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Style: Haizhen Wang at London Fashion Week - Fifth element gets some AW13 urban realness

Style: Haizhen Wang at London Fashion Week – Fifth element gets some AW13 urban realness

  Walking around Somerset House during London Fashion Week can make even the most humble fashionista feel like they possess Rihanna-esque stardom with the constant throngs of picture-taking paps, street-style bloggers and journalists crowding the place. So walking to the last show at the BFC Show Space for Haizhen Wang’s AW13 collection was like approaching... Read More...
Style: London Fashion Week AW13: Fashion Scout's “Ones To Watch” and the Zeynep Tosun AW13 Show

Style: London Fashion Week AW13: Fashion Scout’s “Ones To Watch” and the Zeynep Tosun AW13 Show

February. Forget Valentine’s Day cringe hype – this month is all about the other three little words – LONDON FASHION WEEK. No need to bring chocolates or presents just make sure you are immaculately attired in your vision of “fashion” and definitely equipped with an iPhone, camera, cigarettes and that ubiquitous fashion ‘blue steel’ glare... Read More...
Style: ZDDZ London - SS13

Style: ZDDZ London – SS13

Hot label alert! ZDDZ London. First things first, before even writing this article as soon as I saw the word ZDDZ I went to the BF, “How would you say ZDDZ?” and the bf (who works in wealth communications and is very corporate) said “Obviously like a bee, ZzzzDDzzzZ.” Scroll to me looking bemused at... Read More...
Style: Bloody Gray Press Day SS13 - Spotlight on Maria Piana, Barbara Allan and Gabriella Ingram

Style: Bloody Gray Press Day SS13 – Spotlight on Maria Piana, Barbara Allan and Gabriella Ingram

ACCESSORIES! Scream it loud, scream it proud. Accessories probably mean more to me than clothes or being able to afford dinner (even my Twitter handle is @BowTieBoy_CD) so you can imagine my delight when I was invited to Bloody Gray’s SS13 Press Day showcasing the UK’s newest brightest talent with star accessories designers such as... Read More...
Blog: Social Media Week #SMWLDN: The death of Facebook, how fashion can benefit from social media & the rise of the #

Blog: Social Media Week #SMWLDN: The death of Facebook, how fashion can benefit from social media & the rise of the #

Okay, so once a year serious users of social media stomp out together as an army of tech-loving, iPad-wielding, facebook-ing, instagram-ing and tweet-ing geeks. And they aren’t ashamed to show it. This parade is called Social Media Week, or known by #smwldn in London. You, yes you, like me and many many others are most likely a... Read More...
Style: Cristina Sabaiduc, Martina Spetlova and Jayne Piersons SS13 at London Fashion Week

Style: Cristina Sabaiduc, Martina Spetlova and Jayne Piersons SS13 at London Fashion Week

Not to sound like one of my screen ideals, Carrie Bradshaw, who waxed on about ‘Vogue’ being her Mecca (circa Season 4 just in case) but for any fashionista from London the idea of finally going to London Fashion Week is akin to Charlie finding the last golden ticket and going to see Willy Wonka.... Read More...