MirrorMirror on the shopfloor....

I’m absolutely loving the MirrorMirror project with SHOWstudio.com, collaborating with Topshop.

The idea has come about because of Topshop’s new make-up range launch. SHOWstudio.com have installed an interactive mirror in the Topshop, Oxford Circus store. Customers are able to stand in front of the mirror and everyone from stylists, designers, art directors, illustrators and plenty more fashion creatives make comment on the customers outfits-their comment then magically appears on the mirror in front of said customer, and hey presto, style advice spoken through the mirror, I wish I had a mirror like this one in my bedroom.

Wedges or heels???

I will have both please :)


Twist Knot Sandals,
By Unique, Topshop,
£150,
Colour:Blush

Topshop Lookbook a/w 08

Check out Topshop.com for help in styling ideas and some amazing garments for a/w 08. Topshop, aided with Katie Shillingfords stylish eye, put together this essential stylising lookbook to help anyone who's somewhat confused as to what to wear for a/w, especially with your minds being beautifully boggled with this weeks amazing fashion week! (which by the way i havent forgotten, i will be blogging a huge blog report on my take of the fashion week soon- i just gotta gather all the bits of newspaper all over my desk and mag tear outs to help me!). The Bandstand Lookbook has some of my favourite looks, with lots of slouchy layering and subtle colours i'm in heaven....masculine style. My only complaint about the images is that the models are used throughout for each collection and the strong featured, large eye browed women do look a little odd with the boudoir collections including fine fabrics and baby pink mongolian fur (i'm guessing).

"Deer Friend"... any more collections?

I saw another Topshop range in this weeks Look magazine, named (so apt) Deer Friend, and i think its gonna be very popular! I kinda got a mad hatter feeling about the range; the pieces look really playful, there's plenty of colour and lots of graphic prints. I specifically like the blouse shown in Look- it has a repeated graphic print all over, the colours are quite neutral, the print is a small black deer with an added shot of bubblegum pink and violet. The blouse has a huge black bow just below the scooped collar. At £32 too! Bargain! I'm not usually one for colour but i see a little change in style for me! I'm unable to find photos of the collection on the net so buy Look and you will see it in there, page 5.

Leather trousers: friend or foe?

Leather trousers are apparently back for A/W 08. When i read this in last weeks grazia mag i immediately thought of the Friends episode where Ross is on a date and unfortunatley gets himself in a bit of a muddle. He gets himself stuck in his leather trousers, he uses everything from soap to talc to get himself outa them but nothing moves! Leather trousers though were actualy seen on lots of the catwalk shows including Alexander McQueen, Preen, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs and MaxMara. The style was anything from tight almost sprayed on pants to well structured wide leg at Marc Jacobs. This trends fits very well with the glamour goth style thats gonna be huge in A/W 08, but if you aint feeling the goth style then leather trousers will more or less go with lots of pieces in your existing wardrobe, pair them with slouchy knits for a mix of yummy fabrics or put with ruffle blouses for a punk feel (don't forget the chunky, layered necklace!)
Leather trousers have been seen on the very style gorgeous Ashley Olsen and 07-08 model Agy Deyn, you can bag yourself a pair from Topshop unique collection or M&S at bargain prices!
My favourite catwalk pair are from the Louis Vuitton catwalk a/w 08 collection.

Is this a trend you will follow or run away from?!

Street Style

As a fashion student i really should take my camera with me everywhere, and today i learnt my lesson! I went into leeds to do a little shopping (+ visit 3 cities-more in a bit) and i saw what can only be described as a brown leather dress shoe in the middle of the city and then weirdly i saw in my hometown, a jacket on the street floor! Maybe there is a naked guy running around leeds?!! Street Style communicated- literally!


Yeh like i just mentioned i felt like i had actually visited 3 cities today. Leeds to start with-strolling down the central road looking in all the lovely high street stores-Topshop, H&M, Lush oh my! Then secondly Tokyo, we went to the fab restaurant Little Tokyo-the food was unbelievable, i ordered Crystal Prawn duplings to start, then my main (i felt very greedy!) was Teryaki beef in a food box-the presentation was stunning and the food was so good, if you ever can get to a Little Tokyo i would definately recommend buying one of these. It consisted of japanese salad which was stunning:coated in rice vinegar, tempura vegetables with soy sauce, rice with seseme seeds and finally the Teryaki beef-mmm..

Then in the afternoon i bought (very late i know!) the denim issue of Nylon (which is obviously american). So i travelled millions of miles in a saturday!



What a fab day! x