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             'I am against marriage, and I don't give a fig for society.'

-The babelicious and vaguely offensive Brigette Bardot.

Lanvin Autumn 2011 Dancing Campaign

I literally cannot stop watching [and laughing at] the new Lanvin Autumn 2011 campaign film. Shot by Stephen Meisel, it stars Karen Elson and Raquel Zimmermann dancing to Pitbull's 'I Know You Want Me'. Both sweet, ironic and more than a little funny, the most memorable part has to be Alber Elbaz himself popping into shot and shoving some young bucks to one side in order to claim the dancefloor fully. It's just...brilliant.  Eagle eyed readers/ stalkers will know I tweeted about this video at the end of August, but I feel now, a particularly miserable Monday, is the time to share;



Hilair! Oh, and the clothers are pretty sexy too.

Fashion Week NY - Jason Wu Spring Summer 2012

It’s that time of the year again kids; New York Fashion Week, heralding the return of the fashion pack and bringing new trends, new styles and, most importantly, new designers to the city. My favourite collection so far [all 2 days in, naturally] has been Jason Wu's Spring Summer 2012 show. Wu has created a sporty and ladylike collection, featuring floating skirts, peplums galore, beautiful beaded collars and...windbreakers. Oh yes, windbreakers have gone high fashion and they look good; chiffon-y, floaty and oh-so haute couture, dahhhling. Overall, the collection itself was polished and strangely sexy, much like the windbreakers themselves.  

Wu stated in a recent interview that for this collection he ‘looked to combine the refinement of couture with the dynamism of the Pop Art movement’, and it’s a vision that worked. Bright pops of colour juxtaposed with a wonderfully subtle monochrome floral hand print pattern [conceived in collaboration with the artist KAWS], which was just visible behind Wu’s classic petal print on trousers, blouses and dresses.  

Wu offset his sharply tailored waistlines with strong peplum silhouettes and full skirts. Chiffon blouses were decorated with intricately beaded collars and Swarovski detailing, and skirts with asymmetric hems were teamed with edgy black lace-up stilettos and bright blue and green python handbags. Colours were bright and clashed wonderfully with the otherwise monochromatic palate; canary yellows, cobalt blue and bubblegum pink added a playful element with a sexy and sportif edge.All-in-all, a veritable triumph for Mr Wu. See the catwalk show [above] and pictures [below] yourself. Yummy!

Runway photos: Imaxtree

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'It was great fun becoming famous, but I got tired of it'

                     - Jean Shrimpton. Who doesn't love a bit of the Shrimp?