BLOW Presents LIVE AW12

Kicking off fashion week on Thursday evening was the always exciting ‘Blow presents’, an off-schedule treat showcasing the up and coming avant garde. Situated on the top floor of Netil House, a trendy arts warehouse in London Fields, we were greeted in true fashion style with bubbly on the door and jigsaw pieces as tokens ...

Close Up: Bora Aksu “The Unknown” SS2012

Now this is a Spring Summer 2012 collection that I am very happy to be revisiting! You can read the show report I wrote and see some (very amateur!) catwalk film and images I took here: “BORA ASKU “The Unknown” SS2012 Catwalk Report” I’m aware this may sound a bit fashion-snobbish, but many of the ...

Manchester’s Spring Fashion Show 2012 – Wed 8th Feb at Pitcher & Piano

Tomorrow evening sees the return of Manchester’s Spring Fashion Show, which is to be held at the Pitcher & Piano on Deansgate Locks.  Proceeds from the show will be donated to Oxfam. The following designers will be showing collections at the event, and competing to win the ‘Best Emerging Designer’ award: With all group fashion ...

LFW Street Style: The Good, The Famous & The Wild

     Caroline Blomst of Caroline’s Mode / Stockholm StreetStyle  Hilary Alexander, formerly Fashion Director of the Telegraph   Lady Lloyd

Not So Sweet: 90′s Pastels

    So, yeah, I’m just, like, chilling out in the window ledge OR SUTIN! I know that outside it’s still fucking freezing and wet and miserable, but fashion waits for no weatherfront and we are now in the Spring Summer 2012 season, whether we like it or not.  Part of my plan to gleefully ...

Wearing the Rainbow: Fred Butler & Christopher Kane

I’ve been noticing a a real flavour for rainbow outfits of late, amid the more subdued pastels and watery palettes that abound for Spring. Christopher Kane’s 2012 Resort Collection led the way for this trend, with the cover of Wonderland magazine’s winter edition, which featured Charlotte Free in one of Kane’s pleated-skirt dresses, causing quite ...

Winter Glamour: It’s all about Texture and Finish

Morlands Real Sheepskin Coat – Junk, Manchester Black Bandeau Top – Unknown, swimwear Gold Leather Pencil Skirt – River Island Red Peep-Toe Courts – Coast I don’t know whether it has been due to poor weather, poor finances or poor imagination on my part that recently I have found it difficult to get excited enough ...

The Edit: River Island

LFW: Street Style Details

Zip ear stud, Ashley, ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ magazine Susie Lau’s shoes, by Tsumori Chisato Half-hand black leather gloves Leather cutwork jewellery

40′s Tea Dress: ASOS does Miu Miu-Lite

The real deal: The ASOS interpretation: You may be thinking, “why would this interest me, I’m not preggers!”  Well, it’s quite some time ago now that I discovered that maternity ranges are actually a really good resource – especially if you like to eat lunch once in a while!  I have a blue and white ...