Friday 30 March 2012

The Return of the Tomboy

It would be old news to tell you that history is repeating itself in the fashion world, as we all know that fashion cycle never stops spinning, but this time we’re heading back to the early 1900’s for a World War I-esque style. For this, we are looking at none other than London’s own Folk clothing.
Folk are debuting a new womenswear line, recreating their menswear line with an elegant, feminine edge and Liberty were first to snap up the new range. Liberty womenswear buyer Stephanie Jones said: "When a brand has such strength in men's, it doesn't always translate in to the women's market - but Folk have managed to create a sophisticated and feminine line that has its signature fun detailing. We are really excited to be adding Folk to our ladies mix and launching the collection for autumn/winter 2012-13."
Folk decided on the new line due to popular demand after launching women’s footwear in 2004. The collection features items such as cropped tux jackets, patch work shirts and slouchy jeans and is said to be aimed at ‘Hollywood’s ultimate chic tomboy’.
These are a few of my favourite items to be featured in the collection:




Don’t forget to keep an eye out for Folk’s new collection this autumn, after all, we all need to release the inner tomboy from time to time.

Wednesday 28 March 2012

Rihanna gets it right.. Again!

Move over Heidi Klum, Rihanna is taking the hot seat as executive producer of her own fashion reality show, setting out to find Britain’s next big designer.
The beautiful young singer will be working with Henry Holland, Nicola Roberts and other big music and fashion names, offering young designers the chance to design an on-stage outfit for her performance at London’s Wireless Festival in July.

Henry Holland admitted in a Vogue interview: “I wish I had been lucky enough to be able to do something like this when I was starting out.
"It's a tough industry to crack so it's going to take more hard work than they can even imagine as well as masses of creative flair and a genuine love of fashion. Working with Nicola and Rihanna is just the icing on the cake and should make things a lot more fun!"
The designers have 10 weeks to prove that they have what it takes as each week they will be challenged to create different outfits for different musicians and celebrities. The winner will have their design worn on stage by none other than the headliner herself at this year’s Wireless Festival in London.
Rihanna told Vogue: “I have been very fortunate to work with some truly amazing designers and stylists throughout my career, and they have been instrumental in making sure my creative vision reaches the stage. I am excited to follow the journey of our aspiring contestants and see how their individuality influences their efforts during the course of the show."

The show will air on Sky Living this spring.

Tuesday 20 March 2012

The Search Continues...

So around this time last year I posted about the search for my birthday dress. Well this year, it’s started a little bit earlier as it’s not just any birthday coming up but my 21st and I want the most perfect, stand out dress there is, obviously that isn’t going to cost me a small fortune. The dress HAS to have sequins/glitter and is preferably going to be black or gold. Much to my dismay, Topshop keep bringing in these fantastically cheap yet surprisingly wonderful sequin dresses in all the wrong colours.
First there was the navy, cut out shoulder dress. As lovely as it looked on some size 6/8 people, me being a size 10 looked frumpy which is the last thing you want especially on your birthday!


Next was the silver, cap sleeved dress. The perfect dress had it been made in black, instead the only options were silver or nude, neither of which suited what I was looking for. Unfortunately this dress seems to have disappeared offline so I cannot show you a photo but any keen Topshop-pers will probably know which one I am talking about.

Not long after the release of the almost perfect dress came another, not quite as perfect but the price made it a lot more realistic. Priced at just £58, it was sitting pretty in my price range, but I just couldn’t settle for a silver dress and it wasn’t available in any other colours.


The search continues. If anyone finds a dress that sounds as though it fits my critique then please do send it my way. I am giving it until the end of April to find ‘the one’, maybe then I will lower my standards. 

Perfect Pastels

It isnt hard to see that pastels have wormed their way back into our wardrobes, and thank god they have. What better way to introduce summer than by sporting those ice cream colours? River Island and Missguided.com are definitely the ones to watch when it comes to this girly trend, my favourite item being the trusty jeans.
For a while now I have had my eye on a pretty pair of pastel yellow jeans, and I think, being the first official day of spring, it could be time to buy them. They tear us away from the dull tones of winter and brighten up any outfit, giving you that happy summery look on even the cloudiest of days.
Here are a few items that caught my eye and it isnt hard to find more as most websites have pastels under their trends section.



You’d be crazy to miss out this summer, so get yourself down to River Island and brighten up your wardrobe just in time the sunny season. 

Saturday 3 March 2012

IPhone VS Blackberry

Will there ever be a phone created that will knock the IPhone’s and Blackberry’s off the top spot? It seems that in the last few years, as everyone is beginning to ditch their trusty Samsung’s, the debate on which phone to buy next never stems further that an IPhone or Blackberry, this became obvious through the hundreds of Facebook statuses that simply read ‘Blackberry or IPhone?’ followed by a huge response that only just swayed towards the IPhone.
But why are we so keen to give up a phone that has a battery that lasts up to a week in one charge, can be thrown around without smashing and even allows us to play Snake? There is no other answer than to keep up with the rest of the world. Nowadays the only excuse for owning an Alcatel or Nokia 3310 is for a backup when (I say when because it will happen) the IPhone breaks.
I, myself am the proud owner of a Blackberry but as my contract is coming to an end, the decision whether to upgrade to another Blackberry or an IPhone is looming. BBM has sadly become part of my social networking regime and I cannot imagine not having it, but the temptation to ditch it for Temple Run and Fruit Ninja is becoming all too much. The thought of HTC or any other phone that is attempting to climb up the fashionable phone ladder hasn’t even crossed my mind, even if it match’s the IPhone in apps and with touch screen, it still isn’t the real thing.
The future of the mobile phone is unknown; I mean God knows what they will do next. They are slowly overtaking humans in knowledge, memory and functionality; they’ll be taking our jobs next!