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Designers, Features, Gallery, New Fashions, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on March 21st, 2012
The spring style season is firmly upon us with stores stocked high with the latest fashions.
If you’re a bit of a vintage gal at heart then one trend that will really appeal this season is the Great Gatsby look.
Taking inspiration from the 20s flapper style this trend is all about being as flamboyant as you like.
Go for silk wide leg trousers and lace vests complete with turbanesque headgear for a cool daytime look and dress the trend up for an evening out with mid-length pleated chiffon frocks, lace, pearls and of course feathers and fringing.
Team up the threads with pale foundation and bright red lippy and you’re ready to show off that roaring 20s look.
See the gallery below for all the designer inspiration.
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Tags: 20s trends, Catwalk trends ss 2012, couture, feathers, flapper trend, Great Gatsby, Jaeger, lace, Ralph Lauren, SS 2012 trends, trends, vintage clothing
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First Looks, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on January 24th, 2012
The couture shows are in full fashion flow and over the next few days we’ll be bringing you all our fave styles from the likes of Miu Miu, Gucci and Chanel.
However, today our beady little style eyes are firmly focusing on Versace’s latest offerings, which this year have given a huge nod to the spangly seventies.
Short sequined frocks in golds, yellows and whites marched down the catwalk, while there was also a touch of the 80s Wonderwoman look with a cute futuristic silver leotard.
Contrasting with these fun, minimal styles were long luscious lace and beaded frocks, which epitomised Versace’s classic Hollywood style.
See the gallery below for all the latest looks on the Versace couture SS 2012 catwalk.
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Tags: couture, designer trends, glitter, sequins, SS 2012, SS 2012 trends, Versace, Wonderwoman
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Designers, Events, Fashion News, Features
By emilyborrett on September 6th, 2011
Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen is up for the "Designer of the Year" award
This year’s ultimate who’s who of fashion begins as we’ve just discovered who the nominees are for 2011′s British Fashion Awards. Get ready, girls and boys..
The coveted “Designer of the Year” award has three potential nominees: Sarah Burton, who has taken over the helm at Alexander McQueen’s since her predeccessor’s death, Christopher Kane whose collections featured liquid-looking plastic and crochet dresses and Erdem, whose dresses have a delicate fairy-like beauty.
“Designer Brand of The Year” has four designers vying for the award. Burberry, one of London’s favourite fashion houses, is nominated, as is our very own Stella McCartney and Victoria Beckham, whose latest collections have proved that the ex Spice Girl is more than just another famous name tacked onto a fashion project. They will all be going up against the right honorable Tom Ford, who has recently returned to designing womenswear.
“Model of the Year” is between Georgia Jagger, Stella Tennant and Kristen McMenamy. Our money is on Jagger to win – our very own little Brigitte Bardot.
Nominated for the the “Accessory Designer” award is Emma Hill for Mulberry, along with Katie Hillier and shoe designer Charlotte Olympia. We adore all three, but how could Mulberry not bag the award? We’ll have to wait and see to find out if we’re right.
This has been such an exciting season for fashion, and we absolutely cannot wait to see who’s going to snatch the most prestigious awards. The British fashion industry is magical, and we can’t wait to see so many of our favourite names honoured with the awards.
To read the full list of nominations, see
here.
Tags: Accessories, Alexander McQueen, awards ceremony, british fashion awards 2011, Burberry, collections, couture, Designers, Fashion News, London fashion week, nominees, runway, Sarah Burton, Tom Ford
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Celebrity Style, Events, Gallery, Red Carpet, Spotted
By emilyborrett on September 1st, 2011
Supermodel Cindy Crawford went for a scorching European look in bright scarlet
Mamma mia, the Venice International Film Festival is upon us once more, and the stars certainly pulled out all the stops for this big red-carpet event.
Top style snaps have to go to Thirteen Evan Rachel Wood for completely stealing the show in a long white shirt-gown with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and Bulgari jewellery. Pure Italian glamour all the way – this is one girl that knows how to dress up, and dress up well. We also loved her hair. While in the past the beautiful actress has opted for long, sculptured 40s waves, for the Film Festival she went for a short, sleek crop slicked back in a masculine ‘do.
Diane Kruger refused to be outshone by Evan, however, and looked like a fairytale in a sparkle-encrusted Elie Saab gown with silver peep-toes and loose, girlish wavy hair. Diane never fails to dazzle us with her red carpet style. Another winner was the actress Marisa Tomei, whose elegant draped mustard dress earned her some serious fashion respect from us.
Representing the models of the glitterati was everyone’s favourite supermodel, Cindy Crawford, showing us that she’s still got it even if the 90s are over in a one-shouldered scarlet Roberto Cavalli evening gown and effortlessly teased hair. Meanwhile, Bianca Brandolini looked sexy in a long-sleeved leopard print gown with a ruffled hem and caramel-coloured hair.
Providing arm candy for the girls’ press pictures was the lovely Mr George Clooney, who looked all twinkly and foxy in a lovely classic tuxedo with his silvery hair slicked back. George, you don’t get older, you just get better.
Check out who we spotted at the Venice Film Festival in the gallery.
Tags: "Evan Rachel Wood", "Giuseppe Zanotti", Celebrity Style, couture, Diane Kruger, evening gowns, George Clooney, Hollywood, premiere, Red Carpet, Spotted, venice international film festival
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gossip
By emilyborrett on September 1st, 2011
Alexa Chung has said that she finds the term “It girl” flattering, not insulting.
The 27-year-old TV presenter and model said: “It made me uncomfortable at the beginning … I always thought of ‘It’ girls as daughters of rich patriarchs who like to freeload. Now I think it’s a very nice compliment but it applies to a moment in time. One day I’ll be an old lady showing my children photos, going, ‘Look, I used to matter.’ I’m just enjoying the moment.”
Alexa is one of our absolute best style icons that the UK has – her clever combinations of boyish androgyny and classic, beautiful couture and vintage has got every teenage girl across the country in a spin.
The phrase is normally a slightly snide reference to a rich, pretty “DADDY BOUGHT ME TEN PONIES” kind of girl that is famous for not doing anything. But we have to say that Alexa is more than just that.. after all, she’s masterminding her own television show! Plus without her we wouldn’t all have dip-dyed hair or brogues.
We absolutely can’t wait for her new 24 Hour Catwalk show to hit our television screens.
Tags: 24 hour catwalk, Alexa Chung, celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, chanel, couture, it girl, model, Paris Hilton, Project Runway
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Celebrity Style, Fashion Crush, Gallery, Red Carpet, Style Icon, Style spotlight
By emilyborrett on September 1st, 2011
At the after party for Sex and The City 2's premiere, SJP looked sexy and seventies in a peacock-blue maxi
Many well-dressed celebrities come and go without us particularly noticing, but we do certainly have at least one true style icon for our generation: Sarah Jessica Parker (or Carrie Bradshaw if you refuse to believe the Sex and the City character isn’t actually a real person).
I don’t know about you, but the character of Carrie Bradshaw has been there for me in the good times and the bad with her oversized corsages and couture McQueen. And SJP is just as chic and stylish in real life as she is on the screen. Her trademark wavy hair, smoky eye make-up, diminutive frame and penchant for Vivienne Westwood have made her one of the red carpet’s most-loved celebs – it’s no wonder her wardrobe is so full of couture. If we were Lagerfeld we’d give her everything we’d ever designed.
We’ve noticed that the star has a bit of a thing for vintage-look maxi dresses recently. Maybe it’s her passion for Halston Heritage or just that the look is in this season, but SJP definitely has got a flair for working the high-glamour, Jerry Hall 1970s look. We’re pretty much obsessed with the outfit she rocked for Cannes this May: a purple high-necked maxi dress with a train, and a lace neckline. J’adore.
Check out the gallery for our favourite Sarah Jessica Parker looks.
Tags: Burberry Prorsum, Carrie Bradshaw, couture, London fashion week, Marchesa, Millinery, premiere, Red Carpet, Sarah Jessica Parker, sex and the city, SJP, Vivienne Westwood
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 31st, 2011
Clever little Christina Ricci has a genius attitude to the spurned pieces in her wardrobe – keep them long enough and they’ll eventually come back in style.
When the Sleepy Hollow actress asked her stylist how long she should hang onto a garment before it stopped being uncool and become a quirky vintage piece, the answer was seven years. There you have it girls, keep your horrible footless tights from 2006 for a few more years and suddenly you’ll call yourself some cool “vintage” legwear to wear again. (Though actually, we really hope that footless tights never go back into fashion.)
She explained: “I asked my stylist, ‘What’s the rule from when something becomes vintage and not just, like, last season? Seven years, apparently. So seven years later, I’ve brought out my Alaia dresses again.”
There you have it. Keep anything long enough and it’ll come back in fashion again, according to Christina Ricci’s stylist. That’s actually quite comforting considering the amount of crap in my wardrobe…
Tags: alaia dress, Christina Ricci, couture, designer, Fashion Tips, pam am, seven year rule, Stylist, vintage
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Designers, Fashion News, Gossip, New York Fashion Week - Gossip, New York Fashion Week - Runway, Paris Fashion Week
By emilyborrett on August 30th, 2011
Zac Posen has revealed that he is planning to return to New York Fashion Week after previously showing in Paris.
Zac, who is loved by all women for his sultry, opulent designs, is moving back to New York Fashion Week because he feels “just like it’s the right time”. The designer said: “Paris is wonderful but it just feels like the right time to show in New York.”
His previous collection for Autumn/Winter 2011, which was showed in Paris, was his trademark array of sculptural-looking evening gowns, this time in leather and metallic fabrics for a harder take on the seventies trend – I absolutely cannot wait to see what he comes up with next, whichever city he’s in.
He went on to explain the city change: “For the Zac Posen Collection, I wanted to give a different voice and focus in the international fashion arena. Obviously, New York has been extremely supportive of me and the stars were aligned to base Z Spoke in my hometown. I have learned over the past 10 years to trust my instinct, to have fun with experimentation and to innovate. I do not see this choice as a focus on Europe, rather, it’s about taking a risk, which is something that is important to do as a creator in order to evolve.”
Tags: collection, couture, evening gown, Fashion News, Gossip, New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, spring/summer 2012, Zac Posen
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Celebrity Style, Fashion Crush, Gallery, Red Carpet, Style spotlight
By emilyborrett on August 16th, 2011
Pretty in pink: Lea opted for rose-tinted romance in this candy-coloured ruffled gown at the Golden Globes
Anyone with Glee fever, or indeed simply anyone with an eye for style, can understand why we’ve got such a girl-crush on Lea Michele right now. Despite her unusual looks she’s proved the nay-sayers wrong with her quirky beauty and eye for dramatic fashion – if ever there was a new iconic diva on the block to follow in the footsteps of Barbara Streisland etc, Lea Michele is the woman for the job.
Just earlier today we reported on her evolving sense of style, according to Glee director Ryan Murphy. Ever since we first got Glee fever and saw that first red paparazzi photo of Lea with sultry seventies hair in a floral maxi-dress, a far cry from the preppy style of her character Rachel Berry, we’ve been hooked.
We particularly love her red carpet style – Lea never goes for the understated option at glamorous events, often opting for gowns with bold splashes of colour, huge dramatic fishtail dresses and scarily high heels.
Here is our gallery of our favourite Lea Michele moments, check it out above.
Tags: Celebrity Style, couture, evening gown, fishtail dress, Glee, Lea Michele, rachel berry, Red Carpet, style icon, style spotlight
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Designers, dresses, Events
By emilyborrett on August 11th, 2011
The Slumdog Millionaire beauty Freida Pinto says she is incredibly grateful for the fashion house Chanel’s support early on in her career.
The iconic fashion house was the first to lend her couture and pieces from their current collections for her red-carpet appearances, even when she was just a little-known actress beginning her career.
Freida said: “I tell you why I like Chanel so much; when I started off, no one wanted to give me clothes to wear. Absolutely no one. All the labels said, ‘Who is she?’ Modelling was not completely satisfying. But Chanel believed in me from the very beginning. For the very first red carpet I did at the Toronto Film Festival in 2008, they dressed me up in their very current season collection. It’s a massive brand, why would they invest in someone who is nobody?”
Lucky Freida has since struck up a friendship with Chanel’s director, Karl Lagerfeld, who has had a big influence over her dress sense. She said: “I always have a good time with Karl because he’s so appreciative and wants me to try different things.”
We wish Chanel would believe in us.. go on Karl, lend us some dresses.
Tags: "fashion house", chanel, couture, Freida Pinto, Gossip, Hollywood, Karl Lagerfeld, premiere, red carpet dressing
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Celebrity Style, Gallery, Spotted, Trend Alert
By emilyborrett on August 2nd, 2011
Lady Gaga was spotted in NYC rocking the new season's 40s-inspired ladylike trend in a houndstooth skirt suit with matching accessories - we've never seen the singer look so demure
We were happily surprised to see this photograph of Madam Gaga’s take on Autumn/Winter’s 1940s-inspired ladylike trend (pictured above) – she’s been seen spotted out in NYC in a head-to-toe houndstooth Salvatore Ferragamo ensemble nipped in at the waist for a vintage feel. When the first lady of quirky fashion is all over a trend, you know it’s time to get in on the action.
Naturally we wouldn’t recommend you tackle the trend in quite the same way as Gaga, who unsurprisingly added a few of her bizarre fashion twists to make the look her own. She may be able to wear houndstooth sunglasses, but thats because she has minders to walk her everywhere – attempt that particular accessory and you will walk into a wall. The rest of it though is a solid look, and we’ve compiled a gallery of our favourite affordable ladylike pieces on the high street.
This trend is all about the feminine silhouette and opulent fabrics such as silk and brocade – perfect for girls who have a good waist. Belted tweed blazers, silk pussybow blouses and ladylike costume jewellery are an easy way to wear the trend and could be worn either in the day or the night.
What do you think of Gaga’s new look? Do you love it, or prefer her more risqué style? Let us know in the comments below, and check out the gallery above so that you can steal her style.
Tags: 1940s, autumn/winter, couture, feminine, get the look, houndstooth, lady gaga, ladylike, Salvatore Ferragamo, tea dress, tweed
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Fashion News, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 2nd, 2011
The right honourable and extremely fabulous Daphne Guinness has spoken out about her quirky and dramatic style, insisting that she doesn’t put that much thought into her outfits at all.
The silver-haired femme fatale is well-known for her gothic, European sense of style, often opting for nipped-in skirt suits and extravagant millinery for a look that never disappoints. But Daphne hates the the misconception that she spends hours planning each outfit, and doesn’t like the term “eccentric” when it comes to describing her style.
The millionaire and artist explained: “The more you concentrate on something, the more it shows. I can’t get dressed if I think about it too much. I don’t dress for effect, and I think that it never works out when someone does.”
She said on the matter of her style being deemed “eccentric”, “I truly hate the word. I’m actually very grounded. Also, eccentrics are almost asexual, and that is not something you can say of me, by any means.” Certainly not – we think Daphne is extremely sexy, in a Cruella De Vil kind of way.
Tags: "daphne guinness", Celebrity Style, couture, eccentric, Gossip, heiress, millionaire, quirky
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Celebrity Style, dresses, Events, Gallery, Red Carpet
By emilyborrett on May 30th, 2011
Radiant in silver-and-chiffon Chanel at the recent Cannes film festival. We think Dunst outshone so many of the other stars there!
How did we ever let the actress Kirsten Dunst slip off our radar? Once one of the best-dressed festival-goers, up there amongst the Siennas and Kates with her Ray-Bans and slouchy laid-back outfits, she’s been a little more low-profile of late. But the angel-faced actress has exploded back into our consciousness since her sartorial appearances at this May’s Cannes film festival, during which she dazzled us with a particularly incredible tiered Chanel gown. Oh yeah, and she also won “Best Actress” for her role in her new film Melancholia. Basically, the girl is back and she has more game than ever.
Far from some of her less sophisticatedly-dressed Hollywood counterparts, Kirsten has spurned minidresses and huge hair for understated elegance, opting for floaty midi-dresses and beautifully delicate-feminine fabrics that compliment her fairy-like good looks perfectly. Her whole easy style and demeanour says to us “I have never once accidentally showed a paparazzi my pants”. And that’s a style that us hopeless norms should probably try a little harder to emulate.
Check out the gallery of our favourite 2011 Kirsten looks and comment on the gallery below to let us know that you think of the actress’ style.
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Designers, Fashion Crush, Features, Gallery
By emilyborrett on April 20th, 2011
Vanessa as the face of Chanel Rouge COCO lipstick
When it comes to making or breaking a star’s fashion legacy, Chanel mastermind Karl Lagerfeld is the man who makes it happen. A true fashion phenomenon throughout the world- who couldn’t recognise that snow-haired, be-gloved satorialist from a hundred paces? – he has a gift for plucking out actresses, singers and models from modest, slightly obscure fame and launching them into fashion superstardom.
We’ve all seen Keira Knightley’s flawless pout as the face of Coco Madamoiselle, and Lily Allen’s performance, clad head-to-toe in Chanel, smack-bang in the middle of a catwalk. Most recently to become an ambassador for France’s chicest fashion house is Blake Lively, who’s just had a handbag designed in her name. Bloody cow. We all want what these girls have got – so what is it that makes these women a Chanel girl? That’s what ShinyStyle wants to find out.
Today we’re starting with Parisian popstrel Vanessa Paradis, the current face of Chanel Rouge COCO lipsticks and long-time sweetheart of Johnny Depp. With her adorable unabashed gappy smile, razor-sharp cheekbones and effortless French style, we have such a girl-crush on the Joe Le Taxi singer. Karl loves her so much that he uses her endlessly for fashion stories and has even produced Chanel-branded lip-shaped badges in celebration of her famous gap-teeth.
Looking through some of our absolute favourite Paradis moments, it’s obvious to us why Kaiser Karl has such an admiration for her style. Never try-hard or over-the-top but always gloriously elegant, whether she’s wearing a tux jacket and jeans or a decadent evening look, she looks like a true Parisian woman all the time. Plus, the girl looks GREAT in Chanel – who could be a better ambassador? Check out our gallery for some of Vanessa’s best looks.
Tags: Ambassador, chanel, coco rouge lipstick, couture, Designers, french style, Karl Lagerfeld, Paris, Vanessa Paradis
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News
By Andrea Petrou on March 15th, 2011
Sienna Miller hopes to expand her fashion label to make couture designs.
The British actress – who founded the Twenty8Twelve label with her sister Savannah Miller – has revealed the ambitious siblings want to open a New York store and work on high end dresses because Sienna wants to experiment with luxury fabrics.
Sienna explained: “We’d love to do maybe five couture dresses a year – just to have access to those fabrics. And we’d love to open a store in New York. But frankly, we’re really comfortable with where the label’s got to now.”
However, despite their aspirations, Sienna admitted it is more important to develop strong sales and so revealed they decided not to show their label at London Fashion Week recently, instead arranging private appointments with influential fashion insiders.
She told WWD: “We love doing shows, but because we’re not breaking the mold in what we do design wise it’s not particularly translating to sales. And the more important thing for us is sales at the moment, especially in this economy.”
Tags: couture, designer, Savannah Miller, sienna miller, Twenty8Twelve
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