Happy Birthday Kate!

Since the launch of her career in 1990, in the shoot “The Third Summer of Love” photographed by Corinne Day, Kate Moss has consistently been at the forefront of fashion.  Her 25 years of success have been remarkable and seen her front campaigns with the worlds most celebrated designers and brands.   

Over the years Moss has revolutionised the fashion idustry and gained iconic status, continuing to inspire designers, photographers and artists.  Close friend Naomi Campbell says, “I’m proud of Kate, I’m very proud of her, I think what she’s done and what she’s doing is phenomenal”.  She also says Kate “tries to keep the child within her” - perhaps this is one of the reasons she has remained so popular and fresh?  Would you put her at 40? I wouldn't.

With so many celebrated moments in Kate Moss’ career it is hard to pinpoint my personal favourites.  She has a lot to be proud of, with thirty four British Vogue covers, her own clothing designs for high street brand Topshop, as contributing fashion editor of British Vogue and the face of hundreds of fashion shoots and campaigns.  Here’s to the next 25 years!   

Made you look...

Todays trip to Camden led me to a great discovery of a brand tucked away at the back of Camden Market in what used to be a Victorian Railway Arch – ‘General Eyewear’.  The cool arch shaped structure provides the perfect space for the eyewear brand to display its unique range of luxury frames and sunglasses, mixing a vast range of modern and retro designs.

Not only did I love all the frames themselves but also the layout of the store, which is sectioned into three areas (A, B and C) and provides a museum like atmosphere. A is dedicated to the frames, B for the sunglasses and C for the workshop situated at the back of the store.  Near the workshop there is also a beautiful collection of patterned Perspex, which I assume customers can choose to be customised into their own frame designs.  I particularly fell in love with a green/blue/pink-patterned design, however, at the £250 price mark these shall only be added to my wish list for now.

Their website, which I jumped as soon as I got home, is equally as impressive (at www.generaleyewear.com).  All in all this little find has been the highlight of my day and definitely a brand I hope to buy from in the near future (when I have saved a few more pennies). 

Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!

Bored with the rain and looking for something interesting to do?  Get yourself along to Somerset House to see their really great exhibition: ‘Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!’ before it comes to an end on 2 March. 

    

Isabella Blow led an extravagant life in her work, her home and the clothes she wore and this exhibition gives a great insight into her unique character.  Attributed with discovering great talents and models, we get to see Alexander McQueen’s clothes from his very first graduation collection, where Isabella first discovered him, right through to his Oct 2008 collaborative runway show with Philip Treacy ‘La Dame Bleue” which was dedicated to Isabella after her shocking death.  We also get up close and personal with Philip Treacy’s creations – before this exhibition I had not seen much of his work and was absolutely blown away by its beauty and elegance!

My favourite part of the exhibition by far, was a look into Isabella Blow’s fantastic and slightly outrageous wardrobe – this, along with little notes about Isabella’s life and fun facts such as her favourite shade of red lipstick, her preference for writing with pink ink and how clumsy and forgetful she was (apparently, like me, she often left things in taxi’s) makes the whole exhibition more personal and intimate.

In the final section, we see selected clothes from the “La Dame Bleue” catwalk, accompanied nearby with a video of the runway show playing on a large screen.  This is where we can see the static exhibition come to life in a beautiful show themed around flying birds, which was one of Isabella’s fascinations and therefore a fitting tribute.  This bit really pulls on your heartstrings.  What a unique personality and complex life, and what a sad ending for someone with such energy and passion.  

Really beautiful.  Really worth you time.    Go even if it isn’t raining.

Take 5, New Year Resolutions

New year = New start! Here's five of my resolutions for 2014:

To dance in the street 

Embrace my natural curls 

Use my wardrobe as a shrine for beautiful clothes

Be even more creative with my work 

Embrace the weather no matter what