Rankin is all over the place these days. With recently having directed Kelis's 'Acapella' video as well as exercising his photographic talents shooting some of the most influential and beautiful women in the world it is no surprise that his latest collaboration with up-and-coming model-turned-actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was a huge success. Scores of people gathered to the innermost depths of Camden town last night to see the opening exhibit of the images. Rosie is dripped in black paint, studded with rhinestones, windswept on a desert plain and and in one image, standing atop a mass of animal skulls, like a modern queen Boudicca. Rankin's incredible talent in capturing the most beautifully stirring images is blatant. In one image, Rosie, (depicted as a coquettish pin-up) stands over a bed, and slyly entrances her viewer as she unzips her skin-tight leather skirt to reveal the cleft of an innocent butt-cheek, so subtle in detail, it makes you look twice to realise what exactly she's doing.As revelers mingled amidst the hung photographs, bathed in a blue light that illuminated the main area, LBF happened to notice the likes of Erin O'Connor and Paula Wylde (of label Thomas Wylde) brush past. Paula was the one to suggest the project to Rankin, and Rosie is seen in some pictures wearing some of her label's trademark scorpion prints. At the moment Rosie is currently filming in America for her upcoming role in the next Transformers film, and I have no doubt we'll be seeing much more of her very soon...
Videos from the shoot were projected onto the walls, showing our model in various forms of transformation; as a ballerina and a matador.
London Fashion week is in full swing, and LBF was at the ready to go and blog at the shows of some of her favourite designers. Matthew Williamson’s spring/summer 2011 collection debut was particularly fascinating, held in the urban setting of the Battersea power station (the single largest brick built construction in Europe, as told by my cabbie driver on the way there) the backdrop of twisted metal, broken glass and empty socket-window frames was an electric contrast to the beaming white runway, safely preserved in its own glass conservatory birdcage.
Amidst the plethora of fashion people LBF happened to notice Coco Sumners walk past, clad in corduroy red shorts, white knee length socks and black dinner shoes. Fashion ‘it-girl’ and star of the US reality TV show ‘The City’ Olivia Palermo sat next to long-time friend and muse of Matthew’s, Sienna Miller, who equally rubbed shoulders with Brit model Poppy Delevingne and presenter Cat Deely. It was particularly hard not to notice Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, as she sat for the majority of the show with her hand on her chin, looking down in a somewhat more melancholy fashion. 
The show was a vibrant spectacle, as Williamson’s shows usually are, and he in no way spared us the diverse spectrum of colours, with shades of yellow and lime parading down the catwalk. Having spoken to the designer a few weeks before the show Williamson revealed his inspiration was that of the quintessential ‘Robinson Crusoe’ tale, where his model, shipwrecked on a desert island, is forced to use the natural inspiration around her to form her outfits, plucking peacock feathers to make a skirt, and ripping the sail (it was much more tame and tailored than it sounds) to make a beautiful billowing dress. LBF’s particular favourite pieces were the metallic long-sleeved mini-dresses, perfect with with the model’s ‘swept back after-sea’ hair.
Olivia Palermo being interviewed: note, Palermo's styling for the show. LBF absolutely loves her choice of foot ware, carrying off super-high 'Eve' stiletto peep-toe ankle heel from Charlotte Olympia (sister of Alice Dellal and member of the notorious 'Dellal' clan.) Available at 
LBF's look for the show and the after-party, held at Sketch in Mayfair, where we danced to Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance' and mingled with the likes of Faris Badwan from indie rock band 'The Horrors' as well as other members music/fashion world. Below, LBF's darling Alice Jacobs: loving her 'vamped' up look completed with fur mink and vintage costume pendant.