Handbag Junk

I just tipped the contents of my bag onto the floor, in search of something, and was shocked to see how much junk I carry around everyday. The junk included used up pens, old train tickets, empty packets of gum, and oddly a few buttons (why, I do not know). My bag is always way too heavy - I do not travel light - and this has resulted in me having to use the lightest bag I own, a Marc by Marc canvas shopper, everyday just to stop my arm from falling off. In an ideal world the Alexander Wang Rocco would be my current handbag, and the contents would look something like this:


Classic Missoni scarf from My-Wardrobe.com; Linda Farrow Luxe sunglasses from Net-A-Porter.com; Lanvin sneakers from Matchesfashion.com; Marc by Marc Jacobs watch from My-Warobe.com; Roberto Cavalli keyring from Net-A-Porter.com; If You Have To Cry Go Outside by Kelly Cutrone from Amazon.com.

What does the contents of your bag currently look like? And what would you rather be carrying around?

Alice in Versaceland

Imagine what would have happened if Alice had landed in the Versace atelier when she fell down that rabbit hole... I think she'd end up looking like this.


Look four; Versus A/W 2010

So far I'm loving Christopher Kane's work for Versus. This season I actually prefer the Versus collection to both Kane and Versace's. And I think we'll be seeing a lot of Versus on the red carpet this year too.
Who would you like to see rock a Versus number? It sounds a little random, but I'm thinking Emma Watson.

image from vogue.co.uk

I'm Moving to Italy



Looking at the Dolce & Gabbana A/W collection you would be surprised to even hear the word 'winter' used by the Italian duo. The only thing Anja Rubik has to do to update her bra and knickers for winter is add pair of socks and a chunkier knit. If this is how it goes in Italy* then I am definitely moving there - cold weather is sooo last season.

You can view the entire Dolce & Gabbana collection here - it's a goodie. And am I the only person out there who has to do an impression of Anne Hathway's "can you please spell Gabbana?" from The Devil Wears Prada every time I even think about D&G?

*note that this is more of an example of how fashion has little to do with practicality than Italy's good weather

images from style.com

Hit and Miss of the Week: London's Calling

London Fashion Week officially ended on Wednesday, which now seems like ages ago, but it left behind some beautiful runway presentations and a host of great celebrity spots as well. As last week London was the city to be seen in.
Tuesday's Burberry show brought the golden Hollywood girls such as Kate Hudson out (who, by the way, looked super cute). And the ELLE Style Awards didn't just lure the Olsen's to the red carpet; super-super-model Naomi Campbell also made an appearance in a McQueen dress.
And we can't forget Olivia Palermo, who along with the slightly less-impressive Nicola from Girls Aloud, was on the front row at just about every London show. Will we be seeing her in a bit of Christopher Kane or Mark Fast soon, I wonder...







images from celebrity-gossip.net and thefashionspot.com

NOTE: As you can see naked Madonna is back as the header. I always intended on bringing her back at some point (and have had many people emailing about her return), but felt like shaking it up a little with the pizza image instead - which was also taken by the fabulous Steven Meisel. Do let me know what you think.

The Fashion Girl Crush



Phoebe Philo photographed by David Sims for the March 2010 issue of Vogue Paris. I can't wait to see what she does with Celine this season.

image from thefashionspot.com

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Annie in Westood

Last night, in London, the world premiere of Alice in Wonderland took place - and Anne Hathaway managed to completely surprise me with her red carpet dress. I guessed she might wear a British designer for the red carpet - as lots of American stars do when they attend a UK premiere - but I expected someone more along the lines of Alice Temperley, Stella McCartney or even Alexander McQueen. I did not expect to see her in Vivienne Westwood.



It's just that I see Anne's taste as very classic Hollywood. It's very chic, very Armani. And though Vivienne's designs have such a timeless shape (that beautiful emphasis on the waist) they've always seemed a bit too 'edgy' for Annie.
But look how wrong I was. I think she looks gorgeous in this dress. Even with the slightly in-between length it still works beautifully on Anne, who really was glowing.
Props to Rachel Zoe for putting "Armani Annie" in a Westwood dress, hopefully it wont be the last time she wears the label.
What do you think of Anne in Vivienne Westwood?

image from celebrity-gossip.net

Speedy Models and a Crashing PC

This fashion week practically every show has been screened online, so it is shameful that I had failed to watch any live up until ten minutes ago. Time difference was an acceptable excuse over New York Fashion Week, but it didn't really cut it over London. But I managed to get my act together for Prada, and watched most of it - I missed bits because my computer kept crashing.
I'm not the best at screen-capping images, and most of my images were totally blurry, but these three made it, and you get a good sense of the overall mood, very 60's, Mad Men and so distinctively Prada. I loved it. Especially the crazy glasses.



The tweets were obviously pouring in as the show took place, so here are a few of the best:

@jo_elvin the Prada show was amazing. groomed, early 60s housewives, beautiful dresses with ruffled chests. I want. may even grow a beehive.

@mrjoezee Prada: Full dresses with a tiny waist (think I Love Lucy) in painted windowpane prints, boxy jkts & full skirts in PVC or heavy cable knits.

@rzrachelzoe Have no words for the Milan Gridlock just missed Prada and so carsick! 1 1/2 hours to go 10 miles..why does LA get such a bad rap???

@avrilmair We liked Prada! Mad Men hotness, but vintage Mrs P collection. Girls looked ever so pretty too

What did you think of the collection?

images capped from prada.com