Google Zeitgeist's most searched brand revealed...

The most searched for brand on the internet has been revealed as Stella McCartney.

Stella McCartney has been named the most searched for brand on the internet in 2012 today, the fashion designer created the Olympic Team GB kit and was also named the British Fashion Award's designer of the year, she has enjoyed a year very much in the public's eye and is reaping the rewards.

Second place was awarded to Karl Lagerfeld, followed closely by Victoria's secret, possibly due to the opening of London stores. The statistics are conducted by Google and measure UK consumer activity over the last 12 months.

(Image sourced from stellamccartney.com)www.stellamccartney.com/

Roland Mouret reveals Bridal wear range

   As of November 28, Roland Mouret's Bridal wear range was available exclusively online at Net-A-Porter.

   The collection is named 'The White Collection', it is a sexier and modernised version on the traditional wedding gown. The Bridal wear range entails of five different styles of dress, the colour bases are cream and white. Prices range from £1,600 to £4,100, depending on the fit and fabric of your choice.

   The designer is quotes as saying "I wanted to create something that is about you [the Bride] and your partner, a one-to-one private relationship with the dress - not just something to please family and friends." 

   The dresses vary from a wool crepe cocktail dress to gowns draped with lace. Each piece comes with a message from Mouret, wrapped with a moleskin bow.

Available to purchase at Net-a-Porter.com

Boohoo party outfit under £100!

Boohoo.com

Margiela Collection launched at H&M

 Maison Martin Margiela has hit the high street in London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester at H&M stores.

   On November 15, H&M opened its doors to reveal the collection, it is also available online. The collection features evening wear, trousers, coats, shoes and menswear. It is very couture inspired and are recreations of past pieces.

   The collection is largely an online sellout, with very few pieces remaining, the collection is a very close reflection of the Margiela ready-to-wear line.

This dress is a reinvention of a piece from the spring/summer 1996 collection, it has a plunging neckline and a low back that has thin diagonal straps. The dress has a classic fishtail bottom, making it easy to wear and to walk in. The figure fitting dress uses jersey fabric to increase the comfort of the garment, the fabric is printed with sequins.

Pokeball nails

Step 1 - Paint the base of the nail white.
Step 2 - After this is fully dry paint half of the nail (horizontally) red, you can use strips of nail tape or sellotape to make this line straight

Step 3 - Paint the line between the red and white nail polish with a black strip of nail polish
Step 4 - When fully dry paint a white dot in the centre of the black line!

Beauty winter wish list

Winter wish list, wardrobe edition

Winter is fast approaching and here are a few things that I would like to buy before the cold weather. The burgundy jumper has leatherette elbow patches, and is slightly loose in fit. The black shorts are high waisted and would require tights in the A/W weather, the boots are suitable for all season. 

Chopard and Harrods collaboration to create a collection inspired by Disney

   Jewellery creator Chopard has released a Haute Joaillerie tollection inspired by Walt Disney's Princesses with London store Harrods.

   The collection consists of 10 pieces featuring Ariel, Belle and Cinderella. The jewellery comprises of bracelets, hairpieces, earrings and necklaces. The collection was launched with Harrods' Christmas window displays.

The Chopard Haute Joaillerie collection is available exclusively in Harrods Fine Jewellery Room until the end of December.

Vivienne Westwood backs Julian Assange

   Vivienne Westwood has created a T-shirt in order to support Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. 

   Westwood was pictured weating the shirt while she visited Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the shirt is unisex and features a picture of Westwood on the front and is sold via Westwood's website.

   Westwood has been known through the punk era to be highly controversial, due to her latex outfits sold from her shop, titled 'Sex'. Assange has been living in the Embassy since June 2012, seeking diplimatic asylum.

The shirts go on sale Saturday, November 3.

Fashion Journalism masterclass

   Yesterday I attended a fashion masterclass with my University, as I study fashion journalism at the University of Sunderland. We got the train to London Friday morning at attended a lecture at 2oclock at Sunderland's Canary Wharf Campus.

   Our lecture was by four well known fashion journalists:

Rachel Richardson - Editor of Fabulous magazine

Hattie Crisell - Free-lance journalist, has previously interned at Red magazine, worked for 4Beauty and the Big Brother website, she currently reports the the New York magazine The Cut.

Hannah Almassi - Deputy fashion news and features editor at Grazia.

Louise Gannon - A show business journalist, recently interviewed Justin Bieber, writes for Elle and Grazia.
I'm struggling to find a photo of Louise, however here is a link to a collection of her articles!
http://journalisted.com/louise-gannon?allarticles=yes
   They highlighted the importance of having to want a career in journalism, and how we shouldn't expect it to come overnight or easily. In order to become a successful fashion journalist you need to constantly become an expert in new topics, continuously network and be friendly to everybody you meet as everyone is a contact. 

   Knowing your journalism law and shorthand is essential (I'm currently learning both at University), be a positive intern and getting your foot in the door at fashion is an ongoing, time consuming process.

Vivienne Westwood's new coat range

   Westwood has launched a distinctive new range of winter coats, all designed, made and finished to the usual high Vivienne Westwood quality standard.

   This women's RAC coat is lipstick red, woollen and has a high collar as well as a curved front breast panel. The golden buttons have the Westwood print embedded into them, this coat is military inspired and is a key quality piece for autumn/winter 2012/2013, it retails at £580.00.

   This Men's quilted Hunting jacket is created by Anglomania Lee, the fabric is rinsed, quilted denim. The thread is gold, with a Westwood Orb resting on the breast pocket subtly. The jacket is practical due to its large pockets with stud fastenings, and a ribbed knitted collar for warmth, it also has two way zip fastening. This retails at £215.00

http://www.viviennewestwood.co.uk

Selfridges makes £1 billion for the first time!

   Department store Selfridges made £1 billion in sales for the first time last year. 

   The store are planning to expand their Oxford Street store, recreating their womenswear and menswear departments and launching exclusive beauty services.

Chanel's Little Black Jacket London Exhibition

Karl Lagerfeld's star studded little black jacket exhibition was revealed on London on October 12 and closes Sunday 28 October.

   The exhibition featured 113 photos in total, all taken by Lagerfeld himself and styled by Carine Roitfeld, it features modern and traditional models, actresses and artists. 

   The gallery is now open at London's Saatchi Gallery.

Front Cover Nail polishes

   I received several Christmas sets of FRONTCOVER nail polishes, Available from Boots stores in 2011, the polish colours are metallic and shimmery, making them perfect to combine with glitter and nail gems.

My Collection

L-R
Beetroot, Guinea, Cadet Blue, Splashed White, Morning Glory, Moonrock, Sloe Berry, Cupric, Palevoiletred, Clear Top coat.

Herve Leger by Max Azria, New York fashion week Spring/Summer 2013

  Herve Leger's new collection featured the signature body-con dresses, with a twist of quilted fabric.

    Quilt-making was the main inspiration behind this collection and it is a fresh perspective into Spring / Summer 2013. The dresses are a combination of the famous Herve Leger body-con dress and skater A-line dresses.

The models wear fabric which has been quilted into solid structures and often solidified by belts which look like PVC to draw attention to the small waist of the models. Some of the collection seems to reflect the current nineties revival as the tight summer dresses boast spaghetti straps and a mini length.

   The shoes seem to be similar to Victoria Beckham's s/s shoes, they are heeled shoe boots and have a peep toe with buckle detail. The swimwear collection uses chains and animal print, the fabric also looks as if it has been plaited, and uses strips of fabric to resemble belts on some of the swimwear.

   The collection seems to reflect many Autumn / Winter trends of grunge and Gothic revival, the collection looks to be very successful and cleverly designed to develop from A/W.

Sellotape stripe nails, Black and Gold

Step one - Paint the whole nail the base colour, here I chose black.

Step two - cut the sellotape into thin strips, when the nail is completely dry place the tape over them diagonally.

Step three - ensuring that the tape is stuck down firmly, paint over the whole nail using a second colour, here I chose glittery gold, both polishes by Models Own, available so see in my past post.

The finished product on a false nail.

My nails :),I have ordered thin tape designed for nails and will be posting more patterns in the near future, check for updates!

Model's Own nail varnish

   Model's Own nail varnishes come in large bottles and have a good range of colours, during summer 2012 they collaborated with Hed Kandi and released several glitter nail polishes, designed for holidays.

L-R

Champagne, Black Magic, Purple Mystique, Misty Grey.

Lady Gaga opens Philip Treacy's London Fashion week show

   Lady Gaga opened Philip Treacy's Spring/Summer London fashion week. Treacy released fashion collections between 2001-2003, and has made a big splash in his return to fashion.

   Star Lady Gaga opened the show wearing a fuchsia trademark veil, the show taken place at the Royal Courts of Justice, London. The show furthermore only featured black models including Jourdan Dunn. The audiece included Dita Von Teese and Kim Cattrall.

   The show taken inspiration from Disney character Minnie Mouse by creating sequinned ears and making fascinators of mini-fairgrounds. The show also featured a large amount of Michael Jackson, one of the models even wore the exact jacket he wore in the video for Thriller, Jackson's music was largely used as the show's soundtrack.

Barry M Nail paint

I decided to upload a picture of my collection of nail polishes, with each of their names. Barry M is my favourite brand of nail polish to use as they have a wide range of colours and shades, they also release 'nail effects' nail polishes frequently, their new polish is Chameleon, I still need to buy and review this nail varnish.

My collection

L-R
Nail effects black (311), Nail effects pink (314), Aqua Glitter (340), Cyan blue (294), Blue Moon (317), Block orange (301), Berry I/C 308).

Glitter tip nails

Step one - paint the nail with a base colour coat (here I haven't used one)

Step two - using a clear nail polish (or a polish the same colour as the glitter you will use,) paint the tip of the nail and sprinkle the glitter over this while it is still wet. Leave to dry.

Step three - after the nail varnish and glitter had fully dried, remove any excess glitter by tapping it into the pot and neaten up the nails using cotton buds. Finally coat the nail with a good top coat.

No 7 Nail polish

   I usually buy No 7 polishes when Boots give out the No 7 £5 off vouchers, making the nail polishes £2.

L-R
Minty Fresh (320), Sing the blues (290), ME ME ME! (250), So Strong Nail care, Violetta (44).

McQueen London Flagship store opens!

   The new Alexander McQueen flagship store opened today, in time for London fashion week.

   The affordable 'McQ' store is on Dover Street in Mayfair, the boutique stands three storey's high and sells women's and menswear. The store is designed to be the epitome of luxury, with the changing rooms made from suede and velvet, it is designed to feel like a comfortable boudoir. 

   Sarah Burton is quoted as saying "We want to create a story and a home for McQ and the flagship on Dover Street is an extension of this world." the store will feature catwalk pieces and ready-to-wear clothing.

The store is situated at 14 Dover Street, London.