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Selfridges Birmingham – Lust Haves and Must haves!
I was part of a very special bloggers evening at Selfridges, Birmingham on Thursday evening. Along with a host of lovely ladies who I am now christening the Brummie Bloggers Collective, including Sunni from WardrobeMag, Sian from teaantoast, Lou from The Style Kaleidoscope, Emily Jayne from EmilyJayne.com, Laura from The Doll on Fashion, Sarah from The Diva Diaries and Clare from Pinklittlebean (from Sheffield, but so lovely she is definitely a honorary Brummie Blogger). After enjoying a quick slide show highlighting some of the Spring/Summer trends that I will go into in further detail over the festive period, along with sumptuous glasses of champers, we were treated to a special…
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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…
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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…
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Harvey Nichols celebrates Fashion’s Night Out in Style.
Harvey Nichols new season fashion shows are always a hot ticket in Birmingham.They are renowned for amazing staging, super style…and a celeb of two, all enjoying the complimentary Champagne on offer. This Thursday and Friday will see The Midlands most fashionable folks taking their places on the front row for the unveiling of the Autumn/winter 2011 collections. Thursday September 8th is of course the date for Vogue’s ‘Fashion’s night Out’, a massive important date on the Fashion calendar. Across the globe, top designers, stores and stylists will be taking part in a series of fashion events, launches and promotions. To coincide with the hundreds of style events planned, Harvey Nichols…
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The 500 by Gucci – Is this the most stylish car ever?
It is safe to say that Gucci has provided the style of the summer so far. The colour clashing/colour blocking styles designed by Gucci’s creative director and all-round fashion genius Frida Giannini, have been seen on red carpets everywhere, worn by such fashion luminaries as Jennifer Lopez, Olivia Wilde and Camilla Belle. And with this year seeing the iconic brand celebrating its 90th birthday firmly at the forefront of fashion once again, the time is perfect for a collaboration between Italy’s chief fashion house and its most iconic motoring brand, Fiat. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of a unified Italy, and Gucci’s 90th birthday, Fiat and Gucci have collaborated on…
