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Spring/summer 2012 make up trends: Creative colour pop

By Andrea Petrou on April 12th, 2012

The rain may be putting a dampener on our Spring/Summer clothing, but our make up doesn’t have to suffer.

And what better way to add a bit of summer cheer than with this season’s creative colour pop trend. A hit at Moschino and Vivienne Westwood, this make up trend urges you to bring out your young wild side, combining pale skin with big, bold neon coloured eyes.

Yellows, blues and pinks are all a must with this look, while jewels and thick lashes can be added for an evening look.

See all the designer inspiration below.

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Advertorial, Designer Fashions

Designer diamond style without the celebrity price tag

By shinychris on April 3rd, 2012


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We all love looking great and keeping up with the latest styles. But sometimes, a quick bit of retail therapy on your local high street just isn’t enough. When you want to make important purchases, where you might be spending a bit more money or looking for something that goes beyond a quick seasonal fashion fix, it takes a bit more consideration.

When it comes to buying something like jewellery, where you’re potentially investing in something that will last you a lifetime, you might need a bit of extra help.

High-street chains are great for a lot of things, but when you want something really special, it’s time to go to the experts. There are hundreds of online jewellery dealers springing up on the Internet, but it can be difficult to know who to trust.

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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Designers, dresses, First Looks, Gallery

Gwyneth Paltrow for Lindex

By Andrea Petrou on March 23rd, 2012

She may have been in the papers this week for her very public spat with Kate Moss, but Gwyneth Paltrow has shown she’s got much more in her favour.

The Hollywood actress has been modelling the latest collection for fashion house Lindex, which suits her classic style down to a T.

Preppy striped tops and dresses teamed with classic blazers form the main part of the collection, while polka dot shorts and coloured jeans give it a modern day twist.

We think Gwyn models it perfectly, we just wish that we had her figure too.

See the gallery below for all the pics.

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Designer Fashions, Fashion News, Gallery, Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week Highlights: Louis Vuitton AW 2012

By Andrea Petrou on March 9th, 2012

Louis Vuitton went right back to the 1800s for its AW 2012 collection emulating the wealth of those boarding the Orient Express.

Furs and jewels oozed off models who marched next to a steam locomotive set. Edwardian hats, long coats and ballgowns in metallic fabrics were key items.

The luxury theme continued with porters trailing behind carrying that iconic Louis Vuitton luggage, including statement vanity cases, boxes and small suitcases, which was what the brand is so well known for.

See the gallery below for all the pictures.

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Designer Fashions, Designers, Gallery, Paris Fashion Week, Trend Alert

Paris fashion week AW 2012: Hermes

By Andrea Petrou on March 5th, 2012

Hermes bought the Argentinian cowboy to Paris fashion week for its AW 2012 catwalk show.

Designer Christophe Lermaire kicked started the show with a modern update on the Gaucho look, bringing fringed capes, leather ponchos and billowing trousers to the catwalk.

In a nod to the equestrian trend, riding and cross over vests as well as leathers made an appearance, whilst bold 60s and 70s patterns smattered on trousers and blouses added a huge contrasting dimension to the collection.

See the gallery below for all the catwalk fashion.

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Designer Fashions, Designers, Gallery, London fashion week

LFW AW 2012 highlights: Christopher Kane

By Andrea Petrou on February 23rd, 2012

With London Fashion Week nearly over it’s time to begin looking at some of the best collections the style world has seen this year.

And of course Christopher Kane’s AW 2012 range stands out here. Using his statement neon and unique fabrics the designer created an 80s feel with his bright purple leopard prints fashioned into knee length frocks, bright red snakeskin trousers and chunky fur coats.

Post box reds featured in sheer lace dresses with black leather trimmings while darker rouges were used to update the traditional boyfriend style knit jumper.

This key piece of the collection was teamed with floral numbers to create that mismatched statement 80s look.
We wonder if we can get a few more credit cards.

See the gallery below for all the pics from the show.

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Designer Fashions, Designers, Features, Gallery, Haute Couture, Top Five

Top five SS 2012 looks from Paris Haute Couture week

By Andrea Petrou on January 25th, 2012

Yesterday we bought you all the fashion fun from the Versace Haute Couture show and today we only thought it fair that we included a range of the other gorge designs shown off at this event.

We’ve therefore decided to put together what we think are the best five looks from a range of designers at this year’s fashion shin ding.

Of course we couldn’t compile a list like this without including Chanel, which amongst other great designs gave us a very 50s sequined blue shift frock with a hint of 80s styling in the shoulders.

Dior gave us a stunning girly net tea length dress, while Louis Vuitton went all lacey and 60s with a cute cream frock.

Over at Giorgio Armani the tone was all glam, with our fashion eyes landing on a metallic fishtail frock and bolero, while Stephane Rolland went all out with a flamboyant twisted white skirt and black bodice. We heart.

See the gallery below for our top five.

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Christmas outfits, Designer Fashions, Features, Gallery, Trend Alert

Designer Christmas outfit inspiration: The jumpsuit

By Andrea Petrou on November 30th, 2011

The 70s are a hot fashion topic right now. And while we love all the funky prints and denim the best style to come out of this era and into this season is of course the jumpsuit.
This little one piece has been around for a few seasons but for AW 2011 its taken on a wide legged silhouette and a satin, velvet or silk appearance.
If you want to wear one of these lovelies to that Christmas party then keep it simple. Add a thin waist belt to accentuate that wide leg and add some super high heels.

Finish off the look with a little leather jacket to go right back to that Studio 54 look.

See the gallery below for some designer inspiration.

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Designer Fashions

Stella McCartney to show at London Fashion Week for the first time in 2012.

By Andrea Petrou on November 23rd, 2011

Stella McCartney will show at London Fashion Week for the first time in 2012.

The British designer will showcase a “one off special fashion presentation” on February 18 ahead of an assault on the British capital which will see her launch a ‘World of Stella’ exhibition of Selfridges, a new fragrance launch, and the opening of a second store.

However, she will then present her new collection in Paris, France as she has done for the past decade.

Meanwhile, dates for the ‘Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs’ exhibition at Les Arts Decoratifs in Paris have been announced.

The celebration of the long-running collaboration between the designer and the French leather goods firm will begin on March 6, the day before Paris Fashion Week wraps up and is set to run until September 16.

Despite being linked with a move to Christian Dior to take over from disgraced designer John Galliano, Marc recently revealed he has no plans to leave Louis Vuitton because he enjoys considerable freedom with the company.

He explained: “I could never do this anywhere else. It’s not just a Paris thing – Vuitton allows me. It’s really, really something I feel particularly proud of and am grateful to the team for. We’ve all worked really hard and gone through a lot to get this to where it is now and we’re starting to see results.”



Celebrity gossip, Designer Fashions

Michelle Williams involved in choosing My Week With Marylin costumes

By Andrea Petrou on November 22nd, 2011

Michelle Williams was involved in choosing the look of her character Marilyn Monroe for new movie ‘My Week With Marilyn’.

The actress plays the troubled started in the new movie and costume designer Jill Taylor reveled she was impressed with Michelle’s opinion on what she should wear.

She told Vogue.co.uk: “Michelle has this real vulnerable quality to her – she’s like a little girl. She’s almost fawn-like, a real Bambi. I think that’s something she brings to each film she does, but it was especially helpful in ‘My Week With Marilyn’ because it meant she really understood and captured the essence of the Marilyn we were trying to convey. You work with so many people in film who give you nothing, but that just wasn’t the case with Michelle. I’d be round hers late at night to do fittings and she always had an opinion on the costumes.”

Jill also revealed she used fashion to represent the “private” of the tragic actress in the film and discovered that Marilyn was ahead of her time when it came to fashion.

She said: “What we wanted to represent was the private side of her. She’s known for her show-stopping glamorous gowns, but after studying hundreds of books and photographs we found out that actually Marilyn dressed for comfort. She was ahead of her time in terms of style. The Fifties look was very much based on structuring and tailoring, but she was often chose quite American sporty clothes to wear. She was the Calvin Klein girl before there even was Calvin Klein. In private, she kept to very simple lines and silhouettes.”



Designer Fashions

Alice Temperley picks up the Designer of the Year gong at the Hollywood Style Awards

By Andrea Petrou on November 16th, 2011

Alice Temperley picked up the Designer of the Year gong at the Hollywood Style Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The British designer – who won worldwide praise for the emerald green gown she created for Pippa Middleton for the royal wedding reception in April – revealed her delight at winning the award just weeks after Queen Elizabeth presented her with an MBE.

After being presented with the prize by British actress Alice Eve, she said: “It was amazing to go into Buckingham Palace and meet Queen Elizabeth and now the flattery of being on the other side of the planet being honoured for what we do especially when you work so bloody hard . it’s a big compliment.”

The stars turned out in force to celebrate the artists who help them to look good including hair stylists, makeup artists, colourists, wardrobe stylists and photographers.

Presenting snapper Randall Slavin with his Photographer of the Year award, Eva Longoria said: “If it was up to me I’d have the whole world see me how Randall Slavin does. He has the ability to make a girl look persuasive and fierce and fragile and delicate and a million other things that you never thought could be possible.”

Jaime King presented ‘KickAss’ star Chloe Moretz with the One to Watch award, Selma Blair passed out the Hollywood Boutique of the Year title to Decades while Mandy Moore also took the stage as she announced Molly Stern as Make-Up Artist of the Year.

Hair Stylist of the Year went to Mara Roszak as ‘Sex and the City’ actress Kristin Davis named Elizabeth Stewart as Stylist of the Year.

Meanwhile Khloe Kardashian honoured her younger half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner with the Stylish Sisters trophy.

She said: “Kendall and Kylie are incredibly bright, down-to-earth and amazingly stylish. I really wish I was that stylish at their age. I still take inspiration from them now.”



Celebrity gossip, Designer Fashions

Nicole Richie designing a fashion line for QVC

By Andrea Petrou on November 14th, 2011

Nicole Richie is designing a fashion line for QVC.

The 30-year-old designer will further expand her work with a “cute” range of clothing for the home shopping network, which will launch in February.

A source told Usmagazine.com: “The line is cute – it can be worn by teeny-tiny girls but also goes up to size XXXL. Nicole has a great fashion sense, and she’s very hands-on.”

The launch of the line will tie in with the premiere of reality TV show ‘Fashion Star’, on which Nicole – who has a line of womenswear called Winter Kate, an accessories line called House of Harlow 1960 and Nicole, her maternity collection – acts as a mentor for aspiring designers.

The reality TV star – who was recently named Influencer of the Year at Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards for House of Harlow 1960 – recently said she designs for women who are not “afraid to take risks” and enjoy having “fun” with their wardrobes.

Describing her typical customer, she said: “[She is] a multitasker, a woman who wears many hats, someone who isn’t afraid to take risks and have fun with fashion.”



Designer collaborations, Designer Fashions, Fashion Crush, Gallery

ShinyStyle Loves: Simone Rocha for Topshop

By Andrea Petrou on November 1st, 2011

We heart Topshop at the best of times but when it adds a quirky collection from a designer we love it even more. Simone Rocha has come up with a funky range of workwear, with a netted and cable knit twist.

Her clean-cut shirt finds a new lease of life with neon gauze-like sleeves and her beautiful blazer with cable knit sleeves will warm while it keeps you cool.

Get a piece of the collection from Topshop now.

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Beauty, Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Features, Gallery

Designer and celebrity make up AW 2011 Trends: Metallic as seen at Chanel and on Rihanna, Cheryl Cole and Nicole Scherzinger

By Andrea Petrou on October 31st, 2011

Nicole Scherzinger

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AJM/Empics Entertainment

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Designer Fashions

Diane von Furtstenberg believes her greatest achievement is giving women confidence

By Andrea Petrou on October 19th, 2011

Diane von Furtstenberg believes her greatest achievement is giving women confidence.

The 64-year-old designer – who is most famous for the wrap dress she designed in the 1970s, which enjoyed a revival over two decades later – is proud that people enjoy wearing her creations because they make them feel good about themselves, though she hopes she still has things to achieve.

She said: “I am against anything that objectifies women,

“My greatest achievement is that I have given confidence to women with my clothes.

“The word ‘accomplished’ makes you think with a full stop. I hope I am accomplishing!”

Diane believes that female designers make more appealing outfits because they are practical fashions, whereas she thinks her male counterparts prefer “costumes”.

She said: “Women design clothes for women to wear. Men design costumes.”

Diane admitted she felt “humiliated” when she was learned pregnant after getting engaged to Prince Egon of Furstenberg but was determined to forge a career and insisted on learning the basics of fashion before marrying at 23.

She told the Guardian newspaper: “I was working in a clothing factory in Italy when I discovered I was pregnant. I was humiliated, worried people would think I’d done it to get the ‘best catch in Europe’. So I said to my boss: ‘I’m getting married and moving to America, but before I go, can I learn how to make clothes?’ And I stayed after work with the patternmaker, and that’s how I got into fashion.”




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