Monday, May 10, 2010

20 reasons to be excited about Winter Fashion

Hello lovelies!

The cold season is well and truly upon us but we aren't letting that stop is from getting weak in the knees for some frost bitten fashion, so! I've compiled a list of why i'm excited about winter approaching!!



1. Black Is Back On The Menu- In summer we werent able to wear black because we sweated bucketloads, now its totally acceptable to wear black and loads of it this winter

2. Bikinis Are Banished! - YAY! We can spend more of accessories and scarves not sunscreen!

3. Dressing Is No Sweat- Summer can't ruin our clothes or leave puddle marks

4. You Can Scarf It Up- Scarves are an instant style fixer you can wear the same outfit but change the scarf!

5. No Glove, No Love- remember all those sweaty hands you had to shake in summer and u wondered where thier hands had been? Well thats long gone for winter, bringing back style+leather gloves = HYGENIC!

6. Boots Are On The Up And Up- like scarves they can update your look. Oh and speaking of boots invest in a pair of Over The Knee boots so you can still wear your mini skirts from summer with stockings.. if you have big calves like mine opt for those boots that are like soks with a shoe on the end!

7. Layers Aren't For Onions- cant decide what to wear each day? Wear it all!

8. Repetition Rules, Ok?- Who cares if they've seen it all before, its comfy and warm!

9. It's Ok To Be Snow White- Banishing the Tan, alabaster skin looks better in winter than those leather looking beach bums, Haill to Dita Von Teese! Bye Tan!

10. Makeup Stays Put- Say Bye to puddles of eyeshadow and foundation, runny mascara and sticky sunscreen, winter helps the makeup stay on all day

11. Jewellery Isn't A Liability- No swollen fingers, so Bling it on!

12. It's All Fur & Clothing- Faux fur will help you release your inner ski bunny at a fraction of the price!

13.You Can Eat...And Eat- Hide that winter bulge under gorgeous coats, it'll remain your best kept secret and no one will ask you how far along you are!

14.You Can Ignore Your Toes- Say Bye to monthly Pedis and hello to new shoes or that Double shot hazelnut Cappucino

15. Knickers Are Comfortable-After a summer of trying to hide that VPL under white dresses, you can stop worrying about unless your boyrfiend has X-ray vision!

16. Tights Gie You A Leg Up- No shaving, holds you in and you can still wear your summer dress, oh black opagues if only you could change a light bulb for us, we'd marry you!

17. Bad Hair Days Be Gone!- Think jaunty berets or cute caps, bed hair is perfectly acceptable because you can hide it!

18. Men Are Men- Now they can look more normal, a far cry from boardies and wife beater singlets. Say hello to denim jeams and jumpers!

19. Feet Can Take A Load Off- bring back cosy socks, ugg boots, flats.. our long forgotten best friends!

20. Summer's Coming- Theres a reason for every season, to get us excited about the next one!

Laser Cutting

Hello Lovelies!


Ever thought about laser cutting onto fabric? well its already be done and its taking the world by a storm. Think this.. apply artist Rob Ryans work to clothes.








This technique allows sharp and precise shapes to be cut out of fabric resulting in a look similiar to paper like snoflakes you made in kindy... Only way more stylish!

Ciao Lovelies!
xoxo

Style Evolution: Lily Allen

Hello Lovelies!

There once was a popstar who thought it was okay to wear sneakers to red carpet events. Enter a stylist armed with Chanel and we have a new and improved Lily Allen!



She certainly has come a long way since Karl Lagerfeld decided to put her in the chanel campaign, i think Karl is mentoring her on what to wear!

Ciao Lovelies!
xoxo

Friday, May 7, 2010

Various Models W magazine January 2010

Hello lovelies!
This year has produced some of the best designs i've seen in years, so i found the best way to show you the best of the best through this fan-bloody-tastic editorial i've ever seen, what a way to perfect access these collections and get inspiration from! Enjoy and feast your eyes on these :)









Ciao Lovelies!
xoxo

Channeling Martha Stewart

Hello Lovelies!

In the afternoons, i've been flicking through the channels on my tv and i'm always stumbling upon The Martha Stewart Show and i just adore all those beautfully arranged flowers sitting on countertops and desks on the set. So i decided to inject some flowers into the fashion :)




I've been inspired lately by weddings, fashion and Martha Stewart.
I'm not sure why, i'm not even getting married or anything but perhaps its the beauty of it all that really lifts my spirits, i even start to feel floaty and airy.

I used a spread with Kendra Spears for Vogue China the January issue 2010.
Ciao Lovelies!
xoxo



GLEE for Emma Pillsbury!

Hello lovelies!
I have something i must confess, i'm not a religious watcher of Glee BUT! When i do watch it, my eyes are glued and only interested in what Emma Pillsbury played by Jayma Mays, wears in the series.
I have to say that this is my favourite style of preppy :) Bright colours and florals mixed with 1950's fashion sense.
Just gorgeous!







I got all these pictures and film snapshot from the ultimate site!
What Would Emma Pillsburt Do?

GENIUS!
So join me in the Glee club of Emma Pillsbury!

Ciao Lovelies!
xoxo

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

MADONNA ditches the airbrushing!

Hello lovelies!

What I found through a British newspaper website!
The soft lighting must have helped create these rather appealing shots.
But this is Madonna in all her glory, smouldering into the camera like a model half her 51 years.



She seductively tugs at her underwear, kisses a crucifix - she just can't resist, can she? - and puts on an eye-patch in her latest spread for Interview magazine.



She really looks normal in black and white, none of those dinosaur arms and seeing her stringy flesh... This really is nice and sutble for a woman like Madonna.

Me Likey!
Her long time favourite Designers Dolce and Gabbana supplied the goods for the photoshoot... Really, who better to dress Madonna than Dolce and Gabbana?
Have more pics but i thought these were enough to get the gist of it all.

Ciao Lovelies!
xoxo

COVET THESE!!

Hello Lovelies!


I just came across the BIGGEST bottles of Chanel Perfume! Aren't they just divine? Really would make a beautiful stand-alone piece in my living room or as a pair... gosh i love all these ads and editorials with massively gorgeous perfume bottles. Doesn't it make you want one too?


oh my!

Ciao Lovelies!
xoxo

Model of an Amazing Lineage: Dree Hemingway

Hello Lovelies!

The word legacy comes to mind when one hears Dree Hemingway's name. It's Dree Hemingway for short, Dree Louise Hemingway Crisman for long, fashion model and daughter of Mariel Hemingway and Stephen Crisman, and the great-granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway.

IMG may have Kori-Richardson look-alike Taylor Momsen, but Elite just signed Dree Hemingway, She joins the Elite+ board, which also houses other well-familied models like Lydia Hearst, Vanessa Traina, Poppy Delevigne, and Riley Keough, and also has a couple of upcoming movie roles in the bag.






Coming from such legendary American stock, it is perhaps of little surprise that Dree Hemingway is also making a name for herself. I love how fresh-faced she is, and one might think she looks ordinary but she works around that and makes her look unique. She sure is talented when it come to editorals, she photgraphs beautifully!

Do you all agree?

Ciao Lovelies!
xoxo