Burberry trench, completely unbuttoned, but with the belt fastened around her waist, with sleeves rolled up, exposing a black knit sweater (sleeves were down), black ripped denim pants and black combat boots.  This look to me was a new take on the classic Burberry trench that I wasn't necessarily against. While I do prefer the more classical trench coat look, maybe accompanied by a medium wash denim, button down white shirt and a pair of loafers, I liked to see the coat worn in a different and unique way for a younger generation.