NYC: Victoria Beckham

I’ve been a Victoria Beckham fan since the first time I saw her, dancing (and pouting) away on Top of the Pops. But I was sceptical when she announced she would start designing, and would show her collections seasonally at New York Fashion Week. But four collections in and I think it was her best move ever - apart from marrying David, of course.
Yes, I am sure she has help putting the collections together. I’m sure it is a lot of help. But it is very clear that Victoria knows her fashion, and her collections are all about her vision. You can picture her in every single dress she creates.



For A/W 2010 her vision remains same: the collection is made up of dresses only (26), which range from well-tailored Mouret-esque styles to floor-sweeping bias-cut numbers. My personal favourite was the LBD with the nipped in waist and A-line skirt. It’s a classic Posh Spice look, and worn with the aqua pumps (I want, I need) it looks timelessly chic.



So far this is my favourite Victoria Beckham collection, and I’m actually excited to see what she produces in the years to come. I won’t call her a designer yet, but she’s getting closer.
How do you feel about her designs? Has she won you over yet?

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Hit and Miss of the Week: Valentine's Day

Earlier in the week the LA premiere of Valentine's Day took place. This is not a movie I plan to go and see, but I was looking forward to the premiere as there are a lot of actresses in this film - and at least four are styled by Rachel Zoe.
Jessica Alba was the biggest disappointment of the night. She looked fabulous in the green Proenza Schouler dress, but her messy hair let the look down. And the other Jessica looked fabulous in her Oscar de la Renta, but completely inappropriate for a LA premiere. The true masters of the red carpet were those with the most experience: Demi Moore and Anne Hathaway. Both looked sophisticated and understated.








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NYC: Preen & Jason Wu

I have never liked turtlenecks. It’s the tightness I hate, I always feel like I’m being strangled, and will therefore spend the entire time pulling the neckline away from myself if I wear one. Not really a good look.
But I better start practising because The Preen A/W 10 collection was bursting with turtlenecks that just looked beyond chic.


Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi always produce beautiful collections that I obsess over, and this season they moved away from their trademark body-con dress (I’m OK with it, after all, it had got a little Lindsay Lohan) and moved into more grown-up territory. Turtlenecks are very grown-up.
My favorite pieces were the cut-out dresses, which exposed just a little flesh under the bust and at the back and the mannish jacket worn belted around the waist by Anja Rubik.


While Preen lacked any major dress-porn Jason Wu was luckily showing on the same day. Romantic dresses are what he does best, and I'm still in love with his S/S 2010 collection. He had evening dresses for almost everyone, whether it was the full-skirted Carrie Bradshaw-esque number, the adorable white lace trapeze dress or the flirty pink-feathered mini.



The “A/W” aspect of the collection came in the form of checked wool coats (I love the green one) and scarves worn over silk dresses, which was a little odd. As far as I’m concerned, Jason Wu’s strength is pretty dresses, and if I was a celebrity about to go on a promotional tour I would definitely look to his collection.


Which collections have you liked so far?

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Something Light Hearted

After the horrible news about McQueen's death yesterday, a day spent wearing head-to-toe black, a rushed post about Jessica Alba this morning and a slow internet connection now, I've just about had it. So it's lovely to see this image of the adorable Lazaro Hernandez squashed between Margherita Missoni (wearing a starfish) and Mary-Kate Olsen (wearing a Gorilla-like coat) at the amfAR New York Gala.



I needed some Olsen-ness to lighten the mood. And is anyone else totally feeling headscarves now? Margherita can make anything look cool. No wonder her and Mary-Kate are friends...

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When in London...

The reason I haven't written anything about the red carpet events promoting Valentine's Day so far is because I'm saving it for the Hit & Miss. But last night was the London premiere and Jessica Alba looked interesting.


I'm not in love with this outfit, but you can see that she's trying too - and dare I quote Kate Moss here - "get the London look." I can imagine Daisy Lowe wearing this Prada dress with black tights and blue lace-up boots, and I imagine she would be more sucsessful. Jessica looks OK, but not very natural, I think she could have used a simple patent black pump.
But hey, at least she tried. What do you think of her look?

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RIP Alexander McQueen



39 seconds in. Just mesmerizing.

Miranda Kerr Brings 'It' Back

They say the 'It' bag is over. 'It' was all about the high heel - and now they're shrinking too. So what is 'It' now?
We're still in a recession, 'It' bags are still being filed under tacky, but when you see Miranda Kerr's blue Prada bag you will become obsessed. I want this bag. I need this bag. I will think about this bag all day.



This bag is 'It'. If there will be an 'It' bag in 2010 it should be this. And I'm now totally jealous of Miranda, aren't you too?

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