Natalie + Alanna - 'Collection IV'

Based out of New York and London, Natalie & Alanna have drawn their inspiration from cinema, music and the subcultures of their vibrant cities and beautifully combined it with elements of lace, leather, organza and silk as well as embellished with crystals and ostrich feathers.

Above image shows rose and butterfly knit top and matching knit flare trousers. Accessorised with coin purse , chain belt with silk flower charm and mint green silk charmeuse scarf trimmed with ostrich feathers.
Natalie & Alanna's beautifully conceived pieces stem from their long-term partnership and shared style philosophy. Natalie's passion for surface design and tailoring paired with Alanna's appreciation for avant-garde and whimsy results in a balanced and impeccably crafted collection, season after season.

 Above image shows black double silk georgette camisole with crystal straps and black lambskin wide cropped trousers with crystal embellishment. Accessorised with black leather crossbody handbag and black flocked tulle fingerless gloves.

The fashion forward collection consists of contemporary dresses, evening wear, knitted top and trouser suits plus tulle trench coats; with prices ranging from RRP £136/$180 - £1,280/$1,634.
Handbags are a collaboration with The Ascent, New York.
Photography by Jon Gorrigan

TV Personality Lisa Riley Debuts New Clothing Range: Just Be You, Exclusively on Ideal World

Best known for her role in Emmerdale, TV personality Lisa Riley has been a style icon for the plus size industry for years. After winning multiple plus size awards and being an ambassador for many high street stores, Lisa decided to launch her very own clothing label, Just Be You, to overcome the disappointment in styles offered to her.

And it’s all available in sizes S to XXL (8-26.) Available exclusively from Ideal World,

http://www.idealworld.tv/Promotions/Fashion+Hub/Brand--Just+Be+You

 Each garment in the collection is designed to showcase that everyone can be fashionable and stylish, no matter what. Aimed to suit all types of body size, Just Be You is not only a collection of clothing, but a range of garments designed to make you feel condient, sexy and beautiful.
 From luxurious fabrics and prints, to chiffon pieces with a touch of something special, as well as key staple pieces for this season, Just Be You has it’s focus on fashion, style and comfort.

Every item in the range is designed and manufactured here in the UK, and Just Be You is proud to be an all British brand.

MANGO PREMIUM NOVEMBER 2016

Pure lines is key in the new Mango Premium collection and the hero piece is the 100% cashmere coat

View and shop online: http://shop.mango.com/GB/woman/premium

PRITCH London launches Lounge Wear

PRITCH London launches its newest product category of Lounge Wear "#PritchAdventures" and celebrate the ‘jet-setter’ lifestyle of many of its devotees.

Initially specializing in all things leather, PRITCH London is branching out towards more relaxed, casual styles, embracing the air of ‘comfortable cool’.

The PritchAdventures campaign invites people from all over the world to share their travels via social media platforms, promoting the essence and vibrancy of one’s adventure.
 PRITCH London has created a signature ‘travel-kit’, containing the tracksuit set and a limited edition branded leather sleeping-mask.
 The jersey-tracksuits included in the set reflect the brand’s dedication to quality and impeccable design, and come in a variety of wearable colours from dark greys to light baby blue.
 The set makes an excellent gift for those valuing both style and comfort, making it a valuable addition to the wardrobes of fashion-forward women with passion for travelling and jet-setter lifestyle.
Coming soon on www.pritchlondon.com

CHRISTOPHER KANE RESORT 2017 WOMENSWEAR COLLECTION - PANSY

 The common or garden pansy is the starting point for the latest Christopher Kane Resort Collection. Here, the flower shapes the clothing quite literally in terms of the cut and fit of some of the garments, but it is perhaps the flower’s symbolic role that ultimately transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary for Christopher and Tammy Kane.

 The floral motif is approached in a hyper-real, larger-than-life way; photo prints unfurl around the body and dictate an overall organic sense to the shape of silhouettes.
The domestic, graphic, yet sophisticated precision of gingham becomes the main man-made equivalent of the floral motif. Revisiting the beauty and honesty of the fabric from the designer’s Spring-Summer 2010 collection, the check is approached in a variety of new ways that includes the fabric and pattern hybridised with eveningwear and transposed to accessories.

Layered, new forms of knit also echo these checks with the painstaking application of integrally knitted beads to transparent yarns. While a handcrafted, elevated approach to the everyday continues in the Lesage embroidered slips. Shimmering, iridescent leather and sequins add a Disney-like, animated sheen and lightness to the collection,

“The pansy seems so simple, so everyday; it just came into my head to use it as the basis for a collection,” says Christopher Kane. “There is a purity of shape, following the outline of the flower in the over-sized photo prints, and these are clothes that we wanted to keep close to the freshness of our hand-made toiles. When I researched the pansy more, it took on a deeper meaning; it stands for thoughtfulness and is ultimately a symbol of freethinking. The idea of freethinking is very important to the way I work, and it’s more essential to fashion than ever. It’s not about referencing, or marketing, it’s about doing what you think is right, working instinctively and wanting to make clothes that other people will believe in and respond to instinctively. I wanted the collection to have that, to be simple, skilful and meaningful.”

Sophie Ellis-Bextor raises high fashion stakes at Ascot for Appletiser

Sophie is collaborating with Appletiser, the official soft drink of Ascot, to mark its 50th birthday having first appeared in 1966. She is the muse for five looks from five decades,including a black and white, newspaper print mini-dress, inspired by the swinging sixties and structured black and red polka dot pencil skirt suit, bringing to life the fierce fashion of the eighties.

 Each outfit was accessorised with a vintage bottle of Appletiser from that decade.  Known for her love of vintage clothes and distinct personal style,
Sophie Ellis-Bextor said, “I’ve loved looking back at the Ascot fashions of the last five decades with Appletiser. I didn’t realise the style of each decade was so distinctive, but once the hair and make-up was added, I felt like I was transported back in time. An iconic look to me is one that looks stylish and very of the moment; effortless and not too premeditated. When it comes to clothes, I always think it’s better to have tried and failed, then to play it safe.”

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  Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s outfits were bespoke designs, created by Olwen Bourke and inspired by iconic styles of each decade.
Sophie gives her views on each look: 1960s “The 1960s is my favourite decade. I have lots of vintage 60s clothes. It’s a playful era, full of bold and daring prints. There’s a real sense of adventure – put it on and off you go!”
 1970s “To me, the 1970s were glam and more grown up. The longer lines, big bellowing sleeves and free flowing skirts were the epitome of bohemian chic.”
 1980s “When I think of the 1980s, I think of power dressing and tailoring. It was all about strong silhouettes, pencil skirts and high heels.”
 1990s “I was a teenager in the 1990s and this is when I first became aware of fashion. This look, in particular, is quite grown up but really flattering.”
 2000s “The look we’ve created for the noughties is quite simple, but the hat really adds drama to the outfit. I love hats but I hardly ever get to wear them. It’s the perfect outfit for Ascot.”

New women’s fashion label Tori Michaels launched this week in TopShop

New women’s fashion label Tori Michaels has now launched this week online at  www.torimichaels.co.uk and at TopShop Oxford Circus.

 This is the first collection of former Ted Baker designer Jodie Fleischmann.
With a range of 20 elegant, chic styles designed to perfection, Tori Michaels has a collection to suit the sophisticated urban woman.

The pieces range from dresses, to top/short combos, to capes and coats. Always envisioning having her own fashion label, Jodie’s autumn / winter ’15 collection is the culmination of years of hard work and creative design.
 After studying at the London College of Fashion, and completing two successful years at Ted Baker in the womenswear design team, Jodie launched Tori Michaels this week.

MARKUS LUPFER SS16 WOMENSWEAR

A contemporary take on exploration, Resort 2016 draws inspiration from the modern globetrotter.

While nautical references pay homage to traditional resort-wear, the collection is rooted in the idea of the accessible world for the active woman of today. Delicate graphic shell motifs establish a new sense of pretty, contrasted by boyish expressions in detailing of garments and the collection’s structured silhouette, giving life to a youthful and cool femininity with a natural toughness.

A ship-themed print mimics the traditional tattoos of sailors, while an ML logo jacquard featuring meteorology symbols add new life to global travel and navigation icons.
 Illustrating the garments’ dynamic between the sporty and the luxe, richly embroidered pieces easily transform into daywear when paired with a glitter trainer, summing up the nature of the collection. Drawing on that same notion, the starry night effect of a constellation print adds a sense of sparkle to casual pieces, elevating the look.

 Casual knitwear appears in graphic candy stripes and patch worked cashmere, and outerwear is given a more refined expression through detailing and fabrication. The meeting between sheer and non-sheer, featured throughout the collection demonstrates a tougher Markus Lupfer girl.

New premium plus size brand Studio 8 Launches‏

Studio 8 is a new brand created exclusively for fashion discerning women size 16-24 who deserve premium and stylish clothing for ever occasion.

 Derived from established womenswear brand Phase Eight, Studio 8 delivers quality through their fabrics, exclusive prints and flattering shapes with the aim to provide women with contemporary wardrobe pieces that look and feel amazing to wear.

 Launching in July 2015 in selected UK and international department store concessions including John Lewis, Debenhams and House of Fraser, the brand is now available to buy from its dedicated website www.studio-eight.com

 Listening to women who find shopping for their shape difficult and demoralising, Studio 8’s dedicated design team have worked on the range to ensure that every element from initial sketch to the finished collection has the customer and their entire clothing demands in mind.
 Fabrics include: corded lace, embossed jacquards, modern scuba and coloured silks.
Studio 8 makes an conscious effort to cater for all body shapes: accentuate the bust with a wrap top, highlight the waist with an a-line skirt, skim the body with a tunic top and their trousers, jeans sit high on the waist to look great and feel comfortable.

 The first collection provides capsule transitional pieces that will last the season with influences from the latest fashion trends. Graphic checks, stripes, tartans and geo prints are cut about, reversed , tucked and draped for a modern dimension that flatters the figure.

 A navy jumpsuit drapes on the neckline, cinches at the waist and tapers at the leg for the perfect hourglass silhouette.

Florals are kept contemporary with painted and hand drawn prints on daywear to bright oversized blooms on occasion dresses

 whilst classic black dresses are made special with sheer sleeves and lace panels.

 Coats vary from a classic waterfall trench belted at the waist to a modern poncho style with graphic stripe, with a diagonal cut skimming the hips to work perfectly when paired with slim leg trousers.

 Colour palette: monochrome, neutrals, jewel tones, dusky pastels and pops opf cobalt blue, red and tangerine to suit all tastes.

When Life Gives You Lemons...by Kuccia

Direct link:

http://www.kuccia.com/search?q=when+life+gives+you+lemons

Wimbeldon Whites‏ from Jane Norman

Kuccia SS15 Collection

http://www.kuccia.com/collections/main-collection

Richard Nicoll's first collection for Jack Wills‏

Richard Nicoll’s first collection for Jack Wills as Creative Director is now available in stores and online www.jackwills.com

Under Nicoll’s precision and polish, the range has been broadened and a cohesive, considered, collection has emerged, with the introduction of more versatile and timeless options.

 See the campaign video

Forever 21 Valentine's Day Shop

Stuck for something to wear on Valentine's Day - Don't Panic!!!

Forever 21 has created a Valentine's Day section to help you choose the prefect outfit for the casual day date to the more serious evening date.

http://www.forever21.com/UK/Product/Category.aspx?br=f21&category=promo-valentines-collection

Boden SS15 in Bloom

Titled Great Boden In Bloom, Boden SS15 goes wild about the British flora and fauna.

The press day took on a garden theme with Boden's very own green house in hot pink!

 Tiptoe through the tulips in a pair of pink suede sandals or go dotty over the spotty ones,

With a climbing trellis print, the front top blends in with the hanging baskets.

Ditsy floral blouses are folded amongst the vegetables.

Floral patterns range from small Wild Flowers.....

...to large exotic hot house flowers

www.boden.co.uk