Backstage

I love looking through the beauty/backstage images on Style.com, probably more so than some of the collections at times. They always look like they're having so much fun, playing dress up in the latest designer clothes and now and then some quirky make-up and OTT hairstyles. Can I have your day job please, models?

Images: Style.com

Just A Quickie - LFW

So I didn't go to the Ioannis show in the end. Turns out it was miles away from the other events (I would have had to take a tube and 2 overground trains to get there) and didnt realise this until an hour before we planned to leave.

I'm working on getting some straight ups together for my uni project and will post them all on here once the fashion week plus working at Aldo drama is complete.

For now, I'll post a few of my favourite pictures from today. I went to two shows at Vauxhall Fashion Scout and did an awful lot of people watching in the blazing hot sun. I forgot my sunglasses as well, damn it.

Itsu sushi's 'strawberry sun' frozen yoghurt is my favourite non-guilty pleasure :)

The Matches pop-up store at Somerset House

Bryce d'Anice Aime - I loved this show! Especially all the spiky structuring...

In mad love with this particular outfit

Alice Palmer - we weren't in a very good position for taking photographs for this show...

Structure + buns on the top of everyone's heads are still going strong.

I need to try and keep up with the rest of the shows on Style.com. Life feels so hectic right now, but I'm enjoying it!

Hope everyone's enjoying fashion month :)

More posts ASAP

All images are taken by me

Round Up #1 - Go Grunge?

The gloomy economic climate has certainly been reflected in the latest Autumn/Winter '09 collections. Gothic and grunge seems to be the big 'trend' to invest in, going from New York Fashion Week and the latest from the London shows. It seems Ioannisdimitrousis definitely knows what he's doing.

I've collected some pictures from Style.com that I think best reflect this fashion mood

Max Azria, Marc Jacobs & Rodarte.

Betsey Johnson left & right, Vivienne Westwood Red Label centre.

Charlotte Ronson, Herve Leger by Max Azria & Preen.

Topshop Unique left & right, Diesel Black Gold centre.

Marc by Marc Jacobs, Diane Von Furstenburg & Rodarte.

Apologies for the quality of the pictures! My Adobe software has completely died on me, so this is courtesy of Paint... and Blogger uploading my images too small =/

To Keep or Not To Keep

So while re-browsing through the Dior Couture images on Style.com - a favourite past-time - I spotted this image.

So I now know where the Topshop design team got their 'inspiration'. I finally got my shoes! (Accidentally had them sent home instead of to my halls... oops!) And after my dad and step-mum very kindly snooped and opened my parcel, my dad straight away said 'So can you take them back to the shop then?'... haha... apparently he knows me and knows I'll never wear them. Okay. He's probably right. I'm going to test them out with more outfits to test their wearability, but I'm so unsure. I've already started pondering what to buy with my refund money.

No Flash

Flash - Pasty legs... thanks camera.

I obviously prefere Galliano's original take. The straps are much more flattering. I find the front middle strap a bit too chunky, but on Topshop.com there was only a side view of the shoes...

Opinions please?!

:/

The Art of Beauty

If you ever feel like your make-up routine is a bit mundane, then don't look at the following pictures.

Every now and then I like to admire the craft put into these looks, and kind of consider experimenting, then I think, 'Hmm I'll get laughed out of my lectures if i waltz in with feathers hanging off my eyelashes'. They're such beautiful works of art though! Like the face is a canvas and the make-up artist is wondering 'What can I create this time?'

It just encourages me to hang around the Boots make-up department - putting all sorts of wonderful colours on the back of my hand - probably resulting in me buying some wacky make-up from Barry M that I'll never dare to wear.

And ohh if only prolonged use of fake eyelashes didn't ruin my real lashes so much...

Here are some pictures for inspiration :)

For more, go on Style.com and check out the Details/Backstage sections of your favourite designer's catwalk shows. A lot of the images featured are Dior/John Galliano and a bit of Viktor & Rolf.

All images: Style.com