Pretty Pretty...

I'm a sucker for a pretty dress. Anything with a nipped in waist, a full skirt and a pretty print and my heart skips a beat! You can imagine my joy when coming across these beauties...

The first Jason Wu 'Ohanzee Printed Faille' dress is the type of dress that although with its eye popping colour and sleeveless style it is transferrable throughout the seasons. Bare legs and pretty flats for summer and black tights and sky scraper heels for those colder months. The middle dress is a 'Red Valentino' number. With a ruffled drop waist and mixed floral print the dress is the perfect party dress. And finally my absolute favourite. The wool crepe Valentino mini is the perfect winter wardrobe essential. With beautiful sculptured neckline and long sleeves really makes it one of those go to dresses for those chilly days that require your fashionista to shine through.

No No No...

What was Leighton Meester thinking? Anyone who is anyone hit the red carpet last night for the IFP's Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, some looked good and some looked so wrong. Enter Leighton Meester. She usually wins our hearts in pretty dresses but Leighton opted for something different, which wasn't her best move. Looking dishevelled, odd and a bit dirty she graced (I'm finding it hard to use that adjective based on the fact that no she did not look graceful) in a men's Thom Browne suit. Oh Leighton, what possessed you? Bring back the polished princess, Halloween is long gone!

Confirmed...

January Jones will front the Versace SS11 campaign. Following in the footsteps of Hallie Berry, Madonna and Milla Jovovich the beauty will sizzle as face of the campaign with her milky skin and all American blonde bombshell hair. I wondered why Versace was her designer of choice as of late...

Ice Queen...

She won our hearts as icy cold Betty; mother of two, wife of Don Draper, swishing around her country house kitchen in full skirts, bright lipstick and perfectly under curled hair. And it seems she may have impressed Donatella Versace too as rumour has it that January Jones has been asked to star in the fashion house's Spring 2011 campaign. The power of Mad Men hey. It's influenced our fashion since it hit screens, gave us thrilling story lines and gave us new girl crushses.  All hail Matthew Weiner.

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...

Tumble weed worthy...

Apologies for the lack of posting lately. Life has been busy with job offers, celebrity sightings and Christmas shopping. But here I am, sharing my Christmas present with you.  After settling on a Marc by Marc Jacobs bag - a nice practical bit of arm candy for a small price, I was offered the Mulberry Alexa. So of course I bit my mum's hand off and in about 5 weeks time (or 32 days) the Grape coloured Alexa will be mine. Yay!

And in other news. Lanvin for H&M goes on sale in the UK tomorrow. Do I get up and attempt to access the website in a bid to own a piece of Lanvin for H&M for myself? Racked NY tweeted their way through Saturday morning with the details of queues, wristbands and shopper fury as the magnificent collection hit stores in the US.  It seems as though Lanvin by H&M is hot property...Obviously!

Then news came of Miss Olivia Palermo and her new TV show. Yay. With The City cancelled after season 2 and with Kell on Earth not returning I needed my fix of NY glamour pusses - yes Ms. Cutrone, that includes you! All hail the US reality TV dramas. 

And I couldn't not talk about that dress. Prince William finally popped the question to Kate Middleton and then they went public.  For their official press conference Kate Middleton wore a stunning blue sapphire coloured Issa London wrap dress, which sold out within 24 hours of Miss Middleton wearing it. Do we have a future fashion icon on our hands?

It has been revealed today too, that Anya Hindmarch is taking a place on the British Fashion Council - replacing Hilary Riva. Her role as Non-Executive Director starts immediately. 

Love at first sight...

This Notte by Marchesa silk and chiffon gown makes my heart ache.

Available at net-a-porter

Heaven sent...

Giant wings and a collection of the most beautiful girls you have ever seen scantily clad can only mean one thing. The Victoria's Secret show.  Providing the soundtrack was pop princess Katy Perry who also got in on the Victoria's Secret lingerie action. Rosie Huntington Whitely, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima and Lily Donaldson strutted down the glittering catwalk in glimmering low cut playsuits, tutus, wings trailing feathers and embellished corsets. The life of an angel...