Why Kate Moss Never Left

This month sees the return of a unique fashion icon. For many, it will be the ideal excuse to run to London. For others, it will be an example of our society’s double-standards. For a lot of people, it will be the most anticipated fashion event of the winter, and for Topshop it will be a chance to repeat a recent success. For Kate Moss, nothing to prove as we know what will happen: the collection will once again sell out, because, suprising at it may be (is it, really?), there are a lot of women out there wanting to look like the infamous British model.

What to expect? It’s classic Kate: rock and roll, leather jackets and skinny jeans, with some vintage-inspired dresses. Quite dark, black is the main colour, together with blues, greys, pale pinks and a few sparkly fabrics.

The key garments? We bet the Leopard Dress (pictured above right) will be the fastest to sell out.

Is it worth it? The collection is hardly ground-breaking. There is nothing innovative as it basically gathers from recent trends (chiffon blouses, faux fur, leather jackets) what Kate would wear. It will please Moss’ fans, and Topshop‘s pockets in the midst of the credit crunch.

Kate is still the icon thousands follow. She didn’t go out of style, she didn’t give fashion magazines a break, disappearing for a short while, not even a holiday. She made her personal wardrobe public, the world watched in awe, and fiercely bought. Topshop is counting the days, so are thousands of shoppers wanting to steal the model’s style.

Picture: http://www.katemosstopshop.com

The Dress of the Week

Anne Hathaway wore this stunning blue dress at the London premiere for her new film, Rachel’s Getting Married. We love the outfit but we are struggling to find out who it is by…
UPDATED: It’s by Zac Posen, thanks Anna 🙂

Picture:WENN/Perez Hilton

Guns for Heels by Chanel

I do apologise for featuring Madonna, yet again, but I will only stick to her shoes. The singer wore these Chanel stilettos at the New York Premiere of her directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom. Designed by Laurence Decade for Chanel, these fabulous shoes will only be available for the rest of us mortals from November. Want them? Join the waiting list, and start saving as they reportedly cost $2,200.

Picture:Mazur/WireImage in www.nydailynews.com

Sticky and Sweet Fashion Sense

Interesting Q&A; with the costume designer at Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour, Arianne Phillips:

JOB: Costume designer

HOURS: 13 hours a day, 6-7 days a week

MONTHS ON THE JOB: 4; she started prepping for the tour in May, and then attended the first three shows in Europe. Phillips worked on Madonna’s previous four tours and has helped wardrobe the star offstage for 11 years.

Q: How many costumes did you have to put together for the show?

A: There are 25 performers besides Madonna who change six to eight times. Madonna has eight costume changes. And everyone gets doubles of everything, including the shoes, to last the duration of the tour. Madonna sometimes has up to six copies of one particular outfit so that it always looks fresh and great.

(…)There’s a T-shirt that Prada made for us, a little hoodie that we made with Swarovski crystals. Everything is embellished with Swarovski crystals. We have over , million worth of crystals in the show (…) we want to make sure that everyone can see her and the dancers. So the crystals are really helpful.

For the whole article go to http://madonna.com/news/news.php?uid=303

Picture: Fashion Limbo

British Style Genius on the BBC

The BBC is opening this month with a treat: a set of fashion-themed Tuesday evenings on BBC2.

It starts with Twiggy’s Frock Exchange. This program is based on the trendy swap parties. Albeit an interesting alternative, it ends up being a cross between What Not To Wear, and Art Attack or any make-it-yourself program. The hosts of the show, Twiggy, Lauren Laverne and Paula Reed, aim at making an homage to eternal fashion, but end up being extremely patronising with the studio audience. I was disappointed to see them practically drooling at the designer items that appear. Don’t get me wrong, I love Twiggy, and I am a fan of Lauren’s quirkiness and fun presence in The Culture Show, but I do feel this program falls ultimately flat, boring and an illusion of what it could have been.

Additionally, the reinvention of certain frocks is quite inspiring, recycling old pieces of material, re-styling dated frocks, but these alterations do seem, initially, a bit out-of-reach, and the craft section provide tips that aren’t any easier to follow.

On the other hand, British Style Genius is a must-watch documentary on the story of fashion in the British isles. Extremely interesting and quite complete, it will go on for 4 more weeks focusing on the different aspects in the craziness and wonder that is British Fashion.

Overall, it is fashion on TV, and not just catwalk shows commented by some boring (and bored) “fashionista”. Consequently, I won’t complain too much and thank the BBC for its fashion-oriented efforts, begging them at the same time to bring back Mary Queen Of Shops (pretty please??)

Picture: BBC Online

Fashion Limbo Styling – Autumn 08 Biz Chic

I recently created this look for a styling competition. It is a business/city style, classic but grabbing the high-waisted trousers trend and introducing a passionate red element. The shirt is very girlie, with short sleeves, and gorgeous golden stripes.

White shirt with gold stripes by Mango
High-waisted, wide-legged trousers by Mango
White and gold bracelet by H&M;
Silver and white stone ring, vintage, bought at Portobello Market, London.
Red leather belt, vintage, bought at Think Twice, Antwerp.
Red ankle boots by Marie Mara