PFW: Giles

As you know I am a hardcore Giles Deacon fan. I've always loved his work, and after watching him speak at the V&A last year and having a very quick chat with him afterwards my admiration went up another notch.
Though I adored his A/W 2010 collection (fabulous clothes, fabulous hair, fabulous models) I still haven't posted about it. Luckily the lovely people over at New Look (where Giles, of course, designs his low-priced line, Gold) emailed me some exclusive snaps from the day. So now we can nosey in on Jessica Stam getting her makeup done backstage. Perfect.









And if the backstage pictures weren't enough for you they've also sent me over a preview of Giles' tenth collection for New Look, which will be fully unveiled later this month.


I'm very keen on the printed dress. Can't wait to see the rest of the collection.

If anyone wishes to re-post these images please credit the New Look team.

Now That's a Surprise

I was watching Pretty Woman the other night (gotta love that film) which doesn't appear to have anything to do with Jessica Alba wearing Viktor & Rolf to a Pre-Oscars event last night. But in the movie Richard Gere tells Julia Roberts "very few people surprise me" and when it comes to celebrity fashion very few Jessica's ever surprise me.



It's sort of come to be expected that if you are an actress called Jessica* you will have very bland style (for proof Google Biel, Lowndes, Simpson...), however Jessica Alba is slowly breaking the mould. Never, ever did I expect to see her in Viktor & Rolf. And just like when Richard Gere found dental floss in Julia's hand, I'm surprised.

What do you think of Jessica Alba's fashion makeover? She's obviously dressing a lot better than usual, but are you loving it or feeling like it's all down to a stylist?

And just because it's a Friday and everyone loves this movie here is a scene from Pretty Woman:



image from thefashionspot.com

*this doesn't apply to all Jessica's - Jessica Stam, for instance, is insanely stylish

Why I Love Blogs

Tommy Ton from Jak & Jil (one of my favourite blogs ever) got himself an invite into the home of Vogue Nippon's Anna Dello Russo. I've been checking out this post (click HERE to view) at least four times a day since he posted it on Wednesday, it's so so good.
Anna Dello Russo is fashion. And the fact she has leopard print wallpaper in her house sort of makes my life.





I feel kind of odd taking content from other blogs, so I've only posted my four favourite images. If you haven't seen the post in full yet do check it out HERE when you have a chance.

I think there should definitely be a fashion industry version of Cribs (can you imagine Karl showing off the contents of his fridge? Oh, it would be too good...) as Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington both showed off bits of their homes in The September Issue last year, and I always enjoy the home-editorials in Vogue and ELLE. Who would you like to see on Fashion Cribs?

images from jakandjil.com

Cover Lover



How delicious does the April issue of UK ELLE look? Their covers never ever disappoint, and Chloe Sevigny is a wonderful choice of cover star - doesn't she look adorable in Miu Miu S/S 10?
Also note how the masthead has Miu Miu's quirky dog print all over it? I love that touch.
Cannot wait to read this issue, which is out on Friday, and officially launches the Shopgirl to Stylist campaign.

Are you loving Chloe's cover too? And which magazine covers have stood out for you so far this year?

image from thefashionspot.com

PFW: Dries Van Noten

This post could easily be titled Clothes Women Want to Wear. As flicking through the images of Dries Van Noten's A/W 2010 collection on style.com there were countless pauses, where I was thinking "that skirt/dress/coat/jacket/pair of pants is just what I need."
I guess that is a sign of a fantastic collection. Another sign of a good collection? When you look through it thinking of women like Carine Roitfeld, Sofia Coppola, and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall. The pin-up girls for enviable casual style.



Who else is melting over this collection?

images from style.com

LFW: Charlotte Taylor

What's this? Jumping all the way back to London Fashion Week? If this is hurting your brain I do apologise, but before the Paris shows really get under way and the Oscars take place (I'm oddly not that excited) I wanted to write about Charlotte Taylor's A/W 2010 collection.
It was her first season showing in London, and with a collection inspired by "grannies" and "penguins" it was full of quirky, cute and wearable pieces - I'm very keen on the trousers.




As a new designer Charlotte is also documenting everything (from showing at fashion week to the making of the lookbook) on her blog charlotte-taylor.blogspot.com.
Check it out to view the rest of her collection.

And the lack of posts today is down to a very annoying headache that will not go away - I will be back properly tomorrow.

Keira's Comeback

It feels like Keira Knightley has been hiding from the public eye for the last year or so, and I honestly think it's the smartest move she's made. I like Keira, but there was a point when she was so overexposed I wanted to bang my head against the wall everytime I saw another magazine cover with her beautiful face on it.



But absence really does make the heart grow fonder, because after seeing these images of her wearing Miu Miu's S/S 2010 collection at the Laurence Olivier Awards Nominees Luncheon I actually want to see more of Keira! And that is a sentence I didn't think I'd ever be writing. I think it's time for her comeback.

Have you missed Keira? And what do you think of her Miu Miu look?

images from justjared.buzznet.com and style.com