Archive for October, 2010
Accessories, Affordable Fashions, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on October 8th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
Summer is offically gone, the thick M&S tights and winter coats are coming out of the wardrobe and we’re all bracing ourselves for the wintery weather ahead: rain. In the UK, it rarely snows but it pours. Just the other day I was wailing and lamenting over my beautiful leather biker jacket that I wore over my head to keep my hair dry during a torrent and as a result it now looks (and smells) like it’s been chilling out at the bottom of a pond for the past five years. Weep.
For those of you that know, deep down, that it is very good common sense really to carry an umbrella with you everywhere you go come October, but just can’t quite bring yourself to be bothered enough to get one, you should take a look at the boutique umbrella company Umbrella Heaven. There’s a great array of umbrellas, from the ladylike, classic styles to the more cutesy, gimmicky ones: we particularly love the see-through parasol-style umbrella with the white lace trim, which is gonna be an adorable way to keep dry and groomed on your way to work or to a club. Also favourites of ours at Shiny Style were the the dragonfly-print umbrella, which is a statement in itself, and the lovely girly “Daisy” umbrella. Check the gallery above to see the best from the site.
Tags: fashion umbrellas, parasol, practical, rain, umbrellas, waterproof, winter
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Celebrity Style, Features, Gallery, How to Wear
By Andrea Petrou on October 8th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
Katie at Boot Camp in a shimmery silver shirt-dress
There’s been a lot of fashion rivalry between the three X-Factor female finalists (well, not Rebecca so much, she’s just being lovely and keeping her head down – it’s all that RUDDY KATIE AND CHER). If you’ve decided that you’re team Katie all the way, and love her mash-up between London street-punk style and vintage glamour, then read on.
Katie seems to be a firm believer in mixing things up, never rocking the same look twice – she’s like an Asda-version of Lady Gaga. For her first appearance on the X-Factor she appeared complete with crazy blonde perm, headscarves and studded leather a la Madonna circa-1980s, for her performance at bootcamp she opted for a more subtle outfit of a silver shirt-dress (of which we found a very similar one that you can see in the gallery above), and then at Cheryl’s home in Surrey a very dainty “My Fair Lady”-esque outfit complete with white lace and parasol. So yeah, unlike her Liverpudlian competitor Rebecca who’s already developing a classic “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” style, Katie doesn’t like sticking to one trend.
If you’re looking to get a little bit of her mixed-up quirkiness into your daily wear, it’s all about the details. Team a studded biker jacket with some glamorous retro-sunglasses and some old-school over-the-top costume jewellery, or go inject a little 1930s Hollywood glamour into an otherwise plain, more contemporary outfit with a vintage hat or fascinator. We trawled the internet and found some pieces that would be right up Miss Waissel’s street- check the gallery above to see what we found.
Tags: Celebrity Style, get the look, how to wear, Katie Waissel, London, punk, vintage, X Factor
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Fashion Face Off, Features, Gallery, X Factor
By Andrea Petrou on October 8th, 2010
Cher Lloyd
Looking chic in cute jumpsuit and fierce boots. WENN.com
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Tags: Cher Lloyd, Gamu, Katie Waissel, Live finals, Rebecca Ferguson, style, X Factor
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Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on October 7th, 2010
The Paris Fashion Week whirlwind came to an end last night, with fatigued fashionistas giving out their final air kisses before packing their designer bags and heading back home.
However, that was after they had watched the last PFW show, which was of course Hermes. Not only did this close the event but also marked the end of Jean Paul Gaultier’s seven year designer stint at the house.
And what a finale it was. JPG gave us a stunning collection with a strong nod at the equestrian theme and the brand’s leather saddle making past by marching horses up the catwalk.
Leather made an appearance in tailored jackets, trousers and of course trousers. As you would expect with such a theme there were also jodhpurs and, quite originally jumpsuits, which were wound into the theme thanks to suede patches.
There were waistcoats and thick leather corsets as well as chiffon dresses for the evening.
It’s a show we’ll definitely remember..until next season at least.
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Tags: Hermes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Paris Fashion Week, PFW, SS2011
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Fashion Tips, Gallery, How to Wear
By Andrea Petrou on October 6th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
The Louis Vuitton AW10 show that sparked the trend
Earlier this year Louis Vuitton showcased their ladylike, Mad Men-esque Autumn/Winter collection at Paris Couture Week to worldwide applause from the fashion world – it was revolutionary! Women don’t have to worry about squats and leg waxing anymore, because all of a sudden it’s become cutting edge to dress demurely and cover up your pins with an elegant below-the-knee midi skirt. Celebrities who in the past have opted for hemlines as short as they get, such as Alexa Chung, are now sporting the ladylike midi with fashion gusto. The Queen must be delighted.
However, us regular people have been a little more hesitant to embrace the trend in the worries in the fear of looking dowdy, or not pulling the look off. But as temperatures continue to drop as winter approaches, I predict that you’ll be feeling pretty bitter when you’re stuck in miniskirts come December – which is why the midi is a trend we should all try to embrace.
The trick to the midi is moderation. Just because your skirt has suddenly got longer, it doesn’t mean that you can’t look sexy any more, especially if you get your hands on one that nips you in at the waist for a 50s bombshell figure – it’s all about striking the balance between sexy and ladylike. For example, if you’re wearing a midi and a cosy winter jumper, make sure that you’ve got some viciously fierce heels on your feet to remind everyone that no, you’re not a prude. Or, for true Louis Vuitton understated sexiness, wear yours with a vampy corset top for a party look. Check the gallery above for the top 5 midi-skirts that I’ve found on the high street.
Tags: autumn/winter trends, high street, how to wear, ladylike, Louis Vuitton, mad men, midi skirt, top 5
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Designers, Gallery, Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on October 6th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
Fashion house Elie Saab has been a firm favourite with fashion pack-leaders such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Blake Lively at pretty much every red-carpet event that’s happened over the past year, so the standard expected for their SS2011 collection at Paris Fashion Week was always going to be high. But they outdid themselves with what they presented on the runway.
The label is getting well-known for their sugary, sparkle-encrusted candy-coloured dresses that have been coveted on the red carpet a lot recently, and the beginning of the collection promised to be much of the same, as a model walked out in a pair of lilac tapered trousers, tied in a sash-bow at the front, and matching blazer worn over an embellished lilac vest. Good enough to eat. Following suit was a candyfloss-looking pleated chiffon gown in a matching pale purple, and stunning coral embellished minidress bow detailing around the navel area that I’ll probably be seeing in my dreams for years. Very, very girly, yes, but the collection avoided being nauseating by having a few more modern, understated basics thrown into the mix – notable was the fitted cream dress with very Balmain-style padded shoulders, and the sky-blue fitted maxi. It’s colour was so dreamy, it didn’t need any fussiness or detailing – and so it didn’t have any. Perfect.
Other designers have surprised and shocked us with drastic changes in their collections’ aesthetics this week, but Elie Saab has stuck to what it knows: beautiful, girly cocktail dresses and separates. You can look at it two ways: you can say that it’s unadventurous and more of the same, or you can say that they’re just on to a Very Good Thing. Maybe sometimes sticking to what you know isn’t so bad at all.
Tags: designer dress, Elie Saab, Paris Fashion Week, SS2011
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Celebrity Style, Fashion News
By Andrea Petrou on October 6th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
Celebrities like jam-making Kate Moss are professing their love for DIY and crafts at the moment, and Jaime Winstone took the make-it-yourself craze one step further by venturing out to Southbank last night for the Virgin Media Shorts Awards wearing a dress made of cinema film. And here’s the kicker – she actually looked kind of good in it.
The actress, who is well-known for her eclectic sense of style and who had a very high fashion slicked-back bun and smoky eye-makeup at the awards last night, managed to make the home made outfit look more like Jean Paul Gaultier than Kodak. We don’t know how she did it, but kudos. It reminds us of the punk bin-bag dresses of yore, but more modern – can we predict a new textiles trend in fashion design?
What’s next in the future of home made fashion? Hats made out of saucepan lids? Shoes made out of toilet-roll holders? Coats made out of Jurassic Park lunchboxes? Answers on the back of a postcard, please.
Tags: Celebrity Style, crafts, DIY fashion, Fashion News, jaime winstone, virgin media film awards
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Designers, Fashion News, Gossip
By Andrea Petrou on October 6th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
For you fashion-lovers that loved Christian Dior’s ready-to-wear S/S collection, shown at Paris this week, you’ll be excited (and stressed about your bank balance) to hear that the label, headed by genius John Galliano, will be opening up a boutique in London’s Mayfair next month that’s going to have all of their ready-to-wear clothes for sale in there, along with accesories and sunglasses. It’s said that the boutique is going to take inspiration from the mother-store in Paris, with lots of 18th century luxury and decoration, so it’ll be worth a look even if you can’t afford anything.
Most labels won’t be releasing their S/S clothes for sale to the public for a while yet, so we’re excited about this – and you should be too. The collection was a sexy, cartoonish array of 1940s-inspired clothes that took all the tack and cliche away from the whole pin-up fashion and breathed some new fashion life into it, with neon brights, extreme winged sunglasses, Honolulu tropical prints and, yes – sailor hats.
Here’s hoping that this will be where everyone’s shopping next month – I think central London could use a bit of Popeye chic.
Tags: boutique, Christian Dior, designer stores, mayfair, ready to wear, s/s
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Celebrity Style, Features, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on October 6th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
At the Matthew Williamson show at LFW
There’s a new face of British style at the moment that’s been getting a lot of respect from all the major fashion magazines, and that is the dishevelled singer Coco Sumner, daughter of Sting and frontwoman of British band I Blame Coco. The fact that she comes from good musical stock has been a good starting point for Coco’s musical career, but what has really caught the public’s eye is her boyish, tweedy public-school style that is a refreshing change from all the micro-mini dresses and big hair that so many celebrities seem to favour in public. In fact, the girl doesn’t look like she brushes her hair at all. We like her.
To copy her style entirely you’re better off if you’ve got a leggy, boyish figure, though if you’re a more curvy shape it’s still easy to integrate a bit of her British Heritage look into your wardrobe. If you’ve got the figure, you can go the whole hog with the teeny-tiny shorts she’s never seen out of teamed up with old-school Oxford brogues and ankle socks for the “Eton boy” look. Alternatively, if you don’t think you’ve got the pins for it, you can easily get Coco’d by just wearing a tweed blazer with elbow patches and scruffing up your hair before you leave the house.
The best places to buy boyish Oxford-style pieces are traditional stores such as Barbour and Hobbs London, though obviously if you haven’t got the budget of a rockstar’s daughter you can’t afford to kit yourself out from head to toe in these stores. Alternatively, you can buy some authentic vintage pieces and accessories (Coco loves her briefcases and men’s suitcases – who needs a purse?) for a fraction of the price in vintage stalls, shops and online at Ebay. Check the gallery above for some of the best Coco-style clothes online.
Tags: androgynous, british heritage, coco sumner, get the look, i blame coco, street style, tweed
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Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on October 6th, 2010
Like many designers at our own LFW, Sonia Rykiel took inspiration from the 70s for her SS2011 collection at Paris Fashion Week (if we’re honest we weren’t expecting anything different from the kooky brand.)
Dungarees in orange and pink, spotted and striped and with tapered and baggy legs, thumped down the catwalk.
Alongside these were knitted striped dresses, tops and shorts, as well as the must-have platforms, which of course were trademarks of this era.
Bur the brand also gave a smarter look sending out evening clad models in loose dresses with
kimono sleeves, or a bare-armed, low-cut knitted dress.
Tags: Paris Fashion Week, PFW, Sonia Rykiel, SS2011
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Designer Fashions, Designers, dresses, Gallery, Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on October 6th, 2010
By Emily Borrett.
As soon as the first dress came down the runway yesterday at Paris Fashion Week, it was immediately clear that the RTW collection wasn’t going to be lacking in romance. Oozing Frenchness, it was a gorgeous, nude over-the-knee dress with a sheer layer patterned with flowers with a slip underneath, and a pleated black waistband tied in a bow at the front. Departing entirely from their trademark scarlet evening glamour (though of course, there was a bit of that – it is Valentino) for a more understated femininity, it’s the kind of dress that makes me glad that I was born a girl.
Along with the Left Banke-style party dresses that were of the collection, there were also some more understated dresses, tied at the neck, in similar nude tones in simple shift shapes that I for one am coveting. When it came to evening wear, sheer polka-dot blouses and dresses in black and cream were present, as well as floaty chiffon gowns in champagne and nude fabrics.
As for outerwear, there were some beautiful (if not entirely practical) jackets made out of panelled black leather, velvet and ribbon – the one made with the high velvet collar was especially gorgeous – with sheer chiffon sleeves, as well as one classic cream skirt-suit with the teeniest wasp-waist imaginable. Check the gallery above to see Shiny Style’s favourites from the collection.
Tags: Designers, dresses, Paris Fashion Week, ready to wear, spring/summer, SS2011, valentino
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