To Faux or not to Faux

Faux Fur

Real Fur

Talking about this years trends has bought me on to the issue of fur. Real fur is massive this season, and to be honest, to me, like animal print, denim, leather etc evan when it goes out of fashion, its still in fashion, hanging at the back of everyones wardrobe just waitin to come bk into vogue, and being worn by those people who differ from the trends and set the new trends. However the issue surrounding fur has now, over recent years, become quite controversial. Real fur has been used by designers for decades, it has always been the piece de la resistance, a luxuary item for customers who want to feel the quality of what there buying and for many people is a statement garment of their wealth. Many years ago my generations grandmas, aunties etc owned many real fur jackets, and how they were made and how the fur was obtained was not questioned nor an issue. Nowadays if you own a real fur designer jacket it will set you back thousands and not every tom dick and harry can afford one, and due to years of campaigners and anti-rights activists we now know where that real fur were wearing has come from and now not every tom, dick and harry wants one. In the 20's 30's 40's etc you were complemented on wearing real fur jackets, now if your seen to be in what looks like a real fur coat, you get sneers or comments etc. I was once wearing a faux fur leopard print jacket whilst on the tube and due to the jacket being pretty good quality and looking quite real, a woman came upto me and said i should be disgusted with myself for parading around in real fur, the fact i was a poor trampy looking student getting of at dagenham station should have gave her the clue it wasn't real, but i actually thought it was going to be one of those paint thrown over my jacket moments lol.....I am absolutely against real fur, animal testing and anything along those lines and i am a member of peta and a regular vegetarian who sometimes falls a bit by the wayside when i smell or see seafood :-) however evan in the name of fashion you would never ever get me in a real fur jacket. I do not understand how in this day and age with all the campaigns going on, all the shocking videos released, all the celebrities turning there back on real fur, there are stil people that wear real fur and more shocking than that, the amount of people wearing it is on the up. I am not someone who would preach or push my views on other people and i certainly would not judge someone if they were wearing a real fur jacket, as i have many friends that do, i just find it hard to know that people own cats, dogs, rabbits etc and they can wear a fur coat knowing full well what has happened to the animal in order for that coat to be made....I personally blame the designers. These days you can purchase high quality, quite expensive faux fur jackets that look identical to real fur jackets.. So the question is, in these times with faux fur coats looking and feeling so real, is it time we stopped making and buying real fur jackets. Unfortunatly i can not see designers cuttin back on the use of real fur nor the cusmtomers stopping buying real fur anytime soon.

Real Fur or Faux fur?

winter time

Winter time....my worst time of year

I am a bit of a hot bod and never feel the cold so i like to be in as little clothes as possible, which during the winter often gains me very odd looks.....thick hot itchy scratchy jumpers, jackets, layers, scarves, jeans with tights under, skirts with tights eurrrghhhhhhh

however just because i dnt like to wear the 'in' winter fashion pieces doesnt mean i dnt love the new 'in' fashion winter pieces and rush to buy them as soon as primark and h&m stock em in...so below i have picked my favourite top ten must have pieces or styles for the winter.

At the top of my list, of course, is the aviator/shearling jacket. This one above is one of my faves and is from Topshop

Next is what i like to refer to as the 'Whitney Headband'. They have great ones in primark for about £2

Velvet leggings...maroon, deep purple, grey and indigo blue are my fave colours for the winter season

I am so happy tapestry bags are back in vogue, i love them, and best of all everyones mum, gran or autie owed these bags back when they were last in fashion, so go raid there closets and be in fashion for free :-)

Socks and heels.....bonus of this being can stil wear your hot barely there strappy shoes in the winter and keep ya tootsies warm with some cute socks. Woman team the socks with heels, boat shoes, boots, dr martens, sandals, trainers etc Men do not combine any type of shoe and sock especialy socks and sandals ( Seriously in this day'n age y is that crime stil committed ? )

Next on trend this season is animal print. To me animal print never really goes out of fashion, ok so when its not in fashion its quite a tacky design/print however put on a animal print dress, jumpsuit or skirt and it always provides instant glamour and strikingness...personally i think the best animal prints are leopard, zebra and cow print...And in the fashion world no-one does animal print like Roberto Cavalli

Whether it be leather gloves, suede gloves, studded gloves, elbow gloves, wrist gloves...Gloves are in this autumn

Think bright, neon, bold, 80's style fluro colours......

Transparent materials, lace, ruffels, its all in this a/w go for black or browns to goth it up or go for nudes and corals for a pretty girly look

And last but not least, my favourite, baggy knitted boyfriend cardigans. My fave are the off cream aran cardigans :-)


Many other trends this a/w include leather, cosmic and abstract print and designs, fur, red & crimson colours, nude, pale peachy colours, camel/butter suede colouring is very big right now, minimilist cuts, sharp tailouring, clothing with creates a silhoute look, bold statement buttons, 70's high waisted pants, clinched in waist using sash's, chic trench coats, glitter, embellishment and studs, masculine style trends i.e sharp shoulder pads etc...The list goes on

Lanvin at h&m

So, last month, H&M finally announced that it will be collaberating with designer Lanvin, and the collection will hit 200 stores worldwide on November 23rd. I am very excited about this as every collabaration h&m have done i buy a piece, and now i can afford and own an item of one of my all times fave designers.... the pieces will be unveiled 2nd November, i can't wait :-)

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Olivia Palermo

So i've decided to do a monthly style report on who i think is the stylista of the moment. My first one has to be dedicated to Ms Olivia Palermo. She is a girl we all love to hate, just watching her on the City makes me wonder how and why she has any friends at all, and the things she comes out with portray her as a snooty cow, HOWEVER, there's no denying girlfriend has style, very few times have i seen her make a fashion faux pas and the fashion she does wear is second to none. There's no denying she is a beautiful girl and her designer label/couture style oozes classiness and sophistication. Below are some of my favourite outfits she has donned in the past.

LV Fall 2010 campaign

Absolutely loving the new Louis Vuitton 50s inspired campaign for fall 2010. At 41 Christy Turlington still has got it going on. Here's a few of my favourite pics.

Isabel Marant

This woman is seriously hot stuff right now, you can't open an issue of vogue or cosmo or glamour without her name popping up. She is a French designer from Paris who has created a line of upmarket wardrobe must haves. She first launched her label in 1989 but it wasn't until 1994 she moved away from jewellery and accessories and branched into designer clothing as well. Her designs and styles are very basic and effortless and have given rise to her clothing being representative of 'Parisian chic' style, that sort of style that French women seem to easily ooze. Below are a few of my fave pieces from her SS10 collection and her AW10 collection x

                                  SS10

                                  AW10

                                 AW10