Hello 2011!

It’s a new year, which means new trends, new fashion 'faux-pas', new designers, new everythinggg! But to start a new year we need to look back to the past year to see how great it was. We should never forget what we have experienced! So lets take a quick look into 2010’s fashion experiences…

We lost Alexander Lee McQueen (1969 – 2010) in February. True tragedy. He brought us armadillo shoes, dead bird dresses, skull scarves, amazing reptile digital prints and so much more.

We craved the Miu Miu prints on EVERYTHING in January/February. Zara and ASOS brought out cat print dresses/playsuits in celebration of the craze!

And then we loved everything twisted and draped thanks to Christopher Bailey at Burberry Prorsum. Which led us on to wanting everything Emma Watson wore…

From Burberry Prorsum to Christopher Kane to Rafael Lopez, we loved them all this year! What’s to come next year?

With Risto Bimbiloski and Peter Pilotto and Christopher Kane doing nebula prints, we all fell in love with the galaxy this year. I know I went a bit crazy for them…

Chanel’s Spring/Summer made us want clogs for every outfit and Chanel tattoos…

March – When Lady Gaga had to be helped out of her outfit on a plane due to threats of DVT.
Fashion has its price!

And in May Sex and the City 2 came out. Definite fashion influence there!

And Gossip Girl came back to steal our hearts and fill our tv with plots and girly tiffs…

And in November we all ran to H&M for Lanvin’s collaboration, which near where I live sold out by lunchtime. I think Alber Elbaz did quite a good job, don’t you think?

In December at the British Fashion Awards Alexa Chung won Best Dressed, Phoebe Philo for Celine won Designer of the Year. And many other awards were handed out to people like Christopher Bailey, Alexander McQueen and Nicholas Kirkwood.

And so what will come in 2011?
We’ve had a good 2010.
Let’s just wait and see!

xo

Listening to Underoath's new album Disambiguation.

you never forget where you were when you heard...

I was in the production room at uni, sewing the tailored jacket we have to make together, just putting my first pocket in when my mum text me to say Alexander McQueen was dead.
I was stunned and didn't really believe her. I instantly called her not caring that I was in a lesson to find out if it was really true.
It's such a loss for the fashion world, his family, his lover.

It's just all so sudden.
Bunny, Irish and I were sat in shock.
It's so strange as well because for the past two weeks I've been looking at the Alexander McQueen dvd in the library and thinking to myself I really want to watch it, should I take it out, do I have time to watch it... Deliberating for days.
And it was only monday when we had a seminar about him and his collections. And it was so interesting!

It's just such a loss.

Rest In Peace Lee McQueen.

xo