Quick Fashion Questions

Favourite Fashion Brands?

Matthew Williamson, Milly, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Rodarte, Balmain

Top 3 Emerging Brands? 

J.W.Anderson, Vetements, Monse

Favourite 5 Fashion Items I Own?

Mulberry handbag, Theory silk trousers, Matthew Williamson scarf, Tibi ankle boots, Milly coat

3 Wishlist Items?
Burberry trench coat, Chloe 'Susanna' studded boots, vintage Zandra Rhodes dress

5 Wardrobe Essentials?
Black jacket, A line mini skirt, White cotton shirt, Chelsea boots, Skinny jeans

Favourite Handbag Brand?

Mulberry

Favourite Shoe Brand?

Chloe and Saint Laurent - for the best ankle boots!

Favourite Scarf Brand?

Jane Carr - for great prints and beautiful cashmere

Favourite Highstreet Stores?

Zara, Whistles, Reiss

Best Brand For Print?

Matthew Williamson

Best Brand For Everyday Classics?
Theory, Rag & Bone, Equipment, J Crew

Favourite Department Store?

Liberty, Harrods

Favourite Runway Collection?
Alexander McQueen S/S 10 - Plato's Atlantis

Favourite Red Carpet Designer?
Elie Saab, Valentino, Marchesa, Alexander McQueen

Best Celebrity Red Carpet Style?

Selena Gomez, Diane Kruger, Kate Bosworth, Jamie King

Rising Star of The Red Carpet?
Zendaya, Hailee Steinfeld, Elle Fanning

Top Celebrity Street Style?

Olivia Palermo, Kate Bosworth, Alexa Chung, Dree Hemingway, Sienna Miller 

Top 3 Current Trends?

Satin Bomber Jackets, Athleisure, Mules

Favourite Model?

Gemma Ward, Gigi Hadid 

Favourite Fashion Blogger?

Chiara Ferragni, Leandra Medine, Pernille Teisbaek

Favourite Fashion Instagram?
Matthew Williamson and Style Du Monde

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Moodboard - Midnight Bamboo

A beautiful bamboo print trend, which lends itself perfectly to sophisticated evening dressing. Soft brush strokes feminise the prints whilst an earthy colour palette of soft green's and midnight blue add to the richness of the trend. Flowing silk garments and delicate organza panels allow the prints to almost fade into the background, preventing any harsh lines. An elegant print trend with traditional artistic references. Key Designers: Armani Prive and Valentino

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S/S 16 Tailoring Trend - Fluidity

For Spring/Summer many people opt for bright colours, but this is one S/S 16 trend that steers away from that. If you, like me, don't really like wearing bold colours then take reference from the latest tailoring trend 'Fluidity' for styling and colour inspiration. Beautifully draped ankle skimming dresses, floor sweeping skirts and trousers, and loose fitting waterfall coats, all in soft blush hues. Seen on the runway at the likes of The Row and Tibi, this tailoring trend is both elegant and timeless. This is sophisticated dressing for summer.

The Row, Sharon Wauchob, Tibi, Narciso Rodriguez, Calvin Klein

Satin and silk are the key fabrics, both ideal from draping. I have put together this edit of best the luxury market has to offer when it comes to soft tailoring in neutral shades.

1. Tibi £800 / 2. Maiyet £720 / 3. The Row £2130 / 4. Jason Wu £1125

5. Helmut Lang £404 / 6. Calvin Klein £1279 / 7. Burberry £1595 / 8. Theory £500

Some of the red carpet's most influential style icons have already got started following this trend including: Dree Hemingway, Jaime King, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Elizabeth Olsen and Selena Gomez. As you can see, accessories should be kept to a minimal. Same goes for hair and make up.

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On Trend Now - Sweatshirt Dress

'Athleisure' is one of the hottest buzzwords in fashion. Used to describe sportswear that is also intended to be worn as daywear, there is currently no escaping this trend. Whether it be on the runway, the highstreet or the sidewalk, activewear is huge at the moment. One of the key styles that defines the athleisure aesthetic, is wearing an oversized sweatshirt as a dress. This look takes a certain level of confidence to wear, as often these sweatshirts have a super short hemline. Keeping colours to a minimum, the main way to style this look is to dress it up with over the knee boots or skyscraper heels. The likes of: Kourtney Kardashian, Chiara Ferragni, Rihanna, Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner are all fans of this androgynous look.

If you are looking to invest in this trend, then take a look at this edit I have put together highlighting some of the best oversized sweatshirts the luxury market has to offer. If there is one brand in particular I recommend you look at, it is Vetements - they pretty much own this entire style. Other key brands include: Hood by Air and Alexander Wang.

1. ALYX £398 / 2. Alexander Wang £405 / 3. Stella McCartney £855

4. Adidas £65 / 5. Vetements £415 / 6. Hood by Air $450

7. Isabel Marant £411 / 8. G.V.G.V £253 / 9. G.V.G.V £303

 

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A/W 16 Trendboard - Après Ski

Did you notice the incredible ski slopes print that featured in Peter Pilotto's A/W 16 collection? It was hard to spot at first and could have been mistaken for a textured print, but it was in fact one of the coolest prints of the season. The print in question featured various coloured ski routes at an Austrian ski resort - an off-piste print you could say! After LFW, Pucci showcased a similar ski inspired collection in Milan with mountain prints and ski-wear bodysuits. In Paris, Balenciaga and Vetements showed voluminous ski jackets in bold colours. All in all these collections formed the building blocks of one of my favourite emerging trends for A/W 16. Oversized padded jackets have been popular for a the past couple of seasons, with Vetements bringing this look to the forefront of fashion, and the front row. So you won't go wrong investing in this look and it will bring your wardrobe right up to date for Fall.

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Brand to Know - Vetements

Parisienne brand Vetements is making some serious waves in the world of fashion. Founded in 2014 by brothers, Demna and Guram Gvasalia, they joined forces with their collective of friends to make up the team at Vetements. Shifting away from the constraints of traditional fashion houses, Vetements has breathed a new lease of life into the Paris fashion scene with youthful collections and oversized cuts. Oh...and did I mention that Demna also happens to be the newly appointed Artistic Director at Balenciaga? Having worked his way through the ranks at Louis Vuitton and Maison Martin Margiela, his new role at Balenciaga, following Alexander Wang's departure, will run alongside his head designer position at Vetements. Stepping away from conventions, the brand is going from strength to strength having already been nominated for LVMH's 'Young Fashion Designer' prize. For S/S16, seen below, the collection was multifaceted. Twee floral prairie prints were seen on smock dresses, as well as being printed onto plastic tablecloths which then became apron dresses. Velvet, leather and denim were also key fabrics and of course the brands signature 'hoodie' made an appearance emblazoned with a scene from Titanic. What's not to love about that?

Adding to this brands new approach to fashion, it was announced that going forward they will show their A/W collections in January and their S/S collections in June. These dates coincide with other fashion houses Pre-Fall collections, a time when fashion buyers have a premium budget to allocate to the next season. This also means that the mainline collection will be in stores for longer before it goes into the sale, generating a higher revenue. The S/S16 collection was snapped up by the likes of Net-a-Porter and Matches Fashion, but is now widely sold out.

Vetements has already racked up an army of loyal devotees, including Rihanna and Selena Gomez - showing that their collections can be styled in many different ways. A brand to watch for sure!

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Taylor Swift for American Vogue, May 2016

OMG! was my quite simply my first thought when I saw the incredible American Vogue May cover shoot with Taylor Swift. Covering the May edition to coincide with the Met Gala, of which Taylor is co-chair, the shoot see's Taylor dressed head-to-toe in edgy and futuristic dresses - appropriately styled to suit the Met Gala theme: Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology! This is one of my favourite Taylor editorials I think I have ever seen. Take a look at the editorial images and let me know what you think of Taylor's new look...

Saint Laurent S/S 16

Vetements S/S 16

Michael Kors Collection

Proenza Schouler

Marchesa

Marc Jacobs

Michael Kors Collection

Calvin Klein

 

The 2016 Met Gala takes place in New York on May 2nd. I can't wait to see what Taylor will wear to attend this event!

 

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