frumpy to funky

Get the Glamorous Grammys Glitter Look with QVC Jewellery

2012-02-15T06:29:00.001-08:00

Sparkle like the Grammys stars at a fraction of the price with the above QVC jewellery
Available online

www.qvcuk.com

Thomas Sabo celebrate their SS12 jewellery collection with star studded event

2012-02-15T04:46:00.000-08:00

Last weekend, international jewellery brand Thomas Sabo celebrated the launch of a new line within their SS12 collection by having an exclusive party in Munich’s Postpalast venue.
The star studded soiree, hosted by Thomas Sabo and his wife Luz-Enith along with the brand’s creative director Susanne Kölbli, saw special guests such as Tali Lennox and Rumer Willis in attendance.

Rumer Willis

Rumer Willis, Daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, had flown in especially from Los Angeles to attend the party and mentioned how thrilled she was to be returning to the country where her father was born. Wearing the latest pieces from the newly launched Special Addition range, Rumer said of the collection:
“With Thomas Sabo you can walk around and feel like a star. I love that the pieces can be adapted as you change your style. Each day I can put a different charm on – girly one day, a skull the next”

Tali Lennox

Tali Lennox, the internationally celebrated model and daughter of Annie Lennox, also praised the new collection calling it “sparkling and glamourous but also young and fresh”

Thomas Sabo with Luz-Enith

Guests were treated to a live performance by the Swedish band Mando Diao while sipping on Black Dahlia and White Lady cocktails. Food for the evening was exquisite culinary delights including red mullet with potato risotto and herb-crusted roast beef with parsley puree.

Earrings:
925 Sterling silver,black syn. zirconia, onyx.
Price £109

The new SS12 collection sees the launch of a Special Addition range comprising of sophisticated pendants, bracelets and earrings which can be which can be customised by the wearer.

Chain necklace with spring ring: 925 Sterling silver.
Large onyx disc pendant with new eyelet instead of the lobster clasp making it easeir to attach to all special Addition bracelets and necklaces.
Arabesque disc in 925 Sterling silver.
Cross in 925 Sterling silver and white syn. zirconia
Price £168

Pieces can be adapted and changed by adding and removing different accessories creating an infinite amount of possibilities and meaning no two pieces are ever the same.
The collection is available in store now at

www.thomassabo.com

Uniqlo's Laura Ashley UT collection

2012-02-15T02:44:00.000-08:00

To celebrate their 10^th anniversary in the UK, Uniqlo has collaborated with the quintessential English lifestyle brand, Laura Ashley and created an exclusive limited collection using Laura Ashley archive prints.

The UT collection includes tees, stoles and tunics . Above the model is wearing a V-neck short sleeved t-shirt £14.90 and a stole £9.90 from the collection. Both available online now www.uniqlo.com

But for the sleeveless tunics and a few more tees you'll have to wait a little bit longer until 20th Feb. Above the model is wearing a blue tunic with stole.

Both Uniqlo and Laura Ashley will make a donation from the net sales of this collection to theUNHCR ( United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges ).

Copy the BAFTA sparkle with QVC Jewellery

2012-02-14T12:04:00.000-08:00

We may not be able to afford the jewellery our BAFTA stars wear but QVC shows us you don't need to spend alot to copy their sparkle.
Available online

www.qvcuk.com

Copy the BAFTA Bling with Thomas Sabo jewellery

2012-02-13T14:33:00.000-08:00

From left to right:
Freshwater pearl bracelet with 925 Sterling silver ring clasp.Add a charm
From the Special Addition range - Arabesque motif earrings , 925 Sterling silver and black syn. zirconia
Price £135
From the Classic range - Ball shaped dangly earrings 925 Sterling silver and White syn. zirconia pavé
Price £254
From the Seasonal range - Ring, 925 Sterling silver and white syn. zirconia with hand crafted white imitation pearl Price £129.
Paired with wide hinged hoop earring from the Classic range - 925 Sterling silver, adorned on the front with white pavé-set zirconia. Price £159

Don't just wear your heart on your sleeve, Wear it All Over!

2012-02-13T11:35:00.000-08:00

How to bring some love in to your Valentine's outfit:
You still can wear that little black dress, just love it up with these Yves Saint Laurent heart print tights. Your Valentine will not be able to stop admiring your legs!!
Price £65. Cick on image for more details.

And if you're expecting your Valentine to worship the ground you walk on and kiss your feet then make sure they're looking pretty in ASOS Pickle Heart Print Platform Mary Janes. Price £50

But if it's you who'll be proposing on bended knee then these Printed leggings by ASOS Collection would help you to declare your love with their spray paint heart design on the knee. Price £20

This Versus heart print stretch jersey dress will really make sure your Valentine hears your message loud and clear. Price £245, click image for more details

What ever you wear, hope you have a Happy Valentine's Day !

Kirk Originals are beaming with Delight over their New Eyewear Collection

2012-02-12T10:26:00.000-08:00

Eyewear brand Kirk Originals have created BEAM, a brand new collection made entirely of acrylic. Acrylic is not a new material for Kirk Originals as they have been making acrylic temples for their past collections since the late 1990s, but this is the first collection with acrylic fronts.

Gemma in Coral

The frames are gloriously oversized with soft lines and curves, but with all Kirk frames it’s the fun colours that create the biggest impact. For the Beam collection, Kirk has used a new process of colour marriage which allows the bright translucent hues to merge and separate in tones of fluorescent orange, pink, yellow and aqua, and so making each frame unique with its own colour identity.

Blaze in Amethyst

6 styles: Ray, Flare, Blaze, Gemma. Vega and Miranda

5 colours: Amber, coral, aquamarine, amethyst and emerald

RRP: 325 Euros

Kirk Originals flagship store: 6 Conduit Street, London, W1S 1XE

Tel: 020 7499 0060

www.kirkoriginals.com

Which Swarovski Heart will you wear for Valentine's Day?

2012-02-11T00:16:00.000-08:00

Look dazzling in a Swarovski Heart - but which style will match your Valentine's personality?

The flirty Roxane

Sparkling in Light Siam and Indian Pink pave, these earrings are sure to have your Valentine mesmorized as they playfully dangle from your delicate ears. The hearts are wrapped in a refined metal rope effect in rhodium plating.
Price £72 or $100
Also in a long pendant, a small pendant, ring and bangle.

The clandestine Hemisphere Heart

With this clear crystal pave bangle, your Valentine will really have to move closer to notice the tiny open heart silhouettes. A good seductive to receive a kiss on your wrist.
Price £170 or $280
There are also hooped earrings and a round pendant.

The feminine Alana

Dainty and feminine, but like these glittering clear crystal Pontiage earrings you're sure to have a twinkle in your eye.
Price £67 or $90
Also in a pendant.

The dreamy Reverie pendant

Dreaming of your Prince, these pretty pendants come in a variety of coloured crystals.
Pretty in Pink- Here the Light Rose crystal is enwrapped in a delicate Pontiage edging- all you have to do now is enrapture your Valentine's heart.
Price £69 or $95

The mysterious Citra Sphere Heart Edition watch

The Heart Edition watch allows you to be mysterious as it conceals its face with a motif of sparking heart silhouettes.
And when you're ready to reveal your heart then remove the motif and wear as a pendant by attaching the silk cord delivered with the watch. Let the whole world know you're in LOVE!
Price £370 or $575.

All Available online www.swarovski.com

Swarovski Hello Kitty Loves Valentine's Day

2012-02-10T01:47:00.000-08:00

Share Hello Kitty's love of romance with her specially designed Swarovski Valentine pendant and bracelet.

Kitty looks endearingly cute as she shyly holds a vibrant red heart embellished in Swarovski Light Siam Pontiage. And check out her heart warming love letter on the Rhodium plated chain ready to be posted to her boyfriend.
The chain is also decorated with a row of red crystals
Price £67 or $90

And everything should come in twos on Valentine's so match with her Valentine bracelet.
Price £67 or $90
Both available from

www.swarovski.com

Karl Lagerfeld Interviews Himself- watch the video

2012-02-09T10:08:00.000-08:00

Karl Lagerfeld debuts a series of self-interviews called Face-to-Face by NET-A-PORTER, which will soon feature other designers and some of the fashion world’s key personalities.
Watch the full interview here: (video courtesy of NET-A-PORTER). The interview serves to promote the launch of Karl Lagerfeld’s diffussion line - KARL, whose sale went live on the online luxury boutique on January 25th.

Visit: http://www.net-a-porter.com/karl

Release your Passion with Thomas Sabo Valentine's Heart Jewellery

2012-02-08T16:46:00.000-08:00

Thomas Sabo shows us you don't have to just wear your heart on your sleeve, show it off with jewellery.

Show your fun light hearted side and add a splash of passion red with this Heart Ring
Price £79.
The cute red enamelled heart attached to the filigree silver ring dangles merrily on a bale.
Will look great with that little red dress.

Look angelic with these Winged Heart Studs from the classic range.
Then knock him over with your devilish charms.
Price £49.95
In 925 sterling silver

For the whole hearted there is the Heart Earrings from the Classic Range.
Price £134
Dazzle him with the white syn zirconia pave

And for the more sultry Gothic Valentine look go for the Rebel at Heart earrings with blood red syn garnet marcasite and blackened 925 sterling silver.
Price £149

Available online at www.thomassabo.com

Purple Ronnie Brightens Up Valentine's Day with a Splash of Colour

2012-02-08T12:43:00.000-08:00

Romantic rhyming favourite, Purple Ronnie, is creating a series of one-off poems for loved-ones this Valentine’s Day, to accompany a very special gift – your very own colour.

A world first, men and women will be able to gift their loved-ones an actual colour for them to own, through Facebook.com/OwnAColour, for a minimum donation of £1 – an initiative in aid of UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organisation.

The gift of colour, accompanied by a unique Purple Ronnie poem, will be available today until Valentine’s Day itself and provides a special solution for all those Valentine’s Day gifting dilemmas, whilst also contributing to a great cause.

The limited-edition poem, in Purple Ronnie’s iconic cheeky style, will appear on your loved-ones Facebook wall on the 14^thFebruary, along with a link for them to pick and name their colour of choice.

With Own A Colour, your Valentine will be the exclusive owner of one of the 16.7 million colours that the average computer, smartphone or tablet can display.

Recent celebrity donators include The Saturday’s beauty Frankie Sandford as well as other UNICEF Ambassadors and fans such as Jemima Khan, Matt Dawson and Sir Roger Moore.

Jemima Khan named hers CFC Blue for her Chelsea mad son,

Sir Roger Moore’s Swedish Blue for his wife

and Matt Dawson’s colour reminds him of his wedding day.

To Own A Colour, and for more information, visit: Facebook.com/OwnAColour

About Own A Colour

Own A Colour is a charity initiative, in aid of UNICEF and powered by Dulux, which allows you to own or gift your very own colour from a choice of 16.7million. The minimum donation for a single colour is £1, but there is no limit to the total donation you can make. The project is powered by Dulux, in a bid to ‘add colour to people’s lives'. To date, Own A Colour has raised over £99,000.

About UNICEF

UNICEF is the world’s leading children’s organisation, working for children and their rights in more than 190 countries. Together with our partners, UNICEF delivers health care, nutrition, education and protection to children in urgent need.

For more information please visit www.unicef.org.uk

About Purple Ronnie

Purple Ronnie was created nearly 25 years ago by Giles Andrae, the UK’s most published living poet. Now owned by leading family entertainment producer Coolabi, Purple Ronnie is renowned for its witty rhymes and simple illustrations, primarily on greetings cards but also across a wide range of other gifting merchandise.

For more information visit www.purpleronnie.com

Temporary Lip Tattoos for Valentine's Day

2012-02-07T15:16:00.000-08:00

Out last 2 posts showed you how to buff and plump up your lips, it's now time to dress them up ready for Lurve with...

Violent Lips

Really get those lips noticed with Violent Lips temporary lip tattoos. They are designed to fit all lip sizes and to stay put for four to eight hours. They are also vitamin enhanced to give a smooth feel and a glossy finish. One pack contains three applications

Sprinkle a little Love Dust on to your lips with the Red Glitteratti design. Available from Boots stores and www.boots.com at £7.99

Wear your heart on your lips with the Red Hearts or the Single Pink Heart tattoo Both available on www.violentlips.com

Images provided by Pure PR

Plump Up the Lip Volume for Valentine's Day

2012-02-07T00:45:00.000-08:00

Yesterday's post showed you how to achieve smooth soft lips, a must of for Valentine's Day. But if you want those voluptuous kissable lips you may need help with plumping up the volume

DuWop Lip Venom

Apparently the very first lip gloss plumper on the market.

It works by using the tingling blend of cinnamon, wintergreen and ginger essential oils which cause the blood to rush to the surface of the lips resulting in slight swelling and a flush of colour.

The gloss also includes jojoba and avocado to moisturise and give a shine.

Available from http://www.simplebeauty.co.uk at £15

Ark Plumping Lip Balm

This lip balm contains peptides to help increase moisture in dry, cracked and sensitive lips whilst giving them a plumped up appearance.

Also great as a colourless lip gloss

Available from www.qvcuk.com item no: 222262 at £23.50

Shiseido Benefiance Full Correction Lip Treatment

This lip balm is not an instant plumper, it gradually leads to fuller lips over time. Also lightens and minimizes the appearance of fine lines.

Contains water resistant Super fix formula to help prevent lipstick from smudging.

Developed with Shiseido’s anti-photowrinkle system and formulated with Marine Collagen which helps moisture retention.

Available in most department stores. Price approx £31

More info on www.shiseido.co.uk

Get Those Lips Buffed Up for Valentine's Day

2012-02-06T10:53:00.000-08:00

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and you need your lips in perfect kissable order so it's time to pucker up and get buffing.

Shizen's speciality is lip care.

They keep their ingredients 100% natural and free from mineral oils, petroleum, sulphates, parabens and artificial fragrances and colourings

Their Lip Treatment Pack includes a sugar scrub, hydrating serum and a lip gloss conditioner.

Lip Sugar Scrub – removes any dry and flaky dead skin. Not for daily use, up to three times a week. Gently scrub on and around the lip area for 30 seconds, then wipe away excess with a tissue. Natural organic ingredients are sugar, castor seed oil, hydrogenated castor oil, beeswax, carnauba wax, vitamin E, lemon myrtle essential oil

Lip Hydrating Serum – 100% pure plant oils of almond, jojoba, apricot kernel, orange essential, lime essential and lemon myrtle essential. Place one drop on your lips before applying your lip gloss or lipstick.

Lip Gloss Conditioner – this moisturises your lips with cocoa butter, lanolin and shea butter.

Available from www.qvcuk.com as item number 220699 at £31

Clarins- have been taking care of our skin since 1954 and love their plant based extracts.

Here they concentrate on the lips with a gentle exfoliator and a lip balm.

Extra-Firming Lip & Contour Gentle Exfoliator £18

Micro sugar crystals smooth dry flaky cells. Massage gently on to the lips and lip line with small circular movements. Rinse off. Use twice a week

Lip smacking ingredients include:

Raspberry seed oil to soften, soothe and reduce the appearance of fine vertical lines on the lip contour area

Liquorice Root to hydrate and plump up the lips.

Extra Firming Lip & Contour Balm £28.50

This lip balm has:

Raspberry Seed oil to nourish

Shea Butter to sooth and protect

Clarins maxi lip complex for collagen boosting and plumping of the lips

Both available in most department stores and online www.clarins.co.uk

With these products your lips will be smooth and soft, ready for a great work out on Valentine's Day.

Up and Coming Shoe Designers from London College of Fashion

2012-02-05T14:22:00.000-08:00

London College of Fashion’s Graduate School showcased the work of more than 200 students throughout a festival of events running during January and February 2012.
Being a bit of a shoe-aholic, here's a few of the up and coming shoe designers:

Vivian Ying

Kyoto sandal

Inspired by the Japanese Kimono, she adapts the aesthetics and principles of Kimono wrapping into the scale and techniques of footwear.

Heian Sandal

Lots of layering with the main colour palette of different shades of light blues..

Ryu Sandal Boot

Here is Vivian showing her feet are firmly on the ground.

For more images of her collection go to

http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/vivianying

Adriana Iurascu

Minnie the Moocher shoe

Adriana has already set up her own business called Emilia Suflet where she has put together a team with talents beyond the traditional footwear and has decided to make all her shoes in London

Zaz Zuh Zaz shoe

Devilette shoe

Dirty That Makes Me shoe

See more of her collection on:

www.emiliasuflet.com

http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/adrianaiurascu

Chi (Cherry) Yuen

Cherry has taken inspiration from Surrealism - think Dali.....

.....and Alice in wonderland.

More images on her own website:

http://www.chiyuen.co.uk

http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/chiyuen

South African Designer Alexis Barrell UK Debut SS12 Collection

2012-02-05T02:17:00.000-08:00

South African born fashion designer Alexis Barrell has lived and worked in many cities around the world and her next stop is London. And to be more precise – the ultra chic Bluebird Emporium in Chelsea on the Kings Road.

Alexis love of travel shows in her collections with SS11 sailing around the Cycladic islands and AW11/12 taking in the culture of Parisian theatres.

For her SS12 collection she is talking Italian and takes inspiration from the romantic city of Naples – a love story set in the messy, chaotic town of Naples

The colour palette is ice cream sorbet colours of mint, peach, vanilla, coffee and a touch of chocolate.

The style has a 1950’s feel with high waist full skirts and heart shaped necklines

For her print inspiration she travels north to the Venetian island of Murano and looks at the intricate designs of Murano glass especially in the 1950s era.

The sculptural forms are inspired by Italian mid-century lightening design with its simple geometric lines, cone shapes and fun space age atomic styles embellishments.

Alexis’ speciality is the construction of very light floaty and delicate fabrics which she sometimes likes to combine with the harder tougher fabric of leather.

Prices range from £120 to £600 and her collection will be available from mid Feb

More images of her collection on www.alexisbarrell.com

Alexis studied architecture in Cape Town, achieved a distinction in fashion design at the Istituto Marangoni in Paris and then perfected the art of draping with bias-cut silks and seamless forms under the guidance of couturier Marc Bouwer in New York. In 2010 she founded her own label in Greece.

Future designs will include menswear pieces and a capsule African luxury collection.

Image provided by Spring-London PR

And the Winner of H&M's new Design Award for 2012 is....

2012-02-04T13:33:00.000-08:00

H&M have created a brand new internationl design award to support talented designers after their graduation.
And the winner of the first ever H&M Design Award is Stine Riis, a 28 year old graduate from the London College of Fashion.
She was announced the winner at Stockholm's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week where she presented her collection.

Titled 'Decadence & Decay' she describes her collection as 'tailored future elegance'

Colour palette: orange, tan, shades of blue and white.

Stine wins 50.000 Euros and from September around fifteen pieces from her collection will be sold in selected H&M stores in the UK , Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands .

With so many great pieces, it will be hard to choose which ones.

The judges for this award were: fashion designer Christopher Kane; fashion journalists Hilary Alexander and Kristopher Arden Houser; fashion blogger Susie Lau; H&M's creative advisor Margareta van den Bosch and H&M's head of design Ann-Sofie Johansson.

Images provided by H&M

www.hm.com

G-Star Raw SS12 ad campaigns featuring Clemence Poesy out now.

2012-02-04T04:57:00.000-08:00

As we mentioned in our 4 Jan post, the beautiful French actress, Clemence Poesy is the new campaign face of G-Star Raw

And here’s the first of the campaign photos taken by iconic photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijns.

Watch Clemence Poesy and Anton Corbijns in action making the campaign ads:

The campaign outfits will be made available through G-Star stores and marked with a special hang tag for you to pick out easily.

Find your nearest store on www.g-star.com

Images provided by Modus PR

Laura Bailey is Radley's new Brand Ambassador & Face for the SS12 Campaign

2012-02-02T15:58:00.000-08:00

To celebrate Laura Bailey's appointment as the brand ambassador and face for Radley's SS12 campaign, Laura and Radley held an exclusive drinks reception and dinner on Wed 1st Feb at The Delaunay restaurant.

Here is Laura entering The Delaunay and of course she is carrying a Radley bag - the Grosvenor clutch in sand to be precise. Price £129

Other colours available in this clutch are black and the on trend colour Daffodil

Find Radley at any one of its 22 stores, 500 stockists and online www.radley.co.uk

Images provided by Yellow Door PR

David Beckham Celebrates the Launch of Beckham Bodywear for H&M

2012-02-02T15:01:00.000-08:00

Today is the first day David Beckham Bodywear went on sale in H&M stores and online.

David Beckham at H&M Regents St.

Last night David Beckham celebrated the global launch by visiting the Regents St branch and then on to a cocktail party at a pop up gentlemans club created for the occassion.

David Beckham & Emma Bunton

At the cocktail party the decor, food and drink were designed to reflect not only the classic gentleman's clubs but also Beckham's roots.

Jessica Ennis & David Beckham

The James Pearson Trio provided the live music, followed by a DJ set by 'Mani' from The Stone Roses and DJ the Queen of Noize.

Bianca Jagger at the party

The collection focuses on fit, function, comfort and design.

There are nine key products which will go on to form the core of the range,...

....but the collection will develop seasonally with new styles, fabrics and patterns.

Images provided by H&M via Cisionwire.com

Tulisa wears a pair of Wedge Trainers from ASH

2012-02-01T11:06:00.000-08:00

Tulisa has been spotted wearing a pair of ASH Thelmabis high wedge navy canvas trainers whilst in LA working on her debut solo album.

These stylish trainers have 5 buckle fastenings: 4 at the front and around the heel, plus a side zip for ease of fit.

Also comes in brown, white and black.

Price: £99 from www.ashfootwear.co.uk

As Tulisa models, these wedge trainers look great with skinny jeans.

Team with a pair of Beg Borrow or Steal jeans Price £55 from www.bbsjeans.com

Images provided by Task PR

OPI Brings out a Miss Piggy Holiday Nail Polish Collection

2012-02-01T01:52:00.000-08:00

The Miss Piggy Holiday Collection is called 'Simply Moi!' and features sexy shimmery reds and sophisticated neutral bronzes - just like Miss Piggy herself!

Highlights include:
Animal-istic: a wild bright red to bring out the untamed animal in you.
Warm & Fozzie: a feel good shade of metallic copper
Designer de Better: A light metallic bronze ready for the runway.
Available at professional salons and spas
www.opi.com

The Muppets Movie UK Premiere

2012-01-31T13:41:00.000-08:00

Thurs 26 Jan saw the red carpet UK premiere of the long awaited new Muppets movie at the Mayfair Hotel. It’s hard to believe that it has been 11 years since the Muppet’s last big screen feature film especially as they don’t appear to have aged at all! And it isn’t just their youthful looks which have stayed fresh, but their jokes and one liners too - this is truly a LOL kind of movie

The ever youthful Miss Piggy was of course the Star attraction and looked dazzling in a silver leather dress embroidered with Swarovski Elements which was designed exclusively for her silver screen premiere by Giles Deacon. Deacon took his inspiration for the hand cut leather fringed dress from his SS12 catwalk collection.

The leather dress was a juxtapose of demure and sexy, a high neck Peter Pan collar with laser cut detailing iwas sweet and innocent whilst the floor length fringes teasingly gave glimpses of Miss Piggy’s shapely legs as she sashayed.

Giles was there at the premier to walk Miss Piggy down the red carpet. Kermit did look a bit green with envy.

Images provided by Disney

Miss Piggy for limited edition M.A.C Cosmetics

2012-01-29T11:00:00.000-08:00

Have you ever wanted Miss Piggy's glamorous and youthful looks?
Well the Superstar has collaborated with M.A.C to bring out a limited edition and online exclusive MAC collection for the eyes. This is in celebration of her welcome return to the silver screen in Disney's The Muppets which will be released in the UK on 11 Feb.

The collection includes:

Miss Piggy Pink- Eyeshadow

A frosted mid tone blue pink to complement her sparkling baby blues RRP £11.50

Rapidblack Eye liner – a true black which contrasts beautifully with the whites of her eyes RRP £14

36 Lash – False eyelashes

Full lashes that create a naturally dramatic look and allow Miss Piggy to flutter her eyes at Kermie. RRP £10

All exclusively available in February 2012 on www.maccosmetics.co.uk