Tuesday, 11 December 2012

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/

Friday, 7 December 2012

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

Monday, 19 November 2012

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.

Thursday, 15 November 2012

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


Monday, 12 November 2012

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.