Fun on the Highstreet

So, who tried to score an Outnet bargain this morning? I managed to get into the sale as soon as it started, but didn't buy anything, as all the sizes were selling out sooooo quickly. Whoever managed to get the Marc Jacobs bag, Chloe bag or the gorgeous Chloe shoes, you are lucky, lucky, lucky! And I hate you a little bit...
Buying a designer item on sale is always stressful. Even when you're not physically fighting in a store for that one magical purchase you're mentally exhausted by crashing websites, like the mania on The Outnet today.
On the highstreet there are two new collections hitting shops which are sure to be popular, but hopefully not as stressful as purchasing a £1,500 RM by Roland Mouret dress for £1. The first is Zac Posen for Target, which launched last night.


Both Claire Danes (who was wearing a maxi dress from the Target collection) and Selma Blair came out to support Zac. It feels like ages since we last saw Selma on the red carpet, and I've missed her. I'm so into those heels she's wearing - does anyone know who they're by? The pointed-toe is gorgeous!

And for all of us unlucky Brits who can't get to Target, there's the Miss Selfridge Gossip Girl collection, which also launched last night. I was crushed to find out Chace Crawford would be at the launch party, as I had an invite but was on my way back from Wales, so couldn't go.


The collection is made up of eight dresses, in the style of Gossip Girl characters Blair, Serena, Jenny and Vanessa. The above two dresses are in the style of Blair. I love the peter pan collar on the white and floral frock.
At first I thought it was a little odd that Chace was the GG cast member promoting this collection. After all he's never worn a dress in the show. But he's in London working as the guest editor of Grazia this week. Although, doesn't seem to know much about fashion, as he thinks Los Angeles and Tokyo are two of the four fashion capitals. Watch his Grazia fashion quiz, below, to see just how little he knows about fashion.



Love that he's shocked by the return of the bum-bag at Vuitton though...

What do you think of Zac Posen for Target? And would you wear a dress based on your favourite GG lady?

images from Miss Selfridge and celebrity-gossip.net

Magnificent Maggie



I'm a little late posting about the Metropolitan Opera gala, that took place earlier in the week. But when Maggie Gyllenhaal looks this great in a nude YSL dress it's better to post about it late than never at all. The dress is Edition Soir 2010, and her sandals are also Yves Saint Laurent.
So far I think this is the best celebrity example of spring/summer's nude trend. Do you love it too?

image by Aaron Stern for YSL, please credit Aaron Stern

A Boy Named Sue






I just found this amazing W editorial, A Boy Named Sue, from 2004. It was photographed by Craig McDean, and the model is the gorgeous Jessica Stam. I'm not sure who styled the shoot, or which month it was published, so if you know either please leave a comment. The full editorial can be found HERE for those haven't seen it before either.

A Quick Goodbye: For the next two days I'll be visiting my Gran in Wales, so won't be blogging. Regular posting should be back to normal by Friday, and if I get good mobile signal I'll hopefully still be tweeting. See ya soon.

images from thefashionspot.com

Julianna Margulies Covers W Magazine

Here is an embarrassing fact about myself. Last summer I started watching the 15th season of ER. I had never watched the show before and became completely addicted - 15 years too late. In less than 12 months I have watched every season of ER apart from 5 and 6. For a short period of time I even questioned whether my true calling was medicine and totally went off fashion. Luckily the Burberry S/S 10 show snapped me out of it.
Why am I telling you this? Because Julianna Margulies, aka Carol Hathaway, aka George Clooney's soul mate, is on the May cover of W magazine.
And she looks A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!



I adore the Dolce & Gabanna dress on her, so beautiful, and the editorial is gorgeous - especially the picture of her modelling the Giles sunglasses. I want them so bad.



W is one of my favourite (if not my ultimate favourite) magazines ever, but recently I've been a little worried about its future. The issues keep on shrinking, and there have been rumours about W's future. But this cover made me squeal with delight. So it looks like W still knows how to whip up a great fashion story.

What do you think of Julianna's editorial? And are there any other secret ER fans out there?

images from wmagazine.com

Which is SJP's Best US Vogue Cover
I've been patiently waiting to do this post since the preview image of Sarah Jessica Parker's US Vogue cover hit The Fashion Spot about a week ago. There still isn't an HQ image, so I'm afraid we're stuck with the tagged one [left].
It's the May issue, and SJP is obviously promoting the May 27th release of Sex and the City 2. I like the look of the issue, and Sarah's smiley picture, shot by Mario Testino, is very refreshing.

This is Sarah's 5th US Vogue cover. Her first was at the start of 2002, where she was introduced as 'The Star Next Door'. Within a year she was discussing 'movies' and 'motherhood', and by her 2005 cover SATC had finished....
...Only to be quickly brought back to life in 2008, when Vogue felt talking 'about sex' was just as important as the killer question: 'How Clean is Your Water?'
Now she's back again, not just as a 'Fashion Superstar' but a 'Modern Mom' too. I love looking at old magazine covers - you can tell so much about the time just from the cover lines.



The all important question, though, is which is your favourite SJP cover? Do you like vintage SJP, all wavy hair and big grin, or are you more a fan of sultry SJP, posing in-between Mr Big's legs?

My favourite SJP Vogue cover is...
	Feb 2002
	Aug 2003
	Sep 2005
	Jun 2008
	May 2010
pollcode.com free polls

images from thefashionspot.com

Would You Wear Cycling Shorts?

One of the popular looks with designers throughout the S/S collections appears to be cycling shorts. They popped up in a few collections, which to be fair is mainly where they have stayed, as I haven't seen anyone wearing cycling shorts in the last six months. That was until (ta-da!) I got a press email informing me that Whitney Port has been spotted wearing DKNY's cycling shorts [left].
I guess Whit deserves a congratulations for being the first to adopt this... trend? Are we calling it a trend?
The DKNY shorts are called the 'Smoothies' - but I have no idea why, so please don't ask. I suppose they're not actually that bad worn under a printed dress, like Whitney did, and they come in a range of colours. But pairing them with knee-high boots is just wrong, wrong, wrong! Please Whitney, never again.
On the runway they were also styled with layers, but footwear was limited to sandals, flats and strappy heels. The way it should be.



This is still a look I'm iffy about. I'm not dying to wear it myself, and, like I said, I haven't seen anyone other than Whitney wearing cycling shorts. They could be like leggings, and just take a while to really woo the public, but somehow I think they'll be a little less popular...
What do you think, are cycling shorts a do or a don't? And do you like Whitney's take on the look?

images from DKNY and style.com

Ashley Olsen's Latest Arm Candy

Ashley Olsen has been papped quite a lot over the last week or so. She's been in New York and the has been carrying a gorgeous black and navy raffia handbag everyday. After a little fashion-investigation online I've come to the conclusion the bag is by Balenciaga (click to view their raffia handbag collection HERE), but I haven't found this exact style anywhere, so if I'm wrong please let me know.



Balenciaga or not, Ashley seems very keen on the bag. And I like it more each time I see her carrying it. There are a few straw handbags on the highstreet at the moment, and a handful of designers are doing them too.


But I don't think I'll be buying a straw handbag just yet. I like that Ashley's bag doesn't look beachy, it's got a lovely structured shape, and the majority of raffia bags on offer right now look too straw-y for my liking.

What do you think of Ashley's handbag?

images from olsensobsessive.net