Paris Fashion Week Highlights






It seems that the designers pulled out all the stops at this years Paris Fashion week with exceptional shows from Chanel, featuring a barn yard theme - with Karl's girl pal Lily Allen popping out of the floor of the makeshift yard to perform (also noted that Prince was in the audience!!). Although get ready for the usual backlash from the devote Chanel followers who will accuse Karl Lagerfield of ruining Coco's memory. I think that Chanel needs to step into this realm and inspire future generations of fashionistas to inspire to wear Chanel one day, so good on you Karl for taking it to the next level!
Alexander McQueen know how to keep us talking with his towering 12 inch heeled boots which were covered in metal studs for his Charles Darwin inspired catwalk. Obviously these shoes are not for your average walk in the park but that is what catwalks are all about!
A pirate inspired theme was adopted by designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac where models wore dresses with parrots attached to them and necklaces of bones.
And my favourite Vivienne Westwood was her usual crazy self and showed off her models wearing dramatic and scary painted faces while wearing her new Spring Summer 2010 collection of tailored shorts, corseted low cut dresses and paint splash inspired prints.

Jimmy Choo for H&M


All us girls would love to own a pair of designer shoes but will never have the funds to actually fulfil that dream that is why collaborations with high street and designer brands are such a god send! The newest one to pop up on the high street is H&M and Jimmy Choo! The collection will combine shoes with accessories to bring the ultimate Christmas gift to girls all over the land, with prices starting at £30 this is a dream we can actually catch!
The collection goes into selected H&M stores from November 14th.

Irregular Choice Miaon Ankle Boots


I have previously blogged about the adorable Irregular Choice bags which are not out until October, but they have launched these matching boots. I love the cat face but I'm not that sure that this look works as a boot, definitely looks better on the bags.
These are available from ASOS for £100.

Karl Largerfeld is loving his new Muse



Fashion designer Karl Largerfeld always enjoying hanging around with his muses, who in the past have included model Irina Lazareanu, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and Emma Watson to name a few. But he seems to have taken Baptiste Giabiconi more under his fashion wing and recently created a peel off cover for Wallpaper magazine's October edition where Baptiste is nude underneath his suit!

Vintage Wall Paper


Recently have you noticed just how boring and 'Ikea' homes are getting, mine included. This trend needs to stop! To get inspiration go and look at your nan's house and you will be inspired to make a change to wooden floors, plain walls and matching furniture. Just look at this amazing wall paper my nan still has, a little OTT, maybe, but brilliant.

Vintage Inspired Jewellery




Vintage and Vintage Inspired jewellery never goes out of fashion which is a great reason to get shopping and This Charming Girl is the perfect website to get your vintage jewellery fix. The collection takes vintage jewellery and re-works them into adorable one of a kind pieces. www.thischarminggirl.com.

Buddha Pears!


A Chinese farmer has invented a mould to go around growing pears so that they form into tiny Buddha's! These are so cute, but at £5 a pop they are not the kind of fruit that you can have every day, more as a novelty present.
Bless them.

Beautiful Leopard Print Dress


I am getting more and more into leopard print, I think it is hard to pluck up the courage to start wearing it but when you do its hard to stop. This Manoush Leopard Print and Daisy print dress is simply stunning. Available from ASOS for £360 so a little out of the price bracket, although this could be made by attaching daisy's and lace onto a normal Leopard print dress - I'll give it a try and post the results!

Bag obsession!




Lately my obsession with handbags has got a little out of control so just for kicks here are a few more which i love!
1. The Cambridge Satchel Companies old school satchel in pink, a bit pricey at around £50 but worth it.
2. The Gracie bag from Firorelli, a bit of a bargain at £65 as it is massive so you could use it as a weekend bag or just as a huge cool handbag.
3. River Islands hobo knitted bag (£39.99) which is perfect for your knitting utensils!

Hello Kitty Luggage


I adore Hello Kitty and this suitcase is just the icing on the cake, however (and there is always one), this suitcase is made to order and I can't find out the cost - meaning its crazy expensive! Oh well another thing I can dream of having!

Gothic Lips



Loving the Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Violet, it really captures the gothic trend which is taking over at the moment, but without looking like a goth!

Seven Dials Shopping Weekend


Ah the credit crunch, its not all that bad as retailers feel the need to have discount days more often. From the 24th - 27th September Seven Dials (London's Covent Garden) is holding a discount shopping weekend where you will receive 20% discount at stores such as American Apparel and All Saints - which is perfect as the clothes in these shops are sometimes a little too pricey, think I will be needing some AA spangle leggings!
All you need to do is log onto www.sevendials.co.uk to register for your discount vouchers.
Do it now!

For all you gadget lovers...


Orange is launching the LG watch phone! It actually looks pretty cool and will be being sold exclusively at the Bond Street Station Orange Shop in London, it cost £500 and will be sold on a first come first served basis so I would get camping outside now as it goes on sale this Thursday 27th August!! It doesn't look that bad, but just wait a little while I'm sure this will catch on.Look at the demo on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5snpNp6MvAA