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! 

Burberry Pre-Fall...

Images from Burberry's Pre-Fall 2011-12 have been released today, yes it is only the winter of 2010 but fashion plans ahead. Some of the pieces are absolutely beautiful. I love the men's tangerine coloured mac, the black coat with velvet skirt detailing, the dark grey belted coat with fur detailling on the arms, cuffs and bottom and the green belted trench coat with applique detailling on the shoulders (all coats I note, so lets just say fall 2011-12 will be a good season for coats and jackets).

January Bares All...

We're used to seeing her as ultra glam Betty Draper, clad is full billowing skirts and pretty blouses.  But for the purpose of the Versace SS11 ad campaign, January Jones took it all off. The ad campaign features January, posing naked with carefully placed Versace products. Very sexy, alluring and classy at the same time. The photographs were shot in London by Royal engagement photographer Mario Testino...

A Galliano Affair...

Dior reopened it's 57th Street flagship store, with some fabulous attendees. Karlie Kloss, Dree Hemmingway, Jamie Burke, Liv Tyler and Natalie Portman were among the chosen few who were invited to the oh so fashionable evening.  The two level boutique squeals with luxury with mirrored glass installations by Rob Wynne and stunning ceiling art by David Wiseman...

Blake for Chanel?

Blake loves Chanel and it seems Karl Lagerfield loves Blake. The rumour mill is going into overdrive tonight as whispers flurry round about Blake Lively fronting the ad campaign for Chanel's Spring handbag collection.  We seen it coming didn't we.  Front row at the couture show in Paris, effortlessly elegant in Chanel at event after event and coying up to the man in black himself at the New York Chanel store reopening in New York. A mutual appreciation society it seem and a fashion team from heaven...if what we hear is true!

Chanel have declined to confirm rumours at the moment, but soon enough the Gossip Girl could join an endless roll-call of celeb ambassadors for the brand.  Watch this space...

Nice girls finish last...

Usually I talk about clothes, fashion news and the likes, but sometimes I need to rant. So here goes. I am sick to bloody death of being patronised/ignored/made to feel inadequate by everyone around me. I'm 22, and a nice person, so it seems that gives people the right to try and belittle me, ignore me or make me feel as though I'm a bit of a loser because I haven't lived as long as they have.  My problems are never as important as theirs because I'm only 22. I say things and people don't listen, so I continue my conversation to myself.

Then there's other people who continue to make me feel like I'm not good enough. No my life has not fell as perfectly and magical as yours, I've worked hard to be in the position I'm in, but oh, that's not good enough. My hard work goes unnoticed as does my niceness.  People find it so easy to take advantage of those who are nice. It's true as the saying goes nice girls finish last....

Rant over.

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...

Lovely LBD...

An LBD is a classic wardrobe staple that every girl needs - especially when it comes to the festive season. It acts as a kind of blank canvas, you can go OTT with sparkling jewelled accessories, add a flash of colour with shoes or keep things one colour and just bring in texture (think glitter, faux fur and suede). These are my favourite LBDs of the moment...

The first dress is the Camilla and Mark Hope ponte mini dress. It's classic shape, corset style top and lace overlay makes it red carpet. The Rachel Gilbert cut out Kamilla dress is party season perfect. It has that wow factor with the sculpted cut out back and peplum detailing. The texture gives it that extra oomph while allowing you to play with different textures accessory wise...