Tuesday, 16 October 2012

STATEMENT ACCESSORIES

Accessories are the finishing touches to your outfit, the statement pieces that set you apart from the crowd, those little touches that make your look truly individual. 

Gold-Tone Siyabona Petal Cap Earrings   

Alexis Bittar

Gold-Tone Siyabona Petal Cap Earrings

£140.00
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Gold-tone Siyabona petal cap earrings from the Alexis Bittar collection.

Delicate drop earrings featuring a cluster of gold-tone and gunmetal petals encrusted with Swarovski crystals and a large faceted deep orange carnelian stone. For pierced ears.

Composition
Ruthenium Plated Brass
Gold-Tone Plated Brass
Swarovski Crystals, Carnelian
Navy Hera Liberty Print Scarf

 
Navy Hera Liberty print scarf from the Liberty London Scarves collection.

Navy silk scarf featuring the Liberty Hera print in pink and grey tones on a navy base with frayed edges.

Compositions
100% Silk

Dimentions
110cm x 130cm



 

Red Leather Envelope Clutch Bag
 

MEE MEE

Meemee.com recently launched E-store is for the shopper who likes to have fun with their wardrobe, and isn't scared of something a bit edgy. Even if you are after a simple frock, each one is selected to have that rock-chick boutique appeal. The site isn't just for shopping, there are lots of styling tips and trend aware advice. The newly opened website focuses on unique and quirky buys, all styled in an individual way, for women who live for the latest trends.  

  TIE DYE ONE SHOULDER DRESSOne shoulder dress £75 

                  Cut Out Midi DressMidi dress £46 

Wild One Maxi Dress Maxi dress £80 

SEQUIN STRIPED SHIRTSequin shirt £70 

DIVISION PAINTED ASYMMETRIC TOP Asymmetric top £60  
CROSS PLEAT BACK SHIRT Shirt £40 

BACK TO FRONT SHIRT  Shirt £40  MODERN BOND LONG SLEEVE SHIRT  White shirt £75 

MY BOYFRIENDS CHECKED SHIRT Checked shirt £23 Vintage Printed ShirtPrint shirt £25 

KHAKI MILITARY SHIRT Military shirt £24  CHIFFON SLEEVE RINGED TOPChiffon top £75 

METALLIC PLEATED MAXI SKIRT Metallic pleated skirt £36 High Waist Leopard Pencil SkirtSkirt £40 

BLUE EMBROIDERED BLAZER Blazer £40 MAROON VINTAGE FUR COAT Fur coat £75 

CAMO SPIKE JUMPER  Camouflage jumper £40  BLUE RETRO CHUNKY KNITJumper £27 

BIG DOG TOOTH CARDIGAN Dogtooth cardigan £27 Chequer Cropped JumperJumper £30


VINTAGE CROPPED FUR COAT VINTAGE CROPPED FUR COAT
Fur coats £47 

Vintage Navajo Fur Jacket Navajo Jacket £42 

WINDOW SHOPPING


H&M REGENT STREET 

 

Monday, 15 October 2012

THE LITTLE BLACK JACKET

 

CHANEL opens its Little Black Jacket exhibition in London at the Saatchi Gallery.

 Over 100 black and white photographs of Karl Lagerfeld's favourite muses wearing the label's iconic jacket - both men and women - fill four expansive rooms, all taken by the Chanel helmer himself. Although the French fashion house has included images of expected personalities such as Alexa Chung,Vanessa Paradis and Daphne Guinness, it also celebrates more surprising names - from Kanye West to one of the label's youngest catwalk stars, Hudson Kroenig. Each picture effortlessly captures its subject's personality, a testament to the close relationships Lagerfeld has with the industry's biggest names. Daphne Guinness is as dramatic as ever, decked in sparkling jewellery;Georgia May Jagger oozes sex appeal wearing little more than a black bra and dishevelled hair; while Carine Roitfeld looks like a contemporary Coco Chanel in her pearls and hat. If nothing else, it is ample inspiration in how to sport your tweed black jacket - Chanel or otherwise.   

 

Elle Fanning 

Ines de la Fressange in a classic little black jacket from Chanel 

 

 

Chanel launched her short, boxy, tweed jacket in 1954, as part of her postwar comeback collection (she was pitting herself against the acres of fabric and full skirts of Christian Dior's New Look, a look she felt was far too old-fashioned for the modern woman). The jackets were a triumph of style and wearability. Assembled without bust darts to make them supple, lined with silk, with sleeves with a slight curve for comfort, they were structured (a small brass chain was sewn inside the bottom of the hem to make sure it hung perfectly) but the wearer could still raise her arms above her head, 'since a garment's elegance lies in the freedom of movement it allows', as Chanel put it. 

Since then Karl Lagerfeld may have paired the jackets with jeans, swimming costumes, even sequinned shorts, but at Chanel's workshops on rue Cambon the jackets are still made the same way. It is, says Lagerfeld, the item every designer dreams of inventing. 'Some things never go out of fashion in the world of fashion: jeans, the white shirt and the Chanel jacket.' 

Linda Evangelista 
Linda Evangelista, Model 

Sama & Haya Abu Khadra
Sama & Haya Abu Khadra, Fine art and film students 

Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola, Film director 

Claudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer, Model 

Alexa Chung
Alexa Chung, Model and presenter 

Stella Tennant 
Stella Tennant, Model 

Tilda Swinton 
Tilda Swinton, Actress 

Georgia May Jagger 
Georgia May Jagger, Model 

Freja Beha 
Freja Beha, Model 

The exhibition is at the Saatchi Gallery, London SW3, from 12 to 28 October  

Little Black Jacket (Thames & Hudson, £50), by Karl Lagerfeld.