COUTURE: CHRISTIAN DIOR AW 12

I’ve long been a fan of Christian Dior, its one of my favourite fashion houses to watch in awe. I was so pissed at John Galliano for what he did which led to his dismissal from Dior, I always looked forward to all of his collections. Well now I can get over it! Raf Simons delivered a wonderfully chic vision for the fashion houses AW12 Couture collection. He took elements from the New Look of 1947 65 years ago and made it newer for 2012! There were so many personal faves from this collection the tip of the iceberg are the orange and check strapless dress, the red T with full skirt, the red coat dress, the gold belts, the lack sleeveless coat dress, the strapless peplum tops, the…

What are your faves?

COUTURE: GIVENCHY AW 12

As always Riccardo Tisci’s latest collection for Givenchy Couture AW12 had me spiraling! Starting with Joan Smalls in a fully beaded fringe ombré top over metallic pants; followed by an intricate floor length fringe cape dress and another banger and another banger! The black and red beaded cape dress along with the black leather and velvet jumpsuit sent me over the top! I would gladly leave the couple of brown  and red with fur pieces but the rest – ugh come to momma! In my eyes The House of Givenchy can do no wrong!

COUTURE: VERSACE AW 12

Show me a piece of rose gold and I’ll be lusting over it for a while, Donatella’s first look for Versace Couture AW12 had me reeling! An A-line trench of ivory patent woven through rose gold chains; absolutely sexual! The collection was full of pastel hues, scarf prints, beaded dresses with slash detail. Personal favourites were the blush and gold toned dresses; particularly the shoulder less, sheer, beaded, dress cinched with a wide belt modelled by Karlie Kloss! If I could, I would!

TIFFANY & Co. 175 YRS YOUNG!

This year marks the 175th Anniversary for Tiffany & Co., to mark this The Tiffany Diamond one of the largest and finest fancy yellow diamonds in the world was reset in a magnificent necklace of dazzling white diamonds, totaling over 120 carats.

Only two women have ever worn the priceless gem; Mrs Mary Whitehouse wore a lavish necklace set with the diamond for the 1957 Tiffany Ball in Newport, Rhode Island. Audrey Hepburn wore a Jean Schlumberger necklace of diamond ribbons surrounding the diamond in publicity photographs for the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The same designer also designed the now famous Bird on a Rock setting in which the diamond was mounted for the 1995 Schlumberger retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

The 175th anniversary necklace took a year to make and became the centerpiece of anniversary celebrations in Tokyo, Beijing, Dubai, and New York City. Returning to its permanent place of honor on the Main Floor of Tiffany’s Fifth Avenue store, the necklace ushered the Tiffany Diamond into a brilliant new era.

 

SWATCH LAUNCH PLASTIC CHRONO IN LONDON!


As summer made a brief appearance mid-week Swatch celebrated the launch of their new Chrono Plastic collection last night at The Future Gallery in London.

Combining the sleek mix of solid plastic and silicone with which Swatch has famously revolutionized the world of watch-making introduces Chrono Plastic The ten watches are offered in a versatile palette of either classic a black, light brown, grey, anthracite or white, as well as more fiercely eye-popping colours such as orange, red, blue, bright pink and light blue. RRP £76.

Radio 1 DJ star Gemma Cairney hosted the night by hitting the decks at 10pm.  Other guests who stepped into the Swatch Surf Shack were Made in Chelsea stars Cheska Hull and Richard Dinan, SBTV Founder and Media Entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, Comedian Russell Kane, TV starts Joel Dommett and AJ Odudu, Model BB Kaye, Big Kids and lastly accessories designer Fred Butler.

With the sun out for the first time the Surf Shack theme was the perfect setting for the evening – giant surf boards and mini beach huts got everyone in the holiday vibe.  Guests sipped on coconut cocktails and surf & turf canapés.

I definitely want one of each to team with my up and coming AW wardrobe!