Another season of LG Fashion Week has come and gone until next spring, but until then I have several designer collections to review on The Souls of My Shoes. Chronologically, the entries will be out of order, but it’s always interesting to see the creations developed for spring/summer 2012.

I’m jumping back to last Monday, the first night of LG Fashion Week. The last show of the evening was Lala Berlin’s ss2012 collection. This was designer, Leyla Piedasyeh’s first time showing in Toronto and from my initial perusal of her work online I wondered how her very modern and almost androgynous designs would fair under the Canadian eye.

What I liked: the ultra modern silhouettes and soft coloured prints created a romantic feel, some hung loosely from the body and flowed effortlessly, such as a white and black shirt dresses cut to the knee or fashioned into a long maxi, while others were cut close to the body like a pair of pink pleated shorts. One piece that really caught my eye was a simple, white knit sleeveless top.

I really liked Lala Berlin’s ss2012 collection because it provided a designer’s point-of-view wholly different from other collections presented on a Canadian runway during fashion week.

What I disliked: some pieces were a little too sheer for my liking, but then again it’s all about how you take a piece of clothing and style it to fit your taste.

Footwear: Lala Berlin presented the most futuristic footwear of the entire week. Boots and sandals in white, black and mustard paraded down the runway. Sections were cut-out and replaced with clear plastic; when applied to a pair of boots I felt the beginnings of a futuristic 1960s dance club.