L.K Bennet If you want to see a shop front with a difference in London, head down to L.K Bennet on the King's Road. Two beautiful flower constructed shoes are placed either side of the shop's entrance. Hot on one of this summer's trends - a combination of fashion and florals; possibly inspired by the current Chelsea Flower Show perhaps? www.lkbennet.co.uk www.rhs.org.uk (Chelsea Flower Show)

Central Saint Martins Graduate Shows Today the final year students from Womenswear, Menswear, Marketing, Print and Knit presented their final collections to a panel of judges and a full audience of family and friends.The pressure was on as only 40 students will go through to the next round on June 5th, at York Hall in Bethnal Green, where the British press and international talent scouts will be in atendance to decide who is the next big thing. The standard was impressive. The prevailing trends included, Julie Vernhoven for Gibo inspired print. Acid colours, exagggerated frills and most obviously the use of umbrellas!Perhaps our summer isnt looking so good?! Surprisingly Gold metallic tights popped up a couple of times. Of course there was the obligatory man dressed as a tent and girl with horses head, but generally the competition was mature and inspiring. Our backstage source reported a bit of friction when Francesca Versace,(collection above)rolled in with an entourage including, all the Vogue models of the moment, Jemma Kidd on make-up and a team of professional hair sylists. However her collection of bright gowns mixed with nudes (another strong trend of the day)was considered and well-cut. Keep your eye on fashion beat to hear the ultimate verdict after the big show.

Kabuki Kabuki is one of Japan's oldest and most magnificent art forms. This is a rare opportuniy to see authentic Kabuki performed by Japan's most iconic performers. All the characters are played by men. The costume is just breath-taking and must see! Kabuki featuring Ebizo Ichikawa Xl 31May to 11 June 2006 Location: Sadler's Well, Rosebery Avenue, EC1R More information and booking online, go to :http://www.sadlerswells.com/

Two Projects : One Catwalk Tonight, London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins battled it out in Cafe de Paris on the catwalk. Both the colleges from the University of the Arts were represented by a handful of current and ex students, to provide a light hearted night of entertainment. The intimate atmosphere was created by a bairly raised short catwalk in the centre of a packed dancefloor with crowds even standing on the staircases to be a part of the action that night. Wine was flowing amongst the trendy gathering and glitter was falling from the hands of the models. This is the 7th round of this event, organised by www.playtimecustomised. Register with the website for updates of their forecoming events and to buy tickets in advance.

Tokyo Girl In London 'Chavs' and 'posh English style'. In England,'class' has an impact on how people dress. In Tokyo,area devides how people dress.In Harajuku,it is that famous 'crazy' style, that can been seen in the book 'Fruit'.In Shibuya, only 15mins walk from Harajuku, they have totally different style. In England, it almost like how you dress decides how you dehave. 'chavs', 'punk' and 'posh'. イギリスでは「階級」がファッションに大きな影響がある様です。写真のピンクの服を着たのが世に言う「Chavs」（チャヴス）もういとつの写真はもっと階級の上の人たち。東京はあまり階級が関係なさそうに見えます。原宿には原宿の、渋谷には渋谷のファッションで地域で別れていませんか。。。？

Tokyo Girl In London When I went to look for another 'English' & 'London' thing,I realised the most obvious one...TOPSHOP!I don't even know how much I have spent there over the years.There no chain store like TOPSHOP in Tokyo. We tend to have small scale chain stores, but they are not so invovled in things like London Fashion Week.I do like TOPSHOP but more chance that you bump into someone wearing the same clothes on the street. As we do not have a huge shop like TOPSHOP in Tokyo,we can find similar clothes in cheaper prices!Don't get me wrong-I wish we had TOPSHOP in Tokyo...I think it's only matter of time...and it would bring a huge impact on Tokyo Girls' fashion. また、’ロンドン的’　’イギリス的’なものを探しに出た時にそこにあって気づかなかったものに気づきました。それは「TOPSHOP」!TOPSHOPは多分イギリスで一番大きいお店で、そこら中にある。catwalkからのデザイン等を手頃な価格て購入できます。東京にはこういう風な大規模なお店は無いなぁと気づきました。TOPSHOPの服は道で同じ服を来てる人に出会ってしまいそうだけど、やっぱり色々な服があってみてても楽しい。東京では探せば同じような服をもっと安く買えるかも？TOPSHOPが日本に来るのも時間の問題。来日したら日本のファッションに大きな影響がでそう！

Penguin Boutique Penguin Boutique is located one minute walk from West Hampstead Tube Station. It cannot be missed as the decoration of the shop is just fantastic. They have evening dresses,tops,skirts,accessaries and jewellery, that are bought from France,Italy and some from Japan. The owener, Colin and Brenda, go and buy all those beautiful clothes and accessary every month. The shop is decorated by Colin who once was an interior designer. His inspiration is the European girls who dress individual and unique style and interesting shapes of clothes. Also well-dressed young ladies. As well as the clothes and decoration of the shop, Colin and Brenda are very nice people to chat and ask some advise from! Penguin Boutique 144 West End Lane NW6 1SD 020 7625 7778 penguin_boutique@hotmail.co.uk

Tokyo Girl In London Stripy suit is very English thing for me. In London,I see a lot of men wear stripy suits.When I went out to look for London thing, my Japanese friend said 'I've never seen a single Japanese man wearing stripy suit but in here,that's normal'. She was right.I have never seen anyone wears that,even my father!I wonder why... Thanks for modeling!camera loves you! 縦ストライプのスーツはとてもイギリス的な事に気づきました。と言うのも日本人の友達に「イギリスっぽいものってなんだろう？」と聞いた所、彼女が「日本のビジネスマンは絶対着ないストライプのスーツを普通にきてるところ！」なるほど。