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4 Espresso Shots Of News & Some Fashion Inspiration…

Gucci Inspiration… Florence Welch

Gucci kick-started Milan Fashion Week with a sexy, glamorous bang! Citing Florence Welch as her inspiration, Gucci designer, Frida Giannini, created bold, striking looks reminiscent of film noir in colour. Emerald green, fuchsia, teal and rust, will undoubtedly strike a chord with fans of Tom Ford for Gucci in the 1990’s….

Richard Nicoll For Sportsgirl

Richard Nicoll has just shown at London Fashion Week to great review, and has also announced a collaboration with Australian High Street Store Sportsgirl. The Australian-raised, London-based designer, has created nine pieces for the collection, which feature key basics. A Blazer, Trousers and dresses feature in a sweet, cool hounds-tooth plaid. The collection stays true to Nicoll’s signature tailoring and beautifully-crafted individual pieces…

Natalie Portman… French Goddess For Miss Dior Chérie

Natalie Portman stars in the new Miss Dior Chérie fragrance commercial directed by Sofia Coppola. Set to the music of Serge Gainsbourg classic, ‘Je T’Aime (Moi Non Plus)’, Portman is whimsical, sexy and alluring. In the clip Portman can be seen admiring pink roses, zipping up a black dress and seducing a beautiful young Frenchman before blindfolding him on a bed, to name but a few of her Miss Dior Chérie adventures…

Kelly Osbourne The New Face of Material Girl

Kelly Osbourne has replaced Taylor Momsen as the face of Madonna and daughter Lourdes’ clothing line, Material Girl. Osbourne shot the campaign during New York Fashion Week in uber cool East Village bars. The looks scream 80’s fun with white denim overalls, high-waisted shorts worn with a bra and patterned jumpsuits…

Mid-Week Fashion Inspiration…

Marta Canalda by Andrea D’Aquino for QVEST Spring Cover… With the retro accessories, colourful turbans and glamorous pieces by Jenny Germer; these photos are is simply darling!

Photos from fashiongonerogue.com, style.com, sportsgirl.com.au, grazia.com.au & google images

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A Couture Espresso Shot Of News…

Couture Fashion Week has hit Paris!

Couture Fashion Week showcases the world’s most exquisitely detailed, breathtakingly beautiful, handcrafted gowns.

The fantasy-based aesthetic of couture, means no time or expense is spared in creating these spectacular pieces. Haute couture dresses are handmade in Paris, either by the designer or the teams of skilled seamstresses and craftspeople in the ateliers. From Chanel to Dior, Valentino to Jean Paul Gaultier, there is nothing as magical or enchantingly beautiful as couture.

The Christian Dior Couture Spring 2011 Collection

John Galliano is renowned for creating spectacular, indescribable beauty. And the Spring 2011 couture collection is the epitome of this.

Taking inspiration from the elegance, beauty and radiance of René Gruau’s illustrations, Galliano celebrated the very essence of Dior’s history. As the Dior Illustrator, Gruau created a fresh ideal of female beauty and captured a new mood of post-war optimism. Gruau’s bold lines and simple yet daring use of colour are reflected perfectly in this dynamic collection.

Long gloves, striking red lips, perfectly shaped eyebrows and elongated feminine silhouettes = the ingredients fashion dreams are made of…


Are you loving or loathing the Dior Couture Spring 2011 collection? xx

Click here to read more about René Gruau…  

Photos from style.com

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It Wouldn’t Be Summer Without Some Seriously Chic Sunglasses…

Spring / Summer 2011 Sunglasses are all about the drama! Striking shapes and dynamic colour will make your sunglasses scream look at my gorgeous face!

From Fendi to Prada, Stella McCartney to Christian Dior – sunglasses were the ‘IT’ item of the Spring / Summer 2011 collections. Whether they were oval, round or square shaped; or something seemingly straight from Alice In Wonderland; – sunglasses are meant to make a statement.

At Jil Sander ‘too cool for school’ aviator frames took the crisp collection to the next level. At Christian Dior and Marni it was all about 1950’s chic. Meanwhile, Prada took sunglasses design to the next level. 

My absolute favourites… Fendi’s colour mixing frames (featured above & right). Love the big statement shape and coloured gradient lenses. So playful yet so chic!

Embrace statement making shades for summer xx

Happy Friday! xx

 

All photos from style.com

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