Alice Dellal for Chanel

Chanel's latest tantalising campaign has been released, this time for their newest must-have; the Boy Bag. Fronting this luscious piece is the even more luscious, Alice Dellal and may I just say, she's doing it very well.

I'm loving the combination of obvious Chanel charm and 'off-beat Shoreditch kid' that Dellal does so well.

Shot by Karl himself, this is definitely a campaign that I can't stop staring at this week.

LFW: Day 5: The Outfit

This season I missed the Sunday and Monday at fashion week. Unfortunately work commitments came to ahead and I needed to chain myself to my laptop as I had looming deadlines.

My final day to hit the cobbles at Somerset House was Tuesday. I went for a bit of colour as the sun was out (well it was in the morning anyhow).

Blouse and necklace: Topshop, leather trousers and jacket: vintage, bag Chanel, boots: New Look Limited Edition.

Many thanks to the lovely David at The Nyanzi Report for the images (he's a darl).

LFW: Day 2: The Outfit

I have pinched the images of my look from day two from the super talented Ama Samra's blog: Haptic check out her extensive LFW coverage and extremely good runway photography when you get the chance, she rocks.

I took my absolute, favourite recent wardrobe addition, the kimono, on it's first major voyage and I can't explain to you how much I love it. I really need to share an image with you of the back because that really is where the magic happens.

Kimono and trousers: vintage, top: Topshop, necklace: Warehouse, boots: Aldo, bag: Chanel.

Chanel AW11: Shade Parade...

I'm interrupting the LFW coverage to share yet another fun and lighthearted AW11 campaign video from another fashion-heavy-hitter, this time Chanel.

Shade Parade is a video created to showcase the brand's nail colours for the season and I think they've done it brilliantly.

LOVE IT- OBVS.

LFW: Day 1: Outfit

Here is what I went for sartorially on day one. In hindsight, a leather maxi, a trench with leather sleeves and a long sleeve shirt weren't really necessary as the sun was beaming but that is the joy (or not as the case may be) of London you never know what the weather is going to be like and therefore what to wear accordingly.

Image taken from Vogue.com. See it online here (image #5).

Image taken from Instyle.co.uk. View it online here  (image #22).

Blouse and leather maxi skirt: vintage, boots: Aldo, trench coat: Topshop, bag: Chanel.

Chanel Couture AW11...

A separate post was needed to give the credit to my favourite collection of Paris Couture Week.

It was Chanel.

There are no words I can use to sum up how I feel about the collection but I will say that it gives me an overall sense of happiness and leaves me with only one thought, " what can I do to earn the money to own these pieces?".

Well done Karl, you've done it again.

Watch the full show below...

Part One

 

Part Two

Images taken from style.com

LFW Day 3: The Looks...

So the LFW coverage is coming to an end. I only attended on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to being booked for the remainder of the week (sadly the real world must go on). So here is the first installment of day three.

I opted for black (partly as I thought it was a good idea to go out the night before after a few cocktails at the Olivia Rubin show and therefore couldn't face the outfit selection process through my gin haze that morning) as it turns out I think this is my favourite look from the weekend- sometimes gin helps huh?

However, I did opt for a colour burst by adding this rather fabulous (and new favourite), red jumper. It's been in my wardrobe for at least two years but this was it's first outing- not sure why this is.

The lovely Dvora of Fashionistable captured my mean an moody side (or perhaps it's just my fatigue?).

Image courtesy of Sarah-Leigh

Where's it from?

Jumper: Warehouse, Coat and tail: Vintage, Bag and lipstick: Chanel, Boots: Aldo, Bangle: Vintage (a gift from my father to my mother to me!)

My lovely friend and fashion week partner in crime, Sarah-Leigh went for an eclectic mix of leopard and leather topped with a quintessentially English bowler- well it is LFW after all.

Image courtesy of Dvora at Fashionistable

The lovely Sophie of The Chic Parade joined us for the day and channelled vintage fur, fringing and uber heels.

Image courtesy of Dvora at Fashionistable

LFW: The Essentials

Oh Karl...

How I love thee.

Look De Jour...

I do love a tailored hareem trouser...

Chanel Transfer Tattoos...

The title of today's post says it all. Three words I simply dis-believe I am saying in one sentence yet here I am writing them. I'm on the fence with this one. On the one hand being able to buy a little piece of Chanel for 49 pounds (a pack contains 50 transfers so that less than 1 pound a go) is just a little bit fabulous, plus the designs are directional and in great taste for transfer tatts (ordinarily when thinking about a transfer tattoo dolphins and barbed wire spring to mind), I'm still unsure. Surely the fantastic thing about high end designer pieces is the ability to desire, to yearn for something and if possible to save up for the wanted piece and cherish it forever. The idea that Chanel is easily accessible takes away the exclusivity and the lust for me, plus after enjoying it, the lusted after Chanel washes away leaving a distant memory of what you once had.

Hello, Chanel-o...

Paris, Haute Couture week has been running this week showcasing the dreamy and wonderful from the finest designers. With my consuming love for Chanel still very strong I couldn't help but write about the truly magical SS10 collection which was shown on Tuesday.

Delicate pastels and nude hues were favoured and the whole collection has a fragile yet powerful vibe. Frills, ruffles and silver embellishment were in abundance with my favourite looks coming from the classic Chanel suit.

The tweed suit has been re-worked for this collection with the slim pencil skirt swapped for a loose fitting, tailored short. Trims took the form of tulle and silver lame which matched the half leather gloves which mirror the look of Monsieur Largerfeld (aka God).

Less classic looks were also seen with neon colours and structured shapes. BUT...nothing comes greater than the piest de resistance, the final look of the show being wedding attire. The 'bride' wore a full length, beautiful gown complete with lashings of tulle flowing at the back and the 'groom' in a complete silver lame skinny suit. INCREDIBLE.

Today's Threads...

It was the first day back in the office today. With this in mind, I thought I would get through my post season blues by putting on some heels, my favourite new t-shirt and a slick of bubble pink lipstick.

Wednesday Fashion Fix...

I thought I would share my two (very different) outfit choices for today.

OUTFIT 1: Day at the office

Today's outfit was my own take on city chic. Slightly Chanel inspired with classic black and pearls. To give it an instant style update I added my fringed sandals and a studded belt. Don't forget the trademark red lipstick!

OUTFIT 2: Drinks with the boy in Shoreditch

Ok ok, so slightly over dressed for a Wednesday night!! I just fancied getting dressed up, plus we were going to Shoreditch so as the saying goes, when in Rome...

Stuck with the black theme from earlier, just added a little fur cape, chunky chain and a smile!

J'adore Coco...

Seeing as my nick name descends from the lady herself it seemed quite apt to do a post on her. Coco Chanel is by far the one person I would love to share dinner and chats with. Creator of one of the most famous and influential design houses in the world it is a wonder that 1982's Coco Solitaire is the only film to have been made about her life...until now. This year sees 3 films coming out about this self made woman. The first being Coco Chanel, made for American television. The second is Coco Chanel & Ignor Stravinsky which closed this years Cannes film festival and the third is Coco Avant Chanel (Coco before Chanel). It is the third that excites me the most. A biopic of this woman's life and the build up to what she did for the fashion world. A pioneer for 'girl power', Coco Chanel was an orphan from a very poor background. She worked extremely hard for all she achieved and this is why her rags to riches story will be one of the most entertaining.



Coco Avant Chanel trailer

To celebrate the film's release vintage fashionista's favourite website- Queens of Vintage challenged it's members to join a 'fashmob'- a fashion orientated flashmob. People were asked to meet at St Pancras Station, London (the porthole between London and Paris) dressed in their finest Chanel or Chanel-esque attire. The first 15 Chanel types to arrive got a gift. Unfortunately I couldn't make the 6pm start so missed it but to have seen all these impeccably dressed women, celebrating the life of one of the greatest women to have ever lived would have been fabulous.

I have been wearing my Chanel 2.55 all week in awe!