Kate - who dosn't love her?

Hold nu kæft hvor er hun latterlig smuk. Og det fanger Terry Richardson altid helt perfekt i hans billeder af hende. Hvis jeg kunne ville jeg have hende med hjem... for altid! Man kan jo ikke andet end at beundre hende... hvis man lige ser bort fra alle skandalerne, men uden dem ville hun jo ikke være Kate Moss.

Og undskyld min meget dårlige blogging, men har haft vanvittig travlt, men jeg skal nok lige vise lidt af hvad jeg bl.a. har brugt tid på.

Les brèves de la FW

Il s'en est passées des choses durant cette fashion week. De New York à Paris, en passant par Milan et Londres, les gossips (entendre par là "rumeur", et donc aucun rapport avec Beth Ditto...) ont comme chaque année, trouvé oreilles attentives. Dans le désordre :

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• L'affaire John Galliano, le créateur ayant proféré des insultes antisémites sera "remercié" par la maison de couture Dior, le défilé de sa marque "John Galliano" sera ensuite annulé, puis remplacé par une présentation à la presse.

• Soit dit en passant, une vidéo sur Françoise Dior, l'héritière de la famille Dior refait surface, on la voit notamment dire qu'il faut vénérer le Führer... Des propos choquants et d'une bêtise monstre. Françoise ne représentant aucunement l'opinion du reste de sa famille, qui la considérait d'ailleurs comme une originale. Grand bien nous fasse, cette dernière est morte en 93.

• Pour les remplacements, Christophe Lemaire a assuré chez Hermès, il présentait, en effet, sa première collection à la place de Jean Paul Gaultier. Galliano serait remplacé par Riccardo Tisci ; Haider Ackermann ayant été approché aussi mais aurait décliné la proposition. Enfin on peut citer Carine Roitfeld, l'ancienne editor at large du Vogue France, qui aurait été approchée par la maison Yves Saint Laurent pour reprendre la direction artistique à la fin du contrat de Pilati.
• Kate Moss défile pour Louis Vuitton par Marc Jacobs, une cigarette à la main. Cela annoncerait-il le retour de la brindille sur les podiums ?

• Les peoples étaient encore une fois présent en masse à la fashion week, on a pu croiser Kanye West (chez Balmain, Lowe, Vivienne Westwood ou encore Sonia Rykiel), Katy Perry chez Castelbajac, mais aussi Nicole Richie, Florence Welch, Clemence Poesy, Mélanie Thierry, Elly Jackson, Daisy Lowe, Paloma Faith, Orlando Bloom (chez Balenciaga), Liv Tyler, Duffy, Lily Allen, Alexa Chung, Emma Roberts et Mila Kunis (chez Miu Miu).

• Enfin, prions pour que le groupe Richemont renouvelle le contrat d'Hannah MacGibbon à la direction artistique de la marque Chloé. Cette dernière ayant fait un parcours sans faute, on ne peut que lui souhaiter le meilleur.

Etam Lingerie 2011.

Le 24 Janvier, à l'occasion de la fashion week avait lieu au Grand Palais, à Paris, le défilé Etam Lingerie. Avec des lives de Gossip (Beth Ditto en robe Maxime Simoens), The Kills, Mark Ronson, Joeystarr, Janelle Monae, Boy George, Karen Elson et Spank Rock. Les peoples se sont pressés en masse, on a ainsi pu apercevoir Alexa Chung, Emmanuel Alt, Arielle Dombasle, Kate Moss, Charlotte Casiraghi, Lou Doillon, Frederic Beigbeder, Micky Green et bien sur Natalia Vodianova (Égérie Etam Ultime !).
Et pour couronner le tout, les 150 mannequins du show étaient toutes chaussées par Christian Louboutin, qui était d'ailleurs lui aussi présent !

Pour voir l'intégralité du défilé, c'est ici.

Emmanuel Alt

Lou Doillon

Alexa Chung

Kate Moss

Quelques Silhouettes du défilé :

Kate Moss for Longchamp : 2ème partie

(Entre 630€ et 3370€)

Kate who?

If only I could conjure up £300.
Mario Testino's 'Kate Moss' book which contains over 100 images of my absolute favourite model shot by Vogue's favourite photographer is being published this month.
The reason for the huge price tag is that it's limited edition (there were only 1500 copies made and each one is signed by the world famous photographer) and it includes never before seen photos of the pair as well as an actual essay from Mossy herself.

Pretty special, oui?
(Although I'd still feel really guilty for spending that much money on one book...)
So to mark the publication of the book here are some of my favourite shots of Kate Moss taken by Mario Testino, both undeniable fashion legends:

Kate Moss Spring Summer 2010 collection

As usual I love some of the Kate Moss for Topshop designs (those gorgeous maxi dresses and that fab Kimono) and loathe some of the others (a multicoloured feathered cape springs to mind...)
But for once I think I have found a dress that I could actually wear (see below)

Obviously the whole appeal of the Kate Moss for Topshop collection is that the supermodel herself played some part in coming up with the collection- however the sceptical side of me says that this was not very much- and this is the aspect which shoppers are attracted to.

Many bloggers and magazines critical of the collaboration say that the poor and deluded Topshop customers shop the range because they think that this will make them look like Kate Moss.
But no one is stupid enough to think that one perchase of an embellished shift dress is enough to make them look like the famous multimillionaire supermodel, pouting in the adverts.
Instead they buy the clothes because they look good and they want to emmulate her unique and celebrated sense of style. Sure they want to buy into her brand as well, like any other well established designer or label. I mean I love that little 'Kate Moss' logo as much as the next girl, but people who are interested in fashion can think for themselves too. They are not going to buy just anything with Kate Moss' supposed seal of approval.

But I do have approval for this printed swing dress, from her new collection. So tempting...

List Monday- Top 10 Trends of the Decade

Seeing as we are fast approaching 2010 I thought I would sum up the biggest crazes we have seen in the noughties, including the good, the bad and the ugly.

1. Internet and Technology. Where would be be without our Blogger/Google/Facebook/Ipods/Wikipedia/Twitter? It's hard to imagine life without any of them now.

2.The Bob- Made popular this year by Posh Spice putting off her WAGish extensions and now everyone is at it from Katie Holmes to Rihanna. So as far as hair is concerned shorter is definitely better, not to mention chicer.
(Haha I am such a hypocrite I have long hair but don't have the guts to chop it off...)

3. Fake tan- Bleh. Need I say more?

4. 'Thinspiration'- Each decade has a new perception of woman; in the fifties it was the hourglass figure, in the sixties it was waifs like Twiggy, then big hair and hippy flares for healthy looking woman in the seventies, athletic leg warmers and neon for females in the eighties and amazonian glamorous supermodels (including the greats: Linda, Naomi, Christy and Cindy) in the nineties but this decade it will be known for the way-too-thin models. Dare I even say anorexic?
Make no mistake I am a big fan of Kate Moss, Jourdan Dunn, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Karlie Kloss, Alexa Chung, Coco Rocha, Sophie Dahl Daisy Lowe and Chanel Iman (I could go on) but do you not think that it is time for something different?

5.The Rise of the Vampires- Is it any wonder we love vampires? Even just the word "vampire" has associations with lust, passion, blood, gore and now thanks to Stephanie Meyers, Edward Cullen, the ultimate fictional heart throb. Thanks to the books which have sold millions and now have a cult following and the new adult TV series True Blood which just shows that vampires are not just for tweens. So its no surprise that Vampires are here to stay.

6. Chick Lit- Ever since Helen Fielding wrote Bridget Jones, the best selling author has spawned a whole load of copy cats and even started her own genre. Without Chick Lit we wouldn't have Sex and The City, based on the column by Candance Bushnell and a ton of other films and books.

7. Reality TV- Earlier this year Big Brother said that they were stopping the programme after one more series because the viewing figures were plummeting. We have seen it all in that George Orwell 1984 inspired house and they have had every single type of person imaginable in there. We have seen the "dumb blonde bimbo" (see point 8 haha) the angry middle aged woman, the gay dancer, the '"intellectual student" who says he is going into the house "because it is an interesting social experiment." They cannot shock us anymore.

But of course we can't forget Simon Cowell who seems to be single handedly carrying on the Reality TV rein (whilst infiltrating the music charts) with the phenomenal X-Factor (19.1 people watched the final last night!) and of course the series which brought us Susan Boyle, Britain's Got Talent.

8. The WAG and the 'Dumb' Blonde- Thanks to Jessica Simpson, Jordan, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie (who interestingly enough tweeted "P.S. I went brunette. I feel smarter already" earlier this week) and films like "Legally Blonde" we have a new stereotype of the girl who wants nothing more than to marry a rich man, own a chihuahua, have big boobs and dress in head to toe pink.

9. Indie Music- The past decade has brought us The Strokes, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines and Deathcab for Cutie to name a few. For me it is definitely the defining music of the era.

10. Big Franchises- Good 'ol J.K.Rowling didn't know what she had started when she released Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. She went from scribbling chapters on the back of napkins at her local cafe in Edinburgh to being worth more money than the Queen. Soon to follow suit and jump on the merchandise bandwagon was Spiderman, Lord of the Rings, Batman, A series of Unfortunate Events, Narnia etc etc etc. Nice one Harry, Ron and Hermione.

What do you think are the best and the worst trends of the decade? It doesn't have to be one on my list either, just let me know in a comment, I would love to hear what you think...

Beth xx

Top 10 Best Dressed- London Fashion Week

This season the fashion forward celebrities who attended London Fashion Week outdid themselves in the style stakes. But out of all of the people and the parties here is my countdown of top 10 best dressed of the week:

10. Georgia Jagger in Chloe. With that bed head hair and minimal makeup she looks like she has rolled out of bed and into her heels. The ultimate laid back look.

9. Agyness Deyn doing what she does best at the Burberry afer party; tomboy cool. Brouges, mini dress, stockings and a cool jacket top off her casual night time look.

8. Leigh Lazark shimmers in this all black glittery number.

7. The lovely Jourdan Dunn looks gorgeous holding this shocking pink Mulberry clutch. (I had to stop myself from using the words "glowing" and "radiating" which is what people always seem to describe pregnant ladies as...)

6. Kaya Scodelario, who plays the oh so cool Effy in Skins looks oh so cool here in a Comme Des Garcons tee and Mulberry shoes.

5. Super models Natalia Vodianova and Lily Donaldson are the perfect stylish pair. Loving Lily's necklace and Natalia's Stella Mccartney dress.

4. Chanel Iman looks stunning at the Mulberry after party. Love that midnight blue jacket. But then she looks so good she could wear a plastic Tescos carrier bag and make it look fashionable.

3. Kate Moss, Queen of bohemian cool looks amazing at the Topshop unique show. I predict I rise in the sale of trilbys!

2. Alexa Chung, self confessed Luella obsessor looked amazing in this floral spring summer frock at the Vogue LFW dinner. Love her eye makeup, wish I could master that 'cat flick' liquid eyeliner look.

1. But at number one it has to be Emma Watson. She outshone all of the other A-Listers from Victoria Beckham to Liv Tyler at Buberry's closing party for the 25th anniversary of LFW in this dazzling dress.
Seriously is there nothing this girl can't do?
-She plays the one and only Hermione Granger.
-She has got a place at Brown University, one of the best in America and got straight A's on her A-Levels (nearly said OWLS then but stopped the Harry Potter nerd speak coming out just in time)
-She is doing some designing for charity People Tree
-AND on top of all that she always manages to look good.

However this Burberry dress (which is the ultimate party frock: short + sequins = stunning!) paired with some killer heels, tousled hair and smoky eyes is her best fashion choice yet.

Who is your number 1 best dressed from London Fashion Week?