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THE LITTLE RED DRESS

Berenice Marlohe 007 Skyfall premiere London 



Rihanna GQ Awards

The red dress has been trending on the red carpet in a big way this season, reason its is a show stopping colour when you want to make a splash.  

 
Depika Padukone GQ Awards 

If you are looking for a show stopper this coming festive season you can't go wrong with a little red dress, its a not for wallflowers, stand out from the crowd, belle of the ball look. 


                                                  
Red Reiss dress with detachable collor £225 

£175 Debenhams

£30 Dorothy Perkins     


   Monsoon £139            Matalan £22 
Asos Red Dressses from £35
   

 
  
 

CARNABY STREET SHOPPING PARTY

   

Carnaby 20% Shopping Party 

On Thursday 22 November, 5 – 9pm, take advantage of 20% discount in over 100 shops, restaurants and bars at the Carnaby 20% Shopping Party with Grazia magazine including global flagships, independent boutiques, pop-ups and galleries. From fashionista favourites Cheap Monday, Monki, Diesel, Lee Jeans, Office and Levi's to new stores Superga, Evisu, Dr. Martens and Other.

You can take a look at the Rolling Stones designed Christmas decorations as well as enjoying live music, DJs, a beauty bar at Youtube's new fashion channel FASHTAG, trend talks by Grazia's editor-at-large Angela Buttolph, an Instagram photoshoot and Rock chick makeovers by Illamasqua. Dr. Martens will be launching their flagship store with live music and free customisation and Bitter Sweet will be hosting a pop up bar in Kingly Court, serving complimentary signature cocktails with Beefeater Gin. 

 

 WHATS GOING ON

Dr Martens will open their flagship store with a live band, drinks and complimentary customisation. Youtube’s new fashion channel FASHTAG will launch their new Ganton Street studio on the night and invite shoppers to drop by for the chance to feature in their shows. They will also be running a live beauty bar where you can learn to recreate the latest looks and trends. Head to the Book Exchange in Kingly Court to hear AW12 trend talks from Grazia magazines editor-at-large Angela Buttolph.

Vote for your favourite runway look at Cheap Monday to win a complete A/W 12 outfit. Monki will be giving away free Monki bags, magazines and temporary tattoos. Lomography launches their new exhibition with 100’s of signed editions, prints and original artworks and Upper Playground will have a signing and window installation by Alt model Ellis Cooper as well as a live DJ Set and Skull Candy Headphones competition. Pretty Green will have a live set from Andy Lewis.

Shopping night Style Spotters will be out on the hunt for the coolest Carnaby customers to appear in an Instagram shoot with a free Illamasqua rock chic makeover and Carnaby styling session. There will be goodie bags at Luke, Joy Everley Fine Jewellers will have charm bracelet and necklace styling, Puma has DJ’s and Pixi will be giving free make up sessions at Gola Classics.

Take a look at the coolest Christmas decorations in London, a collaboration with the Rolling Stones. Enjoy drinks and a DJ at the Rolling Stones pop up shop where you will find limited edition clothing and prints.

In the Newburgh Quarter Movember pop up barber shop will have a live DJ, comic performances and a Barbershop Quartet. Evisu will be collaborating with Threads to create an instore styling event and if your styled outfit is most 'liked' on Facebook you could win the whole look. Fourth and Main will have live music outside on Newburgh Street and will have an in-store tailor taking measurements for alterations and bespoke suits.

Visit Hi Panda for chocolate fondue and cotton candy or head down to Lazy Oaf for some Rekordelig winter cider or a beer at Onitsuka Tiger.

Enjoy dinner and drinks at one of the restaurants, bars or cafés. Ginger and White have a guest DJ and will be serving slow roast pork sarnies and mulled spiced apple juice. Cinnamon Soho’s rock n roll combo of cocktails on the rocks and an Indian lamb roll will be available for just £10. Visit Speakeasy Espresso Bar for free drop in coffee training, and cookery school Sutra Kitchen will be hosting free cooking demos in Kingly Court.

 

Lucky shoppers will walk away with 200 goodie bags worth over £75

For a free guide, list of participants and to register for free tickets go to carnaby.co.uk

 

 

50 SHADES

If you have to buy a book with 50 shades in the title, make it this fun coffee table book "50 Shades"
by Lauren Goldstein-Crowe.  A writer who has written about the fashion industry for over 20 years, she has written for numerous publications including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and the Times.  She has appeared as fashion expert on CNN and Bloomberg TV.

Lauren is also the author of Isabella blow a life in fashion and The Towering World of Jimmy Choo.

50 Shades published on the 21st November by Reel Art Press, has some stunning photography from the archives of Getty Images and features some of the most celebrated icons of the 20th century.

This unique book features 50 carefully selected icons from the world of literature, music, film and politics, they are some of the most glamorous and infamous people of the modern era.

Photographed wearing shades, the images speak volumes about how the celebrities see themselves and want us to see them.  This book also illustrates how some of the most fascinating figures in popular culture dealt with public scrutiny.


Marilyn Monroe helped create the idea that hiding behind sunglasses made you special


Jackie Onassis the doyenne of the biggest shades, kept a bowl of sunglasses by the door so she would never leave the house without them.  one way to hide your face form the world.  


 Jack Nicholson said "with shades i'm Jack Niclson, without them i'm fat and 60". 


Steve McQueen's shades worn in the movie The Thomas Crown Affair, sold for $70,000 at auction in 2006


James Coburn 


Faye Dunaway


Sophia Loren 


Robert Redford 


Andy Warhol 


Catherine Deneuve

Yves Saint Laurent 

50 Shades by Lauren Goldstein-Crowe is published by Reel Art Press on 21st November in
hardback £19.95

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KNITWEAR

The best way to keep warm now that winter has made an appearance is with cosy warm knitwear
here are some of our favourites from matan.co.uk


Roll Neck Jumpers £20
Mesh Jumpers £18 
Aztec Fairisle £30
 

    Contrast Sleeve Cardigan £20 

 
Roll Neck Jumpers £12  



Cardigans £25