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Gaultier’s Amy Winehouse tribute
It has upset Mitch Winehouse, but I think that Jean Paul Gaultier’s couture collection for Spring 2012 is a fitting fashion tribute to Amy. Full of models sporting Amy beehives and dressed in clothes that echoed her inimitable style, this is a collection that inspired by and celebrating Amy at her gorgeous peak, sassy, sexy and glamorous. “I think Amy Winehouse was truly a fashion icon,” Gaultier says of the troubled star, who was found dead in July aged just 27. I totally agree with Gaultier. Amy oozed unique personal style and that is something that has had a profound influence on the way girls dress.Her collections for Fred Perry…
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1960s style lust – Karen Gillan in We’ll take Manahattan
Last night saw the screening of the much-anticipated BBC4 drama ‘We’ll Take Manhattan’. This was the story of the photo shoot that shot 60s model Jean Shrimpton, aka ‘The Shrimp’ to fame, and changed the nature of fashion photography as we now it. The photographer who created this iconic work was of course David Bailey. Shrimpton and Bailey naturally fell in love and became one of the most iconic couples of all time. The programme was fabulous, with Doctor Who star Karen Gillan making a totally gorgeous Shrimpton. Now, Karen is no amateur in the style stakes, with an eclectic personal style that includes wearing rather clumpy shoes to the…
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Jil Sander’s Hitchcock blondes
Every so often there is an ad campaign that just makes you gasp in it’s sheer perfection. I usually fall in love with the inventiveness of Louis Vuitton, but this year it is the truly stunning campaign byWilly Vanderperre for Jil Sander that I simply adore. This campaign is staged like a tribute to the best films of Hitchcock, with Natasha Poly and Daria Strokous standing in for Kim Novak and Tippi Hedron. The film has all the characteristics of Hitchcock movies, ice cool, beautifully dressed blondes placed in sinister scenarios,moody backdrops, shadows stalking on stark walls. This season, the beautifully dressed, elegantly coiffed heroine will again take centre stage,…
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January Star style featuring Diane Kruger, Emma Roberts and a whole lot more.
January is proving to be a really stylish month, with celeb trendsetters setting fashion on fire with an whole series of covetable looks, from the cool and casual to the full on red carpet looks. This month has seen fantastic looks at Sundance from Kate Bosworth, and with Paris Couture week now attracting the likes of Cameron Diaz and the always impeccable Diane Kruger, it seems that 2012 is looking like a true vintage style year. Here are some more of the looks making the grade in January. Cameron Diaz has made a glorious return to the fashion front, wearing this beautiful 1950s style polka dot prom dress whilst sitting…
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Simply Be – New season trends and Competition!
Simply Be’s new collection is an absolute scorcher! Full of vintage inspired pieces, in an array of bright and sorbet shades, this is a collection that has something for everyone. Love pretty dresses? Simply Be has them in multiple. Prefer a more minimalist look? Yes, its got that too? Don’t do dresses? Well, what about a cool, vintage inspired jumpsuit. This is a collection that is just full of pieces you will add to your wardrobe and wear all summer long…and then beyond. Here are some of my absolute favourites from a wonderful collection. This 60s inspired dress is just so pretty. Using lace to give it just a touch…
