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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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New Look embrace the Grunge Rock trend.
If you admire the style of grungy rock chicks like Agyness Deyn, Alice Dellal and Pixie Geldof, then New Look needs to be added to your style destination list. Channelling the style of those glam girls who always add a bit of a rock edge to their wardrobes, New Look has mixed midi and maxi skirts with brothel creeper brogues that keep the look to the grunge side of feminine. New Look say ‘Look to London style icon’s Pixie Geldof and Agyness Deyn for inspiration. Whether they are dressed up to the nines on the red carpet or trawling the bars of Camden, both girls work the look with natural ease.’ As…
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VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul -The Best Dressed.
The VH1 Divas event always promises some interesting looks as the best and brightest ladies in music come together for one very special evening. Jesse J, Jennifer Hudson and Dolly Parton were at the event, but non of these lovely ladies made Fashion-Mommy’s best dressed list. Here are the ladies who caught my eye on the night. Florence Welch Choosing a fabulous vintage style dress from Antonio Berardi, Florence again played up that alabaster colouring and Titian locks by opting for a nude shade. Florence continues to impress me with her style which avoids conventions of sexiness, instead creating an ethereal Titania like goddess. Another lady who opted for…
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Clothes Show Live – shopping,celebs…and more shopping!
I had my first experience of the Clothes Show Live last week, and I have to say I was quite impressed! Held each December in Birmingham’s LG Arena, the show attracts a mainly female audience who are attracted by the prospect of major shopping bargains from top brands and cult labels, beauty bargains to die for, and cute celebrity men..both models and mere mortals. They were not to be disappointed on any count. In terms of shopping, there are beauty bargains galore. From Illamasqua selling their fantastic mascaras two for five pounds (yes I did say £5!),great goodie bags from Jelly Pong Pong, Bourjois and Rimmel for less than £10,…
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Why this Winter is still all about Amy Winehouse
It is 5 months since we heard the tragic news that Amy Winehouse had died, and yet this December is turning into the months that is all about Amy. The launch of a new album, Lioness, which has skyrocketed straight to Number 1, the auction of the now iconic Disaya dress that was worn on the cover of Back to Black, and now the launch of the final collection for Fred Perry means the iconic singer is as much a part of the fashion/Music mainstream as she was at her height. The Disaya dress had been expected to sell for approximately £20,000,but in the event it went for more than…
