Natalie Portman Rocking Vintage Dior

Still can't believe the Oscars are over. It's almost like Christmas, you wait for it all year round, but the actual day is the usual swift collage of fabulously coloured blurred events. Then it ends, and the countdown until next year starts again. In fact, my stress levels peaked when trying to stream the event online (thanks Virgin Media by the way) much more than they had about my essay due the next day.

And you know what? If I flunked it, it was well worth it! I still get slightly flustered when I flip through magazines to find photos of Natalie Portman's Vintage 1954 red and black polka dot Dior dress! Seriously this girl is a goddess sent to earth to save us all with fabulous couture!

She is my biggest girl crush everrrrrrrrrr <3 

Caterina x

The Piet Mondrian exhibition has opened at The Courtauld Gallery and it displaying works from the two years the abstract artist spent in the UK in the late 1930s collaborating with Ben Nicholson. It was an exciting time for both artists during which they pushed the boundaries of modern art to create their own concept of beauty.

Yves Saint Laurent took huge inspiration from the artist and created the Mondrian dress in 1965 which has since become one of the most iconic mod dress and indeed graphically printed dresses of all time.

Now on at Somerset House, The Strand, London.

Goodbye NYFW, You Will Be Missed

As New York is waving goodbye to perhaps some of the best catwalk shows in years, and London is in full flow of another long-awaited week, we are looking back at some of the best outfits!

Zoe Saldana, could not have pulled off the two biggest trends of the season any better! Her juxtaposition of prints & pastels is absolutely breath-taking…some girls just have it all! Too bad her gorgeous face on top of her style, makes it impossible not to like her…

Oh wow!! Thumbs up for Dakota Fanning, who appeared absolutely dazzling at the Marc Jacob’s show - very much like a mermaid (another huge trend), that mesmerizes any passing sailor, Dakota made it almost impossible to pay attention to the walking collection on the actual catwalk. 

Spring Into Spring

We are so ready for spring and with wonderful trends like the all over print, the bold floral and the Great Gatsby there is a lot for us to talk about. Our favourite dress from the new collection has to be this fabulous pleated 1940s style tea dress in colour popping floral print. It is super flattering and looks the business dressed up with a wide belt and lots of gold bling. Roll on sunshine!

In the Red? You should be......

Red. It makes us think of love, passion, fire, the heart, phone boxes and lipstick. What is not to like?! As we face a cold snap it also adds warmth to our wardrobe. SS12 is all about bold colour blasts and red is your best friend in this department. So, jump ahead of the fash pack and pick up some red hot pieces that will keep you toasty now but also grab those items that will see you right through to summer holidays!

Max C Corola vintage style dress with pussy bow detailing.

Polka Dot Cat red and black lace 50s style prom dress with satin bow

Nicole Richie's Winter Kate vintage style floral maxi dress

Super Soft red vintage cloche beanie hat

 Red wool red bow tie collar

Clash Happy

What an unbelievably generous trend! We suspect the basis of this mish mash look is the long suffering “just got dressed in the dark” or “haven’t got round to a big wash yet” syndromes. The key elements appear to be:

1. Invest in a bold print dress, skirt or trouser. Like these…...

Pucci Maxi

Green 1950s Vintage Floral Dress

2. Add further exciting print in form of knit, shirt or oversized scarf in totally clashing, uncoordinated goodness… comme ca…...

Marc Jacobs

Just Cavalli 

And ta da – mashing up your prints to the cheery sound of clashing symbols. Finally, a trend that you can be totally slap dash about and still look like you totally meant it. Come on Spring!


x

Tartan Takes Top

Tartan checks are having a serious moment - seen on all the catwalks and most recently on super star Rihanna when she appeared on the X-Factor a couple of weeks ago. It is great to see this heritage print on the up and with so many colour variations it is a great way to add instant lift, colour and even humour to your outfit. For a vintage twist, think Queen of tartan Vivienne Westwood and try a tartan fitted jacket over a kooky prom dress or, if you can't do it on such a large scale go for a vintage 1960s tote to make a fabulous nod to this very British trend.

Rihanna Rocking McQueen!

1960s Tartan Tote  Vintage Handbag