Numéros Privés: A Journey Through the World of Chanel

VIP's flock to the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas for the opening night Numéros Privés: A Journey Through the World of Chanel. 

All dressed in Chanel of course...

The hotel rooms were all designed in iconic codes of Chanel.  A couture room, the black lacquer room devoted to the J12 and a children's room filled with Karl Lagerfeld designed dolls. 

Alice Dellal the new face of Marc Jacobs

Everyone seems to be going mad for Alice!!

First she's the face of Chanel's new 'boy' handbag now she's fronting Marc for Marc Jacob's Spring Campaign.

The campaign is classic Marc Jacobs with the simple background.  Shot by iconic photographer Juergen Teller.

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Best Dressed

And the best dressed goes too......

Jessica Chastain, in Givenchy Haute Couture, with Harry Winston jewels. 

Angelina Jolie, in Atelier Versace, with Lorraine Schwartz jewels, 

Kate Beckinsale, in Roberto Cavalli, 

and Jessica Biel, in Elie Saab Haute Couture. 

Think i've got a thing for nude & cream!!

Crop Top Trend Here To Stay

If anything will keep you motivated throughout depressing, dry January, its the 'Ab Fab' trend.

Like Mui Mui, Dolce and Gabbana & the rest below, the key is to cover the navel, showing just the top of your midriff and skirt kept knee length or longer.

Inspiration below from Topshop and ASOS.

                                  Here we go... Sit ups galore!!

Toughened Candy Pastels

Mix matched pastels are huge this summer. Follow Phillip Lim and take these keys pieces from Topshop and toughen them up with black accessories.
Don't forget to match your nail polish! Lemon, lilic, pale pink, pale blue....


....Summer Please hurryyyyyyy!!

Alice Dellal - Confirmed As The New Face Of Chanel

Chanel has confirmed that the punky model and front row regular will be the face of their new 'Boy' handbag collection. 

Alice being photographed below by the Creative Director Karl Lagerfeld wearing a cream Chanel dress and clutching onto a clearly visible grey 'boy' handbag.  The grungey model brings an androgynous twist to the usual feminine handbag. 

Campaign will be shown worldwide from March.

We'll Take Manhattan!

Karen Gillan is set to play Jean Shrimpton in a new single drama called We'll Take Manhattan. 

  

 It explores the love affair between the sixties 'It' girl Jean Shrimpton and fashion photographer David Bailey.  Set predominantly in 1962, the couple first met on a Vogue photo shoot in New York.  It shows them  falling madly in love and accidentally changing the world forever.

Alexa Chung counts Jean as one of her style icons!

Karen said: "Jean Shrimpton is an icon of the Sixties and I am so excited to be playing somebody who had such a lasting impact on the fashion world. I can't wait to take on the challenge of bringing Jean and Bailey's fascinating love story to life. Sixties here I come!

Phillip Lim S/S 12

Colour blocking is still around this summer but Phillip Lim has edged it up!

Mix and match pastel colours then toughen up the look up with a black bag or a biker jacket.

Jil Sander's Spring 2012 campaign.

Models Daria Strokous & Natasha Poly head down the mysterious route for the new Jil Sander campaign shot by Willy Vanderperre.

 You just can't beat a classic black and white photo!

Love, love, love the whole 40's look Natasha has going on, the colours are captivated beautifully.

More photos of the gorgeous Natasha Poly...

Alexa Chung - Taking British style to the States.

Alexa Chung takes some British style to the other side of the pond when she appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show. 

She looks totally gorgeous in a Marc Jacobs coat worn as a dress from his S/S 12 collection.  Its sparkly, metallic, lacy AND she wears silver shoes to match.  

Too cute! 

Alexa chats to Jimmy about her new show called 24 Hour Catwalk.

She jokes that the show is incredibly mean because it involves four designers competing to complete a collection in 24 hours.

Mary Quant: The Best of British Design

If your anything like me and wish you could have lived your teenage years through the 'Swinging Sixties' then this is not to be missed!

For one night only on Friday 16th March you can join fashion legend Mary Quant at The Lydia & Manfred Lecture Theatre for a discussion of her life and career.

Mary Quant was a key figure in the 1960s and is credited for inventing the Miniskirt and helping to launch the careers of international models such as Twiggy.

Face of the 60's, Jean Shrimpton wearing Mary Quant.

The talk starts at 19.00 and costs just £9.00.

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