Wednesday, 5 September 2012

New York Fashion week begins

   Today marked the start of fashion month, starting with New York fashion week commencing four weeks of Spring/Summer 2013 shows.

   Showing Today is John Patrick 'Organic', 10 Crosby Derek Lam, Rachel Comen and Erin Fetherston. This weekend is filled with shows to look forward to, BCBG Max Azria, Jason Wu, Victoria Beckham.

   NY Fashion week begins today and ends Thursday 13, when fashion week moves to London.

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Penguin Nails

 Step one - Paint the nails a base colour and leave to dry.
Step two - Paint the centre of the nail with a white/cream colour, leaving a thin outline of the base colour all around the sides.
Step three - Using either a dotting tool, dot pen or a cocktail stick, paint two 'eyes' at the base of the nail.

Step four - Using a cocktail stick or dot tool, paint a slightly thick line below the eyes in a yellow/orange to resemble a beak.

Step five - using a pale pink, paint two large dots at the end of the nail, spaced evenly to look like feet,and cover this with a clear top coat.


Monday, 3 September 2012

Louise Gray Barbie collection

   Louise Gray has designed three adult-sized looks which are inspired by the iconic Barbie doll, the collection will be revealed on Monday September 17.


   The show is sponsored by Barbie and is being shown at Gray's upcoming London Fashion week show, Vogue quoted Gray as saying "It's been interesting inviting Barbie into my world and giving her a makeover as part of my spring/summer 2013 collection."Well, my clothes are always about colour and fun - making a bold statement through the way you dress."

Sunday, 2 September 2012

Buy Kim Kardashian's wardrobe!

   Last week's 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' episode shown Kanye West streamlining and 'styling' Kim's wardrobe, these are now available to purchase.


   The star has got rid of many designer items and is selling them on US eBay, with the funds going to charity.

    Brands included are, Alexander McQueen, Lanvin, Herve Leger and Zac Posen, also selling on ebay are some of Scott Disick's and Khloe Kardashian's clothes.

http://stores.ebay.com/Kims-Closet-Clothing-Store

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Mulberry's Catwalk collection available to buy

   It is the start of the Autumn/Winter season and if the excitement of new clothing lines isn't enough, Mulberry have announced that they are releasing their catwalk collection.
Croc print handbag.

    Mulberry's new Catwalk collection includes the Del Rey handbag, in a range of different textiles. This was shown on Mulberry's A/W catwalk in February, the handbag is inspired by singer Lana Del Rey, who is also the face of a H&M campaign.
 Ostrich handbag.
   As of Monday the handbag will be available to purchase, with prints ranging from £995-£3,500. the handbag has Mulberry's signature Postman lock and gold clasp.   


Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Victoria's Secret Bond Street London Store

   Victoria's Secret second London store is set to open it's doors tomorrow after being announced over a year ago, and its even more impressive than the first one.

   The store consists of three floors, joined by an impressive decadent staircase.The store is elegantly decorated and uses VS angel costumes from 2011 in the window display and around the shop. The traditionally American brand has uses British inspired decoration such as wooden fixtures, glass chandeliers and signed photos of the angels.

   Inside the store the fitting rooms are designed to look like a boudoir, and the store also stocks VS loungewear. The fragrance wall boasts 15 different scents. There is an additional fourth floor, invite only VIP suite, designed for high-profile shoppers, however the store will be holding no launch party.



Victoria's Secret is located at 111 New Bond Street, W1S 1DP


Monday, 27 August 2012

Prada designed dresses for Great Gatsby

  It has been announced that Prada has recreated 40 dresses from past Prada and Miu Miu collections to make costumes for the upcoming film adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's, The Great Gatsby.

   The dresses are Twenties-era flapper dresses and will be worn in the film, Prada also worked with Lurhmann in his 1996 remake of Romeo and Juliet.

   Prada told US Vogue that "I usually try not to literally reference periods in my work, because that's not the way I think". It has furthermore been announced that Tiffany & Co have provided all of the jewellery for the film.

The Great Gatsby is set to release July 2013.