Style Inspiration - Gossip Girl

Hello fashion belles, hope you're enjoying this glorious weather! And I'm being serious as I love the Autumn/Winter season- coats, boots, hats and all that jazz!

Anyway, so tonight we have another style inspiration post, and this time it's about one of my favourite shows: Gossip Girl. Serena and Blair's characters blow us away week by week with their impeccable style- Blair as the preppy designer's daughter always sporting chic head wear and Serena with her sultry and subtly sexy style. Feast your eyes on these glam outfits xx

Elle texture editoral...

Everybody loves a good editorial, and this one in the September issue of Elle needs few words, so just take in the wonderful pictures. Enjoy x

Designers in the spotlight: Bunmi Koko

Bunmi Olaye has had a great career so far, and considering she only graduated from UEL in 2009 and set up her label Bunmi Koko in the same year, she has done pretty well for herself! Her and her partner Francis Udom were on JP Morgan's Powerlist 2011. Her graduate collection and collections to follow blew audiences away. There has been great interest in her pieces from the likes of Michelle Obama and Mel B, who has been spotted in a few of her dresses. Bunmi Koko focuses on ready-to-wear and couture pieces influenced by her Nigerian heritage and her husband's Scottish background.

Here are some of her great designs, that helped land her a spot at NYFW this year!
For more information on Bunmi go to www.bunmikoko.com

Style Inspiration - Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham is an inspiration in many ways, not only is she a mother of four and wife, but she is also a fashion designer who has managed to quickly grab the attention of the fashion world. Her shows at New York Fashion Week so far have been incredible and when she launched her bags, they sold out online within hours. Her designs have been worn by Eva Longoria, Elle McPherson, Olivia Palermo and of course herself. Her personal style is chic and timeless and this shows in all her designs. No one wears a black vest and leather jacket like Victoria, so here are a few style moments of hers which I absolutely adore. Enjoy xx

Check out www.victoriabeckham.com for all of Victoria's collections

Designers in the spotlight: Thakoon

Thakoon was born in Thailand and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He started his career in fashion by working as a merchandiser for J. Crew and writer for Harper's Bazaar. He then decided to study fashion at Parsons School of Design. After showing in 2004, for the first time during Fashion Week, Thakoon became one of New York's most promising talents. In 2006, he was nominated for the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund, and in 2007, thanks to Anna Wintour, he designed a range for Gap.
Thakoon's designs are described as "forward-looking and timelessly feminine". Celebrities who love him include Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Bilson and Demi Moore.
Check out some of his pieces below and for the rest of his collections go to www.thakoon.com.

All photos were taken from www.thakoon.com

We salute you Christine Centenera

I stumbled upon Christine a few weeks ago on someone's blog, and was blown away by her style. Christine is the fashion editor of Australian Harper's Bazaar magazine as well as a freelance stylist. She's recently become the subject of style and fashion blogs, such as The Satoralist. Christine is an inspiration to all in the fashion world taking runway looks and making them her own. Her are a few photos of her looking fabulous. Enjoy x

 Images from http://sortofromantic.wordpress.com

Designers in the spotlight: Sophie Hulme

There are a lot of new, independent fashion labels out there and I've decided that every week I will dedicate a blog post to one of them to showcase how much fresh talent there is out there.

This week's post is dedicated to Sophie Hulme. Sophie graduated from Kingston University in 2007 with Student of the Year and Best Collection awards. She started her own label two months after graduating after much interest in her graduate collection. The Telegraph has named her as one of London's brightest talents. Of her collections, Sophie has said that she doesn't follow trends, but uses masculine influences to give feminine pieces a new toughness, which are supposed to build a capsule collection. She is now in her third season, as is only going from strength to strength.

Check out a few of her items from her recent collection- you can see all her collections on her website www.sophiehulme.com.

Style Inspiration - Alexa Chung

This lady's name is on everyone's lips- and rightly so. 27-year old Alexa Chung is the ultimate style icon, and I don't think she even knows how much she means to fashion. She is a fashion muse to designers- who else has a Mulberry bag named after them- a model, and presenter. Her style is effortless, in the sense that no matter what she wears she always looks cool. Her mix of vintage, designer and high-street fashion has propelled her to be one of fashion's most talked about woman. I could go on about her forever, and you know what they say- a picture is worth a thousand words- so here are a few of my favourite pictures of her:

Alexa in Carven (I swear they design specifically for her!)

With her Mulberry Alexa

And I saved the best for the end: Her 2011 Vogue cover! Seriously, the girl's got it all. Enjoy xx

Picture: vogue.co.uk

Style Inspiration - Nicole Richie

Mother-of-two Nicole may not instantly come into mind when one thinks of fashion inspirations, but when one thinks about how far she has come since her "Simple Life" days, Ms Richie deserves a round of applause. She has successfully turned her "white trash" image around by firstly seeking the help of stylist to the stars, Rachel Zoe, and even after ditching her she has Nicole has continued to remain on our style radar. She has wowed the world with her clothing and jewellery lines Winter Kate and House of Harlow. Here is Ms Richie looking nothing less than her best:

Nicole at Coachella 2011

Nicole out and about in Paris rocking her Celine bag