Reigning High Street Collaboration King...

They just keep getting bigger and bigger. First it was Roberto Cavalli, then it was the wondrous Lanvin  met with H&M and created quite the stir and now we have a Versace & H&M collaboration. My first response to this was a little hesitant, was the collection going to be populated by garish colours and OTT prints? And alas, I don't think it will. Talking about the collaboration, Donatella Versace referred to it as "iconic Versace pieces from iconic Versaces moments".  The collection will consist of 40 pieces for women and 20 pieces for men, plus homeware! Debuting on 17th November, the collection will hit stores (and online) just in time for the party season, so I do plan on nabbing myself a couple of pieces...as an early Christmas treat to myself.

Ball Gown Elegance...

I'm a sucker for a beautiful gown and with Royal Wedding fever catching, I selected a few I may wear for the special day...I joke, I'm not invited, but I may indulge in one of these lovelies to wear to my tea party.

From left to right; Chloe, By Malene Birger, Tibi, Lanvin and Issa. 

Lanvin gone...

So I got up early after about 4/5 hours sleep, to get myself in on some Lanvin by H&M action. After successfully getting onto the website and dropping a couple of beautiful items into my basket. I hit check out to be faced with;

'Right now everyone wants to visit us and the shop is crowded. Don't miss out, please try again later'

Talk about frustrating!! I then tried to get on to the H&M site again to find everything was sold out. Aaaargh. I wonder why companies choose to sell things online.  Surely they can predict the demand (similar to the Take That / Ticketmaster fiasco a few weeks ago!) and ensure that their website has the capabilities to support the amount of visits. But nooooo. There I was happy as Larry for two seconds with my Lanvin in my basket and it was snatched away from me as quick as I got it. Damn you H&M. Next time stick to selling in store or ensure your website can handle the amount of people trying to access. Lanvin dreams dashed for now...

A week without...

A week without my Gossip Girl fix is just too hard. So while I was watching good old Series One (Victor Victrola, series 1 episode 7) I came across the pictures of Blake Lively at The Scream TV Awards which were held in Los Angeles over the weekend. I don't think she could have looked any better. From her swooping floor length Lanvin gown ,which hit every AW10 trend - chunky embellishment, tan detailing and a daring thigh high split, to her burnt orange eye shadow and understated hair.  She looked absolutely perfect and shown the world exactly why Anna Wintour chose her to cover Vogue twice in one year. Oh Blake, we love you...