The Mimi Manifesto

Crochet::

2011-03-17T22:21:00.001Z

Absolutely loving everything about this cover.

Gisele for Vogue Paris wearing Dolce & Gabbana dress

Photography: Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Ellery::

2010-11-25T18:12:00.002Z

Orange tones are cropping up all over the place and this shoot in particular grabbed my attention for the beautiful paleness of it. Ellery S/S 2011.

source: studdedhearts

new.HAT::

2010-11-25T17:46:00.004Z

Finally got to wear my new hat today and I loved every second (apart from when the wind almost swiped it) its so warm and cosy and I do like to have something to hide under at the moment.

Picture.Perfect::

2010-11-23T20:58:00.002Z

I love the colours in this outfit I would never really have thought about putting these colours together before but I'm feeling more and more experimental these days, I think it might be because I am getting more and more mental as my dissertation takes over my life in every department.

Found this pic while I was meant to be writing the dreaded dissi funnily enough, on a lovely blog called cheyennemeetschanel.com, absolutely love her taste and definitely be checking back on her.

original source: Lovia for Samuji Spring collection 2011

FIREWORK::

2010-11-23T20:50:00.003Z

If you've got a case of body envy just from seeing the title of this clip I suggest you look away now. Its a cute tribute from the models to Katy Perry though who sang 'Firework' at the Victoria's Secret Show last week.

Blah.Blah.Blah::

2010-11-16T23:06:00.004Z

Third year has dramatically taken its toll on my blogging I've got 3 weeks to write 7000 words for my dissertation EEEK. I'm using Tumblr and Twitter wayyyyy more now because the instant gratification of it being on my phone and at my fingertips is much more appealing.

Hope to get back to this baby soon though with bigger and better posts

In the mean time follow me on Twitter here or Tumblr here

XO

Lanvin. Love::

2010-11-04T18:33:00.000Z

LANVIN FOR H&M. SEE THE FULL COLLECTION AT HM.COM

Will. You. Marry. Me::

2010-10-20T12:06:00.001+01:00

How cute is this Dior ring, I think it would be adorable if someone proposed with this...you would just have to say 'oui' !!

KM3D-1. AnOther. Magazine::

2010-10-20T11:36:00.004+01:00

Kate Moss stars in this 3D film created by Baillie Walsh with AnOther Magazine. It continues from their legendary holographic film first shown at Alexander McQueen's A/W 2006 show. Three words that crop up here are experimental, multi-dimensional, image-making and I'm liking it a lot.

You can get free 3D glasses with the current issue of AnOther too.

Lanvin+H&M= French Cool::

2010-10-20T10:51:00.002+01:00

Here's a sneak peek of the much anticipated collection courtesy of style.com, don't know about you but I'm feeling the dark chic look now the long dark nights have drawn in.

lily::

2010-10-01T15:32:00.000+01:00

I want this hair............

This ain't plastic. It's paper::

2010-09-30T23:24:00.003+01:00

This makes me laugh everytime I see it, sums up affordable luxury perfectly no? 'fake it til you make it' is rather 'make it and fake it' here.

Sweater. Girl::

2010-09-30T20:07:00.007+01:00

I'm really drawn to this kind of retro styling at the moment, I wish I could pull off the 50's housewife look without feeling like a complete fool. Grace Coddington for sure, has been one of my all time favourite inspirations when it comes to styling and art direction and after seeing her in The September Issue, she is probably one of my all time favourite females in fashion too. This editorial makes me want to dig out my thick knits and dive whole heartedly into my winter wardrobe (which is a big thing for me as I am the ultimate sun worshipper! Although if I had Lara Stones figure I would definitely feel less of a frump in chunky knits))

Photography: Mert & Marcus

Vogue US september '10

AUGMENTED. reality::

2010-09-30T17:42:00.003+01:00

Wowwwww I'm imagining all sorts of previously impossible situations!

Casette Playa::

2010-09-30T17:29:00.003+01:00

I've been researching possible dissertation topics for the dreaded 15 minute back-to-uni presentation and came across this footage of the first ever live augmented reality fashion show by Casette Playa, who I saw at LFW just last week. To be completely honest I don't really know what to think of it. The concept itself is pretty amazing and will obviously become more and more encorporated into our overall retail and shopping experiences but this is just abit mental. Or is that just because we'r enot used to it yet?!?!

Made in Dagenham::

2010-09-29T15:50:00.003+01:00

I love it when fashion comes to the forefront in different media but I especiallly enjoy a decent comedy chick flick where I can enjoy perusing trends of past decades, so the 60's styling in this is right up my street.

I WANT::

2010-09-28T17:02:00.001+01:00

Visit hm.com

TOPSHOP. newgen::

2010-09-27T11:43:00.011+01:00

Just a few snaps I captured from the Topshop New Gen tent at London Fashion Week, the images don't reaaly do justice as it was a pretty amazing collection of designers this year.

London. Fashion. Week::

2010-09-27T10:42:00.003+01:00

My fashion week family, all very happy to have survived the previouse 5 days.

Abbey. Lee. Kershaw::

2010-09-16T20:20:00.008+01:00

Tomorrow marks my first day working at London Fashion Week and Abbey is just one of many peeps I'll be looking out for. Over the last few days at BFC HQ loads of models have been coming and going from Somerset House for castings and I've become slightly accustomed to spotting and conspiring the next big name on the catwalk.

So watch this space for some exciting LFW posts.

Peace out.

source: Greg Kessler gobackstage.blogspot.com

looky. HERE::

2010-09-16T18:33:00.003+01:00

See my last post to realise my excitement when I saw this jacket in h&m the other week. It's similar enough for my liking AND only £14.99! After a lengthy browse I found soooo much I need to buy and yet no student loan means no ridiculously unsupervised shopping splurges :( for now at least.

To add to this H&M goes online TODAY......(adding insult to injury I hasten to add) I want almost every cushion from their home department, I can't wait for a healthy bank balance once more.......

Smokin' JACKET::

2010-08-16T20:06:00.006+01:00

School girl chic mastered to perfection right here, all thanks to that B. E. A. U. tiful Givenchy jacket. Saw a similar one in H&M......might have to make a purchase soon. Did I mention she MADE her shoes too, lifestyle crush developing.........................................

Source: Michele C. Lookbook.

Nasty Gal::

2010-07-19T09:15:00.002+01:00

If you havn't already heard, Nasty Gal is the word.

Absolutely Ahhhhhhhhmazing online store selling some sweet hot beautiful clothing. CHECK. IT, OUT. (Warning: You may be poor forever more!)

Ola::

2010-07-19T09:02:00.002+01:00

This editorial from US Harpers really made my heart smile. I'm a sucker for a bit of colour and culture (must be the new found Spanish roots in me!). Jessica Stam looking beautiful as ever too.

US Harper's Bazaar August 2010
Stylist: Clare Richardson
Photographer: Alexi Lubomirski
Location: Seville, Spain

At the BEACH I'm as happy as a PEACH::

2010-07-12T22:19:00.005+01:00

Tomorrow I'm going to the beach in Devon, bodyboarding for my friend Sarahs 21st, theres quite a lot of us going and we're staying in log cabins. To say I'm excited would be a MASSIVE understatement.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

Picture. Perfect::

2010-07-12T21:03:00.004+01:00

I'm decorating my room soon and I think I've finally found the wallpaper I want........

It's by Lisa Bengtsson and it's called The Family Picture Frame wallpaper. Its perfect for me because it can be as personal or as plain as I want (to suit my mood!). I think its pretty darn cool, just need to persuade the powers that be its worth its £120 per roll price tag!

tired. of being tired::

2010-07-12T20:59:00.004+01:00

This is what I did today. This is exactly what I did NOT want to do today. I wish I could tell my body when to be tired and when it just doesn't have time to be tired.

weheartit

Britains Next Top Model::

2010-07-08T10:17:00.006+01:00

I was feeling abit snap happy and my cat Tommy was feeling abit posey so we decided to do a little photoshoot in the garden. . .

Tommy's been my trusty partner in crime for a long time but he's getting on abit now, all he manages these days is to shoot out the back door after you if he thinks something exciting is going down in the garden. He has a tumour in his leg which makes it abit more difficult for him to get around these days but he is the best. Its inoperable because he's allergic to aneasthetic, the one time they tried it stopped his breathing. I hate to think I'll be without my little sheep (sheep because he follows me everywhere) anytime soon, we've fought and won many battles together, so this is my ode to Tom.

reminisce::

2010-07-06T22:03:00.002+01:00

Gotta love the 1950's idyll.

Credits:
Photography: Andoni & Arantxa
Styling: Irene de Santis
Models: Lina Navickaite & Ella Kandyba @ Next Milan
Ones to Watch

girl talk::

2010-07-06T21:47:00.002+01:00

Theres something so Parisian about black and white photography that never gets old.

credits:
photography: jens langkjar
styling: lasse nord
models @ scoop models
ones to watch

New Found Faith::

2010-07-06T20:30:00.004+01:00

I don't quite know what it is but theres something about Paloma Faith that I find really refreshing. Her set at Glastonbury was pretty spectacular and you can't not love someone who clearly has a pretty damn good sense of humour.

MagicSkin::

2010-07-06T19:59:00.004+01:00

Wow now! check out Hermione's skin. That is pretty amazing skin. Rather keen for the boots too, but really now, who wears a Louis Vuitton corset to a festival, Glastonbury of all festivals!
Emma Watson is a crazy girl!

source: Look Magazine

cake & tea::

2010-07-05T13:55:00.006+01:00

What a way to celebrate your 21st birthday, Hollys fam know how to host a shindig

photography: my own

/QUARTER philosophy::

2010-07-05T13:53:00.001+01:00

Illustration: Me

BirdOfParadise::

2010-07-05T13:27:00.004+01:00

Another shoot from our launch issue of Quarter zine, the thing I love most is the vibrancy of the colours and the atmosphere created in the photography.

Photographer: Jensen Mya Chadwick
Editing: Me

/QUARTER zine::

2010-07-05T12:57:00.005+01:00

And here it is people... the very first beautiful little fledgling of our launch issue of /QUARTER

What do you think of our marketing ploy?? stand out much?!!

Check the blog here.

Kingston class of '10::

2010-06-09T12:01:00.007+01:00

I went into this show with high expectations and I definitely wasn't disappointed. I have to say I was pretty impressed with all the collections as a whole but in particular I loved Sophie Hudspith's collection purely becuase I could wear all that stuff straight off the catwalk.
Sorry about the poor quality of images I wasn't expecting to have time to go to any shows so all I had on me was my trusty blackberry, not too bad though considering.

/QUARTER zine shoot::

2010-06-09T00:36:00.004+01:00

We had so much fun setting up and doing this shoot (I think its pretty obvious). Its in the style of our launch issue which is based on summer and all the things we love about it.

Styling: Em C and Emily P
Photography: Vivek Vivo Vadoliya

Larrea Casa::

2010-06-08T22:18:00.003+01:00

I'm on the hunt for shoot inspiration and this one, inspired by the Coachella Music Festival hits the mark. I love natural(ish) looking shoots that could almost be like the photos you upload of you and your friends on facebook. I think thats why I love the wildfox shoots so much too.

Photographer: Julia Soler
Stylist: Angela Esteban Librero
Model: Alexandra Papadopoulos @ Next LA

GFW 2010::

2010-06-08T20:11:00.003+01:00

I was at Graduate Fashion Week yesterday working on the NTU stand which was all very exciting, but the highlight has to be my brief chat with Susie from Style Bubble and getting sneaked into the Kingston Uni show for free by thegirlwiththechanelnecklace. Got a pretty good seat too which enabled me to get some half decent pics on my trusty berry, which I'll be uploading onto here very soon so watch this space...

so fresh and so clean::

2010-06-08T19:49:00.005+01:00

Love how clean and innocent this editorial is, its the freshest I've seen for a while. Seeing as I'm off uni for the summer now I want to make the most of my time and put a few shoots together and I'll definitely be taking inspiration from here.

Photographer: Rupert Tapper
Stylist: Jennifer Rice
Model: Anastasia Bondarenko @ Elite

Desire Me::

2010-05-19T17:28:00.003+01:00

Wow just came across this editorial from German Vogue June 2009, saw the model and thought 'jeez she's beautiful' then realised it was none other than Heidi Klum. I think she looks absolutely stunning with dark hair and more pronounced eyebrows. Maybe she should come over to the dark side?

Take A PEEK::

2010-05-17T23:59:00.003+01:00

This is where I've been spending much of my time lately for a uni project. We are creating, designing, editing, publishing etc etc for a zine called Quarter...... and all the research behind it can be found here.

KARL-A-COLA

2010-05-16T22:01:00.003+01:00

Oh how I wish I had the time and money to be able to hop over the channel and pay the beloved Parie a visit. Whilst I was last there I went into Colette no less than 3 times in 6 days, and there was new and exciting goodies on every visit. My current want is this coca-cola bottle from Karl Lagerfeld's collaboration. It would look lovely on my shelf at home.....any excuse really.

Mossy's new collection::

2010-05-16T09:32:00.004+01:00

Only a few days to wait til we can feast our paws on Mossy's new collection for Topshop. It's all very pretty and girly and just what I'm after for summer. I've probably been spending farrrrr too much time with Topshop lately but.....oh well it makes me happy!
I persoanlly can NOT wait to get my mitts on the floral maxi dress with heightened front hem, I've seen a few like this around the blogosphere lately and am predicting that all the other high streeters will probably jump on the bandwagon and copy this style.
Have a peek at the video below too, I just can't get enough of this reminiscent feeling thats pretty much everywhere right now.

please please PLEASE::

2010-05-09T15:43:00.002+01:00

I know these glasses are old news now but I really really need them in my life. I think they would match so well with my newly highlighted hair and I would just wear them always. Any tips about how I might just stumble across a pair of these would be overwhelmingly appreciated.

xx

Ooooops but HELLO::

2010-04-21T15:29:00.003+01:00

WHOOOAAA!! there's definitely been some blog neglect going on around here due to being 'otherwise engaged' recently.

But to start off with a bang I'd like to announce that this little blog, got published in StyleSample magazine a few months back. It was all so very exciting too-ing and fro-ing information with Kirsty B from Fashion Champagne , who was editor of my little piece. Have a look at the magazine for yourselves on the link above and below is my small piece de la resistance (p.s. don't laugh at my reflective combats I'm sure there's MUCH worse fashion faux paus around, care to share yours?).

LFW. 23.02.2010::

2010-03-10T13:45:00.006Z

I had the opportunity to go to London Fashion Week so obviously I went even though the weather was absolutely awful. Rain does not put me in the best of moods but my excitement about who and what I might see balanced this out. Well that was until I got totally lost and soggy trying to find the Nathan Jenden show.

But anyway, outside the Burberry show I saw some amazing Fashion faces, at first I wasn't recognising people purely because they were almost too famous for my brain to establish them really stood in front of me. I saw people like Mario Testino, Olivia Palermo (who stood on her own posing just so people could take pictures of her), Twiggy, Erin O'Connor, Tamsin Egerton, Alex Watson, George Craig who we chatted to and who was lovely, with his band, Joan Burstein.

Unfortunately I was day dreaming the moment Ms Wintour decided to show her face and missed her completely :(
Back at Somerset House my eyes were inundated by beautiful people, very tall, very slim and very unattainable! I spotted Peaches Geldof and Louise Goldin leaving the Issa show. I was quite surprised to see Alexandra Burke there too.

I managed to salvage a few of the photos I took but my camera was having an off day and decided that it didnt want to play ball, which is why I need an SLR for my birthday!!

All images my own.

Mimi's Parisian aventure::

2010-03-10T11:00:00.021Z

I recently returned from a little 'vacances' in Paris. The first thing I will say about it is this, it was really really lovely. It snowed everyday so everywhere looked beautiful with a thick powdering of white and I loved being with all the fashion girls. From having Chocolat Chaud up the Eiffel Tower and in the renowned 'Angelica's', to mooching for hours in some of Paris' most beautiful boutiques (Colette ofcourse included!), galleries and museums. So much so that I'm going to use my blog to publish my travel diary all about my escapades.

Le jour l'un. 08/02/2010.

Le voyage...

After spending the weekend at home with my boyfriend I travelled back to Nottingham to catch the coach to Folkestone to get on the Eurotunnel to Calais. Phew and thats only the beginning of the journey! After some last minute packing and double checking and then triple checking that I hadn't forgotten any of the travel basics (i.e. i-pod, magazines, pillow, scarf and all chargers), the excited girls at number 61 booked a taxi to take us to uni for 12.15am to catch our coach. After ringing round almost every taxi firm in Notts we eventually found a cab big enough to fit five fashion girls and their suitcases. We arrived at uni at 12.10 expecting to jump straight on the coach and begin our journey but were waiting in the rain till 1am, so not a great start.

What was even more of a dampner was that after 3o minutes of travelling down the M1 the coach over heated and we were told we'd have to wait an hour for a replacement and would therefore miss our eurotunnel slot. Lots of tired girls, a broken down coach in the rain and then motorway police does not make for a good start to a happy holiday. ARGH. Thankfully the driver had some clue what he was doing, sorted the coach and set off again, second time lucky!

After four stops throughout the night at various service stations, the coach was quiet and we were well on our way to Hotel Balladins. Little did we know what was in store for us when we arrived!

L'exploration commence...

After a lovely refreshing shower, change of clothes and a drink we left the glorious hotel in Bobigny in search of the metro and some substantial food. Originally we set off in a group of about 12 which gradually dwindled to just seven by the time we hit the centre of Paris. We explored the area of Montmartre and came across the beautiful Sacre Coeur. We stopped at a little Cafe at the bottom of the steps for some soup to warm our chilled bones a tad before going off down the narrow little streets in search of Parisian delights. Crepes, Pizza and a visit to Colette finished off the day nicely and we certainly slept well that night.

Le jour deux. 09/02/2010.

The alarm jolted us awake at 6.30am and my body was still programmed to English time so technically thats only 5.30am eeeurgh. The shower and bland breakfast didn't succeed in waking me from my trance either. We got on the coach and set off for Versailles and the Château de Versailles, we got not very far, not very quickly which so immensely frustrating. For some reason I never imagined there to be traffic in Paris, and as traffic is verrrrrrry boring we took the opportunity to catch fourty winks.

We eventually arrived at the Palace, after multiple wrong turns and detours, but at least we got to see the amazing architecture in Versaille.

The Palace was absolutely astounding, with huge golden gates yet barely any furniture (we later found out that space showed wealth apparently). I'll let my photo's tell the rest of the story, seeing as I took so many!

Oh and it snowed!!

In the evening we got the metro to Notre Dame and got a little overexcited, then got the metro again to De La Ville Cafe to meet everyon else. Except we missed the stop because me and Nikki got distracted by a guy wearing a pair of silver Jeremy Scott wing trainers and because we just HAD to take a photo covertly for our Topman project without it blurring, and well.......haha!

At the cafe I had the poshest ever 'Brighton' fish and chips, everyones meals looked very tasty indeed. Good food, good drink, good company, good music and the shabby chic interior made for a lovely relaxed eveing.

Le jour trois. 10/02/2010.

A drill woke us. At stupid o'clock. We were not happy. Moods were made worse by the insistent beigness of our 'full continental breakfast'. Bread with croissants with more bread. Oh and some strawberry jam if you were lucky. We left at 10am for the Yves Saint Laurent Foundation and when we came out of the metro station we entered into a big hick snow storm, which enabled me to get some picturesque phtography done. Finding our way through the thick whiteness was abit of a challenge so we asked a beautiful French man and he walked us straight to the YSL door, how perfect. The Foundation wasn't what I'd expected at all, the exhibition was from YSL's private collection that he drew inspiration and were exquisite garments but I was expecting to see his own work. I bought a few postcards with famous YSL images on and a gold YSL brooch which now adorns my black leather jacket collar. We also had a lovely in depth chat with the guy running the shop, he volunteers, all staff volunteer at the foundation and he had the pleasure of meeting Yves several times before his death 2 years ago. He said he was always a lovely, friendly man, I think you can tell that though just from his portrait.

After YSL we went to a little magazine stall and bought a bunch of French Fashion mags, as you must, then went to a sweet little food market at L'ena, where we had to buy another crepe.

Baccarat Museum was the next on our list of things to do. I was literally gobsmacked by all the glass, mirrors, chandeliars and.......the toilets!

Next stop was Champs Elysees for a spot of shopping. Louis Vuitton, Zara, L'aduree, Citroen flagship, Arc de Triomphe and a little cafe all had a little visit from us. I loved the layered platform interior of Louis Vuitton but hated the attitude of some of the staff even though we bought things!

We got back on the metro and returned to Colette for a better look around which was also a better overall experience. There is such a variety of products for sale I was off in my own little world, ipods, watches, sunglasses, jewellery, books, magazines, notebooks, novelty gifts, wall stickers, albums, toiletries, cosmetics, clothing, knitted books.......you name it, Colette would probably have it stashed somewhere. I bought a Paul Smith graph book and novelty Le Whiff chocolate shots for the boyfriend.

We walked around the corner to Angelica's for the world renowned hot chocolate experience, which wasn't as great as I'd hoped for the expense, but most of the other girls loved it, maybe I'm just not as big a chocolate fiend as them.

We braved the snow to head to the Louvre to pay an old friend Lisa a visit. She was very busy so we didnt stay long. The ceiling artwork was amazing.

Le jour quatre. 11/02/2010.

After complaining about the sorry state of breakfast the previous few days the hotel coughed up some ham, cheese, yoghurt and cornflakes. But still no fruit. Eurgh. So we went in the public guests breakfast room and helped ourselves, we're paying the same rates after all and I really could not stomach any more beige food!

We took the tube to the Pompadou Centre, which was impossible to miss as it looked like a giant space centre on a street full of otherwise 'traditional' looking buildings. I preferred the look of the back of the building to the front, the elevators looked like shuttles that would catapult you to space! The shop in the Pompadou was really interesting, as the queue to get tickets was so long, we took it in turns to stand there while the others browsed the shop's weird and wonderful contents. We also managed to get free admission being students in the EU, RESULT!
The art in the centre was very modern and some quite strange, but interesting all the same.

We then took a detour down the cobbled backstreets and came across vintage store P-Star among lots of cute little vintage boutiques. P-Star was like one big jumble sale where you had to rummage amongst everything to find the best vintage gems at a bargain price. I came out with a HUGE smile on my face after finding a ginger fur coat for 30 euros, a vintage Valentino satchell for 20 euros and 2 silk scarves at 1 euro each! Definitely wouldn't find that back home.

Next stop was Galleries Lafayette, which we entered straight into the footwear department, mmmmm my kind of heaven, I could have stayed on that floor for hours just stroking all the beautiful Chanel clogs and Miu Miu stilettos. This was the day that Kate Moss' collection for Longchamp launched, so I decided I would commemorate my trip with a khaki longchamp bag.
All the Longchamp staff were wearing zebra print scarves for the occasion and I very much appreciated being called Mademoiselle.

All that shopping was taking its toll on my hunger pangs, which was quickly silenced by a Daim McFlurry from good old Maccy D's on the fourth floor.

And then...the ceiling. WOW. If you ever go to Lafayette don't forget to look up, you will be amazed.

Le jour cinq. 12/02/2010.

It was another early start today for the whole purpose of this trip, Premier Vision. I had really high expectation but once we got there I found it slightly reminscent of Birmingham NEC and still can't believe how many fabrics were under one roof. I appreciated being taken to a show like this but think at this particular point in our degree it wasn't a huge benfit to us but the textile design students definitely got the most out of it. After about an hour we had pretty much seen everything and ended up walking round and round in circles. Although it was really interesting to see all the beautiful fabrics and laces it was also slightly dampening to think we still had 5 more hours left here. I ended up collectiong so much paraphernalia that my shoulders were red raw from being so heavily laden. The sweets and buscuits that were scattered around were definitely a nice pick me up. The day was a good experience but much longer than it needed to be.

Back at the hotel we all decided to go for a big group meal at the cafe we went to on tuesday night (the one with the huge portions!) It was lovely to spend time with all the girls on my course as we don't really have time to that back at uni. We spen the rest of the evening drinking wine and reminiscing about dodgy 90's fashion, namely peddle pushers and trouser skirts!

Le jour six. 13/02/2010.

Coach journey back to snowy England. Slept.

The Magic of McQueen::

2010-03-10T10:30:00.005Z

Alexander 'Lee' McQueen has always been a favourite of mine for inspiring collections. In particular I think it was his confident rebelliousness that drew me in and his constant boundary pushing. I was in Paris when I heard about his death, drinking hot chocolate up the Eifel Tower to be exact and I felt like I'd had the air knocked out of me. I know everyone says good things about people after they die but Alexander McQueen truly was one of the most amazing designers I've ever had the pleasure of following and I really am so sad that the world will never get to see another original McQueen collection.

His last offering to us is absolutely stunning though, these are my favourites (pretty much the whole collection!) from his final short but sweet A/W 2010 collection...

source: style.com

Je t'aime Paris::

2010-02-04T10:48:00.005Z

Tonight I'll be travelling to the wonderful gay Parie for 6 days, with the main aim of attending Premier Vision, but also to do a hell of a lot of sight seeing and general touristy stuff. I can't wait to get inside the infamous Colette and amazing visual merchandising I'm sure to find (be sure to expect some pics here soon too!). Anyway a rapid power nap is needed first so...au revoir mes amis

x

Stylish Traveller::

2010-01-26T21:16:00.003Z

Dree Hemingway, Lara Stone and Freja Beha Erichsen go to Morocco in this Vogue Paris editorial. Oh how I'd love to be swept away on a summer holiday right now, totally snowed under with uni work and again I have no life :(

Styled by Carine Roitfeld
Photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

models.com

Fan.Tasy::

2010-01-21T10:03:00.006Z

Everyone loves abit of fantasy to escape into happy little imaginary moments, so when I saw the Prada ss10 lookbook I most certainly did squeal in delight

x

Sunset Chic::

2010-01-21T09:49:00.003Z

I have a few days when I just feel like wearing grey, this has just inspired tomorrows outfit choice.
x

US Vogue February 2010

Sessun LookBook 2010::

2010-01-17T19:10:00.004Z

Its a well known fact that the French have style down to a T, which is exactly what attracts me to sessuns images. They always have such crisp composition and styling, just totally French basically.

Happy New Decade

2010-01-17T19:09:00.002Z

I can't wait to see what my ride into the future holds...

Sonia Rykiel pour H&M::

2009-12-04T20:50:00.002Z

Tomorrow marks the exclusive and much anticipated launch of Sonia Rykiel's pour H&M collection. It is the first time any of H&M's guest designers have created an entire collection of luxury lingerie for women and after a sneak preview of the collection it was well worth the wait. I myself am head over heels in love with her silk nude collection, just beautiful. The whole event at the Grand Palais looks absolutely stunning, what I would've given to be there......

First Christmas Post::

2009-12-01T00:46:00.002Z

My first post of December so I thought it would be inspired by christmas. I LOVE this time of year.

weheartit.

Lily Love::

2009-11-29T22:54:00.004Z

I have big love for Lily Allen right now, she's been through the rollercoaster of life the past year life with her extreme ups and downs but the girl's pulled through. She's looking amazing, she's settled, in love and happy and she's bagged possibly one of the most enviable ad campaigns of all as THE FACE OF CHANEL! and to top all that off she's practically best mates with Karl. Oh. My. What a life to lead. Very lucky lady.

Under the arches::

2009-11-27T13:41:00.003Z

Edgy.

Models:: Lucie Nontha @ Models1 & Sian Osborne @ Premier
Make-up artist:: Kanako Yoshida using M.A.C
Hair stylist:: Akio Nishiyama
Stylist:: Biki John
Stylist assistant:: Holly Woodcock
Photographer:: Yusuke Miyazaki
Photographer's assistant:: Shuhei Shine

I'm with the band: The Fash Pack: November editorial

Back to Nature Basics::

2009-11-27T13:24:00.007Z

I was introduced to THE FASH PACK by my fellow cookie addict Nikki, at nycjuicebox, as she recently became a writer for the magazine. It was also Nikki who showed me some of the beautiful editorials that her editor Naomi puts together. Here's the shoot for October, I think its clear to see what I mean when I say 'beautiful'.

Model:: Kika-Rose at Models 1
Stylist:: Naomi Mdudu
Stylist assistants:: Holly Knox and Sophie Preston
Make-up artist:: Claire Salter
Photographer:: Robert Harper

thefashpack.onsugar.com

Angel of the Morning::

2009-11-27T12:43:00.013Z

Photography:: Zoey Grossman
Styling:: JAK
Hair:: Tara Jean
Makeup:: Miriam Vukich
Model:: Lindsay Lullman @ Next Models NY

Just lately I've barely had time to sleep let alone blog but after a rather rapid check of my email updates I was inspired to post (as usual) about this New Wave shoot. Editorials and photoshoots seem to be my passion at the moment, as lack of money (damn student life!) means I can't shop as much as I'm used to and so I get drawn into the beauty of the image now rather than what's actually being worn (well thats what I've been telling myself anyway!)

After the rubbish weather we've been having lately (rainrainrain) this shoot is a real breath of fresh air, particularly loving the simple location setting. It just works.

Hansel & Gretel::

2009-11-13T20:39:00.005Z

Who would have predicted that US Vogue would run an editorial featuring Lily Cole and Andrew Garfield with a special appearance by Lady GaGa??! Not the most obvious mix of people but Grace Coddington and Annie Leibovitz make it work. Little Girl & little Boy lost is a reinterpretation of Hansel & Gretel, which never was my favourite fairytale but there's something about this editorial i like......maybe the freaky fish!!!

style.com.

artofthetrench::

2009-11-09T22:53:00.003Z

The sartorialist Scott Schuman has leant his hand to Burberry's newly launched artofthetrench.com. I have longtime bladdy love for the classic trench and for street style so this new site is an instant hit with moi. Art of the trench is a collaboration between Burberry and some of the worlds leading image makers with input from the global creative community. Its aim is to reflect personal style from across the globe.

Scott Schuman.

i put a spell on you::

2009-11-08T22:01:00.005Z

Powerful and dramatic. Striking.

Photography: Billy Kidd Styling: Aletia Gonzalez Hair:Trevor Bowden @ AMP New York using Kiehl’s Makeup: Lauren Whitworth using YSL Model: Kristy Kaurova @ Major Model Management

INTERN::

2009-11-02T21:01:00.005Z

AAAAHHHHHH I got my first internship today!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited I felt all giddy when I found out, I'm literally on cloud 9.
I'll be working with a creative agency called Shop, based in Nottingham and I'll be mainly concentrating on marketing the Regenerate fashion brand and creating PR materials for Shop. I'm so eager to learn all there is to know about the industry that I just can't wait to start, which is good as I've already been given my first research task. EEEK!

I am the cat that got the chuppa chup!

weheartit.

Tricks & Treats::

2009-10-31T11:46:00.009Z

Happy Halloween!!

Tonight I'm going to be either a clown, a rabid rabbit, a bat, an aristocratic lady of the night or a skeleton (how original) hmmmmmm?!

These guys sure know how to celebrate the scary season in style in this october shoot for Harper's US. Hello costume inspiration!

Photography: Tim Walker

Styling: Jacob K

modern. vintage::

2009-10-31T11:15:00.001Z

I always like to peruse over quirky furniture designs just so that when I get my own place I'll know exactly what furniture I want in which room. This 'vintage' bookcase is AHHHMAZING and I'd really like one please?! It's designed by Jaren Goh for Munkii and it's a cool mix of historical reference and contemporary fun.

Check out Kim and Jo's blog by clicking on the link below, it's full of breathtakingly beautiful interior design images that you will love...

desiretoinspire.net

Arlenis::

2009-10-30T18:52:00.002Z

Another spiffing shoot from New Wave at the ones2watch. The third image down is so domineering, its great.

Photographed::Manolo Campion Styling:: Lisa Von Weise Makeup:: Marija Kopilas Hair:: Catherine Lehtonen

theones2watch

Wanchor mag::

2009-10-30T18:04:00.003Z

I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the new niche-led publication 'Wanchor' (saying it out loud gets me a few stern looks!) as the name leaves me extremely intrigued about the content.....

Tatler::

2009-10-30T15:57:00.003Z

I don't usually buy Tatler let alone glance at its cover, but I couldn't resist this 300th anniversary edition. I think it's brilliant, it catches your eye and it gives the stereotypical 'posh' mag an edge. I like.

MinkPink::

2009-10-30T15:38:00.005Z

Minkpink is a relatively young Australian fashion brand that I recently stumbled across, who I am growing ever more in love with. It's hard to explain the hard yet soft edge of the collection, but it appeals to me like no other brand has in a while (and I just love to spread the love whenever I find exciting new things!) I've had a brief flick through the summer 2010 collection aswell and that looks just as unsettlingly inspiring (ahh can't wait to see some lovely hazy sunshine again....) Just need to source a stockist in the UK now.......

Take a look at their Myspace page and blog below::

www.myspace.com/minkpinkdesigns

http://www.minkpink.blogspot.com/

all images from minkpink.com

show some LOVE::

2009-10-28T22:47:00.003Z

I love this kind of thing. Showing the love should be a common occurence.

iknowwhatyouwore.

bubble. POP. electric::

2009-10-28T22:41:00.001Z

This shade of blue makes me feel happy.

Wayne Tippetts

lcf 4 puma::

2009-10-28T22:02:00.002Z

Puma and the London College of Fashion have collaborated together to create an exclusive collection. Under a 'fashion meets music' theme selected students had to rework a classic black t-shirt to create directional fashion forward designs. These are the two winning styles by Angela Brandys and Lauren Greenwood.
Angela Greenwood's padded shoulder frill trim t-shirt is my favourite for its military essence.

Asos.

SSS bible::

2009-10-28T21:52:00.003Z

stockholm street style

Where d'ya get your kicks::

2009-10-28T20:49:00.003Z

We're currently doing a trend tracking project at uni for Kickers (yes I know they remind you of the good old school days but...) trying to make them cool again and start a trend!

So please please please can everyone fill in this survey for us so we can start tracking........

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=txR4Noa7lkTPMhTQ0g8G_2fA_3d_3d

Thanks :)

painted beauty::

2009-10-27T20:56:00.004Z

Theres not enough beauty editorials that scream 'LOOK AT ME'. The list of things you can do with fake eyelashes is endless........

Photographer: Tyen
Stylist: Emmanuelle Alt
Make up: Tyen & Kim
Model: Anja Rubik
Vogue Paris November 2009

Les scans de Diorette.

union JACK::

2009-10-27T20:06:00.002Z

These pink platforms totally make this whole outfit and that bag just makes it 'pop'. LOVE.

Wayne Tippetts

Dorothy Shoes::

2009-10-22T22:37:00.004+01:00

Office £80. Nice.

tiffany::

2009-10-19T19:35:00.006+01:00

I'm in a very sentimental mood right now so just thought I'd show everyone what my lovely boyf bought me for my 21st birthday.....he certainly didn't disappoint. I'd mentioned that I liked Tiffany keys whilst flicking through a magazine one day... oooh about 4 MONTHS AGO!! I don't pride him on having the best memory around so I was so taken aback when I unwrapped that little blue box. I think he made a good timeless choice too, all by himself! <3

shock. HORROR::

2009-10-19T19:07:00.003+01:00

I find shoots so interesting when more than one creative media is used. I love the spooky drawings by Jon Rogers mixed with the entertaining poses by Claudia (she's obviously been practising for halloween!

photographer: Michelangelo di Battista
model: Claudia Schiffer
drawings: Jon Rogers
styling: Alison Edmond

fashiongonerogue

WORD.

2009-10-19T12:04:00.003+01:00

One word. IMMENSE.

be happy and sparkle::

2009-10-16T14:21:00.002+01:00

ALTAMIRA

balmania::

2009-10-16T02:28:00.003+01:00

LOVE. again.

dazeddigital

RED.dy::

2009-10-16T02:16:00.000+01:00

stockholmstreetstyle

OH. anna::

2009-10-16T02:12:00.001+01:00

sss

outofafrica::

2009-10-16T02:10:00.002+01:00

stockholmstreetstyle

when. in. paris::

2009-10-16T01:25:00.003+01:00

i sometimes have the conundrum of deciding which jewellery looks best with an outfit.....but hey why not wear it all!

stockholmstreetstyle

perfect. body. art::

2009-10-16T01:08:00.003+01:00

i've been trying to decide on my perfect tattoo design for sooooo long now that i'm starting to think its never guna happen.....until i saw what chanel has done. It's so obvious really I don't know why i never thought of it before. Rub on tattoos mean i can 'try before i buy' that way i won't be so picky when it comes to designs cuz if it looks good on paper.......... i can try it out first just in case!

jak&jil

fashion. week. chaussures::

2009-10-16T00:55:00.006+01:00

embellished socks.....now theres something i can DIY.....shame i can't knock out these miu miu's at the same time...

Hello Stella perferrated OTK's....

Laddered tights....again....fashion really is feeling the pinch! diyyyyyyyyy?!?!?

Footwear that definitely creates an 'ooh la laaaaa'...............

jak&jil

SSSHmokin'

2009-10-16T00:32:00.001+01:00

These outfits speak for themselves....

lefashion

FRANCES PELLEGRINI::

2009-10-16T00:18:00.006+01:00

Classic fashion photography is so beautiful. These particular images have a strong chanel-esque look about them that make me think I'm living in the wrong era!

Frances Pellegrini's images are so simple yet capture femininity so perfectly.

There's always something fantastical and glamourous about pre-airbrushed images, which seems kind of contradictory??!

RACHEL BALLINGER::

2009-10-14T10:36:00.004+01:00

love the energy and styling of this shoot, Rachel Ballinger really works it...

talula f/w 09

kate and the gypsies::

2009-10-09T15:46:00.003+01:00

I absolutely adore this shoot for V Magazine, Kate just looks so naturally beautiful with amazing feminine curves.

Photographer:: Iain Mckell
Stylist:: Karen Langley

fashiongonerogue

Quote of the week::

2009-09-30T15:49:00.003+01:00

"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world"

Bette Midler

image: weheartit

feeling. shorty::

2009-09-25T12:19:00.002+01:00

Totally loving shorts at the moment, picked up some vintage Levi's in London yesterday for £10 (bargain!!). Here's a few shorty looks I'm loving from Lookbook. Why is it the Swede's have impeccable style?!!

picture. perfect::

2009-09-25T11:17:00.003+01:00

Love the hand crafted edge of this vm.

How true this is::

2009-09-25T11:06:00.001+01:00

I'm due to start back at uni soon so before my friends and I head back off in different directions there is much more fun to be had....

wildfox

London. Hair::

2009-09-16T22:14:00.003+01:00

I was in London the other week when it was sooo hot and I spent most of the day jumping on and off the tube, this style was a quick french plait that was secured with the one and only hair grip I had in my bag. I saw a similar style on fashiontoast recently so thought I'd post my style which I can't stop recreating lately :)