Marc Jacobs...

One of my favourite designers who never fails to impress! Marc Jacobs Fall 2011 collection was very Parisian lady meets military chic - think petite berets, plenty of sparkle and texture and fantastic tailoring paired with tough boots, silvery rubber trousers and pronounced patch pockets. Marc Jacobs managed to keep the collection the right side of 1950's glam - nothing was too 50's and impractical to wear.  While maintaining a distinct level of sophistication, Marc Jacobs played round with it, bringing in texture, structure and a 'jewel' feeling colour palette.    Polka dots and lace were a strong theme throughout, my favourite piece being the burgundy coloured lace dress.  A fantastic collection, very strong and very wearable.

Donna Karan New York...

Following on nicely from the colour pop at DKNY, the Donna Karan New York Fall 2011 collection was in some ways the opposite.  While the DKNY collection had a very preppy, downtown New Yorker feel to it, the Donna Karan collection was quite the opposite.  This collection was more sophisticated uptown New Yorker.  Muted icy grey hues mixed among a delicate fawn and cream colour palette with a strong dramatic feminine feel throughout. The fantastically structured separates were finished with essences of fur, pretty pearl necklaces and swooping silk scarves.  Waists were 'nipped in' and elbow length gloves were worn with ballerina top knots and luxurious coloured tights.  Donna Karan proved once more just why the fashion world falls at her feet...

A round up of 2010...

It's that awkward period between Christmas and New Year that is a little like no man's land. You lose track of days, morn for the Christmas that has just left us and watch as the snow begins to melt into slush (where I am anyway). So I decided to fill my day with thinking about the highlights of 2010, which was a good year for fashion.


January 2010 arrived with SJP taking on a creative role at Halston while we were thrilled over the highly anticipated SATC 2. February brought the sad passing of Lee Alexander McQueen, Versace brought the catwalk alive with a vibrant pop of colour at Milan fashion week and Burberry put their mark on the 21st century with their catwalk show coming alive in 3d.  March encouraged us to eat more and embrace curves while April was pretty quiet on the fashion front.  May entailed the release of the eagerly anticipated SATC 2 and what a shambles that was.  Carrie became annoyingly fixated on how comfortable marriage felt, bumped into Aiden in the middle of the desert and Liza Minelli sang Single Ladies.  Need I say much more? Lack lustre story lines accompanied a lack lustre wardrobe collection.  We had a new obsession at this point though. Enter Betty Draper. Mad Men fever hit and nipped in waists, full skirts and bright lipsticks trickled through high street at designer stores alike. June came with outrage from Urban Outfitters scandalous 'Eat Less' t-shirt. Had they not been watching Mad Men? Curves were back! Sunny July (for some!) brought a price hike for Chanel with prices rising by a gigantic 20%, making it even more out of my reach for now. August seen Kate and Sir Phillip Green go their separate ways and US Vogue announced it was trading midtown for downtown. September means fashion week and collections hit the runway.  Mulberry had pastels, D&G went sensual, Reem Acra used gold, VB had structure and Chloe went all grown up! October was the month where Karl Lagerfield fell victim to new style crush, Georgia May Jagger,snapping her up to be the face of Chanel Cruise SS11.  November brought hysteria and disappointment of Lanvin by H&M as mine and thousands more online attempts fail miserably as hardcore shoppers queued round blocks, up streets and roads for a slice of Lanvin. December came with a battering of snow and the announcement of a Royal Wedding here in England. with a certain Issa London dress feeling the earth move after the announcement of said engagement. Hilary Swank announced she was jumping on the actress turned designer bandwagon and miserable face Momsen was dropped by IMG.  What a busy little year 2010 has been...

A Busy Week for Fashion...

Indeed it has been. Caroline Roitfeld hung up her designer boots at French Vogue, Karl Lagerfield flew to Berlin to star in the new Volkswagen advert, the new pretty Ugly Betty hit London,  Leighton Meester landed herself a major part of Missoni's Spring 11 campaign, Kelly Brook was spotted looking like she'd had an awful dose of botox and pre-fall collections were spilling out all over the place (see earlier post re pre fall collections).

A busy pre-Christmas jostle for the fashion world it seems.  Speaking of pre-Christmas jostle, what a day it has been. Snow started falling here around 6pm last night and it seemed it snowed all through the night. We woke up to devilishly pointed icicles hanging from the roof, a blanketed road and some serious chic yet weather savvy dressing required for frolicking in the snow.

After snow fun I spent hours upon end watching this video again (below) so I'm going to post it again. True Christmas. True New York (where I was a year ago today...how time flies!) and true romance captured within the space of 1 minute, 28 seconds...

Oh also, before you go. My boyfriend celebrated his 100th blog post here with a little questionnaire - part of his final year university project.  So if you could be a dear and complete it for him, that would make my life a little easier.  Do be a dear and fill this in...

Merry Christmas! 

A Tiffany Christmas...

A while ago I posted the Tiffany & Co advert which captured the true spirit of Tiffany & Co. and New York (two of my favourite things), then I stumbled across their Christmas advert. Nobody does romance like Tiffany. The video below captures the true essence of Christmas, the magnificence of New York City and the heart wrenching romance that girls dream of. Take a look for yourself...

For Someone Extraordinary...