Designer Crush: Zadig & Voltaire

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What is it with French people and dressing well? Old and young, they always seem to be well dressed and sexily confident in their style. Well, it’s no wonder when you’ve got French designers such as Zadig & Voltaire. This label is the baby of Thierry Gillier, who used to work at Yves Saint Laurent, and his collaborator Cecilia Bonstrom. They’re for every girl who feels sexiest in an oversized jumper pulled over skinny jeans and boots (me!). Made a little outfit in the last picture of some of my favourite pieces from their AW11 collection. That’s how I would dress every day if I 1. had money and 2. didn’t find sequinned clothes a real pain in the ass!

Robyn – Call Your Girlfriend Video

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This girl is something special. Such a delicious video in every way.


Pink Suede Shoes

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top: ASOS, dress: H&M, shoes: ASOS, necklace: Miss Selfridge

In a pink straddling nude and peachy, these are just colourful enough to stand out and not too bright to be able to go with other strong colours. Who would have thought pink and orange would go together? I like layering swing tops over simple dresses, and the lace in this little gem from ASOS gives an otherwise very simple and almost flat outfit some dimension.

Topshop AW11

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Fashion forward but always wearable, Topshop is undoubtedly most UK girls’ best friend. They’ve got an awesome AW11 collection. Here are a few of my favourite looks.  Really want some sort of big and (fake) furry jacket now!

Outfit: Back to Black

Back to Black Fetish Trend Outfit

blazer: Miss Selfridge, top: French Connection, skirt: H&M, shoes: Jones, belt: Zara, bag: Nine West, necklace: River Island, cuffs: ASOS, Warehouse

I rarely wear so much black during the daytime, but I felt like looking sharp and smart today. Fetish is a massive AW11 trend but I’m not a huge fan of some of the key pieces – wide belts especially are really not my style. So I took details from the trend to inject this outfit with wearable fetish accents. This Miss Selfridge blazer is the perfect item for adding a bit of fetish style without being too extreme. Sorry it’s these boots again, but they’re just the most versataile shoes ever. Plus, I love the gradient from the brown at the bottom up through the sheer tights to the all-black top pieces.