From the archives

I'm sorting out my laptop today and came across this shot from fashion week in September. Menswear can be a little more commercial on the street but fashion week is a different kettle of fish. This fella has achieved the perfect mix of simple pieces, interesting silhouettes and unique accessories to create a very interesting look.

Bravo!

Shoe Porn

Lusting today. The worst thing about living in London is the amount of walking that I end up doing. Due to this, I rarely get to wear the one million pairs I already have and yet I still seem to want more.

1&2: Brian Atwood, 3&4: Christian Louboutin

A week in my wardrobe

Here's a collection of my outfits this week. Unlike lots of bloggers outfit post's, these were taken on my iPhone, by me.

Living in the UK at this time of year doesn't allow outfit posts. It's dark when I leave to go to work and it's dark when I get home and I don't have fancy equipment to make a night shoot in east London work (as much as I wish I did!). Weekends will allow for outdoor photography but the last few weekends have been filled with birthday parties, press days, shoots and pals.

So here it is, a week in the life of my wardrobe and my phone...

Oscar de la Renta's Spring 12 Campaign

Oscar de la Renta has offered yet another fantastic campaign for SS12, featuring Karlie Kloss shot by Craig McDean. Chic, simple and to the point, sometimes less is more.

I need dollar

Anyone got a spare $4,281 they can lend me for this perfect pearlised knit dress with fluted skirt from Azzedine Alaïa's spring 12 collection? It's pretty much love with this one, I keep imagining it with a tan leather wedge and a slick of red lipstick for the summer. Oh well, I can but dream.

          

Givenchy AW12 Menswear Show

Menswear fashion week has shown some sheer brilliance. Friday saw the Givenchy show take place and while I might have something nice to say about the collection, I have to be brutally honest about those nose rings.

Riccardo Tisci's collection for the Parisian fashion house was inspired by his childhood obsessions; the American flag and the Minotaur. It's really unfortunate to the collection that the Minotaur was an obsession of his, as I'm really not digging these nose rings. I am usually someone who enjoys a bit of oddity, a grungy element and I LOVE a touch of statement jewellery but the only thing I think of when viewing these nose rings is WTF?!

Image via bloggar.afton

Harsh I know, but if you can't be honest on your blog, where can you be honest hey?

Moving on to the collection. Minus the nose rings, I enjoyed Givenchy's AW12 offerings. Sharp and contemporary tailoring, leather panelling and elements of stars and stripes in red, blue and white all featured. Embellishment in the same and contrasting colours to the fabrics added an interesting element, the dress coats were my favourite pieces and I do love a bit of head-to-toe black. WIN.

What did you think of the collection and the nose rings?

Longchamp's Spring 12 Campaign

Following on from my post about the Mulberry campaign for SS12 it seems that fashion is getting a little more light-hearted for spring this year. It appears that moody-models staring down the lens of the camera are being replaced with facial expression (heaven forbid), oversized props, interesting poses and silhouettes and even dogs!

On this note, it's only right that I share my love for Coco Rocha and Liisa Winkler skipping around Manhattan for Longchamp's spring campaign. In reality there's nothing in this campaign that we haven't seen before, it's not pushing the boundaries or being all that inventive but that doesn't mean it's not frightfully enjoyable to view great models running around a great city in aid of handbags, right?