Fierceness personified

Fierceness personified...x2

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Style Inspiration

I'm thinking about shooting sometime soon. I'm pondering on...

Could you wear the same dress every day for a year? Errrr no.

This is the question I stumbled upon as I scoured The Times online the other day and the quick answer to that is 'no'.

The extended answer - 'No. Clearly not, I would die of boredom'

And my counter question would be, 'why would I do this?' followed by 'why would anyone do this?'

And the answer to that would be: 'An exercise in sustainable fashion'.

I realise that sounded pretty poncy, but stay with me because I think Sheena Matheiken of The Uniform Project is on to something.

This the idea in her own words:

Here's the story: There are 7 identical dresses, one for each day of the week. Every day I will reinvent the dress with layers, accessories and all kinds of accoutrements, the majority of which will be vintage, hand-made, or hand-me-down goodies. Think of it as wearing a daily uniform with enough creative license to make it look like I just crawled out of the Marquis de Sade's boudoir.

Here's the cause: The Uniform Project is also a year-long fundraiser for the Akanksha Foundation, a grassroots movement that is revolutionizing education in India. At the end of the year, all contributions will go toward Akanksha’s School Project to fund uniforms and other educational expenses for children living in Indian slums.

Here's how it works:

I like it! and the more I think about it, the more interesting and less puzzling it becomes.

It's like a mini social experiment that high-lights a few good things we could all do well with remembering.

1. Most people don't have more than 7 pieces of clothes to wear neither do they have a wardrobe.

2. Having MORE stuff may be making you LESS creative - it's kind of like that 'less TV, more books, better imagination' equation, which I fully believe in (sorry future kids).

3. One should set one's self more challenges so as not to become pathetic and flabby in mind, spirit and body.

4. And lastly, it serves as a reminder that to have an idea and turn ACTUALLY turn it into a reality is what a truly worthy mission.

I'm going support this, maybe I'll send her my yellow fascinator or the black one, or maybe both???

and I'll start my one in one out policy (I'll expand on this later).

This is Sheena, ain't she fab







Check out The Uniform Project site and support Sheena if you can!

LV: Art FashArch

Louis Vuitton partners with artist Camille Scherrer to present the new "Louis Vuitton : Art Fashion and Architecture" book.

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Halston Heritage collection

This, my friends, is a bloody good idea.

What idea you ask? Well, Halston is to launch Halston Heritage come spring 2010.

The Halston Heritage collection is a lower-priced line, which will draw from the brand’s archives reissuing iconic Halston pieces. Its first offering will include tie-dye and sequined dresses, chiffon gowns with shoes and bags to boot!




And, the price points are good. Pieces will retail from US$55 (£33) for a T-shirt to US$595 (£364) for dresses. I use this term 'good' loosely seeing as for £364, one could put a child through first-class schooling in many of the world's developing countries but that's a whole 'nother story.

SO, when I think about it this Halston Heritage collection is a win-win situation.

The second-line takes over where the mainline left off allowing it to go in a whole new direction, which is great. I love classic Halston with its clean lines, sporty silhouette and fluid draping, but you'd have to be blind not see that its engine was running out of steam.

We, get high-end designs at a 'reasonable' price.

Marios gets a little room to breathe unlike poor ol' Marco Zanini and true Halstonites, get enough reproductions of every classic piece to fill their wardrobes to their hearts content.

Lastly, the fashion industry won't be lumbered with the same-ol' same-ol' hark-back-to-the-past relics, Halston was in danger of supplying every fashion week!

Every one's a winner! Hi-fives all round.

I'd love to see some of these classic Halston pieces reworked:

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Fall according to Topshop

FASHION FANTASY LIST!!!!!

In a conversation with NewFavouriteThing I asked what her Fashion Fantasy List would include. It wasn't a question I'd actually considered myself, it just came to me, but as she reeled off a ma-hoo-sive list I got more and more excited 'what if!?', 'can you imagine???' 'I would love...' We got into a fashion frenzy of the fierce proportions and therein this post was born.

I hope it makes you dream, it certainly made me.

Chanel 2.55

Dear fashion fairy,

I might be pushing my luck but I really can't have my Chanel 2.55 without a pair of matching boots!

- if you can't decide which one to give me I'll take both! thanks.

I desparately want to have my picture taken by the Sart - he makes everyone look beautiful! Knowing my luck I'll bump into him when I sporting my no-name joggers and £5 tank - hair uncombed *great*

The Sart himself - Scott Schuman. If you've been living under a rock for the last 3 years and yo haven't check out his blog stop reading and click here - but be sure to come back now you hear!

Anyone who knows me knows my love for the now sadly RIP polarid. So this next fanatasy may remain just, that but I'd love to take photographs and publish a coffee table book of all my very favorite fashion personalities, stylish celebs, scensters and interesting fashion behind-the-sceners.

Work on a shoot with aHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (the heavens just opened then) David La Chapelle & wait for it...aHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Annie Leibovitz. I’d happily do the tea but better still I’d style the hell out of it.

David La Chapelle - genius

the preeminent Annie Leibovitz - the holy grail

To be fashion muse - wouldn't that be fun and flattering???

A fashion face off with Naomi, Grace and Lady GaGa

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FIERCE!

Can you imagine a slumber party hosted by Tyra and the two Jay’s? Now that WOULD be fab!

Additional guests would include: Uber stylist; Edward Enninful (whose work I adore), Karl Lagerfeld, photog Terry Richardson, Katie Grand, Marc Jacobs (how much fun would he be, like, a lot!), Ashish (I met him and he's FAB!) Chanel Iman - love, and last but certainly not least the incredibly talented Ms Pat McGrath.

Backstage at Chanel
Most people want front row, I opt for backstage madness.


To acquire Versace's iconic safety pin dress and the lesser known 'waist of time' body con sheath dress.

YSL cage boots: The chrysler building of heels...I want, I want, I want!

Design a collection.
Attend the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala

with HIM or HIM as my date

To indulge my fierce-footwear fetish

by investing in a jak and jil worthy shoe collection.

Lastly to somehow, someday, for whatever reason do my very own fashion movie montage featuring me in my very fav labels a la SATC, Pretty Woman.

So what's on your fashion fantasy list? Tell me I NEED to know!

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