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2012-01-29T12:33:00.000-08:00

The Love Experiment…

Meeting the right guy and dating can be like deciding what to wear on a night out… you don’t just want to seem nice, you want to sparkle. You don’t want a dress to say you’re an easy to read finished book but you also don’t want the guy to leave thinking that you’re some over the top fruit and nut cake. So how do we meet in the middle? What is the perfect amount of “normal” mixed with the perfect amount of “youness” to make him weak at the knees? Well, after some much inspired film watching with the housemates of the chick flick “How to lose a guy in 10 days” I’m going to attempt a little experiment of my own and ask “How to make a guy fall in love in 60 days?"

Don’t get me wrong at this point I have no idea if it will work out or not… I’ve never been in love so this could be headed for disaster but I think it’s important us girls know what really makes guys tick and what boxes we tick off as we get to know them and they get to know us. Understanding how we go about not just being the perfect date but how to make him feel that warm, fuzzy feeling us girls experience oh too often when we fall in love is something many girls have asked me? How do we know when a guy is on the same page as us? Is he a flirtatious “friend” or is he really in to you? Or is there a third option where you’re both just as confused as each other about where the relationship’s going?

So, I’ve set myself up for a challenge here which is great in the sense I get to go out meet new faces and generally do what I do best in talking but there is of course the slight feeling of guilt in me using this purely as an experiment and this guy not knowing my ulterior motive. They say you can’t plan to fall in love and I’ve always believed that to be true but maybe you can? Maybe, you are either someone who is going to let themselves feel those butterflies in your stomach or not? Maybe, you’re someone who, like me keeps themselves guarded and is afraid to let someone else in so falling in love doesn’t come as naturally to you as some? But, either way you can find love if you know how to play your cards right and deal the right hands and I’m hopefully about to find out what that is?

Wish me luck!

2012-01-22T10:16:00.000-08:00

Kissing frogs, making blogs and finding Prince Charming...

Hey lovely girlies,

Sorry it’s been a little while since I last wrote but what with the chore that is exams I became a bit of a hermit/ hibernating tortoise shelling myself out from the world of non-books and paper notes. But je suis back and am looking forward to a brand new year filled with lots of exciting up and coming trends to push my wardrobe to its limit and guy talk which I’m thinking about giving a little revamp to and opening up some questions from you guys on things you’d like posted on. After some brilliant responses from you all to what I should write about next I thought I’d talk about that scary root from date number 1 to having another half as it seems a lot of us get confused along this path.

A one track race or an obstacle course? Is it a straight simple route down to a relationship or one night stand or are there bumps along the road where guys get stuck half way through between the friends zone and the relationship zone, the fling or the fling turned serious? It’s a rather tough decision to step into a relationship with someone and some may call it a rather nerve racking ride because you have to take a chance on that person and hope they feel the same or are on the right page as it were as well as hope things will take their own natural course with you both. It could be the case that the ride could come to a halt where you both find one of you is further down the page than the other or you could be lucky and find you both like each other in exactly the same way and want to share that rollercoaster carriage together. The most important thing I would say though is to clear up what you’re both really thinking from the off and although I could say guys are very confusing and avoid doing this a lot (which yes they most definitely are at times), us girls are also just as easily confused about what we really want and what we’re thinking.

This mainly falls down to the games of dating, the obstacle course to a relationship. Although playing games seems rather silly when we could all just be straight with each other, the reality of telling a guy you really like them before they admit it to you first could be a jolt in your pace and lead to a case of minor heart injury. And from my own personal experience there is nothing worse than liking someone and them not feeling the same and yes you will get over it but it could mean the end of a friendship or mutual friends you once shared or in more extreme cases the end of a job and career path. But ultimately we have to take this as a knock back and find the strength most athletes find when competing in Olympic Games and overpower these thoughts with the belief we’ll find someone else who is much better for us and that one day we will ultimately win the gold. And although not all athletes are lucky enough to win gold you may argue, I really believe every person out there can when it comes to love and relationships. Believe you can and it will happen for you. Don’t go searching and let love find you. And remember… Athletes don’t win gold straight away…they have to train hard, experience competition with others and most importantly experience loss. Just like this us girls sometimes have to kiss a lot of frogs to find our Princes’.

2012-01-11T09:27:00.000-08:00

And they lived happily ever after…

Hey fashion treasures,

I thought I’d hit the blogapshere again after an interesting day of male formed drama and ask the question whether we need a guy in our lives to make us happy, whether faitytales really do come true? And whether there is such a thing as living happily ever after? Maybe fairytales are beautiful to look at on the outside but in reality are rather dangerous and fill our heads with ideals, perfectionist hopes when really life just hits us as it comes.

I mean we are introduced to barbie and baby dolls as a child which at the time playing dress up and cut the barbie’s hair was beyond exciting (not to mention dangerous sneakily stealing the scissors) but looking behind that is this telling us something about the woman we are meant to be? The woman we are going to be? Are we meant to be moulded into the caring mother, the perfect housewives with all these mini cookery sets, crying babies that we asked Santa to bring once upon a time? Or are we to determine our own futures? Our own careers potentially? It’s always strange to think about how young girls are given dolls to play with as a mini statement of what is expected of them in the adult world… or is this not the case? Guys are given cars, (hence their fascination), footballs, train tracks… what is that saying about them? Is that saying they’ll be the traditional husband who drives a fast car, works hard all day and spends more time with the lads playing football than at home with us or have we moved on from this? Are we in a new age now?

Are the toys we give children now outdated? Where is the girl’s football? The guy’s baby doll? And if being a mother and a housewife is what I am to be by the power of cultural expectations then surely my degree means nothing… Of course, I do hope to be a mum one day and a wife but does this mean us girls will have to give up our careers and interests in order to do so? Can we not have the best of both of worlds? Or maybe society is changing and moving away from the traditional value of a family unit into the life of a singleton.Tables for one, movie nights in alone… maybe that’s where society is headed? It seems rather sad when you put it like that but maybe it’s a case of we are content with ourselves and happy living our own lives that we don’t need someone else to complete it.

I was recently told by someone that life isn’t always perfect and that we can’t have expectations for meeting Prince Charming and living happily ever after but I disagree. I truly believe that people can make their own happy endings and that part of the journey of a fairytale is finding your Prince. Yes, fairytales have some flaws in reality but I assure you girls they can come true. You only have to look at that cute old couple sat on the bench overlooking the beach to see that it really can happen. I think a lot of the reason that sometimes it doesn’t is because people have lost this belief and as I was always taught it is better to see the glass half full than half empty. There is someone for everyone out there, it’s just the matter of finding them and we do live in a rather big world so bumping into Ryan Gosling is rather slim but you’ve got to rely on chance and luck a little as well as venture on out there; go through break up, heart ache, numerous dates to find that person. But ultimately you can find Mr Right (sometimes he’s right in front of you) and you can live happily ever after, you’ve just got to believe you can.

Muchos love,

2012-01-04T13:45:00.000-08:00

Partnered with a friendly sole

Happy New Year lovelys,

Blog time has arrived and I’m feeling the need to talk about the two most important things in my life at the moment as we enter the new exciting year of 2012… my awesome friends and my other equally awesome friends of the foot style kind, shoes. May I start off by filling you all into a little shoe success secret of the Louboutin kind that if any of you have any Christmas money left over or want a buy when your student loan hits the bank this month these are definitely needed to fill that gap in your wardrobe…http://www.mall4louboutin.com. Classic and beautiful!

As well as these little stunners another great purchase this month is these beautiful Vivienne Westwood Melissa heels which if I’m honest are beyond beautiful and have definitely made my life complete for the small sum of £80 at www.cruisefashion.co.uk - all the result of some hard working revision online or should I say neglection of revision ha.

Besides these shoe filled treats, I wanted to take the chance to reflect on some incredible people in my life, my friends who whether an outfit disaster, guy inflicted tears or an exam pained stressy fit are there for me no matter what. These amazing people know who they are without me having to name them and most definitely deserve a big shout out of some kind if not a glitzy style award for their awesomeness so I thought I’d take a second to mention them and dedicate this post to them as we enter a new year and reflect on the kindness and love of those from the previous one.

Now I have a question, a rather interesting one which I’m pretty sure every one of you girls will have asked yourselves or come in to the situation of at some point in time of whether it is ever ok to see a friend as more than just a friend, whether you can ever cross that boundary without it leading to something similar to that of a natural disaster. It’s like when we make the bold decision to put on that disco styled mini dress from the fashionably colourful age of the 70s in a time where eco-friendly designs and recyclable clothing is fast becoming a way of life in today’s culture, where fashion is constantly evolving, constantly changing and moving forward with the times. So is this the same with friendship? Is it sensible to make the decision to be more than just friends with that guy in your life who makes you happy or is it part of the process of an evolving friendship? Questions like “what if this ends in tragedy” are similar to the question of whether this outfit has the disaster potential of being a fashion choice gone wrong (not to mention any names but you only need to look at the standard copy of Heat magazine or Ok to find your answer there.) And what if it ruins the friendship you once had with that guy? And what will other people think, the rest of your friends?

An important thing to mention here is that just because someone makes the wrong fashion choice in a certain era, it doesn’t necessarily mean that that style won’t come back in fashion one day soon? And so is this the same with an evolving friendship? Maybe a friendship can never truly be ruined by taking that plunge in to a relationship but only really has the potential to be a fashion style disaster if you’re not careful with the clothing (relationship) choices you make. Maybe, if it feels right it can’t be wrong. Similarly to these fashion casualties, these felt like the right decision for the people who chose these outfits at the time so maybe it might not be the right choice for those reviewing them but it is the right choice for the person wearing it. Maybe we shouldn’t care about people judging our decisions on the clothes we wear or the relationships we form, maybe we should just take those risks anyway. Finding a relationship in a friend can be like finding a pair of manolo blanik strappys in a sale. Maybe a friendship becoming more than a friendship is like the ultimate shoe sale… It kills two birds with one stone and makes you more than happy that you found something so beautiful in something just as great. We take risks in what we wear all the time so why not take risks in our relationships? Why not do what we feel is right and forget the potential consequences?

2011-12-27T09:24:00.000-08:00

Heels v Flats, Lad v Gent

Hey lovelys,

It is currently 3am in the morning and after a good rom com classic Pretty Woman I suddenly feel the need to go on a write-athon so here goes… just a pre warning though the spelling and punctuation may not be so great as my eyes are slowly but surely closing the more I type haha!

Firstly, Merry Christmas to everyone and I hope you all had a lovely one. I know it was soo good to see the family and consume all those mince pies and masses amounts of chocolate.

But as we are in this great season of good will, we are also in the season of a good amount of spending so I thought we could take a few minutes to step outside our materially beautiful world that we love oh so much and imagine a world without any clothes stores, online shopping, catalogues to pick from or materials to sew from. Scary I know, but imagine we couldn’t spend our days shopping, meet up with our girls in town for a shoe session or pass that manikin with that gorgeously fitted dress we will inevitably buy. What would we do with ourselves? And yes some may say that it’s a tad dramatic and untrue to assume we would have nothing better to do with ourselves if there were no shops around to consume us but I think it’s very safe to say shopping must mean something to us or else we wouldn’t love it so so much! So why is it so important? Why do we buy buy buy to the point that our hands can’t physically carry anymore? Why do we spend on the latest killer heels when rationally it doesn’t really make sense to pay for something which is only going to cause us ankle injuries and are indeed killer?

It is at this point I would like to ask whether we ultimately invest in things that we know are only going to hurt us? It’s the same with the wanting what we know is bad for us scenario… like when you’re eight years old and your mum tries to explain to you that you cannot have a horse like in that book The Chronicles of Narnia (not that it would physically fit in your garden anyway) but yet you still continue to want it and put it on your Christmas wish list to Santa. And then you grow up and like that guy you know is bad for you, you know will cheat on you or tear eye you up but yet you still continue to like him anyway. It doesn’t really make sense when you think about it or does it? But I guess maybe it isn’t meant to make sense, it’s just meant to be a learning curve… we are all meant to be attracted to the bad thing in order to find the good thing or the things that make sense.

So maybe we have to wear a pair of shoes which are beautifully glittered on the outside but bad for us and our feet in order to find that it makes more sense and is less painful to wear a pair of flats which we feel much more comfortable in. Maybe it’s like that with guys. Maybe, although we fancy that hot yet arrogant rugby player who you know is a massive player, we should really be looking a little closer to home at the guy who treats us right, who doesn’t love himself more than he could ever love someone else and who we ultimately know deep down will take care of us. And ok, he might not have a photo shopped body or an eight pack; but he is the real gentleman, the real prince charming!

So after my mini essay there, maybe Prince Charming doesn’t have to be gorgeously handsome on the outside, maybe he is an average guy who likes average things but is amazing none the less. Maybe guys are like shoes and we shouldn’t settle for a beautiful pair if it is only going to hurt us, when we could be happy with the ones which make us feel comfortable.

2011-12-21T15:07:00.000-08:00

Dress Persona

Ok so it’s about this time of year when we all get that giddy feeling in our stomachs of excitement or in some cases a last minute panic over the presence of Christmas in the air. But one of the things I love most about this time of year (besides the monstrous dinner I’m headed for on 25^th) is the chance to dress up and wear a new glitzy purchase. But the question is what dress will I choose? It is funny how every time the girlfriends and I head for a night out I open my wardrobe only to reach the conclusion “I have nothing to wear” yet in reality there are a stack of dresses staring back at me. So when the words “I have nothing to wear” come out what we are really saying girls is that we have worn this dress before and that we need to whack out our credit cards on another Lipsy find and head to town.

One thing that does become very apparent this time of year though is that we have this massive endless list of things we need to buy… “A dress for new year, meals with friends, presents for our friends and family”… I could go on but that in order for this to happen we need some serious injection of cash. If only our student loans would come in that little bit earlier ha! But I figure taking my usual attitude of “living life to the full” and giving “money no value” is definitely the right approach even if some may say I have my head in the clouds. So yes I’ve decided to treat myself to a dress this new years and what a beaut it is too.

A dress isn’t just a dress… it is telling the world something about you. Whether it be vintage, retro, Valentino, black, red…you are saying something to the people around you about yourself. Now this dress, the mother New year’s dress is telling me (besides buy me) that I will sparkle on the dance floor (even if I’m swaying in to people through intoxication); that I will look sophisticated drinking my cosmopolitan (even if I miss my mouth and spill it all over me) and that I will pull a gorgeously handsome young man for that inevitable midnight kiss. Whether these things happen or not are yet to be told but is this actually something us girls think about when we buy our new year’s dresses?

Well before we go spending here’s a little summary of what your new year’s dress says about you?

Bolder, brighter colours say you are confident, willing to try new things, adventurous and creative.

Nude pale colours reflect a timid innocence, maturity and elegance.

Strapless dresses show fearlessness.

One strap indicates a colourful yet complex personality.

Two straps illustrate organisation and wisdom.

Long dresses reflect hidden depths to a person.

Short dresses show passion and ambition.

Patterns/stripes/dots indicate a sense of humour.

2011-12-08T11:37:00.000-08:00

Commitment Phobia

After some much needed time with Sex and the City and a mahussive cuppa tea while I nestle in bed, I’m feeling another well inspired write up coming along about what it is to be a commitment phobe and why us girls sometimes (and in my case a lot of the time) get the jitters about letting someone in to our little bubbles that are our worlds. Why do we freak out and run for the hills the minute a nice guy comes along but then fall for the ones we know will hurt us? There’s the classic wanting what we can’t have syndrome which is one of my personal favourites, where we like someone who we ultimately know is bad for us yet we still go back for more. The question is why? Why do we settle for someone we know will ultimately leave us sobbing into our girlfriends arms one day? Why go for the Prince of Darkness when if you look a little closer to home you may find Prince Charming?

I think this may be the very point of why some of us deem ourselves commitment phobes. We can use the standard excuse of ‘I’m too busy to meet up’ or ‘I’m not around at the moment’ but what is probably the real reason we don’t want to meet up with this perfectly nice guy is that we’re secretly thinking we could be that girl sobbing into her friends one day, that we could well be Carrie Bradshaw stood up at the alter and unable to get out of bed to see daylight for weeks on end; all because of heartbreak. The cynical thing to think at this point is whether any guy is worth that risk of heartbreak?

I think the answer to that is probably yes (or else we would probably all end up as crazy cat ladies by the time we’re forty) but in all seriousness you may be the girl who can’t make that first date due to commitment phobia or you could be the type of girl I am… the type who when it gets to anywhere beyond the 2^nd date alarm bells are raised and things slowly swoop downhill because you’re spending far too much time freaking out about date number awareness. But maybe it’s time for a change, time to break down our brick walled fears of falling in love and maybe just go with the flow and see where we end up. Just see what happens!

. There are so many different types of love, we’ve just got to hope we’ll get the right one that’s all… the one love (or as fairy tales would have us believe) the one Prince Charming. And don’t ask me why I’m feeling the need to write about this all of a sudden but it seems so much guy stress is in the air surrounding us girlies at the moment that it only makes sense to have a little chit chat about it. I think, to quote my mum again (such a wise woman); you have to take risks sometimes in order to reep the rewards. Sometimes we will have to take that risky road down to falling in love in order to feel the extreme high of it. Of course it’s absolutely terrifying (and we probably won’t be ourselves for a good while until we’ve got over our long overdue commitment phobia) but maybe, just maybe it’s a risk worth taking?

2011-12-05T10:45:00.000-08:00

All the Single Ladies…

Ok so this has nothing to do with fashion but after a good Beyonce session with my housemates yesterday, I think us girls need to be heard for exactly who we are and what we’re thinking. The stuff films like Bridget Jones’ Diary and the sitcom Sex and City forget to mention in the life of the glamourous singleton is how sometimes we can get it wrong; sometimes us girls occasionally mess up even if we don’t like to admit it! And this is where all the things you wish you’d never done on that first date like ramble on in your slightly nervous- jittery state of word vomit about anything you can think of or drinking far too much wine that you end up passing out back at his all come into play. These are the stories that never get told… the reasons why I’m perhaps still a singleton but we don’t necessarily need a ‘significant other’ in our lives or do we?

Is dating just far too complicated that you have to pretend to be someone else for a while and then its only until you’ve reached that stage 4 months later when you are technically allowed to start being yourself. Why can’t we just be who we are to start with without the other person freaking out, saying what we really think ‘I want a relationship with you, not just a fling’ or ‘I’m not going to sleep with you on the first date’ or how we feel about the other person.. ‘ I like you but I’m scared you’ll end up hurting me’ These are all the things us girls have to sit back and keep quiet about at least for the first couple of months in terms of dating rules. But what are the rules? Are there too many that we end up getting lost in them and forgetting to be ourselves?

There’s rule number one…I’ll reply the same amount of kisses as he has or none at all to try the treat them mean, keep them keen technique. Then there’s the question of who should text who first and how long should we keep the conversation going for… should I be the one to stop replying first? Rule number 2, do you play the forward card or wait for them to ask you out? Is it ok for a girl to ask a guy out… have we moved passed the days of being courted by our prince charmings? The rules list could potentially be endless… there’s even the girls rules list of what is socially acceptable in girl world in terms of whether it’s ok to date the guy your best friend had a thing for last year. So many rules, too many headaches… So maybe we should STOP overthinking or thinking at all if necessary to save ourselves from any undesirable brain or heart ache.

So what do we do about the mistakes, the things we wish we’d never done to screw it up? The classic one is the drunken text… where while we’re out getting slightly wasted we decide that its’ perfectly rational to text the guy we think we like or have been seeing for really not that long at all; to tell him exactly how we feel at 4am in the morning. We then either get ignored for being far too drunk or we get a rather angry reply of “you woke me up” or something along those lines. And then there’s one of my favourites… the guy who thought I was an alcoholic and suggested I take up AA meetings giving me the specific time and place which, by the way, if anyone needs I can still recall haha. I thought that was rather sweet of him don’t you think?

The other mistake which can very easily happen as a Uni student is the guy you’ve been seeing who just happens to be in the same place as the other guy you’ve been seeing, or worse still, the guy you’re seeing turning up to find you getting with someone else... Now is that cheating? Because if you’re technically single then it can’t be cheating can it? But still, it isn’t exactly the least awkward situation you could be in I reckon. There’s all this uncertainty about whether you’re technically with the guy or not when really we should probably just ask them outright and have ‘that conversation’.

So many unspoken rules and what is the solution to all these? Well, if I knew that I would probably not be writing this blog but what I can say is that probably all these guy dramas from various friends and my own included is that (to quote my mum in my teens) it is not the end of the world. One day, in 10 years’ time we will probably look back and think how silly we were for liking that guy who treated us so badly, for having a crush on that teacher which realistically was never gonna happen and for generally taking up far too many of our thoughts when really we should be focusing on just having a good damn time being who we are, doing what we like and generally not caring what anyone else thinks of us! Love ourselves and love single life!

2011-12-04T12:32:00.000-08:00

For a stand out prom dress, Seduce is the label to watch. This striking babdeau style comes in the classic prom dress shape with netted skirt and a jewel encrusted silk waist band. Perfect for any sophisticated Christmas parties this festive season. £182 at Lipsy.

http://www.lipsy.co.uk/

Sequins are everywhere this season and it doesn’t get much better than this Sequin drape front dress by Rare in Topshop. For just £65 add it to your Christmas wish list!

http://www.topshop.com

This Oasis Metallic tailored number is perfect for mixing both glamour and casual. Fix it with a leather jacket and leggings for the day and then grab some heels for glamming up in the evening. Just £70 online at Asos.

http://www.asos.com

Nothing says Christmas like this ruffled petrum dress by Rare. Available in Topshop for just £55. Definitely gives off a Smart Laga Gaga vibe.

www.topshop.com

Lipsy’s Party Sequin dress. £60. Party in style in this sparkly bandeau dress, the triple stripes and heart shaped neckline are stunning. Add heels for the perfect party outfit.

www.lipsy.co.uk

2011-12-02T08:52:00.000-08:00

In Aid of Vintage

The gorgeous In Aid of Vintage fair had its’ last event of the year this week showing off its unique vintage gems for us all to grab our last fashion fix on before Christmas. It was like walking in to a private, sophisticated party like a Gossip Girl VIP event or something surrounded by all my favourite things… jewellery, vintage clothes and the odd cheeky cider were all in one place and who was I to say no to that!

It didn’t take me long to start grabbing hangers left-right and centre to the point that even my friend Becky had to hold some for me at points. Some of the stall holders/fashion angels included FrankieandDelilah jewellery, Static Patterns Vintage, AbsoluteVintage, Vintage Kingdom, Jayz bags and Glam ragz and Kooki two bit. And the queens of vintage who brought this event into our lives… RoseTinted. They brought good old vintage glamour to the fore front with one off pieces mixing today’s fashion with yesterdays. For me it felt like a revival of Dior’s famous New Look from the 1940s where saying no to the narrow waist and the large picture hat would be like saying no to Vivienne Westwood offering to design you a dress. As I looked through the beautiful collections, fur coats and dolly jumpers were my weakness. You can just see from the pictures below why it was hard to stop myself from using the ATM machine upstairs on a regular basis.

But don’t worry if you happened to miss it because this is a monthly event where dates for 2012 will be posted up shortly on Facebook and if you can’t wait till then check out Rose Tinted fashion at www.rosetintedvintage.com if you ever feel an impulsive buy is on the cards.

2011-11-21T14:35:00.000-08:00

Versace launch in H&M

Excitement about this launch has gone into overdrive in the last few weeks but the global launch of Versace for H&M has finally come about. The collection hit stores last Thursday where stand out style and party glitz and glamour were definitely on the cards!

The collection is so massive I’m pretty sure there is something for everyone. If the leather studded jacket doesn’t do it for you then the gold metallic dress definitely will. And don’t even get me started on my new found love for the charm bag. Think exotic, floral leggings, fluorescent prints but with a hint of the rebellious rocker.The icy haired blonde Donatella said “Lady Gaga was the inspiration, in a way. I had such a great time seeing her get excited about stuff that I had grown up with… through her, I saw it through fresh eyes.” It’s pure Versace in all its exuberant 90sness. That’s my Christmas list sorted!

2011-11-15T11:31:00.000-08:00

Check Mate!

The check shirt is a wardrobe must-have for all guys this season. Wear yours with oh-so-hot-right-now coloured chinos. Or for a more casual dressed-it-down day look team it with some take-note cuff jeans! Style king Tinie Tempah shows us how it’s done! I strongly recommend getting down to your nearest Republic and gearing yourself with some of this…

Check it out (excuse the pun): http://www.republic.co.uk/mens/shirts/icat/mnsshrts/

2011-11-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

Sweet and Innocent Fashion

Following on from my obsession with tangling delicious treats with sleek fashion wear I got all inspired after admiring the work of Will Cotton (a New York based painter) who explores the themes of overindulgence, temptation and luxury. These are put in to practice on Katy Perry’s music video ‘California Gurls’ where California undergoes a transformation into Candyfornia. Will Cotton was the artistic director for this video and helped create life size delights as shown in the pictures below. Also check out the video of how it was all created on

And it’s not just artists like Katy Perry who are fascinated with mixing the basic human need of food and another of luxurious clothing designs; Lady Gaga’s famous dress of raw meat at the MTV music video awards was another shocker.

This has all contributed to the creating of my new liquorice dress which I cud just eat looking at… Take a look at my mock up I made this summer… who said Laga Gaga’s the only one who can pull off a food ridden dress and make a statement… I think mine would definitely taste better than hers though.

Anyway, I’ll leave you now to pop to your local sweet shop as I’ve probably made you crave all things sugary but watch out for more tasty designs to come on my blog soon.

Peace out my little fashion angels! xx

2011-10-30T15:40:00.000-07:00

Who knew fashion could be so tasty?

It’s that time of year again where one of my favourite fashion shows comes to light- The Chocolate Fashion Show. This year’s show will be held at the stylish Metropolitan Suite on Wednesday 9^th November in New York at 630pm where renowned fashion designers, pastry chefs and chocolatiers will show off their haute couture chocolate designs and accessories to those lucky enough to get a ticket. The theme this year is Broadway where designs will showcase the essence of our most loved shows. Previous themes included saving the oceans and superheroes where models not only left us hungry for chocolate tasting treats but captured uniquely beautiful designs. Just take a look at some of these amazing designs...

Also take a look at the construction of it all on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ7T6gC6cKg&feature=related It just shows fashion can come from anything and that anything can become beautiful.