Nice things...

I haven't posted in a long time but have come across some images that make me happy. My gift to you...

I'm also a little bit in love and obsessed with this. She is beautiful and strange. Sold out gig in November. sob.

The video is bizarre and peaceful.

Highlights and Lowlights.

Four days of Fashion Week have passed so I thought I'd show a few of my personal favourites. While scrolling through Style.com this morning, I had a look at the Topshop Unique catwalk. I had a bit of a love hate relationship with the last season so was very interested to see this one.
The thing abut Unique's catwalks is I find there is little correlation between seasons. Its almost as if the scrap book of the previous season is thrown out of the window and a whole new perspective on cut, style, and aesthetic is thought up. I do like this as it makes the whole process quite refreshing but in the words of Ashish Gupta "The mood has to change, but the essence must always stay the same".


I was a little dissapointed. Again, I find I have a love hate emotion for each design. The collection was definitively young and had a Dalston-esque appeal but some of the clothes were truly hideous.

Decide for yourselves. Here's a selection of my favourites and the ones I shudder to think of. Off of a model and on your average Topshop shopper, 'unique' isn't the word I'm looking for. Tacky would be more fitting.

 Now here is a dress I can covet. See through stripes with an evil eye. Yes Please.

One things for sure, Topshop Unique are definitely trying to make the 90's happen.

One of my favourites was the James Long show. I literally squealed in my chair whilst flicking through the collection.

Showing at NEWGEN MAN, designer James Long truly masters the art of leather and knits. Text by David Hellqvist | Published 25 September 2009

Having been hailed the Menswear designer who could do no wrong, his womenswear collection last season was an exciting debut. 

This season however, I feel he will be the name on everyone's lips. Beautifully creative, playful and wearable were my first thoughts, the next was, I wish there was more. With only 12 designs as part of the Fashion East schedule, I'm looking forward to next season already.

And now for a few randoms...

 Peter Pilotto

 Holly Fulton

 Richard Nicoll

Ashish

 Sass & Bide

Basso & Brooke

Christopher Kane

I'll leave you with a photo I took this evening. The sunset turned these buildings a warm golden yellow. The perks of staying at work late. 

Paint them nails.

At work, the girls and I get a lot of joy out of sending each other nail art suggestions snaps. This apparently is the new cool kid pass time so we obviously have jumped aboard.

The Nailphilia exhibition closes on the 25th Sept and I really must pop in for a visit. I'll post photos on here when I do.http://www.degreeart.com/blog/nailphilia-londons-first-nail-art-exhibition

Today I was sporting a two tone design that I love. Its my new favourite. I'm not sure I'll be able to go back to one colour.

I found this today while trawling through images and will try this next week!

Mark Fast, Really Fast.

So, I had the opportunity to go to the Mark Fast show today at 3pm. With hundreds of trend boards to get finished at work I wasn't sure I'd make it but I hop, skipped out of the office at 2:33pm and made it by the skin of my teeth. 
I read today in the words of Hilary Alexander that "music can make or break a show" and "Gianni Versace observed so well, music and fashion were made for each other". 
With this in mind, I was thrilled to hear the heavy bass drones of Breakage's remix of Claire Maguire's 'Aint Nobody' and therefore suggest this is played while you scroll through the show.

It really was a very special show. I was so impressed, each season Mark Fast manages to maintain an aesthetic that is both beautiful and sexy. His intricate textural dresses, a combination of relief work, fringing, cut out panels, frou frou layering, and sheer fine guage knit made for an exceptional treat. The colour palette was inspired by "desert mirages and tropical exoticism" with a warm feather-esque print focus.
I'm in love with the burnt orange two piece. 

I got a quick peek at Eliza Doolitle sporting one of Fast's AW11 pieces. She looked stunning while being mobbed by the pap's.

At the end of the show I grabbed for a goodie bag and swiftly exited the tent, back to work for 4pm. 

I had a stitch at the end of it, but it was worth it. 
Perfect show!