leopard

I went to Sankeys in Manchester last night now that I am officially back in the North for my final year at University. It was borderline tropical in Manchester last night and Sankeys is always a bit of a sweaty mess but the t-shirt I bought from Urban Outfitters is so lightweight and floaty that I survived the night without feeling like I was clubbing on the sun.

Urban Outfitters t-shirt, Topshop Skirt, H&M cuff, Urban Outiftters shoes.

on the red carpet: crystal renn

Formly 'plus sized' model, Crystal Renn, looked ravishing last night at the opening night of opera season at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. This is one the first real displays of Crystal's weight loss in a public arena and boy oh boy what a dress to do it in. Her figure is undeniably enviable! I think the dress is by Zac Posen (TBC) but the entire look is flawless. There have been some controversies over Crystal losing all this weight after championing the fuller figure for so long, but I just think if this is what makes her happy then good for her. It would be just as bad for her to force herself to stay big  in order to maintain her image just as other models force themselves to stay thin, at least now she is at a happy medium and looking all the more stunning for it.

chain reaction

Beware...another post about 21st birthday related items.

My brother and I have never really given each other gifts since we were around the age of 17, mainly because we spend our allowance (and now student loans) on other things. However, upon turning 21 I felt I deserved a present. To minimise how annoying this reality might be to my little bro I chose my gift, ordered my gift and then simply informed him of the bill.

This beauty is what I ended up with-

It is another item I came across whilst working in the fashion cupboard at Glamour. It is by a designer called Florence b and basically you order the bracelet online and everything is bespoke, you get to choose the colours of the silk that is woven in to the chunky gold plated chain and you also get to choose a charm to be put on the clasp so every bracelet is unique and sooooo pretty!

the september issue

One of my gifts from my parents for my 21st birthday was the issue of Vogue from the year and month I was born. The cover features a nineteen year old Jade Jagger on the cover and some very questionable fashion inside. It was amazing to look at some of the old adverts and shoots featuring the familiar faces of Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer. Obviously my favourite shoot was of a spectaular floor length black dress with gold chainmail detail by my true love, Chanel...even when it comes to nineties fashion I am horrifyingly predictable.

twenty one

Happy Birthday to me.

head to toe in lion king

age 16 at my prom

the ripe old age of 21 wearing Topshop boutique and Christian Louboutin

unique

Today I had the privilege of working alongside the PR team at the Tosphop Unique SS12 show at London Fashion Week. Sure enough, it was the best day of my life! A full summary will be up soon but in the meantime check out some highlights of the show here and here.