Versace's Second Collection for H&M goes live!

Versace's cruise line collection for H&M is now being sold online!I've had a look and these are my picks which will be great for a holiday...

£39.99 

Bikini, £24.99

Shorts, £24.99

Shirt, £19.99

Those are my faves and they are very affordable especially when they are all designed by Versace.
I love how the gap is getting closer between high street and top notch designers with such collaborations, I hope to see more of them!

What are your faves from the Cruise line collection?

Da Vinci, A fashion designer?

The sketch above is an actual design by Leonardo Da Vinci, the same Da Vinci who painted the Mona Lisa and constructed ideas for helicopters, parachutes and submarines!Who would have thought he had intentions of being a fashion house of sorts?

There were only fragments of the sketch and scholars managed to put the pieces together to come up with a clean and clear sketch as seen above. Gherardini, a luxury fashion house from Florence brought this sketch to life by manufacturing it as a calfskin bag called Pretiosa which means Precious.

Apparently Mr Da Vinci designed various fashion accessories, I can't wait to see what will crop up from him again.

There are only 99 bags at the moment and they will be on sale at Gherardini boutiques at the beginning of March. I can only imagine the price.

Versace for Hennes and Mauritz

If you haven't had the chance to lay your hands on Versace's collaboration with H&M, fret not!The new collection will be out in a few weeks!Yeap, a second collection!

The new Cruise line collection for H&M is a must have for your holiday wardrobe, here's some of what's in store for all of us!

Absolutely love this one.

The collection features a plain tank top that would go well with bits of the rest of the collection like how this model is styled.

The men's collection feature's Versace's iconography

Theres quite a repetition of this print

Men's shirt with Versace's iconography

This looks like a classic Versace and I'm glad they've included this in H&M's affordable collection.

This collection is based on Versace's Inaugural collection in 2001. Many would realise that many of the women's designs features pretty motifs of berries and butterflies. There is quite a repetition there but at least you have a selection of the same design on tops, dresses, bikinis, belts, shoes,etc. as this print seems to be the signature design of the woman's collection.

Keep your eyes peeled!Its not long till the collection goes live online!

She's back!

I've decided to blog here again, I missed it so much and its the best way for me to rant and rave of my great love for fashion, so... watch this space!

We're hibernating for a bit...

Thank you all for your support for the Style Police. The reader count we get is amazing as this is, as you know, a mere fashion blog.

We will make a come back soon!Watch this space!;)

xoxo
The Style Police

Let's Predict Fashion's Future- Spring/Summer 2011 Part 7

Trend #7: Masculine Tailor Wear

 Sloppy formal wear is the way to go with Michael Kors

This ensemble by Dries Van Noten is more feminine with a cinched in waist.

In my opinion, I embrace feminity in fashion but mixing it with a tinge of masculinity does give an edgy look which is great.

Let's Predict Fashion's Future: Spring/Summer 2011

Trend #6 White!

This beautiful ensemble is by Dolce & Gabanna. These angelic dresses embellished with crystals are fit for a princess.

With white being such a neutral colour, it can be worn in different ways. Reed Krakoff went for a more urban and sporty look as compared to D&G's.

Let's Predict Fashion's Future: Spring/Summer 2011 Part 5

Trend #5:  Loud Prints!

Not just animal prints, we're talking fruity, floral, stripes, even monkey prints that are all vibrant in colours!

Prada's collection

Yes that is a banana infested dress and yes that top had monkey motifs

Stella McCartney adds in a citrusy fruit basket into her design. Very Summery indeed.

Let's Predict Fashion's Future: Spring/Summer 2011 Part 4

Trend  #4: Nude!

Versace added some woven fringes to this dress to compliment its "barely there" ensemble

Haider Ackerman goes for a bolder look with this trend even though nude is not even close to being a bold colour but he Haider Ackerman made it work in this drapey rather abstract dress.

Remember: Alexander Mcqueen

Let's remember Alexander Mcqueen today on his 1st death anniversary- 11th February 2011
His lively and ever so daring approach to fashion will never be forgotten, his fashion house will still live up to his name. I am sure he will always be a renowned top fashion designer. I can't wait to get my hands on his MAC collection on Ebay.

Lee Alexander Mcqueen

May He Rest In Peace

Let's Predict Fashion's Future- Spring/Summer 2011 Part 3

But of course this will make its come back again...


Trend #3 Denim!

Stella McCartney's Spring/Summer 2011 show

Stella McCartney styled this piece in a minimalist manner yet it looks so chic.

Note how theres no accessories!

Derek Lam

Derek Lam takes a smart approach to this trend by styling it as a formal piece, very ironic.

Would you include denim, always known to be casual, in your formal wear?

Let's Predict Fashion's Future!-Spring/Summer 2011 Part 2

So what else has the fashion Gods set for us for the upcoming Spring/Summer 2011?

Trend #2 Seventies Glamour!

Marc Jacob's Spring/Summer 2011 Show

It's all about oversized accessories and satin with Marc Jacob


and Louis Vuitton agrees no less with this trend...

Louis Vuitton's oriental theme collection still had a 70s taste to it with crystals and fringes hanging off this suit.


Grab your John Lennon-esque shades, wear your embroidery smothered pants and you're ready to go!

Let's predict fashion's future!Spring/Summer 2011 Part 1

So... what will be the constants of the wardrobes of fashionistas this spring/summer?
We're in  January and the fashion authorities are well ahead with what we should be wearing during our warm weather. This spring/summer 2011, we will have 7 rather contrasting yet lovely trends in front of us.

Each week I will update a post with each trend leading up to near Spring!

Trend #1 Loud, Bright, Fruity colours!

Prada Spring/Summer 2011 show

The model definitely needed those shades with her tangerine and cobalt number!

Gucci's Summer/Spring 2011 Show

P.s. This blog will be on a hiatus for a few weeks so I'm scheduling posts to be updated every week for the future trends!

MAC: Tartan Tales Collection 2010

For Your Shopping Basket

Alert!The new MAC Tartan Tale's collection is out now!They're going quite quickly actually, even the adorable bear is gone!

I'm still glad I got my hands on 3 venemous villains eyeshadows, just 3, that was my luck.

Check out the models for this collection...

NICE!

and the collection of course...

These colours are fabulous!I love the pinks especially!

Have a Tartan Tale Holiday!

Odd: Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli

Now how will this footballer even make it to a fashion blog you ask?
well he tried to anyway...

Probably taken inspiration from the penguin from Wallice&Gromit's , Mario Balotelli who was previously spotted with green and orange high tops with a neon-like blue quilted jacket, was found wearing a rather interesting hat.

Harvey Nichols-where the city's footballers are known to shop, denied selling this glove header number.
Perhaps it was from a Christmas market?

Well, a London based hand-knitting website picked up on this soon enough and offered to maker versions of this hat in 24 different colours!If anyone's interested to conform to this trend, you can get this hat from
www.granniesinc.co.uk


Looking forward to what else this guy would come up with.

British Fashion Awards fave winners

I am delighted with who won the awards last week at the British Fashion Awards. I have already mentioned one of the winners last week, the late Alexander Mcqueen who won the most Outstanding achievement in Fashion Design.

Here are 3 more of my faves that won last week.

2 lovely well known models walked away with awards from this year's British Fashion Awards.

They are, Lara Stone...

Lara Stone collected the Model Award. Well predictable as she's in almost everything.

and Naomi Campbell...

I am ever so pleased with Naomi Campbell's achievement. She won the Special Recognition award(this is a new award they've just added) as she's always been Britain's highly influential fashion ambassador for the last 25 years!

My(and the nation's) all time fashionista, probably the main trendsetter in England, won the British Style Award. No prizes for guessing, its none other than Alexa Chung!

Awesome one girlies!
xoxo

Remember: Alexander Mcqueen

The AMAZING Alexander Mcqueen will never be forgotten in the fashion world. He was the 4th time winner of the British Designer of the Year award of the British Fashion Awards today. Most importantly, he won the most Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design this year which he deserved ever so much. He is one of my most favourite designers and when we spot a high street shop releasing collections similar to that of Alexander Mcqueen's, we will know where they got their inspiration from. Long live McQueen!

Ugg-ly?

I cannot see sense in why anyone would think Ugg boots are fashionable in any aspect. By all means, they are extremely comfortable and slipping into them makes it all that cosy, but to see them as something that would make a statement is like fashion global warming. Like how Crocs(really comfortable but weird looking slippers) were in trend a few years back.

I own a pair of Ugg boots but like these celebrities below, I only wear them casually with no intention of thinking its trendy.


I feel like its wearing your bedroom slippers and calling it a fashion statement, although I can actually see that happening, now that is what I call fashion global warming people. I know we will get out of this.

Like I said, Don't get me wrong, they are the most comfortable pair of boots I own but I will never conform and say that I am being fashionable by wearing them.

Robert Pattinson is on the same wavelength as me as he does not like girls who wear Ugg/Ugg inspired boots and wonders in what sense are they even fashionable.

Agree/Disagree?Love/Hate your Uggs?Why?Comment below!

Revival: Russian-esque Fur Hats

Winter is nearing and the fashionistas are forecasting, so what's hot(in the context of cold;p) now?

RUSSIAN STYLE FUR HATS- The Ushanka!

Lily Allen all warm in 2009

They're actually called Ushanka's which is an easier way to address this hat to be honest but apparently it's not commonly used in the mainstream fashion world, so we shall conform to that for this post.

I've noticed how style is being more comfort friendly these days, which is good because there is no point being pretentious especially when we were faced with one of the harshest winters in England. The answer to a comfy stylish hat is the traditional Russian fur hat, with the actual designer ones that consists of Mink fur which we have no qualms about, just that faux fur is just as comfortable for us.

A lot of high street stores are home to these faux fur Russian inspired hats after predicting this come back.

It's great that being reasonable is slowly infusing itself with style because these hats keep you warm and cosy while you make a statement, now that is really all you need while waiting for a bus out in the cold.

Check out the President of Argentina rocking this look after receiving the hat as a gift from the President of Russia!

Get your hands on them & prepare yourself for winter!

Acrylic Fur Ushanka Hat £19.95 from meanandgreen.com

xoxo