Moss is Almost Famous

The A/W 09 Kate Moss for Topshop collection launched this morning (I'm sure you knew that anyway). The collection has been described by Kate as 'grunge', she says: "This season’s grunge is all about being creative about how you put your look together, and not necessarily spending a fortune."



It also looks like her version of grunge is inspired by the costumes from Almost Famous. I can imagine Kate Hudson, as Penny Lane, wearing practically every piece in the collection. Those of you who love the movie as much as me will know what I mean when you look through the collection. One of my favourite pieces, the faux fur coat, is even titled 'Groupie'. Every time I watch Almost Famous I want to dress like a groupie from the 70's. Now I can.


If you haven't seen Almost Famous (I'm sure most of you have seeing as the fashion is amazing) you should rent it today. I adore Kate Hudson, but never really take her that seriously as an actress, yet she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Almost Famous. I wish she'd go back to real films and stop with the You, Me and Dupree types.

What are your thoughts on the new Kate collection? Do you dream of dressing like Penny Lane too?

Lily Allen Covers ELLE UK's London Issue

The September issues are all out now so it's time to get excited about October. There are already the rumours suggesting Victoria Beckham will get her first US Vogue cover, but I'm not holding my breath for that one.
What can be confirmed is Lily Allen, photographed by Rankin, will be the October cover for ELLE UK. The October issue will have a London theme, celebrating 25 years of London Fashion Week.

Lily will model designs made especially for her by a selection of Britain's best, including Giles, Preen, Louise Goldin and Burberry.


I think her blonde wig will probably take most of the attention away from the clothes though anyway. I love wigs, no idea why, I just think they're fabulous. ELLE Creative Director, Marissa Bourke, says "I love a wig on a celebrity, I don't know why, I just think it makes a really good graphic shot. I've been trying to do that for a while."


What do you think of Lily's wig? A good look or one to sidestep? I hope the wig makes it onto the subscribers cover.

You can watch the behind the scenes video from the shoot HERE.
The issue is out in the UK on September the 2nd.

Also anyone else notice Lily's doing Lindsay Lohan's (last months cover star) favourite pose? The chew the finger [click, click, click]. Who chews their finger better? Lily or Lindsay?

UPDATE: Yey! The wig made the cover. Have a look and find out more about the issue at elleuk.com

Scream

From what I have so far seen of the new issue of LOVE Taylor Swift is the best thing in it.


I don't know much about Taylor but from what I've seen (an Ellen interview and a Teen Vogue feature) she seems really sweet. And I love this photo of her taken by Angelo Pennetta.
image from thefashionspot

The Fake Debate

I have a weakness for animal print and Louboutin shoes, so it was inevitable that I would fall for his Miss Clichy 140 boots. The only problem is if I were to buy them I would have to live on air and toast for two months. And there would be no magazine budget at all.
ASOS, the online retailer which always has a copy of everything, have produced some similar leopard print boots - off-puttingly titled ''in the style of Cheryl Cole''.

They're not as nice as the Loubou's (obviously) and there is the Cheryl Cole reference, but I do quite like them. I'm not very good at fakes though. The only fake item I've ever bought was a Chloe Paddington bag, which I was £20 from Camden Market. I used it for a few weeks pretending it was the real thing, but it felt fake. It was a complete waste of time. Also I'm now much more aware of the counterfeiting industry [read a great article by Dana Thomas on fake bags HERE] and feel terrible for ever buying a fake, it's not something I would do again.

Obviously the ASOS boots are just similar to the Louboutins, they're not an exact copy and they're not being sold on street corners. It's nothing like the fake Chloe bag as ASOS is a great company and everything I have bought from them in the past has been good quality. But there would still be the feeling that it's not the real thing. I'm not sure whether I can look at them without thinking of the Louboutins.

So then there comes the tricky questions:

Do you think it's ok to buy a fake if it comes from a reputable store and it's just lightly inspired by the item?

Are we lucky because we can get designer looks at all kinds of prices?

Or should it be the real deal or nothing at all?

The ASOS boots are not online yet but the product code is YH1OG
View the Christian Louboutin Miss Clichy 140 boots here.

She Gave Him Fashion Advice!

Don't say I'm not dedicated. I've been up since 8am waiting for someone to put this on Youtube - it took an hour but it was worth it.

Anna Wintour on David Letterman last night.

Enjoy.



Now I just have to find The Rachel Zoe Project...

Blondie

I thought that I would be in Paris at the perfect time to buy the September issue of Vogue Paris. Unfortunately the Daria cover was still in every newsstand and shop. The September issue must have come out the day after I left - such bad luck.
I'm sure you have all seen the cover shoot with Lara Stone by now, but my favourite shoot from the issue (which I've 'read' now on The Fashion Spot) is Blondie, with Raquel Zimmermann.
I adore Raquel with platinum hair.









Photographer - Alasdair McLellan
Stylist - Jane How
Model - Raquel Zimmermann
Title - 'Blondie' Vogue Paris sept09

scans from sedirea at thefashionspot

Hit and Miss of the Week: Odd Selection

I don't know if it's because I was away for most of the week and missed everything or if there really was just a bizarre selection of celebrities out this week, but this is definitely the most random hit and miss lineup. There's the amazing Leslie Mann (my best dressed of the week), Georgina Chapman in too much makeup, Lindsay Lohan (yes, I was desperate...) and Blake Lively.
This week was also filled with images of Renee Zellweger. I never normally like her style but the orange Carolina Herrera mini she wore to the premiere of The September Issue was stunning.





images from justjared.buzznet.com and thefashionspot