Hit and Miss of the Week: Whitney, what Happened?

I always used to watch The Hills online the day after it aired in the States - which also meant at the beginning I would watch it in my free periods at college instead of doing work, tut tut to me. Whitney without a doubt always dressed the best. Her wardrobe on The City however was a massive flop, and when she is papped around New York it is no better. What happened?
Another celebrity who has fallen off the fashion radar is Mischa Barton. In my head she is still Marissa Cooper, in reality she needs Ryan Atwood and Rachel Zoe to come and save her - quickly. Because compared to her ex co-star, Rachel Bilson, she has little style.
Enjoy your Sunday.





images from celebrity-gossip.net and thefashionspot

Mossy gets a Perm

My obsession with Kate Moss has died down, but I still get excited over a really great Moss cover, and W’s September issue is pretty damn fabulous. Not so much because of the Moss factor, but because of the perm.

"Because isn't the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you're forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the immonium thygocolate?" - Elle Woods Legally Blonde

I was born with very fine straight hair, I have tried many times to make it look voluminous and wavy but it just won’t budge (any tips are welcome). Because it is so straight it tends to look flat, boring and always the same. And because the grass is always greener I dream of curly hair.


Wavy beachy hair has been in fashion for a while now, but on the runways curls are starting to get supersized. For the Chanel Cruise 2010 show the models resembled Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons, with red hair curled tightly around their faces.


Then there was Christian Dior A/W 09 Couture where Kim Noorda had a bouncy bundle of ringlets on the top of her head. The super-perm looks fantastic on the runway and in editorials but I think the softer look translates better into real life.
You could always try scrunching (not that it works on my hair) like Sarah Jessica Parker did everyday to get Carrie's fabulous curls. She's my hair idol.


What do you think of the perm look? Do or don't?

images from wmagazine.com and thefashionspot

Want to be a Brand Ambassador?

British retailer Ben Sherman is looking for a new Brand Ambassador. I'm not a fan of Ben Sherman, I've never shopped there before, but I thought this was a great opportunity and after checking out their website I decided it was worthy of posting.

The competition "challenges young stylish individuals to create an outfit from the new season collections, show off their personal and original look and have their photo taken in the store which will put them in the running to become a Brand Ambassador for Ben Sherman. "

Entrants will be displayed on the Ben Sherman website and five winners will be chosen at the end of the month. I'm not sure if they will be chosen by the store or if there will be a voting system. The five Brand Ambassadors will win £1000 worth of clothing and have the opportunity to blog for Ben Sherman.

The competition will launch in London Carnaby Street from the 1st September and then will roll out from the 8th September in Reading Oracle, Birmingham Bullring, Manchester Trafford and Lakeside Centre until the 28th September. It's open to all.

Reading the press release for this competition I couldn't help thinking none of this would be happening if it wasn't for the success of Scott Schuman from The Sartorialist. Street style is so popular at the moment and large companies have clearly seen the marketing potential in 'regular people'. If you're as stylish as any of the women below definitely enter. And all my stylish male readers too, of course.




This reminds me - I must remember to pre-order a copy of The Sartorialist from Amazon, I'm looking forward to it.

And good luck if you decide to enter.

images from thesartorilalist.blogspot.com

Best. News. Ever.

This morning I woke up to the news Anna Wintour will appear on the David Letterman show on August 24th.

This isn't just huge news to me because I am fashion obsessed, oh no. I LOVE the Letterman show. I have spent/wasted so many hours of my life watching old Letterman interviews on youtube. I'm even slightly angry that my parents didn't choose to raise me in America, where I could watch it on TV like most people.


I am now counting down the days to this interview. What will she wear? What will he ask? You can guarantee he'll mock fashion. And most importantly - will he make her smile? Check out the poll in the sidebar to vote.

And because sharing is caring here is one of my favourite Letterman interviews ever, with SJP in 2005. Seriously, how can people hate her?

The Hat Dilemma

The other week I was shopping in M&S. If you live outside the UK and are not familiar with Marks and Spencer's it is basically a shop that sells everything and tends to be followed by the words 'good', 'old' and 'reliable'. It's not exactly fashion-forward but they do great underwear and sometimes you can find some really nice clothes hidden amongst the 'reliable' styles.
While I was browsing last week I found some great cloche hats for £15. I love hats and the cloche is one of my favourites.


The only problem is cloche hats tend to be worn with 20s and 30s style ladylike clothing - just google 'cloche hat' and you'll see what I mean. I don't want to look like a wannabe Angelina from Changeling and nor do I want people to think I'm on my way to a costume party. I would love it if I wore flapper dresses everyday, but sadly real life gets in the way.

Looking back at Proenza Schouler's A/W 07 collection I have confidence that cloche hats can look equally fabulous with modern clothes. But what if I wanted to scruff it up a bit with jeans?


Playing around online I put together a 'cloche friendly' look, but I guess I'll never know if they work with jeans unless I try.



What do you guys think? Also how hot is the Topshop bag - I'll be checking that out in store.

images from style.com and store websites

Queen of the Red Carpet

You all know Diane Kruger is one of my favourite celebrities when it comes to the red carpet. She rarely gets it wrong. But I'm also a big fan of the way she styles her hair and makeup for events. She tends to wear her hair up (accessorised with delicate headbands or clips) and keeps her lips pale and her eyes smokey.



Who else do you think has great red carpet beauty style?

images from diane-kruger.net

People Watching





Mary-Kate Olsen walking through Soho, NYC, Febuary 2007.

There are no words. She is just too cool.

images from olsenobsessive.net