Karma-Style blog

Another exclusive! Luxury London on Swide by Dolce & Gabbana

2011-12-28T18:43:00.000Z

New for 2012 Hi, I have spent the last 9 months writing style and beauty features for Dolce and Gabbana's Swide online luxury magazine..I am now happy to announce that I have been given my very own column - Luxury London - An uber cool column focussing on events, hotels, spas and people. London lifestyle in a nutshell. As a born and bred Londoner I couldn't be happier to represent my

Exclusive sneak peak! Dolce & Gabbana SS12 Menswear campaign

2011-12-22T01:41:00.001Z

For Spring Summer 2012, Dolce & Gabbana are firmly going back to their roots. Following on from the SS12 womenswear collections, the menswear campaign plays homage to family, tradition and true love. Shot by Mariano Vivanco with an Italian cinematic and comedic vibe in Portofino - Italy. In these times of austerity and uncertainty, Domenico and Stefano intuitively capture real life

2011-12-03T01:13:00.001Z

A letter to the great (fashion) loves of my life After attending the British Fashion Awards on Monday and hearing about the Marni/H&M collaboration. I became nostalgic about my past loves and conquests. Not the male kind, but the fashion designer kind... So, dear readers, I hope you don’t mind if I take a trip down memory lane…. I remember the heartache of losing two medusa-head

1. My London Fashion Week SS12 Faves

2011-09-22T00:03:00.000+01:00

My personal blog is similar to London buses. You wait ages and ages for one, then, five come at once! Apologies, busy times. There are FIVE new posts for you! All London Fashion Week related... Five days of traipsing around central London trying to look like I’ve just stepped out from my chauffeur driven car with not a hair out of place, or bead of sweat in sight – is no mean feat! As I’m not

2. My London Fashion Week SS12 Faves - Todd Lynn

2011-09-21T23:56:00.001+01:00

TODD LYNN SS12 - THE BEST OF LONDON FASHION WEEK Pictures: Yohanna Akladious

3. My London Fashion Week SS12 Faves - Bunmi Koko

2011-09-21T23:56:00.000+01:00

BUNMI KOKO SS12 - THE BEST OF LONDON FASHION WEEK Pictures: Yohanna Akladious

4. London Fashion Week SS12 - Shoes, Glorious shoes!!

2011-09-21T23:55:00.001+01:00

SHOES, GLORIOUS SHOES!! Pictures: Yohanna Akladious

5. My London Fashion Week SS12 Faves - Ziad Ghanem

2011-09-21T23:55:00.000+01:00

ZIAD GHANEM - THE BEST OF LONDON FASHION WEEK SS12 Pictures: Yohanna Akladious

Dolce & Gabbana party hosted by Net-a-Porter/Mr Porter - The party of the year

2011-07-21T01:56:00.001+01:00

I am not worthy ;) My party preparation was a full-on military operation, and carried out by New CID cosmetics’ experts; Hair: Isha Samms, Make-up: Michael Phillips. For my part: I prepped my skin with Darphin’s Micellar water, an all-in-one cleanser during the day and the Purifying balm at night a week before the ‘Big event’ to create a spot free, even-toned radiant complexion, Isha

The DKNY Resort 2012 Collection - A fashion synopsis

2011-06-26T22:30:00.002+01:00

When I viewed this women's collection, my thoughts were how unfussy and flattering the looks were – wearable chic at its best. Many timeless classics that work for so many of us. Here are my favourites... Pure monochrome chic. A look that demonstrates how easy style can be. A masculine tuxedo with a twist that is oh so feminine. Love the cut-out cape jacket with the sheer golden flecked

The Pursuit of Plastic Perfection...

2011-05-16T11:50:00.001+01:00

After attending an event for a new Couture line. I was compelled to put pen to paper. The launch party was in Knightsbridge and filled with very wealthy individuals. Nothing unusual you may say, actually it was, as I have never seen so many surgically altered faces in one place in this city - ever. Women of all ages were present; inflated lips, pulled back faces so tight it looked uncomfortable

The Met Ball 2011 - who had the Wow! and the How? factor

2011-05-04T11:46:00.000+01:00

The 2011 Costume Institute Gala, Monday night's extravaganza was to celebrate the 'Savage Beauty' exhibition in honour of the late Alexander McQueen. This event is the about drama and fantasy of fashion, so I looked for outfits that did just that, and were worn well.. My fave of the night was Gisele who indeed looked like a striking gazelle. The drama was the colour and drape of the dress. You

The Royal Wedding 2011: Karma-Style's Top 10 looks

2011-04-30T19:47:00.003+01:00

One of the unfortunate things about this Royal Wedding is out of the 1,900 guests the photographers/paparazzi only focused on a select few. So my Top 10 is not comprehensive. As I watched live I saw so many amazing outfits. I scoured the internet for many more guest pictures but they could not be found come hell or high water.. Anyway, here are my Top 10 looks. No.1 – Wills and Kate (The Duke

Excuse me! Do you know who I am?

2011-04-17T21:50:00.002+01:00

Firstly, let me apologise for the radio silence, March was an 'event-full' month. I've been so busy with work and loving every minute. There has been no calm after the storm of London Fashion Week... In the fabulous world of fashion everybody is somebody and everybody thinks they’re somebody. The fashion event/party is something of an experience, full of darhlings, wannabees, fashionistas and

Happy Easter from DKNY with love (and eggs)…

2011-04-16T02:05:00.000+01:00

On Thursday, I was kindly invited by DKNY to their first London vs. New York Easter egg hunt and my first ever Easter egg hunt… The rules: 15 clues were sent via twitter. Once the members of the New York or London team had found an easter bunny, we were to tweet a picture of the bunny and product found with it to DKNY PR girl. It kicked off from 3pm. The whistle blew and the chosen few (7 of us

Karma-Style LFW Analysis and Awards

2011-02-28T19:31:00.000Z

London Fashion Week for me is about the emerging or struggling designers. As they really need promoting and supporting more so than the A-list designers. I saw beautiful creations from them that could easily have taken centre stage spotlight at the BFC tent. Their collections aren't shown on Style.com or Vogue.com. All the more reason to bring them to you. Some key themes were:Lots of layering

Menswear day - Last day of London Fashion Week AW11

2011-02-28T02:14:00.000Z

I know, I know enough already on London Fashion Week but I have to spread the word. It was very quiet at Somerset House compared to previous days, as Milan Fashion Week started on the same day and menswear is generally not as supported as womenswear. I saw three shows, James Long and the much hyped KTZ at the BFC tent and D.GNAK at the Freemason's Hall. No pictures for James Long Link to AW11

The Circuit Collective Showcase at The Russian Club

2011-02-25T03:21:00.006Z

Day 5 of London Fashion Week took me far from the madding crowd - to The Russian Club in the East End, a showcase of extremely talented, independent designers who in their own words: Provide a platform for designers and the fashion forward vanguard to showcase their latest innovations. With a view to highlighting bespoke fashion pieces, whilst promoting difference, and an experimental attitude

Day 1 - London Fashion Week AW11

2011-02-20T13:57:00.004Z

A Karma-Style perspective Dressing up is second nature to me, but when London Fashion Week (LFW) comes round my anxiety levels rise. The pressure to look good is immense. I know I'm not trying to find a solution to world peace, just an outfit, but it's not an easy task. I settled on a black Capucci silk blouse and black Nicole Farhi leather midi skirt, Spanx tights (of course!) and Arturo Chang

Day 2 - London Fashion Week AW11

2011-02-19T01:26:00.004Z

On Saturday I was running late and missed my first show of the day - Bernand Chandran, so went straight to Belle Sauvage instead. It was staged in an old sorting office in Holborn... 13.30pm: Belle Sauvage Whilst we waited, the paps went mad for Diana Vickers (X factor) and others I did not recognise. Alesha from BNTM was also there, I did wonder why she was sitting in the front row and not

Day 3 - London Fashion Week AW11

2011-02-18T12:09:00.001Z

My boiler had broken down in the middle of night, so I awoke to no heating and hot water! As you can imagine getting a plumber in on a Sunday was fun!? After the plumber came and everything was in working order at home, I headed to London Fashion Week to make the 4.30pm Fashion Mode show at Freemason's Hall. Fashion Mode is a collective of three designers Florian Jayet, James Hillman and

London Fashion Week: a heads-up

2011-02-17T20:46:00.003Z

Below are a few of the designers whose catwalk shows I'll be attending this AW11/12 season. I'm very excited that they are showing in London and wanted to give you all a heads-up on some of the shows I'll be blogging about, I have my outfit sorted for Friday (but not for the other 5 days I might add - feeling slightly stressed!) Anyway.... the designers... Jena Theo Design duo, Jena Holmes

River Island: High Summer Lookbook photo shoot and Collection preview

2011-02-04T13:10:00.002Z

Last night was a preview of their High Summer collection for May, June and July 2011. This innovative evening was an eye-opener, a mix of a host event, photo shoot (with gorgeous and healthy models) and live streaming! The live photo shoot was for the production of their most recent lookbook, which was live streamed to their App - very cutting edge. Some of these press events can usually be

Best of British: New CID Cosmetics

2011-02-01T03:12:00.001Z

This is the start of my Best of British series showcasing great authentic brands... New CID Cosmetics is the brainchild of husband and wife team Kelly and Clive Colman, who met on a long-haul flight, Clive subsequently proposed two weeks later, that was 10 years ago! An inspirational business and love story too! These creative business minds came together and with in-depth global research

The E! Fashion Police on trial

2011-01-24T23:00:00.000Z

The accused: Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne, Guiliana Rancic, and George Kotsiopoulos, who's a bit of a non-entity so I won’t focus on him too much. These people rip into every part of a ‘celebrity’ whether they’re at an awards show or the supermarket. Every time I watch I think who made them the experts?!!! Please bear in mind, this post has been written to mirror their harsh style of critiquing