Love Label AW11 collection is:
Going dotty over spots
Left: Spot prom dress £69
Centre: Spot swing dress £49 (with loose bow tie not included)
Right: tie collar spot blouse £35 and spot shorts £30
Keeping starry eyed over glitz
Left: Foil printed pleated jumpsuit £75
Centre: Bell sleeve sequin dress £95
Right: Sequin scallop edge top £35 and suede shorts £69
Blending Countryside with City Life
Tweed jacket £49, leather skirt £55 and bird print peter pan collar blouse £35
Reminiscing over the 70's
Left: Petite boxy pocket cardigan £30, pleat detail shirt £35, pleated mini shkit £30 and animal print belt £20
Right: 70s shirt dress £59 and silk scarf £20
Showing the eclectic look
Left: Petite stripe love top £20 with snake print mini skirt £16
Left centre: Bardot top £20 with coloured super skinny jeans £25
Right centre: Tux jacket £59 with petite dipped hem dress £69
Far right: OMG slogan t-shirt £18, coloured super skinny jeans £25 and fur jacket with belt £89
Available on www.very.co.uk
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Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Saturday, 9 July 2011
Celebrity brands AW11 collection at Very.co.uk
Fearne Cotton is one of the celebrities who has her own brand at www.very.co.uk
The above is a 60's style mini dress with a blue tartan skirt and thick black felt top. On the shoulders are faux leather buckles. Price £49. Mustard yellow flower embroidery scarf at £25
This tartan cape coat has side slits for your arms and a vintagestyle crochet collar. Price £75
Holly Willoughby goes scarlet for AW11 with her long red coccon coat at £89
Diana Vickers' brand Dee V uses cartoon style designs.
Right: orange shift dress with scarf detail pattern. Price £55
Left : sequin mini dress £99 and oversized camel wrap coat (skinny PU belt not shown) £85
All available online at www.very.co.uk
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| Fearne Cotton |
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| Fearne Cotton |
Holly Willoughby goes scarlet for AW11 with her long red coccon coat at £89
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| Holly Willoughby |
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| Dee V |
Left : sequin mini dress £99 and oversized camel wrap coat (skinny PU belt not shown) £85
All available online at www.very.co.uk
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Asda's George is 21 this year!
George comes of age at Asda and to celebrate he looks to the 60s and 70s for inspiration on his Autumn/Winter 2011 collection.
The collection begins with a sixties inspired 'Factory Girl' with pillar box reds and tweeds mixed with nude and berry knits. Above: pillar box red belted coat £35
The colour palette is rich with royal blues, berry reds and mulberry purples.
Above image:
Left : check A line mini skirt £14, white jumper (price unknown) and gold lace knit snood £6. Owl necklace £6
Right: blue cord buttoned mini skirt £14, purple roll neck top £10,check duffle £28
For the 70s inspiration, George turned to chic Harlem, New York.
Above image:
Left: Dark berry red and camel spot pussy bow blouse £14 worn with camel A-line shirt £14 and a berry red drawstring duffle £13.
Right: red roll neck top £10 with denim flared jeans £16 under nude belted mac with caramel piping £25.
Feminine floaty tops are teamed with crop trousers.
Above image: cream crochet blouse £14 and tan crop trousers £13.
Shop online www.george.com
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| Pillar Box Red |
The collection begins with a sixties inspired 'Factory Girl' with pillar box reds and tweeds mixed with nude and berry knits. Above: pillar box red belted coat £35
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| Berry Hues |
Above image:
Left : check A line mini skirt £14, white jumper (price unknown) and gold lace knit snood £6. Owl necklace £6
Right: blue cord buttoned mini skirt £14, purple roll neck top £10,check duffle £28
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| 70's New York |
Above image:
Left: Dark berry red and camel spot pussy bow blouse £14 worn with camel A-line shirt £14 and a berry red drawstring duffle £13.
Right: red roll neck top £10 with denim flared jeans £16 under nude belted mac with caramel piping £25.
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| Urban Sophistication |
Above image: cream crochet blouse £14 and tan crop trousers £13.
Shop online www.george.com
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Belinda Robertson - semi bespoke cashmere
Designer Belinda Robertson not only creates
modern elegant knitwear in 100% pure Scottish cashmere using
traditional production methods and skilled artisans, but she also offers
a bespoke service on her Black Label collection.
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| Silk Satin trim scoop neck |
You have a choice of more than one hundred colours ranging from sharp citrus brights to soft natural melanges, and from deep autumnal hues to delicate pastels – so you’re bound to find a shade you love and which will complement your own colouring. They even have a swatch service (charge £10) where they will send 10 cashmere swatches in the colours you have selected so you can feel and see the actual shades before deciding on your final choice.
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| Twin set |
The
bespoke service doesn’t end there, they will alter the sleeve and body
length for a charge of £35 per alteration so you’re guaranteed a perfect
fit, a great benefit for the taller or petite woman. Plus there are a variety of styles and necklines to choose from.
Delivery takes approximately 6-8 weeks.
Monday, 4 July 2011
Upper Street - Semi Bespoke Shoes
Another fashion accessory we'd all love to create is the shoe. How many miles have you walked trying to get the perfect style and colour to match your new gorgeous outfit? And if you happen to have tiny or large feet then the ultimate dream shoe is just that - a dream!
Well wake up Sleeping Beauties and check out the semi bespoke shoe service: Upper Street.
Upper Street is a
made-to-order luxury shoe label with sizes available ranging from 2 to 10. A
feat in itself!
Decide on the shape and style and then explore materials,
colours and embellishments. The website allows you to look at your design at
all angles just by clicking and dragging over the image.
- Shoe style – have 7 styles to choose from.
- Upper Shape – the choice of either the full cut or the D’Orsay cut sides.
- Fronts – choose between leaving the front plain or adding embellishments
- Back – whether you want to keep the back plain or have a counter back which is a good choice for contrasting colours or materials
- Straps – ankle, Mary Jane, triple, wide straps or no straps
- Colours and materials. The shoe model is divided up in to segments and each segment can be a different colour or material by just clicking on it and then choosing. Materials are leather, suede, patent, snakeskin, metallic, animal, satin and bridal satin
- Embellishments - from bows, crystals to studs.
Warning! You’ll find creating your own pair very addictive.
This is shoe heaven without having to walk to those pearly gates.
Start creating on www.upperstreet.com
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Belen Echandia -The Semi-Bespoke handbag
Have you ever seen a handbag that you thought would be
perfect if it were in a different colour or had more/less embellishments? Alas,
we usually have to compromise unless we have a Fairy Godmother who can wave her
magic wand and make our wish come true.
Good news is some companies are now offering a semi bespoke
service and even better news is that this service doesn’t cost the earth.
So who needs a fairy godmother when you can use a bespoke service?
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| Clutch Me bag in pink |
Belen Echandia is
the only luxury Italian-made handbag company to offer an online customisation
service on its entire handbag collection. You can choose the leather, colour,
lining, hardware and other extras to create your dream bag.
Step 1 – choose a style from the collection
Step 2 – choose features such as straps, tags, tassels/zips
Step 3 – choose the leather and colour
Step 4 – choose the hardware such gold, silver, brass or
gunmetal
Step 5 – choose lining colour
Step 6 – choose the extras such as extra internal pockets, BE
stamp or hole motif, personalised tags etc.
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| Love Me Midi bag in turquoise |
All their handbags are handcrafted in a family-run Italian
atelier that uses the traditional techniques. And most feature extra details
like multi-way leather straps, key holders, removable compartments and hidden
pockets to help you stay organized.
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| LA Tote bag in mottled gold |
More
details on www.belenechandia.com
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Royal Ascot Fashion Show 2011-Stephen Jones
The Royal Ascot Fashion Show would not be complete without a display of
headwear and Stephen Jones, the official milliner for Royal Ascot in its
tercentary year doesn’t disappoint.
The show featured a mixture of his SS11 and AW10 collection.
SS11 titled ‘‘Drifting and Dreaming’ was partly inspired by
the work of mid century British (from Derby) painter Marion Adams. Above is his hat named Spirits Drifting. (yellow blouse by Jasper Conran)
Whilst creating this collection he thought of the composition of a painting:
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| Spirits Drifting |
Whilst creating this collection he thought of the composition of a painting:
The background – ambient hats, a wash of shade
The midground – driftwood, flowers
The foreground –surrealism, scrollwork
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| Aftermath |
Aftermath - Loosely tied large bow on a skull cap with
diamante horns. Named after Adnams 1946 most famous painting titled ‘Aftermath’
with horned animal skull and large ribbon. The painting sold at Christies in
2006 for £2,200. Pale blue dress by Issa
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| the Distraught Infanta |
The Distraught Infanta. Named after and replicating the
loose curved folds in Adnams 1944 painting of woman made of curved folded
paper. Jones’ uses hard metal decorated
with tiny little stars. The metal reflects colour from the bright red dress by
Issa.
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| Little Fishes |
Little Fishes – teamed here with yellow dress by Jasper Conran
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| The Water is Wide |
The Water is Wide in white leather. Yellow and white dress
by Jasper Conran
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| Helter Skelter |
Helter Skelter showing a fantastic profile. Blouse by Kinder Aggugini
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| High Fashion Log for Girls |
High Fashion Log for Girls – High attire by Kinder
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| New Horizons |
New Horizons – worn here with blue dress by Issa
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| Cinders |
Now don't put your foot in it, but have you ever wondered where Cinderella left her shoe? Look no
further than Jones’ Cinders hat. Blue dress by Issa
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| Pleats'r'us |
Pleats’r’us – attire by Vivienne Westwood
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| The Living Tree |
The Living Tree – attire by Vivienne Westwood
Friend or Foe – attire by Vivienne Westwood
Jones’ AW10 collection is titled ‘XYZ’. X is for X-Ray, Y is
for Yesteryear and Z is for Zombie.
Social X-Ray- a definite X . Attire
by Vivienne Westwood
No you don't need your eyes testing, this hat is Triple Vision – Attire by Vivienne Westwood
Bang – Attire by Vivienne Westwood
His ‘Miss Jones’ range, an accessible range of hats both in
style and price, also makes an appearance. All from his SS11 collection
Position – Attire by Kinder Aggugini with his African theme
Arrangement – Attire by Kinder











































