With the recent (and kinda shocking) news that Nicolas Ghesquière is departing from Balenciaga after 15 years as creative director, here’s some of his looks that showcase his unique talent and versatile style: From left to right : Resort 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2010 & Fall 2009

Original images from here

Sultry Skeleton inspired gowns from Jean-Charles De Castelbajac and  DIY Skeleton nails create great inspiration for a perfect chic Halloween.

Original Images from here and here

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Beautiful and vibrant surreal images from Ignasi Monreal who depicts fall and winter 2012 collections in a way that is chic and artistic.

Mac’s New Glamour Daze collection Mac’s New Glamour Daze Collection for the holiday season puts the glam in holiday glam. These are my top picks from the collection but the rest of the collection is just as glamorous and glittery.

Images from here

Spring/ Summer 2013 |  Favourite Fashion Week Beauty Looks

Besides the amazing outfits that have graced the catwalks for Spring/Summer 2013, there have been some daring and fun beauty looks to match:

• Giles- Beachy waves, natural looking skin with a pop of fuchsia lipstick to create an effortlessly stunning look
• Anna Sui-  Flamboyant wigs with equally flamboyant eye makeup with 60’s influences updated with vivid hues
• Jean Paul Gaultier- Bold 80’s inspired looks from Boy George to Grace Jones. 80’s Nostalgia like never before
• Christian Dior- Slicked back hair and eye-catching eye makeup with the combination of sizzling colours and dazzling swarovski crystals- LOVE!

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The Louise Gray x Topshop collection I’ve been going on about is finally here and it’s bold, colourful and glitzy! Perfect for someone who loves to live life flamboyantly (me) and is a bit of a glitter addict (also me.) As a lover of all things kaleidoscopic and fun I think it’s a great collection! Here’s some of my favourites pieces from the collection that I now pronounce part of my wishlist! Haha! The whole collection can be seen on Topshop Online where there also are having a great sale!  Double Win! 

Original Images from here

Hip-Hop Barbie Nicki Minaj has recently unveiled an image showcasing her debut fragrance “Pink Friday” which will be coming out later in September.  I love how the bottle embodies her signature style with the hot pink hair and lipstick. This combined with gold looks looks so cute! If I wasn’t sold already according to Nicki Minaj the perfume will “smell like angels playing”. Definitely very exciting.

Tribute to British Fashion Gets the gold - My favourite moment from the Olympic closing ceremony (besides the spice girls…) was when the beautiful & diverse models strutting their stuff to David Bowie’s “Fashion” in jaw-droppingly stunning metallic attire, recreating the imagery seen in the Midas Touch photoshoot from Vogue. I was one proud fashionista.

Lady Gaga looks amazing on the cover of the September issue of Vogue, wearing a fuchsia Marc Jacobs gown. The whole look is very luxurious and flamboyant with the  exaggerated silhouette of the dress and the beautiful extravagant fur hat and really who can overlook her massive mane? Click here to see the behind the fun-loving scenes of the shoot. She is definitely as free as her hair!! Fab!

Images from here, here & here

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Goldrush! | Olympic Nail Art!

Currently the Olympics are going on and while I stay clueless to the sports aspect of it I do have to say I’m so surprised how much art and fashion has been incorporated into this olympics! I’m really impressed! Currently what seems to hot for both the athletes and supporters alike is the flaunting of the country’s flags on their fingers! Olympic nail art! Who knew? The amazing nail art was done by Sophie Robson and her team from the Nail Porn bar. How very patriotic! Would you try this out? I definitely might.

Images from here, here and here

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Lana Del H&M! | New face of H&M -Confirmed!

I recently wrote about a post about the speculation surrounding whether Lana Del Rey was going to be the new face of H&M or not and it has just recently been confirmed! Yay! How exciting!

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Okay so I don’t really post much about music but I absolutely love music and one person I do love is Lana Del Ray. She’s relatively new on the scene and it was her song “Video Games” (which came out in summer 2011) that pushed her into stardom and she’s had a string of hits ever since. I don’t about you but love her album, it’s absolutely amazing and quite different to a lot of the stuff out nowadays.

Anyways music aside there has been recent reports that she’s going to be the new celebrity spokesmodel for H&M and apparently she’s shooting a New York campaign right now as I tell you this. If it’s true it’s pretty exciting, right? Well if you’re not familiar with Lana Del Ray’s unique fashion sense that goes with her amazing musical abilities (and you’d be crazy not to have noticed- just saying) then check out some pics below:

Her style is a sweet nostalgic vintage look updated with edgy modern references such as hip-hop gold jewellery and the occasional biker jacket. I really hope that she does colloborate with H&M because that would be a lot fun! Anyways here her newest song, National Anthem. The vintage visuals are absolutely stunning and I love the depiction of JFK (cameo by A$AP Rocky,) and the love story within it. Thrilling & Dramatic!

Animated image made by me Other images are from here and google.

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So what I’m currently loving AND seeing everywhere in the fashion world is friendship bracelets!! I absolutely love them. I love the fact that they are not just a fashion piece but they also have a cute meaning behind them- a symbol of friendship (awwww). Now me personally I just like how they look and I like to make them for myself (I’m totally not a loner….) but they definitely would make a cute handmade present for your friends; and well if you don’t really want to get yours hand dirty, you can always buy it… Regardless of how you get it here’s some of my faves below:

Continue reading to find out where you can purchase some

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Topshop, one of the brands that is known for its many awesome collaborations is now planning to feature a capsule collection designed by Louise Gray which will include makeup as well as clothes. Now I’ll be honest, I hadn’t actually heard of Louise Gray before this (fail on my part) but looking through her collections I actually love her aesthetic. It’s very colourful, playful and there’s always an eclectic mix of textures within her collections. I love it! It’s very 80’s revival and I love the 80’s. To see what might be in store for the exciting Topshop collection, some images from her Autumn/Winter 2012-13 (Fall 2012) collection can be seen below:

I don’t know about you but I’m definitely excited.

Original Images from here and here 

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So about 3 weeks ago, around the time I last posted I found out that Betsey Johnson had filed for bankruptcy and would be closing the majority of her stores. It was definitely upsetting as I am a huge Betsey fan. One good thing coming out of this are however the sales that are currently going on in stores and online so if you a Betsey fan like I am support the brand and check it out. I’d also like to take this time to present some of my favourite collections. 

To read more about the collections click below

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