Rosie for Autograph

The beautiful Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is back with another lingerie collection for Marks and Spenser’s Autograph line, having previously been the company’s bestselling designer range to date!

The new summer collection features stunning floral prints in some lovely pink hues as well as using delicate French designed lace. It’s just gorgeous!

Head of Lingerie Design at M&S, Soozie Jenkinson, says, "In concepting the new Rosie for Autograph Summer Collection, Rosie and I selected the colours to look beautiful on glowing, sun kissed skin and to have an upbeat, holiday vibe so the palette and print we created for the exquisite silk lingerie was inspired by the beautiful leaves and petals of the stunning 'Sunset Rose', a blend of vibrant cyclamen, tangerine tones, hints of darker blackcurrant and bud green." 

Last year I purchased one of her bras and it’s still one of my favourite pieces of underwear. It makes you feel so feminine and is really comfortable and supportive while still remaining pretty and delicate. I would recommend having a look at her collection as it is just stunning yet still does its job at a very reasonable price!

Isabel Marant teams up with H&M

Its been all over Twitter, Instagram & Vogue, its the Isabel Marant/ H&M collaboration and from what I've seen and heard - its going to be awesome!

Margareta van den Bosch creative adviser for H&M said, "We are excited to have Isabel Marant as a guest designer at H&M," "The way she mixes different elements in her collections, creating a style that is effortless and urban, makes her very contemporary. She has a fantastic eye for ethnic detail and the rare ability to create something that people really want to wear. We are sure the H&M customers will be enthusiastic about this collection"
　
Having previously partnered up with luxury leading names such as Karl Largerfeld, Stella McCartney, Matthew Williamson and most recently Maison Martin Margiela, to name but a few, i think we can trust the Swedish chain to do a cracking job! Marant said yesterday that she is "flattered by this collaboration: H&M works with the best designers and this invitation is an exciting honour,"
　

Arriving in stores on November 14th, the collection with feature clothes as well as accessories for both mens and womenswear. "I aim to create something real, that women want to wear in their everyday lives, with a certain carelessness, which I think is very Parisian: you dress up, but do not pay too much attention and still look sexy. The collection is infused with this kind of easiness and attitude. Everything can be mixed following one's own instincts: my take on fashion is all about personality." This is something i think the high street is really missing at the moment so i cannot wait to go and have a look and most definitely make some purchases towards the end of this year!

Graduate Fashion Week 2013

Its 4.30am and my phone goes off. Its my friend Katherine ringing me to say "Get up! We have to be on the coach in 5minutes!" So after a rather frantic start, grabbing my camera, Chanel lipstick and dressing notes (all the essentials) I'm on the bus heading to London to be a dresser for Graduate Fashion Week 2013!

For those who don't know much about it, GFW was set up in 1991 and its a huge event for aspiring, future fashion designers. Its where final year students can showcase their portfolios and final collections to the industry, buyers and hopefully, future employers. As well as this, there are several awards that can be won, examples being best womenswear collection and best knitwear.  

I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to work backstage and dress the models. Unfortunately, i was given the task of dressing the menswear collections. Such a hard life!

Backstage was so exciting! Working with professional models and such great collections was so much fun. Stressful, but fun! My model was called Jack, and although we were rushed off our feet with look changes, he was an absolute delight to work with.

 Jack modelling Emily Oldroy from Northumbria's collection

Unfortunately the battery on my camera died so i was unable to take pictures backstage but i have gathered together some of my favourite collections of the day.

Victoria Scofield's Collection - My favourite Womenswear collection



                                                Sophie Lea

                                                Melyssa Bates



The following are a few of the other collections i worked with.

                                              Lorna Thompson

                                                Sophie Lea

                                           Jennifer Lowther

It was an incredibly long and tiring day but most definitely worth it. Being given the opportunity to look at final year portfolios, it gave me something to aim for and was so so inspiring. I would recommend it to any fashion student, current or aspiring.

Have a look at http://officialgfw.tumblr.com/ and http://www.gfw.org.uk/ for more information and inspirational pictures.