a girl's best accessory...

First springing up on Mulberry's SS11 catwalk - the accessory of the year, and no, not the bags, the dooglers!

A pretty pooch is all you need to look in-vogue this season. Even Kate had one in her final Topshop campaign for God's sake!

Then, next thing you know, Anna Dello Russo is sauntering down the Lanvin H&M catwalk with canine in toe.

So, it's official, anyone who's anyone has a dog. Fact. The ES Magazine know this, obviously (finger on pulse), as Friday's issue featured a very attractive Mr Doggy indeed:

Being a massive doogler fan, I'm pleased to say that I'm naturally a subscriber to this amazing trend. Now I just need a Leopard print lead for Bailey, as featured in the Telegraph's Stella Mag last Sunday.

'Leopard print lead, dog's own'

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coveting carven

The twists, the curves, the warm autumnal colours, just really loving Carven right now.

Carven

Having acquired former Givenchy designer Guillaume Henry as Creative Director last year, the French ready to wear label is quickly carving out a new style status for itself. Here are some of my faves:

Perfect for someone with a penchant for a Peter Pan collar, there's a selection available to purchase currently at net-a-porter, and can I just say, je voudrais this coat si vous plait.

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dress dreaming

All hail the Christmas party season, that one time of the year when you finally have a viable excuse to unashamedly dress up in all singing and all dancing cocktail dress shebang!

And no one else does cocktail attire better that occasion-dress stalwart Whistles, who have two in store currently that I would give all the mince pies in the world for.

First spotted by my little beady eyes in October Vogue, here is the Whistles Evangeline dress:

Evangeline dress £350

Fluffy marabou feathers, dreamy and ethereal, because deep down everyone wants to look like they’re in Swan Lake.

Then there’s Roksanda’s Opium dress.

Opium Dress £395

In a rich deep navy silk, trimmed with trademark Ilincic pleated ruffles and coquettish shape - style narcotics indeed. And it's the designer's final collection for Whistles, so get your final fix quick!

Nothing like a bit of dress dreaming ahead of Christmas...

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The American Dream

This week, I have mainly been watching Boardwalk Empire with the boyo, a new HBO drama directed by Martin Scorsese based on 1920s America during the Prohibition. Not only does it feature brilliant familiar faces in the form of Stephen Graham of This is England "Combo" fame, who plays Al Capone, and the excellent Michael Williams AKA Omar Little in The Wire, but it also showcases the most beautiful art deco 1920s costumes that, well from my perspective, are the best thing about the show. Such a girl…

Rusty thick velvets, rich draped furs, the most pretty lace underwear and silk slips you can imagine, lean rows of beads, intricate beaded hats and flapper headbands - this is art deco luxe that is both dreamy and captivating.

I did a bit of the old research and found out that the costume designer on the show is actually the Emmy-award winning John Dunn. And it all suddenly made sense as to why the clothes look so supreme when I discovered that this said John Dunn is also the man behind some of the very best looks in another HBO series that has since inspired style magazines the world over, Mad Men.

Dunn acknowledges the 1920s as being a momentous time for fashion as ‘the corset had almost disappeared. Women had just started wearing bras and panties for the first time. It was when Chanel started designing. It was the birthplace of modern clothing.”

And he certainly delivers the vision here, with the glamour recreated so vividly that it feels like the characters from Boardwalk have just walked straight out of an F Scott Fitzgerald novel.

Talking of Fitzgerald, Penguin have just released some glitzy metallic special editions to mark the 70th anniversary of the writer's death.
 
So now not only can you be transported to art-deco period glamour via Fitzgerald, but you can carry a piece on the bus with you.

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brrrrrr

Today, it was cold. Not just autumn cold, but you’re-in-November-so-now-it’s-winter cold. Pinch your cheeks cold. So in an ode to all things warm, I thought it only right to talk about Margaret Howell.

Inspired by ‘authenticity in nature, people and places’, Howell celebrates the real and the original by creating clothes that are simply true to their form. Knitwear is exactly how it should be - thick and full of snuggle goodness. Parkas are sturdy and come in the intrinsically winter-warming shade of biscuity oatmeal.

 

What makes this cosy collection stand out from others is that telling Howell thread of English eccentricity, whether it be through the use of an unusually bright tomato red, or the presence of a dishevelled roll of a sleeve or an indifferent tuck.

And that’s why the only way to keep warm in Blighty this winter is with Margaret Howell.

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le glamour

Trademark ruffles, popping colour, and dresses that demand a party – pure Lanvin Glamour DNA that will be happily infiltrating every H&M store from 23rd November.

And the shoes... ohh la la

      

The great man Alber Elbaz himself said, 'This has been an exceptional exercise, where two companies at opposite poles can work together because we share the same philosophy of bringing joy and beauty to men and women around the world.”

And joy it certainly delivers, just what we need to brighten up an otherwise gloomy month of November! 

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