Georgia Hardinge X River Island Design Forum

If you haven't yet heard of Georgia Hardinge, really where have you been? Graduating from Parsons School of Design in Paris and residing here in London ensured Georgia had a great start to her career. In 2010 I was lucky enough to intern with her over the summer and assist on her first show at London Fashion Week. That year Hardinge went onto to win the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Merit Award and the rest they say is history.

Taking inspiration from art and sculpture the collection has everything you'd expect from the designer; Prints, sculptured details and chic silhouettes are presented beautifully in hues of moody charcoal, bright white and softer shades of grey. The boyish shirts juxtaposed against feminine body con dresses are the kind of thing Hardinge does so dramatically well. Accessories show hints of metallic and the shoe of the season (flatforms) are updated with a sculptured trim. If you're the kind of girl who would like to put a twist on the Spring/Summer trends then this is the place to do it and to do it well. Take a look at the full collection here.

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The River Island Design Forum Collection is another one of Hardinge's wonderful milestones in her career. Gaining exposure with the high street giant means more and more people will learn about her and even more will love her.

What do you think of the collection?

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& Other Stories

& Other Stories is the latest brand to come from Swedish retail giants Hennes & Mauritz. With other brands such as COS, H&M, Monki and Cheap Monday already taking the high street by storm I was super excited to see what else they could possibly reveal. Living in London really has so many positives and when I heard the new & Other Stories store would be opening on the one and only regent street I could not be more pleased!! Only a few minutes walk from work and surrounded by its sister stores...BONUS! Stores in Berlin & Copenhagen also launched simultaneously, how cool is that?!

The store is everything you would expect, cool Swedish styling, simplicity and lots of white. This is something that has made me fall in love with everything Scandinavian  So inside its clean and cool and you can buy every possible item you would want as a fashion conscious woman. There's beauty, Skin Care, Shoes, RTW, Jewellery and even some wonderfully chic Lingerie.


The & Other Stories is precisely fashion lead. Bags that look like they have been carefully mastered by a french designer and clothing that looks like a tailor has been working all night. Designs vary from masculine boyfriend coats & tees to feminine dresses. The diversity of the styling in stores means it is perfect for your day to night wardrobe. Prices are a little higher than your average high street retailer, but many items come in a little cheaper than sister store COS, but with the same characteristics, which means it's great if your looking for the style with out the price tag.

All Images from www.stories.com

I really loved this store and I know that I'll be making it a regular place to stop on my weekly shopping trip to central London! Take a look at some images that have been taken from their SS13 Lookbook. All items are available now to buy online here.


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Instagram Inspiration!

So everybody uses Instagram and we all know that there is so much inspiration on trends, lifestyle, styling, ootd ideas, etc. I always find something I absolutely love and decided to start keeping anything that inspires me.

Take a look at some of the below and tell me what you think... Do you have a favourite Instagrammer or something you love to look for on there? Let me know!

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 @31philliplim

 @fashionuniteduk

@31philliplim 

 @jeancharline

@kr_shhh 

@limitededitionuae 

@topshop 

@oliviastevenss 

 @susiebubble

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LFW: Highlights!

After a few days of lusting over a million and one things I'd love to be adding to my wardrobe come this Autumn/Winter, I only had chance to write about a few of the huge amount of shows....So I have decided to show a few more of my favourites from LFW!!

Please let me know yours!

Christopher Kane AW 13

  

Michael Van Der Ham AW 13

J.W.Anderson AW 13

Simone Rocha AW 13

All Images from www.style.com

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LFW: Day 2

Sunday the 17th was the day I had been waiting for after scanning over the LFW schedule a few days ago. Topshop Unique, Mary Katranzou, Richard Nicoll, Nicole Farhi were all on for today and they were all worth the wait. The weather was beautiful and so was the FROW, with the likes of Pixie Geldof, Kate Bosworth, Nicola Roberts all in tow it was hard not to feel the anticipation of the fashion forward collections waiting to parade the catwalks.

Topshop Unique: AW 13

Every season we see a new Topshop Show Space unveiled at Fashion Week. This time is was the chance for the Tate Modern to shine. The concrete background was perfect for the boyish charm we see so often during the Topshop Unique shows.

The show began with model of the moment Cara Delevingne in a edgy oversized long-line bomber jacket married with a beautiful patent leather skirt and cute knitted crop top. Models outfitted in black outwear with hints of blood red followed, whilst heavy knits with softer flippy skirts showed a juxtaposition in texture. This soon turned to soft pretty pink hues, for sating dresses and androgynous tailoring.

Topshop Unique doing what they do best, but with a bit more edge and a little hint of glamour. One of My Favourite Shows so far this season, take a look at my favourite looks below;

All Images from www.style.com 

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NY Highlights!

So New York is over and London has already began. There was so many highlights for me, so I decided to show you my absolute favourites, which was really difficult as I loved so much!!!

J.CREW

Womenswear Designer Tom Mora, has the difficult task of creating something new each season for the established J.Crew brand. This season we see another spin on preppy sportswear, this time mixed with Moroccan inspired patterns and sharp tailoring. The mix of texture, jewels and brocade resembled something you might see on a Marrakech market stall. Once again bowled over by J.Crew's ability to add a little spark to simple boyish silhouettes.

THE ROW

For their fourth Fall Show, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen wanted a space with a little more Character, hence they decided on a Upper East Side Apartment. Each look was layered first with a cream high neck onesie. Obviously this was a little more chic than the ones we have seen on the high street! This formed a uniform approach as each model was sent down the catwalk. Lots of black and muted tones of ivory and dark green were used on oversized tailoring and knitwear took place along side satin evening gowns. The easiness of the collection was a resemblance of past seasons collections, but with a little more glamour. Gorgeous!

VICTORIA BECKHAM

Victoria Beckham chose the New York Library as her location for her fifth anniversary collection. Coats were the first thing to hit the catwalk and oh boy were they good. Checks finished with electric blue pony skin were bang on trend and oh so chic. Knitwear made it's first appearance in the form of turtleneck sweaters in yellow and blue. Black tailoring finished of the statement VB look to perfection, while the mix of colour and texture opened a new avenue for the evolving Beckham brand.

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

70s Chic was the theme echoing down the sophisticated Marc By Marc Jacobs catwalk this Fall. Eclecticlly patterned Jumpsuits and brightly coloured tailoring was simple, but chic. MxM was as fun as always and the hair and make-up added even more to the magical effect we are so used to seeing.

3.1 PHILLIP LIM

Bikers and their Girlfriends would have loved Lim's collection this season. There was Leather, in every type of garment; Dresses, Boots, Sweatshirts and even Vests. All finished of with some incredible Outwear in the form of patchwork sheepskin coats with contrasting lapels and leather trims. The Styling of layers of texture and fabrics somehow made a rough subject chic. Perfection.

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