Cara Delavigne

Search LFW and you'd be hard pushed not to come across this 20 year old British beauty who has been making her mark over the past couple of seasons. Walking in no less than 8 hugely anticipated shows over the 4 day event, Cara Delavigne could almost be deemed the 'face of' the London shows. 

The new face of Burberry fragrance and headlining the brands campaigns in the past, I was surprised to see her walking but not closing the Prorsum show. However, the model opened Issa London, Sister by Sibling, Topshop Unique and closed Matthew Williamson, Mulberry, and Peter Pilotto as well as walking for Giles.

SILVER

Street Style imagery curteosy of the fantastic Tommy Ton.

Tim Walker at Somerset House

Whilst at Somerset House for the ice-skating with Amy, I couldn't resist visiting the Tim Walker exhibition. It would have been rude not to after all. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was free to attend. As expected, the layout was quirky and very much fitting to the style of Walker's photography. Props from the images were scattered throughout and the fairytale wonderland settings created within this photographic genius' creations were brought to life. An oversized doll and the famous swan carriage that appears in multiple shots acted as explanation to the process behind the result. 

 As an avid fan of  his work and a proud owner of his PICTURES coffee table book, I was delighted to see some new work that I had never yet come across featured within the display. Pink Fireworks was a favorite on the day and I instantly started searching for prints of 'Charles Guiskab and Chandalier Tree: 2010' and 'Stellar Tennant on Ladder with drapes' to buy and hang on my now seemingly bare and boring bedroom wall. I am yet to have any success with this venture.  

(above : the prints that I now wish were hanging on my bedroom wall)

Somerset House Ice Skating

A lovely Christmas idea, this year my sister and I decided to forfeit presents for each other and go ice skating at Somerset House. It was lovely. London was buzzing with Christmas spirit and it really made it feel like the season had arrived. We had a wander round Covent Garden and down Oxford Street and visited the Tim Walker exhibition which I had been dying to see since it opened. Altogether a perfect and different gift. 

Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2012

As anyone who lives within commuting distance of London will be highly aware, American lingerie brand Victoria's Secret opened its first British flagship store on Bond Street this Summer. I am yet to visit the store myself but I have heard it is everything you would wish for from the brand that brings every girls dress-up dream to reality with its world-famous fashion shows. Tomorrow night the 2012 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs at 10pm and I am hoping for sequins, glitter, fairytale fantasy and of course - wings!

Bonfire Night

 Bonfire night is one of my favorite nights of the year. I love it. This year we went to Ascot Racecourse to see the charity display and it was fantastic! They have newly moved the event to the Grandstand and it was lovely to get a drink at the 'Winners Bar' (one day) before the display began. The music was especially good - mostly pieces composed by John Williams, so tunes that everyone could recognise from their favorite family films. 

LFW : Jean-Pierre Braganza

I know what you're thinking - of all runway shows featured at LFW this season, what makes Jean-Pierre Braganza the one that I have chosen to write about above all? I have four words for you...

COLOUR.PALLET.AND.ACCESSORIES.

To me, a collection that flows and pieces that resemble one another without mimicing and recycling designs create a strong show and it is my opinion that the title image of this post is the most iconic of the designs. I think this is due to its straight-forward wearability. Fresh and light with a geometric twist this oversized t-shirt dress is right up my street. Highlights of light turquoise throughout the collection complements an otherwise neutral colour pallet. Fragmented flashes of bright orange also make an appearance intermittently as the show continued, adding intrigue in a subtle yet eye-catching way. 

Lastly, I cannot fail to mention the statement necklaces dotted within the selected imagery. Accessorizing with perfect relevance this is the icing on top of a delicious cake for me. Jean-Pierre Braganza has hit the nail on the head and I hope to see this trend littering the high street in SS13.

SW4 Festival 2012

Bring it on ...

Carl Cox / Zane Lowe / Roger Sanchez / Erik Morillo / Paul Van Dyke

Ascot's Most Ridiculous Headpieces

 June annually brings Royal Ascot. Not just a racing event but a chance for fashion's finest - and in this case most eccentric, to parade the fields. Every year there are hats that draw attention, some for the right reasons, others..not so much. These images from Telegraph fashion below are amongst some of the most ridiculous and patriotic headpieces from Royal Ascot 2012. 

Thanks for the day off

image bbc.co.uk

Meadham Kirchoff mark the beginning of the Jubilee celebrations at Topshop

When walking past the Topshop Oxford Circus Flagship store, it is hard to miss the pastel explosion that is the widow display. Showcasing samples of the collection inside and wetting the palette for the visual merchandising treat that continues throughout the store, the summertime hues are surely enticing and appealing to any fashion-concious shopper.

My intrigue surrounding these displays was triggered by the Twitter coverage on the 1st June that surrounded the Jubilee celebration on Oxford Street. I simply had to go and take a look. Tweets such as.. :

Topshop ‏@Topshop

We’re celebrating the Jubilee with a Meadham Kirchhoff Fashion Spectacular. Join us live at 5pm! http://bit.ly/JByBhL #TopshopQueen

..built the anticipation and captured my attention, and the collaboration between Topshop and the ever-extravegant Meadham Kirchoff drew crowds both in and outside the store. The gold curtain in the store window on 1st June announced the unveiling to be at 5pm for any passers by. Sure enough, at 5pm the performance began and dancers wearing pastel shades, enormous wigs and flambouyant makeup came overtly posing and prancing down the escalators. The collaboration introduced the Jubilee weekend in an innovative, show stopping and fashion-forward way. Elements surrounding the event such as the store being decorated in pastel balloons (some of which contribute to the VM displays still now) and staff handing out sweet treats to the crowds just added to the atmosphere and the Spice Girls sound track as shown in the above video certainly would have had me dancing along! Overall a statement-making event and innovative idea that has captured the fun of a long bank holiday weekend in London. Bring it on!

Any excuse for a teaparty

Well here's a royal excuse for an especially British garden party if I've ever known one.. Bring on the Jubilee weekend and all its barbeques, street parties, cream teas and Pimms-related celebrations!

photos from weheartit

Jubilee Celebrations at the Royal Academy of the Arts

The Diamond Jubilee seems to be taking this country country completely by storm. Bunting has adorned the majority of Ascot and Sunninghill and London is draped in Union Jack flags up and down the streets. On Friday night, the Royal Academy of Arts in London hosted 'A Celebration of the Arts' to continue the early celebrations. Guests included famous British designers who arrived to meet the Queen. They paired up with their model muses dressed as a ‘living example’ of their work. Genius theme. Henry Holland arrived with Agyness Deyn, Vivienne Westwood dressed Lily Cole in a corseted ballgown, Christopher Kane attended with Caroline Sieber and Giles Deacon bizarrely dressed his guest by covering her face with a swan. There were some beautiful designs to be seen and other guests included Matthew Williamson, AManda Wakely and Tracey Emmin. But I have to say, the Queen herself was photographed t be looking exceptionally fabulous in a silvery, embellished skirt suit. The new icon of the year perhaps..? Below are some images uploaded on Grazia Daily.