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Charlotte Casiraghi – a style star is born.
Charlotte Casiraghi was always destined to be beautiful. Her mother is the lovely Princess Caroline of Monaco, her grandmother was the legendary Princess Grace, formally Grace Kelly, iconic movie star and one of the loveliest women of her generation. Yes, Charlotte Casiraghi has beauty in her blood. This month, those stunning looks have merged with a full fanfare as Emmanuelle Alt unveiled Charlotte as the cover star for her first September Issue as editor of French Vogue. This is traditionally the most important issue of the year, being chosen as the cover star is acknowledgment of your standing in the fashion world. Being shot by the genius that is Mario…
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Kim Kardashian and Vera Wang – a marriage made in fashion heaven.
Following the royal brides (Kate, Zara and Charlene), the rock royalty brides (Kate, Lily), the film royalty brides(Reese), we now await the reality tv royalty bride, the very beautiful Kim Kardashian. Kim is plighting her troth on Saturday to her beau, New Jersey Nets star Kris Humphries. And who else would America’s top reality tv star choose to create her dress but the true queen of bridal couture Vera Wang? Kim is one of the most beautiful women on TV at the moment, and there is no doubt she will make a stunning bride. But what sort of dress will she plump for? Could we look for clues in the…
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Dorothy Perkins new season – All about the dress.
I’ve just been previewing the gorgeous new collection from one of my High Street faves Dorothy Perkins, and its safe to say that if Spring/Summer 11 was all about the all-in-one jumpsuits, the Autumn/Winter is all about the dress. From Mad Men silhouettes to sexy leather shifts, from colour blocking to colour contrasting, from pencil skirts to skater skirts, there seems to be a dress for everyone. Look 1 – Rosie Huntington Whiteley in Michael Kors Rosie totally rocked in a black leather shift dress from Michael Kors. Who knew leather could look so sophisticated? You could copy this look in the stunning Leather and suede panelled dress from Dorothy…
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Tallulah Love – lingerie indulgence
At the recent CiCi press launch I was fortunate to meet the lovely Michelle Taylor and be introduced to her brand, Tallulah Love, a luxurious range of lingerie. I was truly impressed with what is an exquisite collection. But this should really have come as no surprise, Michelle has an extensive background in underwear design that includes a stint at M&S, and designer for White Label lingerie at Playboy. Clearly this is a women who knows her undies! Since the launch of Tallulah love in Paris in 2010, , Michelle has seen her company become one of the fastest growing luxury lingerie companies to come out of the industry ion…
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Fashion and Frolics in Birmingham to raise funds for the Meningitis Trust.
Stand by fashionista’s, I have a date for your diary. Friday 19th August sees a very special fashion show in Birmingham to raise much-needed funds for the Meningitis trust. This promises to be a very special night in the heart of the city. The fashion show is going to feature clothes supplied by two very special sources. Ruffles of Kenilworth sells chic designer names like Day Birger et Mikkelson, French Connection, Hoss Intropia, and the Duchess of Cambridge‘s new fave, Malene Birger. The clean designer lines of Ruffles will be contrasted with the cool retro clothing provided by Love Vintage of Leamington Spa. This is a vintage store that specialises…
