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New store launch: & Other Stories

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There’s been a lot of buzz around the internet for the launch of this new brand from the team behind H&M, & Other Stories launched simultaneously in London, Berlin and Copenhagen last week as well as online.

As soon as I saw the site I fell in love. The look of the homepage is more like a Tumblr page, very visual with a ‘story’ for certain themes and collections that links through from the one item of clothing or beauty you are looking at and shows you the other features in that same ‘story’. It’s so easy and accessible you could get lost looking through each and every picture.

And Other Stories

Online shopping has become so samey and boring that when a new website like this comes along you want to lap it all up and blow all your money on every delicious thing you see.

& Other Stories hasn’t just started with clothes, it’s launched your whole wardrobe. From a minimalist sleek Ready-to-Wear collection brimming full of dresses, tops, knitwear and trousers; to shoes, handbags and other accessories. And all of it looks like it belongs on a designer runway. Some of the prices reflect the quality of the pieces, and for anyone thinking that’s a bit steep, why are you still paying upwards of £40 for jeans at Topshop?!

There is even a beauty range which will give Topshop’s make-up collection a run for its money, created by make-up artist Lisa Butler (who has worked as consulting colour director and Prada and Helmut Lang) it includes gorgoeus lip colours, glosses, bright blushes, serums, body creams, pearly eyeshadows, oils, popping nail colours as well as foundations and concealers. The list is endless, and you could really find yourself adding more and more to your basket as you venture through the whole of the site, you even get a free sample of body lotion with your order.

Below are some of my favourite beauty picks, the lipstick promises to be long-lasting and matte but still moisturising which is always a plus for me, the blusher has a cute inscription on it “Go girl, seek happy nights to happy days” I mean I don’t think I’d want to get rid of that, the pigment in the creamy eye colour is so bright and promises to be long-lasting with a “lustrous effect”, and I’m intrigued by the concealer quad because there are so many different tones in our skin it is nice to be able to mix our own perfect shade.

And Other Stories make up

Calamanco Coral £12 // Ecarlate Pink £12 // Moreen Blue £7 // Concealer Quad £15

There are so many things on this site that I love, but the things that are already on my to buy list are the grey marl panel top (£39); the plain yellow cotton t-shirt (£12); this very risque contrast knit dress (£45); and the go-with-everything Clare Vivier white python clutch (£55).

And Other Stories clothesI expect to see my bank account looking very unhealthy when payday arrives… Go check out the store now it’s a refreshing change from trawling through ASOS and Topshop!

Head over to my Pinterest page to check out all my latest looks from awards season and the rest of my wishlist…

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Topshop vs. Isabel Marant

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Just browsing Topshop, as you do, and came across their ARLENE Western Side Zip Boots, now is it just me or are they a near spit of the hugely popular Isabel Marant Dicker boots that every other person in the fashwan world wears?

And to be completely honest I breezed straight past them, it was only because earlier today I was looking at a picture of Kate Bosworth wearing said Isabel Marant boots that I thought well I could just buy them for £62 instead of the £345 price tag the Dicker boots have.

But it just goes to show that we covet the brand and status not the actual design of the product itself, I don’t think I’d pick a pair of boots like this but if I had the money sitting there for me to buy the Dicker boots I probably wouldn’t hesitate. Well maybe if I considered I could buy a Mulberry bag with the money instead…

Topshop's boots on the left and new face of Topshop Kate Bosworth in the Dicker boots

Topshop’s boots on the left and, new face of Topshop, Kate Bosworth in the Dicker boots

Shopping time!

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There are so many printed trousers around this season, a really popular trend seen on the runway for ss 12 and aw 12, and I’ve been dying to get my hands on a pair for a while now. On a shopping trip to the Metro Centre in Newcastle, I bought an awesome pair I’d seen   in Grazia from River Island. The print is slightly garish but they look fantastic on and the fit of the trousers is really flattering and the perfect size so I was more than happy to part with £30 for them!

River Island Floral Crop Trousers £30

They’re available on ASOS here and I’m even tempted with the matching blazer! I also bought this great skirt from Topshop that I’d seen Ashley Madekwe wearing and had to have as well, it’s pretty thin stretchy material so I have no idea why they included a zip!

Ashley Madekwe, Topshop skirt £28

Also fell in love with this silky floral printed bomber jacket from Zara. In fact I pretty much could have bought the whole of the Zara store, some really great stuff in there.

Zara Printed Bomber Jacket £30

Too High Heels

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I’m a fan of Victoria Beckham I will happily admit that, ever since she transitioned into a bona fide fashion designer creating amazing dresses and then branching out into accessories I can’t help but be in awe.

I love seeing her treat the airport runway like a catwalk and the sidewalk like her own personal show in  those ‘Daffodile’ Louboutins that she is so fond of to complete the look.

How I’ve always wished that I could wear amazing heels and gorgeous outfits everyday but after purchasing my own version of mega heels from Topshop at five and a half inches they are staggeringly high verging on falling over territory, I have spent two nights in them and am at a loss as to how Victoria and so many others go shopping, carry babies and generally stay vertical without worrying they are going to topple over any second.

Seven hours is my maximum per night, and that was with a little helping from alcohol and a lot of sitting down. Congratulations to all those celebrities out there that look graceful and oh so fashionable (with a lot of help from their chauffeurs). I think I’ll stick to my daytime wedges or just slum it in flats.

* I also spotted these shoes on Topshop, super extreme heels that are obvious copies of the above-mentioned Louboutins.

Miu Miu who?

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On tonight’s X Factor results show, I spotted THE BOOTS.

Topshop have created a pair of Miu Miu inspired glitter boots that are to die for. I’ve already seen them in Grazia and Glamour and now the least trendiest person has been seen in them, Kitty Brucknell an X Factor contestant. This, however, does not deter me from wanting them so badly. The only problem is I have no idea when they are going to be released… Maybe November? Maybe sooner. Whenever it is they are to BE MINE.

ASTRID Glitter Boots - Mine all mine.

Topshop Glitter Ankle Boots, £80

The Miu Miu Fall 2011 boots have been a big hit in fashion circles with my favourite style crush Diane Kruger wearing them to the FOX All-Star party back in August.

Diane Kruger in the Miu Miu glitter boots

Miu Miu Fall 2011

A pink version of the Miu Miu glitter boots

Mini, midi or maxi?

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I saw Style Souk tweet this question the other day with a link to an article from the Telegraph fashion section and wondered what I would really answer to this question?

I’ve owned mini skirts but not really in stylish sense that are so popular right now, the staple denim mini and a couple of other ones that I probably wouldn’t wear again are in my wardrobe but I don’t think I would go out to purchase a mini skirt right now. I’d rather by a short dress…

The problem I have with midi skirts is odd. I like the style, shape, patterns they come in and can’t believe how good they look when I see them on the pages of fashion mags. However, now every time I’m in my home town (which is choc-a-bloc with OAP’s) I can’t help think how stylish they look. WHAT? Yes that is correct, the midi is the summer style staple of grannies up and down the country Everywhere you turn there’s a sliver of calf and then a swoosh of midi. Brights, floral, stripes, and chiffon any look you can think of. So then I get the urge to go to a granny store see what treasures I can dig up but my brain tells me this is not a good idea hence the midi also not been a good idea. I know there are ways to ‘sex’ up the look but for now I cannot get my head around the granny favourite.

So it’s the maxi that’s the winner for me, floaty or tight, and easy to wear. I have a nude chiffon one with a mini skirt underneath so I guess it’s a mixture but perfect to dress up or dress down especially for the summer months. I have a black fitted jersey one that is a casual alternative and a few maxi dresses to add on top of that. WINNER.

I think if I were to sample the midi style it would be the pencil, the new styles around this season are fitted, tailored, casual, glam, leather and lace, a shed load of choice maybe I’ll dip in and try one out…

PU leather pencil rib side skirt £36 // Jersey pencil skirt £25 // PU waistband pencil skirt £30 all Topshop