Just no.

I am sorry, but some things are just plain wrong.
What on earth is Dakota Fanning doing in a Marc Jocobs ad with four inch heels and a floaty dress on??
Girl will be in rehab by the time she's sixteen if the fashion industry maintains this sudden random interest in her as they have done of late.
It's weird. The first time I flicked past it I thought the model was either super short, or shot from above so as to look short or something!
Just.. odd.

Steven Meisel..

..just gets weirder..

..and weirder..

..and weirder!

But that's why we love him.

Luella is Mystic Meg?

When browsing through old Kate pictures, I came across some involving neon glowstick-like make up and fluorescent patterned print dresses (not to mention the accompanying catwalk) at Luella in 2001.

Maybe she's just way ahead of us all somehow.. whatever it is, grab your glowsticks girls!

I do love her stuff, especially that patent monochrome alphabet coat this season. :)

She's So Vogue

Quite literally. Daria is the latest Vogue UK cover girl and they even profile her inside for once! I really don't know exactly what they were expecting when they asked her favourite scent.. Lancôme Hypnose, anyone?! I have become quite fond of her as of late I must admit.. maybe it's just that leather jacket she's wearing inside. *drools*
Also catching my interest at the moment is Chanel, and particularly, Lagerfeld. I'm not sure why, but something about that man is amazing, and I don't know whether it's in a good or a bad way?! Maybe it's his $500 jeans, or his 27 suitcases he travels with.. but there's something, and when I happened to stumble across this video involving both subjects of current interest, I felt compelled to feature it. Not that it's particularly interesting or anything haha but it does give you a bit of a laugh at Werbowy's claims that Karl is "always in there with pop culture".
Yes. Of course.
*cough*

Christmas

It's been a while dolls, and I'm sad to say I have taken to posting fashion blogs on Christmas day. My excuse is an escape from pesky relatives haha. Gifts were interesting.. not too sure about the ice cube tray my father decided would be a good present idea, but I did get some lovely other ones. Best ones have to be:

* Vogue subscription :)
* Sex and the City season 5 DVDs
* iPod docking station
* MONEY!!! :D

Hope you got all you wanted and more :)

x x x x

Armani Privé

In Paris this year Armani displyed his Autumn '06 couture line, Armani Privé, sending ripples into the pond of the fashion-conscious world. With 31 evening looks, he subtly but forcefully declared delicate tulle as the fabric for evening wear, inspired by the 40s with faint traces of the decade throughout the collection.


This gorgeous strapless evening gown as modelled by Caroline Amaral is so simple yet elegant and the full skirt really looks amazing! My second favourite out the whole collection.


This sparkly, midnight blue number looks stunning for an evening look...perfect for an award ceromony and/or if you are an extremely wealthy A-list celebrity (ah, so that's where I'm going wrong...)


My ultimate favourite! This floaty bejewelled dress is a fairytale - perfect for the princess in us all... *sigh* ♥

Fashion Bestsellers

It has occurred to me that books are slowly gaining respect in the fashion world. Although there has (and always will be it seems) fashion bloggers like myself and, of course, magazines, there has never to my knowledge been exactly an abundance of fashion books. But with recent releases of "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Fashion Babylon" making headlines and headway into a world full of literary fashion promise, a girl like myself can't help but smile. A publisher directed specifically at fashion books is Assouline who published the Chloé book I love so much, and many, many other titles...check it out.



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YSL Serpentine Party

I don't know about you, but it sure looks like one hell of a party I'd like to go to!


As I'm sure you can see, the theme was overwhelmingly pink...everywhere! The guests, of course, all turned up in YSL and there were some beautiful, beautiful people...


Diane Kruger in YSL


Elle Macpherson in YSL


Mischa Barton in YSL

Clutches seem to be a recurring theme, as does black which makes it refreshing to see Mischa in a bright hue of purple...but then again she'll probabaly clash with the lighting, won't she?! Notice the pink YSL "flowers" in the backgrounds of the first two photographs, one of which was given to each guest as a momento of the night. ♥

David Lachapelle

When looking at a collection of some of his photographs I thought they really were beautiful in their own way....I wonder what his inspirations are? And the meaning behind his images?









I love the fact that on the last one there's a used can of bug spray on the floor beside the 5ft spider. He certainly has a sense of humour! Thoughts? ♥

Love Her Style

Hilary has some beautiful photos done for her US Elle interview. Here are two of my favourites when looking through the collection:

I think she looks really beautiful in both these shots to be honest and when looking through the rest of her photo archive on elle.com I noticed all the rest of her looks are actually ver stylish and sophisticated so I thought I'd mention them!



At Teen People's 4th annual Artists of the Year Awards


At the Cosmogirl Magazine Awards


At Olympus Fashion Week, Autumn 2006

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I ♥ Sonya Rykiel

I WAS intending to write about the SS06 collection because that is just amazing and because of exams I only just got round to it but all the SS06 shows seem to have been removed! *sigh* So I shall be doing the AW06 instead which is just as equally fabulous! The whole collection seems to have some kind of on-going theme of Parisian chic which I LOVE and makes for a fab wintery look. The first outfit that caught my eye when browsing is this beige and black printed dress that I have actually fallen in love with to be honest!


There was a whole collection within the collection of racy black lingerie-type inspired dresses that aren't very practical for the winter weather but certainly do make a day at home with the heating on fun! Just make sure your underwear is also black....


Next, I spotted this cinched-in-at-the-waist light brown number...again with the Parisian thing, the colour palette is (as you would naturally assume) subdued and dark but very very glamourous in its own way. There are also subtle hints towards flowers too, and I'm loving the shoes in this pic!


Now, I would post more pics but Blogger's being stupid and isn't working (this happened last time) so I'll have to leave it for now. Grrr.....♥

Net-a-porter wishlist *sigh*

What an amazing invention it is...there are a million-and-one things that I wouldn't hesitate in whipping out a credit card....if only it weren't for the damned prices!! But when flicking through the "new" section out of interest I found so many beautiful garments that just had to have a post of their own! First up (and also in my dreams) is the large leather Chloé tote bag in black (you should know I have a slight Chloé fetish)....

What a fabulous thing this is - I could only imagine the pleasure and sheer joy of owning one!! One day, definitely....

Next is the Anna Sui strapless gown which is pure designing genius in my opinion - if would definitely wear this (and I'm not a dress-y girl!) Simply beautiful:


Next is the Burberry Prorsum tassel detail scarf....

I have no idea why I like this so much...I guess it's just so cute and simple! And who cares if it's 25ºC outside?! Okay, the Burberry Windsor trench is next....again with the weather thing but still! It's so very stylish that it deserves a mention! Besides, it'll probabaly be raining in September - I'm just being prepared haha.


Simple, elegant, stylish....and they also describe the next item which is the Chloé large Paddington tote....(told you bout the Chloé thing):

One word: FABULOUS. 'Nuff said. Oh, I'm sorry my writing has been slightly less than par today....but you know how it is sometimes. ♥

Sheer Talent...

...is what it took to create the masterpiece that is the July UK Vogue cover. Gemma Ward basks in Aussie sun in a barely-there underwear set surrounded by the lush greenery of Western Australia. Perched on a wooden, rope-handled swing, her look is one of depth and meaning but with her wavy blonde hair flowing in the breeze and skin lightly dappled by sun, she epitomises the happy-go-lucky stereotypical beach babes that govern the Aussie coasts. I'm booking the next flight out...who's with me? ♥

Legend

Carmen dell'Orefice celebrated her 75th birthday 6 days ago now...happy birthday to a legend! The world's oldest and record-breaking supermodel is still signed to an agency and looks absolutely fabulous! (With the help of some self-confessed botox appointments every month, of course.)
She also gave an interview with UK Elle for the June issue alongside Lydia Shaw Hearst (who is more than half a century younger) which made one hell of an interview on all topics such as the changing fashion world, the qualities necessary in models of both their times and their general life outside of the fashion world. ♥

Oh dear God



Lindsay my dear....what were you thinking?! That leather skirt/shorts thing quite frankly scares me a little...and maybe the hat, too. *shudders* Ugh. Just no. Please. ♥

Kate & Jemima, sitting in a tree...



Looks like somebody's been busy this week! This photo was taken at an auction for Palastinian refugees in London club Annabel's when Philip Green bid £60,000 for a 60-second kiss from Kate Moss but when his wife disapproved he gave the prize to the next highest bidder which just so happened to be Jemima Khan - wehey! I'm sure Mr. Green got a treat there - the rest of the crowd did also, as was proven by the tumultuous cheering going on at the time! ♥

For the 22nd time!!

So Miss Moss is gracing her 22nd Vogue cover....where does she get the energy?! Probably from Pete Doherty....I do love her dress though....gorgeous! ♥

Oh dear....

I really shouldn't laugh....but it's just so funny!! Mind you, I can be slightly evil at times....it seems our party princess' Manolos slipped out from underneath her while at Kelly O's house....maybe she just saw Ozzy in his underwear?! Or maybe she was wearing such a hideous outfit that even her shoes were trying to escape? Who knows? But all I do know is this from Glamour:

" Is Lindsay Lohan Hollywood's most accident prone celebrity? Following a slew of recent
hospital spells, Lindsay was back in A&E at the weekend after slipping off a
step while at Kelly Osbourne's house. "It's a hairline fracture but it did chip
a piece of something off," Lindsay moaned to reporters. "It hurts." "

Aw. Bless. NOT. I really don't know why I don't feel sorry for her...I guess I'm just over her and all the attention she gets - it really is annoying now! (And yeah, I know I'm not exactly helping the situation - but this is an exception!) ♥

It's what it's all about



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Behati Prinsloo

She gave an interview with UK Vogue last year when she was barely on the fashion scene and what struck me the most was her age, for back then I didn't realise how old the models actually were, or how young they could be to be more precise. She was only sixteen and at the time I was amazed of how she was doing it - a Daddy's girl, growing up in South Africa when she was spotted by an agent one day whilst shopping in her local nearby town. She said she had done some recent minor modelling for a few designers but she had had go-sees with Fendi and a few other big names and I vaguely remember her saying some thing like: "I was so nervous but my friend reassured me that it would be okay - and it would! Just a few days later I got a call back and my friend told me that they must have liked my look and I was so excited!" Well sweetie, I think the whole world has now taken to your look because you've been on all the hottest runways lately!.....


From Alexander McQueen....


....to Nina Ricci....


...to John Galliano...


...to Stella McCartney! And there's still time for a Chupa-Chups at the end of the day - now that's my girl!...



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Speaking of Burberry....

I was just looking at the s/s and a/w '06 collections for Burberry for a picture of the ribbon-cinched waists when I really started to notice how good Burberry Prorsum actually is! The accessories are fabulous and the clothes amazing and it is only now that I have actually taken the time to really appreciate the style and tailoring of Burberry. Outstanding. Kudos to Christopher Bailey!


Here is one of the fab cinched-in waists that are gracing the catwalks of Burberry this season - I'm SO gonna buy a ribbon at a craft shop and have Burberry-like style without the price that goes with it! I wonder how much it actually is?! Hmmm.....now I'm curious......anyone?!


Now I'm not a yellow type of girl but this is one fabulous bag! And because it fits in perfectly with all the rest of the collection it just looks so good! Especially gorgeous for summer.


Now I just love this watch! A summer staple in my opinion and a huge dent in your purse to go with it! Elegant and irrsistable jewellery for a perfect summer wardrobe.



And where would we be without this season's must-have - the trapeze coat? Classic styling by the man himself. What more does a girl need?! ♥

Ooohh....What a beautiful Burberry bag!


Not to mention that gorgeous ruffled turquoise skirt/dress that (oddly) goes really well with it! ♥

The wonder that is the Versace dress

Seeing as I love them so much, I thought I would blog about the wonder that is Versace dresses. They are the most beautiful, flowing, elegant dresses and each season Donatella creates new styles and colours but still manages to keep the general fabulousness that, I think, makes up half of a Versace show each season. So lets start with Autumn/Winter '06 then shall we?


First up is this cute little aqua-marine number worn with (and not something I would have immediately thought of) black tights. And it works! Even though I'm not exactly a huge fan of draping this season, this dress manages to do the trend and make it look good. And lets not forget the striking blue eyeshadow to match!


Next is this short (but longer than the last one) grey-blue halter-neck dress that also is doing the draping trend (to be honest I think most of the Versace dresses this season have draping). I love the matching eyeshadow again and also how well the dress goes with brown hair but I don't think that it flatters Isabli Fontana's figure so much - but maybe it's just the way she's walking? Even so, I still think that this dress would suit less curvy figures - but it's still gorgeous!


Now this is a beautiful dress! I never thought of Gemma Ward as the type to pull off a Versace dress - she was always too innocent and clean-cut looking - but by God she did it! (With the help of some heavy eyeshadow and hair straighteners of course). The colour is to-die-for and it looks fabulous when you strut! An overall perfectly Versace dress!


This dress is like a more toned down version of the last one - for more subtle people but still equally gorgeous! The A-line neckline is very popular this season also - Donatella sure knows how to work the trends! This is the kind of dress that if you shine the light in the right place then it looks amazing - and this one does! Less of the eye make-up this time but still a beautiful colour - I spy a sea-colour pattern!


Now THIS is a dress for the curvy figure! Simply gorgeous! A strapless, black, figure-hugging, ruffled prom-style dress - perfect for any occasion! (Except maybe weddings?!)


Now that is one fabulous shade of purple! I love purple and especially this eye-catching, subtly-sexy shade! Versace is all about the sexiness of a dress of course - don't go mistaking it for sluttiness though - there's a difference! A peek of taut, toned thigh through flowing swathes of shiny fabric is how you do it á la Hilary Rhoda in this picture. Work it! This is definitely one of my favourites!


This, however, is one of my least favourites. Maybe it's the warrior-like detail on the top or the strange under layers, I don't know. All I do know is that it's not exactly the best one of the collection! But that's only my opinion of course.


Wow. This is my ULTIMATE favourite. By far. And that's all I can muster after staring at this for a while. Just wow.


Now this dress is on the right figure - slim, svelte and still sexy. More draping as well, of course and more of the eye make-up - I think Donatella really has the right idea here - by enhancing your best features (eyes, legs) and setting them off with a stunningly coloured dress it can really work wonders for you!


Once again, this is a dress for the curvier figure but it still looks absolutely gorgeous on Anja Rubik (of course). When viewed on a larger scale you can really appreciate how good this dress actually is - one again, the beading is gorgeous and there's another trend here: empire-line dresses! The boots are also an interesting choice but I think they work! Although I still think a classic pair of 4-inch high strappys would do the job even better.


Slightly more covered up here than usual from Donatella but the oh-so pale pink and wispy fabric at the bottom really help this dress to be the fairy-tale that it is. Beautiful.


This gorgeous little purple number (an even nicer purple than before) as worn by Irina with yet more black leggings and high-heeled black patent pumps really works all the trends: yet more draping, (sort of) empire line, patent leather & tights! Not to mention the Autumnal hue of deep purple that pulls the whole thing together.


The last one - I know this is going on for a bit! More boots, draping and this time.....metallics! The bands of gold material that randomly cross around the dress ensure that it really stands out and catches the light in all the right places....the boots again are not the ususal choice, but a practical one for winter! This collection is even better than the last and Donatella really pulls out all the stops to create fashion masterpieces! An overall, fashion fabulous collection in my opinion. ♥