birthday suits

I have waited a considerably long time for the day to come when I will no longer need to fret about memorising a friends date of birth, post code, middle name or star sign when approaching the infamous bouncer with the word revenge inked down his arm at my local hotspot (hotspot is a massive exaggeration – it’s a complete dive). Alongside the freedom that comes with turning 18, I’m also crossing my fingers for an Alexa or a Lily and a seriously cool frock.  Naturally I’ve been hunting online for quite some time now but when it comes to online shopping there is only so many times a girl can scroll through the thousands of out-of-budget dresses that net-a-porter, Harvey Nichols and my-wardrobe have to offer. I then decided to turn to Kate Moss for inspiration and browse through her entire catalogue of birthday outfits... I still haven’t found a birthday dress but at least we've all been reminded of what Kate wore to a few of hers.

gaga's workshop

I’m back! After a few months of silence I’ve promised myself I’ll spend less time plucking up the courage to ask Santa for a MacBook Pro, browsing NET-A-PORTER for ball dresses that my allowance won’t quite allow and spend more time blogging. It’s been a busy few days from Marc Jacob’s spring/summer collection being stolen to the entire world (excluding myself) being obsessed with Edward Cullen and the latest instalment of vampire romance. Lady Gaga rocked up to Barney’s last night in a white Chanel dress designed by Karl Lagerfeld himself for the opening of ‘Gaga’s Workshop’ her Christmas gift range filled with “the spirit of Madison avenue with the spirit of downtown New York pop punk culture" with a price range for everybody. While she was there she also revealed photos from her first official book ‘Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson’ filled with 350 personal and professional images of Gaga shot by Terry Richardson himself which is out today.

                                                          

                                                 

                                                               
                                                          

Happy Tuesday
x

brat and suzie

Although none of the Dragon’s invested, Brat and Suzie’s website has crashed with a stampede of people rushing to order after their impressive sales pitch on tonight’s episode of Dragons Den. If you haven’t heard of this quirky line, then it’s time you did. East London born sisters, Polly and Charlotte have been creating an array of funky animal-inspired t-shirts, jumpers and vests since 2009. Their fun t-shirts have been spotted on the Saturdays and Sarah Harding as well as being featured in a stack of magazines such as Look. On my latest jolly to London I picked up this foxy number below, the soft high-quality material pretty much seals the deal for me.

For peek at more of their amazing threads head to http://www.bratandsuzie.com/


Happy Sunday
xo'

forever 21

Apologies for my absence: it’s been a busy few months (voyages in Cuba and Portugal, the mayhem of a few festivals, exams, learning to drive etc etc.) but last week’s London adventure left me with a new hunger for fashion and style, not so much because of the numerous cool kids raking in their well-combined threads through brick lane’s finest vintage selection or because of Oxford Street’s over-sized Topshop. Forever 21’s freshly landed London flagship store spread out across three vast floors however, caught my eye.

Some of the stores other branches include none other than New York’s Times Square and Tokyo’s Shibuya district and 27 years since the first store in California it’s arrived on Oxford Street. Their autumn collection offers a huge variety from Aztec vibes to baseball jackets, grunge to fifties and sixties inspired vintage all at more than reasonable prices. Rumour has it they're set to open another store along the road at Westfield that’s twice the size as well as a good few more in the near future - maybe Topshop has some new healthy competition?

         Till the next time
xo

to the happy couple

Despite being beyond bored of the hype surrounding the royal wedding it was pretty much compulsory to switch on for a glimpse of Kate floating up the aisle in what was sure to be a monumental, historical dress, which of course it was. Who isn’t thrilled for Sarah Burton, McQueen and the amazing job they did designing such a unique and elegant dress? The dress was satin and Chantilly lace from England and France and had the McQueen tradition of a narrowed waist and padded hips fastened with 50 gazar and organza buttons with a Grace Kelly feel to the whole creation. The embroiderers (who were completely unaware of who had designed the dress) changed their needles every three hours to keep them sharp and clean as well as washing their hands every 30 minutes to keep the thread and lace in pristine condition. Naturally a perk to marrying into the royal family is sharing with the queen – her Cartier halo tiara from 1963 of course.

ps. Pippa Middleton is hot news! 

be safe boys and girls xo'

kate.

Putting aside severe health warnings and bad role models: Kate Moss’s first catwalk since 2004 was everything it should have been. Drawing on a cigarette to close the Louis Vuitton show in Paris in lace up boots, black hot pants and a jacket with extreme fur arms – despite what the critics say I loved it. The fall/winter Louis Vuitton show had everything from wide belts, sheer dresses, fur, round collars to lots of textured mid length skirts adorned by sleek elegant models not to mention an array of delicious arm candy. Marc Jacobs describes the idea behind his ultra sexy fashion show:

“It was supposed to be a hotel, it’s actually my experience at Claridge’s. I love when I see these exquisite creatures get out of the elevator, and some of them would be maids, hookers, mistresses, wives, criminals . . . I’ve been in plenty of hotels in plenty of countries at this point, and it’s very interesting to see who leaves at what time of day, and what they’re wearing the day after.”

If you’re going to do anything worthwhile today, make it 15 minutes of Kate Moss/Louis Vuitton magic on youtube.

Have a nice day

happy mothers day

We're hardly the most traditional family around so mothers day has turned into more of a girls day for my mum and I seeing as my two older brothers have bailed - never to mind. The chocolates have already been cracked open and we're going to spend the afternoon cooking broccoli and stilton soup followed by a delicious homemade lemon and poppy seed loaf from my mum's new hummingbird bakery recipe book courtesy of me. Probably a slightly self indulgent gift on my behalf but I absolutely adore the hummingbird bakery and their amazing cupcakes! My mum enjoys making a mean pudding anyway..

happy mothers day

xo