Laura Mackness Central Saint Martins' graduate, blew everyone away last year with her MA collection. Block colours of subtle tones clashing together, block prints of face features (mainly eyelashes in the collection), with layered fringing, oversized collars, a surrealist feel throughout.  Recently Mackness has teamed up with 'Weekday', a Swedish label. Mackness gives a funky bright neutral coloured look to the collections and a sense of lively youth; Mackness' signature eyelash designs are noticeable, which gives individuality. 

The obsession with the 80's has been strong for the last two years, the colours, the fun; it was the 'Power' decade, and well everyone loves power. So why not grasp on the idea of the 80's, for it has become a 'funkination', and 'Swatch', has taken on the idea with their 'Colour Codes Collection'. With the launch of the 'Colour Codes Collection', magazine's have been doing editorials on the collection, and Swatch have given the public the chance to vote for their favourite editorial, and 100 people will be given one of the ever so funky watches who voted for winning editorial! Magazines included; Dazed and Confused, Nylon, I.D, Yoho,  1626, V, AnAnother, Wallpaper, and Pop. So Vote Here ;)




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Whoop! Whoop! 2nd Award ;), due to the very Kind Bree ( check her blog out it's amaze) thank you! 
The rules are:

Everyone has their icons. Icon's are someone that inspires us, influences what we do, and therefore can influence Fashion. This post sprung to mind with upcoming V&A exhibition on Style Icon Grace Kelly; an example who showed style in a sophisticated, simple and seductive image, I myself will be booking tickets ;). Grace Kelly had the epitome of fashion, she  just seemed to make things work with the help her status, therefore became a 'Style icon'.

 
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Icon's are reflected through time, maybe that is why we have the fascination in vintage style; because of the want to be someone from the past such as Audrey Hepburn or in this case Grace Kelly, or just that 'go-with-the-flow Hippie' from the 70's. Though by no means, should we be stuck in an era, even retail shops pick up the vintage look, as we have all seen with the pearl and corsages and magazine editorials; but of course with a twist, for example the different cuts and patterns. Though personally I feel American Apparel take on the look very well, the shapes and cuts of some clothes are quite vintage, though with the use of different fabrics, its a whole modern look, such as the ever so funky Metallic Spandex.






American Apparel 

“Fashions fade, style is eternal.”

 Yves Saint Laurent 

Images from
http://vuesociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/grace-kelly-rear-window.jpg
http://artfiles.art.com/5/p/LRG/27/2771/6EKTD00Z/grace-kelly.jpg
http://amandainmaine.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/grace-kelly-life-cover.jpg
http://store.americanapparel.co.uk/rnt40.html?cid=29
http://store.americanapparel.co.uk/rsac353.html?cid=29

Cocktail dresses have been in for at least a decade, flirtatious and fun, and it was taken to a whole new level last year with the bodycon. The Fashion cycle goes round and round, and the maxi is off to a new start yet again. Everything maxi, from skirts to blazers. Just Remember when it was a 'mumsy' look to where long skirts a few years ago?....This season it's hit the shops, and a few catwalks too for RTW A/W 10, such as Peter Som, with beautiful colours and prints used, and textures to warm up the prints; so it's not just another summer trend. 


I myself am very excited with the maxi. Others maybe not so, though just thing how much more you can do with more fabric, a mesh maxi skirt, would keep a flirty and sexy look, as seen with the cocktail dress.


A change is always nice.
 Peter Som AW10 RTW

Michael Kors AW10 RTWCharlotte Ronson AW10 RTWImages fromhttp://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/F2010RTW-PSOM?page=2http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/F2010RTW-PSOM?page=2http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/F2010RTW-MKORS?page=3http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/F2010RTW-MKORS?page=3http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/F2010RTW-CRONSON?page=2http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/F2010RTW-CRONSON?page=1

Antwerp Academy on the rise with new head of Fashion, it is sure to be a success In June  and Graduate Fashion Week. A new hotspot for young talented designers, and I cam across their work, one of them intrigued me so much; Thorbjorn Uldam, decided to do a post on it, and reminds me of surrealism, What do you think?

















































































Images from
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/7222/6/Antwerp_Academy_Preview
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/7222/8/Antwerp_Academy_Preview
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/7222/7/Antwerp_Academy_Preview
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/7222/4/Antwerp_Academy_Preview

Fashion Designer and illustrator; Connie Lim in on the rise. She did her own drawing of the Alexander McQueen A/W10 collections. Her drawings are absolutely beautiful, with amazing detail, yet with her own style. The drawings and designs, are dark and mysterious, quite gothic, and someways can depict the the Lolita style in some mannours. Though also her drawings have a sense of movement and seem to remind me of superheroes? Which almost goes with the theme of her playing card drawings, which she does in most images; combining them all together as one.  Maybe she's an Art superhero in the making.
Visit  http://connielim.com/illustration.html  for more images :)

































































Images from
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http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/12/6029/0/Connie_Lim_Los_Angeles_USA
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/12/6029/3/Connie_Lim_Los_Angeles_USA

The A/W10 collection by 'beyond the valley' created to reflect "sensory experiences between sleep and consciousness, facing the darkness of dreams and subconscious imagination". The shop in london is run by central Saint Martin's graduates. The stock is picked out of the best of the best, all to convey a message. It is known as a 'cult' shop, as of its selective stock, all sharing geometric design, with the contrasting aspects of elegance, and angel like aspects (involving fabrics such as silk). To create an effect to trigger the imagination, and could portray the over thinking of life. The prints in the collection are  designed by Kristjana S. Williams herself, though the shop is also run with Kate Bonhôte. The shop includes a selection of clothing by other designers too, relevant to the collection.
Images from 
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/7186/0/Hypnagogic_Owl
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/7186/3/Hypnagogic_Owl
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/7186/5/Hypnagogic_Owl
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/7186/1/Hypnagogic_Owl