- 1920s, A/W 2011 FASHION, actresses, Art Deco, christmas, designers, High street, style, Style Icons, Vintage
The Gucci Dress everyone wants to wear.
This season there has been one dress that everyone has wanted to wear. From the fabulous Florence Welch, to Zoe Saldana, and by way of Evan Rachel Wood and Camilla Belle, this dress has graced a host of show-business parties, sometimes at exactly the same time. I am of course talking about the Gucci, Boardwalk Empire inspired flapper dress, with its striking Art Deco style gold and black colouring, and with its shimmering fringing that just evokes images of girls with Marcel Waved hair, Mary Jane shoes and bathtub and bottle parties. This is the sort of dress that made the 1920s roar, and I absolutely love it. The High…
- A/W 2011 FASHION, CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, christmas, fashion, High street, mommy's, shoes, shopping, style
A sneaky peak at Next’s Spring/Summer 2012 children’s collections.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Next’s Mommy bloggers day held at Next HQ in Leicester this week. This was definitely a first for me, a fashion event where I was invited to bring Baba along. Of course, with Baba being the style icon in the making (does Fireman Sam ever go out of fashion…), we were happy to accept. Throw in the offer of a slap-up lunch, goodie bags, cupcakes and the chance to browse the rails of the Spring/Summer children’s collections, and wild horses couldn’t have kept us away. Baba was wearing an outfit that was made up completely from Next’s current range. Being a…
- A/W 2011 FASHION, Art Deco, celebrities, designers, fashion, High street, music, style, Style Icons, Vintage
Big Style Crush – Florence Welch
She’s a muse to Karl Lagerfeld, cites 1970s drag queen troop ‘The Cockettes‘ as a fashion influence and has described her style as ‘Lady of Shallot meets Ophelia.’ Is it any wonder that at the moment I am totally besotted by the wardrobe and pure style masterclass that is Florence Welch? The Titian haired Florence and the Machine songstress is an ethereal, alabaster beauty, a Lizzie Siddall for the 21st Century. And whilst promoting her latest album, ‘The Ceremonials‘ she has adopted a look that has taken in influence from my favourite Art Deco era. Her look is a covered up look, Isadora Duncan style scarves and sleeves, acres of…