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The Row’s Latest Collection – A bit too much white for me!
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have longed since shrugged off the child star tags to be respected in the fashion world for their collections, ‘Elizabeth and James‘ and ‘The Row‘. Their latest collection was unveiled at New York Fashion Week this week, and was shown to be all white. No, that isn’t a spelling error, the collection really was ALL WHITE. A collection of cleanliness and purity, but one which unfortunately started to blend into itself as the whites made your eyesight blurry and milky. If ever something was crying out for a blast of colour, it was this collection. That’s not to say that there aren’t some great pieces in…
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Jason Wu – S/S 12 – Oh so pretty!
One of my New York Fashion Week favourites, Jason Wu, unveiled his latest collection yesterday, and the collection could be summed up with a single statement ‘Oh So Pretty’. The designer, one of Michelle Obama‘s favourites, produced a collection that was gorgeously feminine, supremely elegant and totally girly – all of which is music to my ears. Full of peachy pinks and coral tones, using the wispiest of chiffons and silks, this was a collection for those who really wished to embrace the pretty side of their style personality. Harking back to the 1950s days of Balenciaga and Jacques Fath, there were pieces in this collection that would have graced…
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House of Dereon coming to Selfridges Birmingham this Month!
For those who are shaking their heads and saying ‘what?’ and ‘who?’, I will say one word ‘BEYONCE’. Yes ‘The House of Dereon‘, the fashion range by Beyoncé and her fashion-mommy, Tina Knowles, as well as her late grandmother, Agnes Knowles is launching exclusively in the UK in Selfridges on September 12th. And UK fashion fans are in for a real treat! The first UK collection is the Autumn/Winter 2011/12 range. Entitled ‘City Jungle’ this collection reworks a range of exotic patterns and prints,including animal prints and skins, using figure flattering cuts and blending tribal cues with edgy silhouettes, each piece makes a bold statement with Beyoncé as its beautiful…
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Win! Ylang Ylang Incensa with Bodhi and Fashion-Mommy!
As regular readers to Fashion-Mommy know, I am a huge fan of Bodhi toiletries. I first became aware of this brand when I received some travel bottles in a Harvey Nichols goodie bag, and I became addicted to the fabulous scents that left your skin feeling silky smooth and pampered. My favourite product has to be the Ylang Ylang Incensa bath therapy. I said that this reminded me of my trips to Thailand, with all its exotic scents of flowers and blooms, so it did not come as a surprise to find out that Elijah Choo, the founder of Bodhi, had been inspired by his travels to exotic far-flung places.…
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Claudia Schiffer brings her style to Harvey Nichols Bristol
There is no-one more stylish on the school run than Claudia Schiffer. From her glossy hair, to her oh so stylish knitwear, she makes looking glamorous at 7.00am easy. And now the yummy mummy has transferred some of her style know-how to a new role designing super luxurious cashmere knitwear, and the result is pretty impressive. The eponymous range features luxury cashmere pieces, including classic cardigans and tubular dresses alongside swing capes and oversized hand-knitted jumpers. These pieces are just perfect for the chilly Autumn days we are now experiencing, and are the sorts of classics that you will wear again and again. Claudia has taken classic designs and has…
