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Paris Fashion Week: Thierry Mugler

By Elisabeth on September 29th, 2011
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Thierry Mugler spring-summer 2012

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A model wears a creation for Thierry Mugler fashion house's spring-summer 2012 ready to wear collection presented Wednesday Sept.28, 2011, in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Thierry Mugler’s spring/summer 2012 collection is a display of sleek modernism and inspired creativity that Lady Gaga would be proud of. Perhaps it then doesn’t come as a surprise that creative director of Thierry Mugler, Nicola Formichetti is the co-mastermind behind Lady Gaga’s wardrobe…

The collection showed angular designs, creative layering – deconstructed springs to mind – and sexy cut-outs what walked down the runway at Gymnase Japy is a modern day Femme Fatale. If its wearable is questionable, but it is certainly watchable.



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Show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with these pink delights

By Elisabeth on September 29th, 2011
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there are lots of way to get involved and help raise money for charity. For shopping addicts like us it is great to know that we can get our shopping fix AND donate to a good cause at once. Will you be wearing pink?

Here are some of our favourite choices to be pretty in pink this October.

Pink lace top by Warehouse

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£30 with 10% donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Available from 1st October. Buy

 



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Paris Fashion Week: futuristic by Gareth Pugh

By Elisabeth on September 29th, 2011
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Gareth Pugh Spring-Summer 2012

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A model displays a creation by British designer Gareth Pugh for his Spring-Summer 2012 Ready-To-Wear collection show held at Garage Turenne in Paris, France.

Not sure if British designer Gareth Pugh is showing us his innermost secrets or is hoping to design the clothes for the new Blade Runner film, but his Spring/Summer Ready-To-Wear 2012 collection shows us he certainly has a strange idea of how women – and some men – should dress next year.

At Paris Fashion Week, Pugh showed the audience and fashionistas worldwide that he definitely has the shock factor. Pugh’s latest collection includes black and white leather cage dresses with knee-high boots – kinky some would say, plastic ‘teardrop’ masks encasing the models’ heads, and muzzles… Yes, muzzles.

I’m not absolutely convinced that the everyday woman will opt for these futuristic/bondage outfits, but I can certainly see Lady Gaga going crazy over the collection. Come to think of it, perhaps Gaga is the inspiration behind the designs?

All photos: Press Association



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Paris Fashion Week: Guy Laroche

By Elisabeth on September 28th, 2011
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Paris Fashion Week - Guy Laroche

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A model displays a creation by designer Marcel Marongiu for Guy Laroche Spring-Summer 2012 Ready-To-Wear collection show held at L'espace Ephemere des Tuileries in Paris, France, on September 28, 2011.

The Guy Laroche catwalk show offered designs and colours that you wouldn’t necessarily link to spring or summer. Franco-Swedish designer Marcel Marongiu’s spring/summer 2012 collection was overflowing with dark colours injected with a few bright sparks, with the models walking the runway fitted yet floaty dresses in black, grey and green, military coats and a couple of sun yellow items. A very different mood to some of the shows seen in London.



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Devastee Catwalk – Paris Fashion Week. Pictures

By shinychris on September 28th, 2011
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A model displays a creation by designers Francois Alary et Ophelie Kiere for their Spring-Summer 2012 Ready-To-Wear collection Devastee show held at Showcasein Paris, France, on September 28, 2011.

A model displays a creation by designers Francois Alary et Ophelie Kiere for their Spring-Summer 2012 Ready-To-Wear collection Devastee show held at Showcasein Paris, France, on September 28, 2011.

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Popstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor models t-shirt for charity

By Elisabeth on September 28th, 2011
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UK singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor is modelling Asda’s Tickled Pink t-shirt for this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The t-shirt will be sold in Asda stores throughout October and marks the campaign’s 15-year anniversary and will help raise money for the charities Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign.

On taking part in the photoshoot for chairy Sophie said: “Breast cancer affects not just those who have been diagnosed with the disease, but also the family members of those who are suffering. Please contribute to this amazing cause and purchase the special edition products to raise the much needed funds for the charities to continue their hard work.”

Sophie looks really cute in the new photos!



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Jimmy Choo’s Tamara Mellon designs STOP bag for The Body Shop and charity

By Elisabeth on September 28th, 2011
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Even though my flat is filled with reusable bags that I’ve accumulated over the years a girl can never have too many! And especially bags that help raise funds for charity.

Founder and chief creative officer of Jimmy Choo, Tamara Mellon OBE has created an exclusive bag for The Body Shop and ECPAT‘s global Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People (SST) campaign.

The bag is decorated with handprints from Nicole Kidman, Jamie Oliver, Mark Ronson, Mira Sorvino, Joanna Lumley and Piers Morgan and will be sold for a limited run in The Body Shop for £4.00.

Retailing at £4.00, profits from the sale of The STOP bag will be used to combat and raise awareness of sex trafficking of children and young people.

The bag is made from raw 100% community fair trade cotton and feature a fuschia trim and shoulder strap which is certain to brighten up those shopping trips in the winter months!

Tamara also recently declared that “innovation” is key to making Jimmy Choo successful and says she loves working on new projects, “Keeping innovation and energy flowing it key. I dreamed of creating the perfect luxury accessory house, one that captures the hearts of women around the world.

“Even now with everything that we have accomplished we are far from resting on our laurels, what excites me most is the thrill of the next project, the next idea.

“While I am enormously proud of our brand’s heritage, I know the best is yet to come.”

 



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Coronation Street’s Michelle Keegan voted Sexiest Female in Inside Soap Awards. Pictures

By shinychris on September 27th, 2011
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Michelle Keegan at the Inside Soap Awards 2011 at Gilgamesh in Camden, London.

Michelle Keegan was crowned soap’s Sexiest Female for the third year running at tonight’s (26.09.11) Inside Soap Awards.

The Coronation Street actress – who plays Tina McIntyre in the ITV1 soap – scooped the prize during the ceremony at exclusive London venue Gilgamesh and admitted she was stunned by the news.

Michelle – who is engaged to The Wanted star Max George said: “I genuinely didn’t think I would win again. I think the people who vote clearly don’t see me in my slobs on a daily basis. I think it’s Tina they like anyway, not me. Max better have voted for me otherwise I’ll kill him!”

Coronation Street won the Outstanding Achievement award for the show’s 50th anniversary week, which saw the tram crash and live episode and actor Chris Fountain said it was very well deserved.

Chris – who plays Tommy Duckworth – said: “I think it’s about time to be honest. That storyline was phenomenal and it hasn’t been recognised at any other awards ceremonies. I’m just proud to be part of it.”

However, the big winner of the night was ‘EastEnders’ as the BBC One show took home five awards, including Best Soap.

Jessie Wallace – who plays Kat Moon – was named Best actress while Maisie smith (Tiffany Butcher) scooped the prize for Best Young Actor.

Other winners included ‘Emmerdale’ star Danny Miller, who was named Best Actor and Sexiest male Danny Mac.

Inside Soap magazine’s editor Steven Murphy said: “Huge congratulations to all of this year’s winners, who thoroughly deserve their Awards. It’s been a fantastic year for British soaps, and I look forward to another exciting and dramatic 12 months ahead.”

Full list of winners from the 2011 Inside Soap Awards:

Best Actor (sponsored by jackpotjoy.com)

Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy, ‘Emmerdale’)

Best Actress (sponsored by jackpotjoy.com)

Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon, ‘EastEnders’)

Best Young Actor

Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher, ‘EastEnders)

Best Newcomer

Emmett J Scanlan (Brendan Brady, ‘Hollyoaks’)

Funniest Performance

Tameka Empson (Kim Fox, ‘EastEnders’)

Sexiest Male

Danny Mac (Dodger Savage, ‘Hollyoaks’)

Sexiest Female

Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre, ‘Coronation Street’)

Best Exit

Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth, ‘Coronation Street’)

Best Wedding

Tamwar Masood & Afia Khan (‘EastEnders’)

Best Dramatic Performance

Danny Miller (Jackson’s choice, ‘Emmerdale’)

Best Daytime Soap

‘Home and Away’

Best Daytime Star

Ryan Moloney (Toadie Rebecchi, ‘Neighbours’)

Best Drama

‘Waterloo Road’

Outstanding Achievement

The Coronation Street tram crash and live episode

Best Soap (sponsored by jackpotjoy.com)

‘EastEnders’



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Singer Pink tops the polls for favourite celebrity pink look ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Elisabeth on September 27th, 2011
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A survey by Breast Cancer Campaign has found that pop star Pink is our favourite ‘pink celebrity’, but with a name like that we wouldn’t expect anything less. Famous for her brightly coloured tresses – which are now a plantinum blonde – the American singer got 43% of the votes, while former US leading lady Jackie Kennedy followed closely behind with 34% for her iconic pink suit.

On the lower end of the scale we find the more pink obsessed celebrities Katie Price and Paris Hilton who are both known for their love for the candy coloured hue.

Other iconic characters most associated with the colour pink included Barbie, the Pink Ladies in Grease, Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods in Legally Blonde and Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

But where do you wear such a bright colour? According to the survey you wear it to charity events and hen/stag nights – not so sure about all the men in pink for stag nights but hey.

How many pink items are lurking in your wardrobe? I can count…3… I think….

 

Pretty in Pink: Jackie Kennedy, Katie Price and Paris Hilton:

 All images: Press Association



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Milan Fashion Week SS12: Dolce & Gabbana

By Elisabeth on September 26th, 2011
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Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2012

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A model wears a creation part of the Dolce & Gabbana women's Spring-Summer 2012 fashion collection that was presented in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

In spite of the boot-shaped country’s bleak economic situation and the closure of the D&G range we want to shout La Bella Italia when seeing the spring/summer 2012 collection by Dolce & Gabbana. The designer duo were definitely showing patriotism on Sunday as they sent models down the catwalk wearing earrings in the shape of pasta and prints depicting tomatoes and peppers, but look at the beauty.

Reminiscent of the Carnivale, the runway was lit up by multicoloured fairy lights as the models cascaded down in gorgeous summer wear that brought your mind to the Riviera and Capri in the 50′s and Italian screen goddess Sophia Loren.

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson – who has lent her famous silhouette for several D&G ads – happily posed for the cameras in a beautiful nude coloured dress prior to the show.

Photos: Press Association

 



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Westfield’s Car Bootique showcases latest fashions with Mercedes Benz

By shinychris on September 23rd, 2011
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Westfield is having a car boot sale with a difference.  Returning for its second year, Car Bootique takes the traditional concept of the car boot sale to new heights as some of Westfield’s fashion brands fill up the backs of flashy Mercedes Benzes (no dirty Ford Mondeos on a bit of wasteland for them then).

Taking place from Tuesday  September 27 to Sunday  2 October, the event will feature new and one off pieces from brands such as Twenty8Twelve, Coach, Firetrap, French Connection, Biba at House of Fraser, Onitsuka Tiger, Reiss, Ted Baker, and River Island.

There’s also the chance to get yourself a front row seat at Westfield London Shopping Centre’s exclusive fashion shows, on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October as well as enjoy speed grooming with make-up artists. They will be applying their expertise with the latest colour palettes and products and also sharing their beauty top tips.

Like Westfield London on Facebook for the chance to win a car boot filled with £1500 of prizes. Every day for ten days a new prize will appear in the car boot including a TV, Playstation 3, digital camera and more. Plus ten fans will instantly win a £10 Westfield Gift card every day. To enter visit http://www.facebook.com/westfieldlondon



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Milan Fashion Week SS12: Fendi

By emilyborrett on September 22nd, 2011
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Fendi Spring/Summer 2012

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Once again Karl Lagerfeld has sprinkled his magic dust over Fashion Week again, as today’s Fendi show proved to be a kitsch 60s sportswear delight as the designer sent his models down a runway, backdropped by a giant set of baking scales, sporting teased beehives and retro-inspired mini-dresses and jackets.

Only Karl Lagerfeld could take something so completely overused a fashion reference as the 1960s and recreate it in a fresh, modern way – dark, crisp mens’ tweeds and playful coloured sunglasses brought the look up to date, while the leather Fendi satchels and flats gave it that much-needed quirkiness that will appeal to girls like Alexa Chung.

To us, the new Fendi collection was obviously 1960s, but a luxurious, wealthy European 1960s in which every beautiful girl drives a white scooter and lunches in Milan every day. The main palette of crisp whites, blacks and greys in stiff silhouettes gave it a classic feel, but clever Lagerfeld stopped things from becoming too mature with coloured leather sandals and gleaming gold details on the buttons and cuffs.

Eventually sporty, playful sun-dresses and separates made way for eveningwear, which was a sleek, shimmering selection of black dresses and jumpsuits which glittered with incredibly pretty silver embellishments, sequin collars and iridescent fringing that gleamed as the garments moved. Absolutely stunning.

You can absolutely tell that Karl Lagerfeld is behind this collection, even without his trademark tweeds and textiles that we always see on the Chanel runways – the sharp silhouettes, the flirty and kitsch set-up of the baking scales behind the catwalk, the giant oversized eyewear – all pure Lagerfeld. I wonder what he’ll have to show us in Paris?



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Milan Fashion Week SS12: Alberta Ferretti

By emilyborrett on September 22nd, 2011
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Alberta Ferretti Spring/Summer 2012

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Sexy was definitely on the menu yesterday at Milan Fashion Week as the fashion house Alberta Ferretti showed us their latest offering of panelled cocktail dresses, skirts and trench coats.

We couldn’t help noticing that, like Gucci’s show before Ferretti’s, there was a bit of a 1920s vibe going on in the drop-waisted, free-flowing dresses that we saw in virginal white, juicy coral and tropical colours and smoky greys and blacks.

Unlike the sleek, shiny finish on the garments at the Gucci show, however, the new Alberta Ferretti had a more summery laid-bck vibe to it, with pajama-style lounge trousers and tropical prints in the place of more austere tailored styles.

There’s a definite new hair and make-up trend that we saw on the show that we think could be a big look for next summer – damp, mussy hair and bright, neutral makeup tones for a look that made each model look like she’d just come straight out of a beach somewhere gorgeous in Rio, then headed off to a party in her new Alberta Ferretti dress.

All in all, it’s a chic, thoughtful collection with an assortment of crochet and tropical prints that make us want to book a flight to the Bahamas right now. Very simple and understated European glamour – we love.



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Milan Fashion Week SS12: Gucci

By emilyborrett on September 22nd, 2011
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Mamma mia, forget all about London Fashion Week now as we’ve moved further across Europe to one of the ultimate big-daddy fashion capitals of the world: Milan. Expect drama, expect glamour, and hopefully expect a diva tantrum or two along the way as well.

Proceedings are certainly kicking off in style in Milan as one of the first designers to show there is Gucci, one of the biggest names in Milan Fashion Week and definitely one of the most fabulous. Creative director Frida Giannini listed her inspirations for the new collection as 20s actress Louise Brooks, Man Ray photographs and vintage architecture. All of these art-deco inspirations were immediately apparent in the sleek, shiny lines and dynamic silhouettes of the designs.

It was a highly aesthetically pleasing event, as liquid-looking metallic prints and bold black and green lines zig-zagged across tuxedo jackets for a hard, bold take on menswear redesigned as womenswear. Opulent monochrome pieces, with hints of jewel tones here and there in emerald-green inserts and gold accessories immediately made us see the inspiration of the roaring twenties, when fashion became feminist – all these women looked liberated, fabulous and like they were heading to a cocktail party at the top of a skyscraper in Manhattan.

We have to say we were most excited about the flapper-style cocktail dresses which came out onto the runway with incredible monochrome patterns with extremely delicate gold fringing – absolutely incredible.

Gucci don’t need to be worried about anyone creating a collection that is more polished and luxurious than this – they’ve got this one in the bag. But then again, they always do.



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London Fashion Week SS12: Jasper Conran

By AlexLoves on September 22nd, 2011
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Jasper Conran Spring/Summer 2012

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A model on the catwalk at the Jasper Conran fashion show, held at the BFC venue in Somerset House, London as part of London Fashin Week.

Jasper Conran is the master of minimalism. He has a way of making the simplest of designs into something you find yourself craving to own. The sleek collection was sporty but feminine, chock-a-block full of sharp and timeless pieces in head-to-toe white, black, fuchsia  and bright red , slightly reminiscent of a Jil Sander collection. That’s by no means a bad thing, as I am a massive Jil Sander fan. In order to make such minimalist pieces stand out, Conran focus on little detail which went a long, long way.
Surprising small cut out sections in the jackets and dresses, the boxy shapes, the neon colours, the open back, the simplicity of the flat sandals, the slick headbands – it all helped to turn this potentially boring collection into a stroke of genius. To quote the press notes, because I cannot put it any better:  ”A distinctive air of ease highlights the disciplined lack of grandeur.”

Alex is the author of popular fashion blog www.alexloves.com



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