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Drink me, eat me, wear me? Alice in Wonderland inspired fashion
1st March | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Alice in Wonderland doesn't hit the big screen till 5 March but already it's had a huge impact on the fashion world with designers capturing the film's quirky style.
OPI was one of the first to jump on the bandwagon launching an Alice in Wonderland collection with glitzy and ruby red nail colours named after phrases and characters from the popular children's tale, including Mad as a Hatter and Off with Her Red. Disney Couture's jewellery... -
London Fashion Weekend
1st March | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
LFW may have come to an end last week but London Fashion Weekend was only beginning, and while designers showcased their Autumn/Winter 2010 collections London Fashion weekend presented us with next season's trends.
The highlight of the three day designer fashion and shopping event at Somerset House was the British Fashion Council's catwalk show presented by top fashionista Louise Roe and featuring directional designer trends for Spring/Summer 2010. Top trends- Candy... -
Autumn/Winter trends 2010 according to LFW
26th February | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
It's all about who you are and what you know when it comes to fashion week and because most of us don't have Alexa Chung or Olivia Palermo's number stored on our mobile or work for a top fashion house we can only dream of attending the shows at LFW.
For all those who didn't make it to fashion week here's a round up of the trends that graced the catwalks this February.Sheepskin was all... -
Sonia Rykiel for H & M: A Fashion date for your diary!
15th February | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
This weekend I'll be front of the queue for the launch of the iconic French designer Sonia Rykiel's knitwear collection for H and M.
Known as the 'Queen of Knits', Sonia Rykiel's collection, launching on 20 February, will showcase the French designers signature style with brightly coloured stripped and overtly feminine pullovers, embellished jumpers,floaty dresses and jumpsuits.The collection is Sonia Rykiel's second collaboration with the High Street chain after launching lingerie and related accessories last Winter.Sonia... -
Shopping for the 1990s in 2010 at the vintage concept store
22nd January | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Nineties clothes have become the new sought after vintage now that we've hit 2010 and the clever people at Selfridges are celebrating this with a pop up shop dedicated to the era.
What's not so clever is how long it took to find the thing, without signposts or asking at information it's impossible, obviously a problem others had as I was only one of two browsing the store, not quite the... -
The top fashion trends of 2009
4th January | 1 comments | 1 person likes this
This year we've seen trends old and new from eighties shoulder pads and nineties biker jackets to wearing underwear as outerwear and squeezing into figure hugging bodycon.
There's been an array of films that have not only portrayed the fashion industry but helped influence it, with the return of the Breton trend thanks to Coco Chanel and the power suit as worn by Vogue editor Anna Wintour in the September issue.... -
Who said panto was just for kids?
28th December 2009 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Nothing’s more festive than a pantomime, the one time of year you can act the fool. And it wouldn’t be a panto without over the top performances, outrageous costumes, a man in drag and a healthy dose of audience participation and use of innuendo. This was true of Jack and the Beanstalk at Hammersmith’s Lyric Theatre, a classic story with a contemporary twist, featuring tailored jokes, adult humour, life size...
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Offensive art with a heart?
14th December 2009 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
When you think of the National Gallery famous works by Turner, Van Gogh and Rembrandt come to mind not a replica of Amsterdam's Red Light District.
The provocative exhibit, Hoerengracht or 'Whore Canal' by American artist Nancy Reddin and her late husband Ed Kienholz, who are known for their controversial and socially critical works of art, is one of the gallery's most shocking piece displayed to date, capturing the seediness of... -
Run for Shelter!!!
7th December 2009 | 1 comments | 1 person likes this
There have been many great era's of fashion, the roaring twenties, swinging sixties and the retro seventies, but born in the eighties I missed these poignant decades.
Fortunately all the great trends come back into fashion and I was lucky enough to experience a night of forties fashion and frolics at London's Blitz Party.I dressed for the occasion in a patterned tea dress, nylon stockings and vintage shoes and bag circa... -
Kookai- a welcome comeback?
25th November 2009 | 3 comments | 1 person likes this
Kookai, the nineties favourite, is making a comeback after disappearing off the radar in recent years with the opening of its new London flagship store and website.
The Marylebone flagship store, located on 18-19 St Christopher’s Place, officially opened on 21 November, with plans to stake a claim on UK shoppers once again.When Kookai came to the UK in the 1990s it was considered to be the epitome of cool and...
CONTRIBUTOR
Katy Morton
I am an aspiring fashionista who currently works on a weekly B2B magazine. I have also written a beauty article on how to get perfect skin, write my own weekly blog and have interned at Sky Magazine. After leaving university with a degree in media I worked at a post production company (TV) and several fashion houses before doing a diploma in Magazine Journalism and turning my hand to writing. I work in London and live just outside the city, but in the near future am hoping to move a bit closer to the Capital. I'm mostly likely to be found glued to the internet, laden with shopping bags or cleaning out my wardrobe to make room extra room for the contents of the shopping bags. I love London and New York and secretly aspire to be Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, living in NYC, writing my own column and able to buy as many designer shoes and dresses as I desire. I enjoy shopping, art, travel, chocolate and film. My blog will cover fashion, art, design, film and exciting events taking place across the Capital.
