DESIGNER LACE

Lace has been trending for the last few seasons and Autumn/Winter 2012 is no exception.

Take a look at these designer offerings, here just in time for the winter party season.

Marc by Marc floral lace dress, £290

MSGM metallic lace top, £260

L'Agence lace pencil skirt, £400

Milly striped lace dress, £380

Moschino Cheap & Chic lace capri trousers, £350

DKNY lace tie waist dress, £295

DKNY lace shift dress, £280

Alice by Temperley lace trim blouse, £295

THE GREAT GATSBY

Miucci Prada has collaborated with the head of wardrobe Catherine Martin for Baz Luhrmann's upcoming
reworking of The Great Gatsby, The 20's classic written by Scott F Fitzgerald.

"I usually try not to literally reference periods in my work, because that's not the way I think," Prada told US Vogue. "But when I worked on the costumes, I realised how many pieces would become very Twenties with a little intervention and another point of view."

Prada has reworked 40 dresses from her archive.

The central characters famously played by Robert Redford/Mia Farrow on this outing will be played by
Leo Di capprio/Carey Mulligan.


 

 



 

MORE STUDDS AND SPIKES

I have just cruised Topshop in the lunch hour and came across a fashion company called theraggedpriest.com

If you like your look a little edgy or can't get enough of studs and spikes make a visit to Topshop or shop online at their website.

Studds and spikes are'nt just for Punks, they will add edge and interest to your look.

    

Shellshock Camo Jacket (Blue)

£70.00

Magnitude Denim Shirt

£40.00

   

Grenade Military Jacket

£75.00

   

Audrina Shirt

£38.00

 

Sabbath Biker Gilet

£120.00

   

Camelot Cardigan

£55.00

 

Lockhart Coat

£85.00

 

Gnasher Studded Clutch

£60.00

THE PENCIL SKIRT

The silhouette for A/W 2012 is sleek and pared down.  Enter an old classic the pencil skirt.  often worn with high heels and blouse, the 21st century way to wear your pencil skirt is with a sloppy joe sweater and ankle boots, this will give your look a modern twist.

Pencil skirts  no longer mean you can't run for the bus or have to take smaller steps to get from A to B, modern fabrics now allow enough stretch that moves with your body so movement is less restricted.

Pencil skirts for 2012 are peplumed to show off womanly curves or panels in contrast colours and fabrics that elongate and slim the body.

Here are some examples from dorothyperkins.co.uk

           

              


               

The 19th August marked 129 years of the birth of  Gabriel Coco Chanel.  Coco Chanel was probably the most influential designer of the 20th Century, hers is a legacy that will live forever, she left modern women so many things to be greatful for the "LBD" little black dress, costume jewellery, suits for women, trousers, the tweed jacket, pearl necklace, quilting, leather trim, signature colours red and black, not to mention Chanel No 5

Coco Chanel

"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."

 

"Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman."

 "I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny."

"There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time."
"Scheherezade is easy; a little black dress is difficult."

"Elegance is not the perogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future."

"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future."

"Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance!"

 

       







 

NOTTINGHILL 2012 EUROPES BIGGEST STREET PARTY

A million people flocked to Nottinghill for this years Carnival and they were not disappointed. The festival kicked off with a Steel band Panorama on the Saturday bank holiday followed by children's day on the Sunday, with Bank holiday Monday ending the parade with Mass from over 80 Bands taking part. Nottinghill has become a rich smoggasbord of cultural diversity, with Socca sounds, Samba dancers and traditional steel bands which all adds to a caccophony of sound down in Nottinghill.

Those of us that were there enjoyed the colourful pageantry, spectacle and theatre that exploded onto the street. We hummed our way home having enjoyed two days of dancing, drinking and eating scrumptious Carribean fare.

The sights and the sounds will live long into the memory until we gather again next year to do it all again.  Proving that there is only one place to be over August Bank Holiday weekend at Europes biggest Street party The Nottinghill Carnival.