The whirlwind that is couture fashion week is over folks! What a week its been. Here are our highlights: 1. Alessandra Facchinetti’s successful debut for Valentino. The most anticipated show of the week turned out to be a hit, Facchinetti must be SO relieved. 2. Galliano never ceases to amaze us and this year was no exception. Dior’s couture collection was...

Ads for AW08 are starting to infiltrate our mags and pieces from next season are creeping into our favourite boutiques, so we thought it only fitting that we start the lusting process now. To aid and assist we’ve enlisted the help of Sarah Curran, founder and editor of online boutique my-wardrobe.com. Here Sarah gives us her top 5 picks for AW08!

For the past 5 months my Aunt has been carrying a Luella bag around. It was a gift from a friend and till now she’s had no clue as to the value or even the designer of the bag, however since the day she put the bag on her shoulder she’s received a sack load of compliments. Last week I went to visit my Aunt and being that I’m a fashion junkie my eyes...

The wait ended yesterday when Vogue Italia’s all black issue hit newsstands. Are we happy with the outcome? I personally am. Steven Meisel did a great job! Do we think it will make change? Probably not, but this issue will go down in fashion history. On the positive side, it’s sparked valuable conversation about the lack of diversity on the runway today and...

The celebrity wedding of the year is over, and the photos are out for all us common folk to scrutinise. The dress, the flowers and the ring all go under the magnifying glass. So, what was Colleen’s dress really like and was it all that it was made out to be? I purchased the new OK! magazine this week to find out for myself. Now, it’s a bit difficult to express...

Is it the demise of the gown? Big-time fashion and film events like the Oscars, Golden Globes, the Met gala and now Cannes have made gowns an almost de rigueur fashion choice for all of the A-listers present. Yet recently, some ladies have dared to be different and have sported ultra-glam dresses that show more than a little leg.

As ubiquitous as the images from “The Edge of Love” (the upcoming film about poet Dylan Thomas starring Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller) have become, I can’t help but love them so. I remain utterly seduced by the rugged 40s flowers that the girls appear to be, despite the slight bitterness that the film has turned what is essentially my day to day...

As much as I love Patricia Field, she is one stylist (after Sex and the City would not have been the same without her influence and she consistently makes her clients look nothing short of fabulous. But when it comes to her own personal style, she gets it SO wrong. Her outfit choices are ill-fitting and the colours often clash, and not in a quirky, looks cool kind of...

We were wrong….

Recently added to my all-consuming and ever-growing skirt collection/ addiction (depending on your point of view….) is a high waisted, button through pale denim number which I have literally not removed from my little legs for seven days. This shape, with the buttons that run down the front and the apron-style triangle silhouette is not only inherently 70s ( trend...