Love it or hate it?

I'm not sure.

This is a dress from the Givenchy show at Paris Fashion Week.
I love love love this dress ( or should I call it a gown?) - from the waist up. It's divine.

Now, from the waist down - I'm torn. I love the colour and I love the graduation of the shades of colour. I'm not sure about the puffy bits at all.
I like the mix of textures but maybe not the sequins, the puffy bits, the different colours,the split in the front, the geometric waistband juxtaposed against the organic curvy puffy bits...all in the same garment.

It's all a bit much.

Or is it?

Torn, I tell you!


xx

Just lovely.

Morning!

The other day I told you about a website that I love to visit
( and not buy anything from!)
I showed you some of their furniture and homewares but primarily they are a gorgeous fashion website.

Well, this morning I see on Jezabel that they have a new 2010 catalogue and it's stunning!

To take a look, click on the Jezabel link and you should find it easily. Look in the top left corner of the home page.

Enjoy!


xx

Thank you , Grazia ! ;)

I used to buy Grazia magazine when it first came out a couple of years ago, but I started to like it less and less because it was a bit too tabloidy for me.
I don't want to read anything about Lindsay Lohan's life. I'm more than happy to know where she got her shoes but that's ALL I want to know...so , I stopped buying it.

I bought it for the first time in ages at the airport the other day and in this week's edition there is a celebrity fashion retrospective covering the last decade. Like I said, normally not my thing, but I was very happy to see this feature because it reminded me of two fashion moments that I LOVED and totally forgot about.

1)Michelle Williams in glorious yellow Vera Wang at the Oscars. Perfection.

2)Lily Allen unveils hot pink hair at UK Glamour awards. So wrong that it's right.

Now, I know these moments may not be to everyone's taste but personally, I found each lady's use of colour quite the inspiration and I wanted to record them here for posterity!

Hope you like!

xx

Style I admire.

On one of the blogs I like to read this week, Mamamia, the readers were asked which people in the public eye did we want to see more of in Mia's posts about fashion. Got me thinking.

I actually am not particularly inspired by alot of what I see in more 'mainstream' media and there does seem to be alot of the 'hot girl uniform' going on everywhere I turn. Not so interesting or individual.

I do have a few favourites though. I have added photos of each of them and here is a little bit of an explanation.

6) Helena Christensen

She always looks different to everyone else, her look and style seem to morph from one beautiful look to another completely different beautiful look from one pap photo to the next. She wears alot of vintage and whatever she puts together, no matter how incongruous, looks effortless. And she's a supermodel. That's got to help.

5) Thandie Newton

Bit more of the effortless thing here. Also, another celebrity that wears unusual things and pulls them off each time.

4) Alexa Chung

Young,intelligent,beautiful. Tall and skinny - very good clothes horse!! A serious fashion devotee and always wears well put together interesting pieces.

3) Tilda Swinton

She is incredible. In every way. Love . Her.

2) Victoria Beckham

I have to preface this comment with the admission that I was a Spice Girls fan and a Victoria Beckham fan back in the day. Actually I don't think I ever stopped being one. I found her fascinating - her ordinariness and her meteoric rise to fame. How strange!!

However, now that Posh is a fully fledged style icon apparently, I would just like to say that I do like her sense of style now ( as opposed to the WAG - hair extension - midriff baring days).

I cant put my finger on exactly why, she is obviously flawlessly put together at all times and the clothes and accessories she has access to blow my mind. I guess that's why. Aah Victoria...why do I love thee so?

1) Mary Portas

I am currently in love with Mary. She is my hero in many ways. Style wise - to me she is the epitome of the well dressed older woman. She looks modern, current, feminine,individual, quirky and expensive. She looks fantastic. I heart Mary.

So, do I put all those influences together and look fantastic at all times? Nup. But I try ( when I am in the mood) and it is a great creative outlet if you have the time or inclination to think about your personal style.

In case you are confused ,the pictures work backwards with Mary first ( 2 pics of her) through to Helena. Enjoy!!