Barbie at Dover!!

Pink champagne, pastel cupcakes and Jeremy Scott for Barbie clothes were all at the launch of the Barbie celebrations at Dover Street Market!

Henry Holland has created the Barbie space with includes a gigantic sculpture of Barbie applying lipstick by Martin Smeaton. Barbie and Ken dolls have been designed by Roksanda Ilincic, Danielle Scutt and Gareth Pugh. All three dolls were dressed in designer's signature looks. All dolls will be available in limited runs of 50 and i am desperatly trying to get my hands on one!

Jeremy Scott took the iconic Barbie logo and placed it all over skater dresses, leggings and denim jackets. I am definitely after a T-Shirt!! My Bday celebrations were inspired by the Barbie and Dover collaboration.

The Project: Catwalk Genius

Everyone seems to be really struggling at the moment with the economic crisis. Catwalk genius is a glimmer of hope for all my Fashion design friends out there. The site enables you to adapt a designers and fund their next collection. Contributers then get 30% of the profits shared between them and limited designs and a first chance to buy into the collection!

Take a look...http://www.catwalkgenius.com/

Rockabilly V loose Curls

Selecting the hairstyle for the shoot. Deciding for two different looks but would work well together.

French Connection SHOOT! J'adore Jumpsuit!!!

French Connection recently appreached us to do a photoshoot with them around the theme of our graduation ball. Earlier this morning i went in to select a few items for the shoot. Going on the website nearly all the items i had slected were not available.

I feel in love with an all in one tailored black jumpsuit. From a distance it looked just like a long evening gown- definatly an option for my own outfit!

TOKYO TOKYO TOKYO!!!!

I was one of forty Fashion Marketing students descending on Tokyo for a Fashion Trip of a life time! The five day trip was planned with military precision, every minute of our time there accounted for, so that we could cram everything in! With a population of 35 million people it is the most populated urban area in the world. You might expect a difference in style being situated half way round the world, but not to the extreme which we came across.

Department stores and exclusive boutiques stock every fashion label imaginable. The famous Ginza and Ikebukuro's giant Seibu and Tobu department stores are the largest in the world. The Exchange rate was not the best with 128Yen to every £1. Labels prices in Tokyo are typically higher than anywhere else in the world. As much as I could have filled five suitcases full of clothing my budget couldn't stretch to more than one!

Shinjuku is the district where futuristic skyscrapers are situated with hundreds of shops and restaurants and designer outlet stores such as Dior, Prada and Chanel. Unlike most cities Tokyo tends to home two to three flagship stores. Extraordinarily once they have been built after a few years they are knocked down and replaced by even more revolutionary concept stores.

Shibuya is the fashionable shopping district which also encompasses the teenybopper haven of Harajuku park which was the absolute high light of my trip. They are the best-known shopping areas for funky, youthful clothes and accessories. Almost without exception, clothes are sized for the petite Japanese frame.Every Sunday every fashion subculture imaginable comes out in force. Everything from Punks, Rockers, Elvis impersonators to groups I have absolutely no idea what to call
them??

Blown away by the sights of modern Tokyo, I was also taken back by the glimpse of old Japan. Japanese weddings take place throughout Sunday on the other side of Harajuku providing a vast contrast of elegance and tradition.



Tokyo is defiantly a must for any Fashion lover!!!

Stella McCartney A/W 09/10

I feel after doing my internship with Stella McCartney i hold some kind of attachment. Once the A/W shows had been uploaded onto the net Stella's was the first show i viewed... Compared to Summer 09 i have to say i was slightly disappointed. I still loved the clothes but there was not one key item that screamed to me that i had to have unlike the light emerald jumpsuit from S/S. But that still i loved the red blazer.

Roisin Murphy

Roisin Murphy always displays unique innovative style... sometimes i find a little to extreme for my taste but never stops me from admiring her. This is one look i have recently seen her in and love.. its a look the majority of us could actually get away with.

I Love their LOOK!

Part of my Modules is Fashionmap- Researching and analysing street style... slightly getting obsessed by it... I find i am searching and scanning street style sites 24 7!! Building up quiet a selection even though the majority are not even relevant to be topic... But here are a few of my favorites from the past month.

Influence's of style

March issue of Harpers Bazaar 2009 pictured Emily Blunt on the front cover. The photo shoot within showed her with elegant style and showcased her underling beauty. After meeting her in the flesh last year i have to say she is just as beautiful up close- but the Harpers shoot has defiantly made me view the actress in a new light, to the extreme of placing her in my top 10 most influential style icons for this fall. It has become clearly apparent that my icons of style have defiantly shifted due my change in image. Taking greater influence from the likes of Eva Green and Emily Blunt has helped to adjust my wardrobe. But one thing remains Daphne Guinness will for ever more be my number one influential style icon.

Stuck for a Gift!??

Valentines only 3 days away and any guy reading this and stuck for that all important present of love.... I for one would be a happy receiver of any the following..... buy any of these you just cant go wrong!!!!

Rick Owens- jacket
Thakoon- black and white dress
Christian Louboutin - snake skin shoes and cream boots
Christopher Kane - short long sleeved dress
Thomas Wylde - black knee high boots.

I Heart Filthy Dukes!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp26j-TQvNM
Cant believe i missed them at Field day last year... amazing!- i stupidly got carried away dancing the night away in the Wrong tent!

Loving the Video for 'This Rhythm' Loving the black ankle boots and white lace dress- very cute..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPD0jB53Vbo

Lingerie Just makes any outfit!

I have to admit that my obsession with underwear is getting ridicuuolus. What makes it worse i just buy and never get the right size so half of them dont even fit me anymore! Matching amazingly crafted underwaer can make you feel sepecial even on those lazy days! I dont care what anyone says no matter what amazing outfit you have picked out for any occassion your never gonna feel that great unless you have got the perfect underwear underneath... LA Perla, Myla, Agent Provocatuer, Stella McCartney definatly provide the most sexy flattering underwear imagainable! On my budget i can only afford the odd set in the sales but my tip is find the underwear you like then go seraching...
Found the cutest hand made lingerie on Portablle market and it was cheap as chips!

Amsertdam Fashion Week

Some pictures from Amsterdam fashion Week. The most unique and stylish individuals representing cutting edge style.

Online just does not bring the same gratification!

Treated myself to a spot of window shopping yesterday. After viewing the collections from Present Fashion weeks for inspiration i wanted to add some essential pieces to my wardrobe. After 2 hours i was so disappointed i made it home with a fur mink Juliet i bought from the vintage warehouse for a bargin £8!. The high street is so disappointing at the moment being in between seasons. The alternative is to shop online. With my work load it sure saves time but the happiness from the gratification of impulse purchasing is just not the same.
here are some key pieces i am hoping to pick up later this week from Topshop and American appeareal. Suede boots are from new look and the other pairs of shoes are from Kurt Geiger.