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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Designer collaborations, Fashion News, Gossip

Florence Welch wants to design her own fashion line

By emilyborrett on August 1st, 2011

Florence is well known for her eccentric and dramatic sense of style, which draws a lot of inspiration from vintage

Majorly exciting news!  The flame-haired music diva Florence Welch, who is known for her quirky and dramatic sense of style, is planning to design her own affordable clothing line as a collaborative effort with the stylist Aldene Johnson.

The singer has been topping the best-dressed rankings for the past couple of years, so it would be incredibly exciting to see Ms Welch embark upon a fashion project. A source revealed that Florence has been inspired by Kate Moss’ previous collaborations with Topshop taking inspiration from the model’s wardrobe, and is looking to do the same herself.

The source said, “She has thousands of unique pieces, everything from vintage gowns to garments she’s been given by Karl Lagerfeld, and would love to work with Aldene to create a line inspired by her wardrobe, like Kate Moss did.”

God, we’re excited. Get a move on, Flo – we are ABSOLUTELY DYING to see what you come up with.



Affordable Fashions, Fashion Tips, Gallery

Top 5 high street playsuits

By Elisabeth on June 2nd, 2011

With the sun shining and the festival season just around the corner I’m sure you’re busy planning what clothes to bring to ensure the music and drinking experience is as stylish yet comfortable as can be.

Muddy fields and spilled drinks are a guaranteed feature of any festival, so high heels and long skirts are perhaps not the best gear for style conscious girls. That’s why we’re loving that playsuits are in fashion this summer as they go with wellies, let you sit down without having to figure out how avoid that dreaded builders bum and they look great when teamed with a denim jackets.

If you haven’t found the perfect playsuit yet, here are five from the high street that won’t break the bank – leaving you with more money to spend on organic cider!



Affordable Fashions, London street style, Style spotlight

London street style: denim jacket and pleated skirt

By Elisabeth on May 24th, 2011

On Friday our men’s style site Brandish’s editor Laura stopped by Shiny towers to say hello.

We thought Laura looked so cute in her denim/pleats combo that we decided to take a photo and share it with our readers. And best of all, most of what Laura is wearing can be found on the high street!

If you like what Laura’s wearing here’s how to copy her style:


Denim jacket, H&M, £29.99

White roll sleeve tee, Topshop, £15.00

Long pleated skirt, Urban Outfitters, £40.00

Chuck Taylor All Stars, white high-top,

Leather bag, Roots, $268.00 CAD / approx. £170.00



New Fashions

Topshop and M&S preview Spring collections and reveal upcoming trends

By lotte on November 19th, 2009

M&S loose trousers.jpg Sneak previews of the Spring/Summer 2010 collections at Marks & Spencer and Topshop have revealed some of the trends we’ll be wearing next year – and exposed underwear is at the top of the list.

According to the Guardian, ‘big knickers’ are a key trend, with M&S producing various styles, while Topshop had cycling shorts and denim biker jackets in their collection. Both stores will be stocking looser trousers as the style to be wearing next Spring. Underwear features heavily, either as a standalone piece of clothing, or as a design feature incorporated into an item (think dresses with sheer panelling and visible corsetting).

These looks won’t be available until at least January, so for now, in the real world, it’s probably best to focus on what to wear in the winter months. And we’re guessing you won’t be planning to wear just your knickers to a party unless you’re Lady Gaga.



Affordable Fashions

Emani launches credit crunch dress that can be worn in 30 different ways.

By Andrea Petrou on September 30th, 2009

We’ve just been talking about bridesmaid dresses that can be worn again and again over on our wedding site Bridalwave, and now we’ve found something that you fashionistas can also do the same with.

This gorgeous dress is perfect for us cash strapped girl’s who can’t afford to update their wardrobes every weekend.

The limitless dress’, by Emami, can be worn in a minimum of 30 ways as itcan be changed into a variety of different shapes and styles, including halterneck to strapless and to the more complicated maxi or jumper dress, to a halter-neck top or harem pants. You can even wear it as a poncho. In fact there are so many ways to wear this frock that the company has put together a range of videos to show you how. Have a look below for the first one.

At £99.99 it’s not a bargain but if you wear the dress for the minimum 30 times then that’s not really too bad is it.




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