I have to do a really quick shout out to 1. Maybelline mascaras in general beacause they're so amazing, but 2. their XXL pro extensions mascara.
I bought it today when my normall Maybelline mascara run out and I am impressed!(Which is something because im normally very hard to please with mascaras!)
Its made my lashes soooo long, I actually love it!!!Plus its only £8.50 i think!!Bargain!
Friday, 31 July 2009
Kidada for Disney Couture
I love the Disney Couture jewllery brand and whilst on the asos website looking for new bits i came across the new Kidada for Disney Couture range which is all Pocahontas themed.
Gold plated bracelet £52.50
Ring £32.50
Its gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous like the rest of the jewllery so i've included my fave pieces on here!
Red bracelet £32.50 also available in blue.
Gold plated bracelet £52.50Ring £32.50Coco before Chanel trailer
Now that i've worked out this loading video malarky(finaly!) I can upload the trailor to the Coco before Chanel film i mentioned before!
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I Gotta Feeling
I had to include the new Black eyed peas vid on here which im loving!I think the stylings really cute and Fergies new hair colour=lush!!im very tempted to dye mine the same!!
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Thursday, 30 July 2009
Coco before Chanel
Really want to go and see this film, its following the life of the legendary coco chanel staring audrey tatou! I tried to put the trailor on here but it didnt want to work so ive just pasted int he link and some pictures. I think it comes out on the 31st july so tomorrow and looks beautiful in the trailor. Il keep you posted on what it's like once i've seen it!!
Weekly Fashion Buy
This week i was torn between 2 amazing Asos.com jumpsuits. So ive had to put them both up!
The first is this preety floral one for £45. I love how it is quite a loud and girlie pattern but the clean shape of the jumpsuit stops it looking too fussy and gives it an everyday street look.
Like in the picture I'd team it with minimal accessories, in pale gold if i included any, and definitely high heels to stop it lookin frumpy!!Loving the co-ordinating pale pink ones here!
This black sequin one is my second hot buy this week, isn't it amaaaaazing!!I love the sequins, makes it look very glam and rock chick. This one is £40 from asos.com. Definitely a great alternative to wear out in the evening instead of skirts and dresses, team with black heels and clutch bag and again minimal accesories i feel!!
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Weekly Fashion Buy
My top fashion buy this week has to be these black lace up ankle boots. Lace up boots are big fashion news for autumn and these Topshop ones fit the bill perfectly. Loving the patent and open toe, team with opague tights and dress or skirt for a cute autumn winter look!
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Day 5 in the fashion world
Today was my last day at women and home which i was quite upset about actualy.
But it was a preety full on day so there was no time to feel depressed. The day began in the usural ringing up prs for item sizes and prices, sending stuff back to them as well.
However the most important part of today was the editors run through of the solutions fashion. Although i wasn't directly involved in this, i was allowed to sit in on it. Angela went through all the outfits saying why they'd chosen them etc as i explained in yesterdays blog.
Preety much everything was approved apart from some shoes, there were 3 pairs of Jones shoes and variety is needed in the article.
Angela managed to call in two pairs of possible shoes that could be used to replace these.
Sunglasses was the other thing that was needed to complete one of the outfits. Kaleigh-ann sent me off to select a variety of pairs for her to refine down so Angela could make a final descision.
The brief was black and expensive looking. Preety easy!I picked out several styles that I thought would be appropriate, focussing on glamorous looking pairs.
Kaleigh-ann then selected these down by thinking about what the reader would wear-nothing too quirky, and what would go with the outfits e.g ones with abit of gold would reflect the colour scheme in the gold jewllerry of the outfit.
In the end it all came down to the slightly grey oversized Balenciagas!(my personal faves!!)
Once everything was in the fashion cupboard(aka Rosie's personal office for the week), Kaleigh ann and i packeged and labeled everything up into clothes bags ready for collection. The clothes had to be hung on hangers in the exact jacket top bottoms combination so Rob the photographer knew how they were meant to be pictured.
Evaluation on the week: This week has really given me an insight into the world of fashion magazines. Before I did this placement I had a rough idea of what was involved in this industry but nothing as detailed as ive learnt now.
Although I obviously didn't do any styling or shoots or anything which is what i eventually aspire to do I got a feel what it would be like to start at the bottom of the ladder-phoning up the prs and sorting the cupboard out!!Which i actualy really enjoyed, it made me feel very organised and important when prs phoned up and knew my name!!
Being around the other fashion staff when they were going through things also meant that i wasable to get a slight insight into what they do and the other aspects of the job such as model castings, run throughs, the daily problems of styling a shoot.
Both Angela and Kaleigh-ann were really helpful in explaining why things were done certain whys, the process of a story or article from selecting the garments down to shooting them and getting them ready for the magazine.
Because women and home is a monthly magazine they're working about 2/3 months in adavance of the current fashion so at some point I want to do a placement at a weekly fashion magazine as they work much closer to the current season and see how that differs.
But it was a preety full on day so there was no time to feel depressed. The day began in the usural ringing up prs for item sizes and prices, sending stuff back to them as well.
However the most important part of today was the editors run through of the solutions fashion. Although i wasn't directly involved in this, i was allowed to sit in on it. Angela went through all the outfits saying why they'd chosen them etc as i explained in yesterdays blog.
Preety much everything was approved apart from some shoes, there were 3 pairs of Jones shoes and variety is needed in the article.
Angela managed to call in two pairs of possible shoes that could be used to replace these.
Sunglasses was the other thing that was needed to complete one of the outfits. Kaleigh-ann sent me off to select a variety of pairs for her to refine down so Angela could make a final descision.
The brief was black and expensive looking. Preety easy!I picked out several styles that I thought would be appropriate, focussing on glamorous looking pairs.
Kaleigh-ann then selected these down by thinking about what the reader would wear-nothing too quirky, and what would go with the outfits e.g ones with abit of gold would reflect the colour scheme in the gold jewllerry of the outfit.
In the end it all came down to the slightly grey oversized Balenciagas!(my personal faves!!)
Once everything was in the fashion cupboard(aka Rosie's personal office for the week), Kaleigh ann and i packeged and labeled everything up into clothes bags ready for collection. The clothes had to be hung on hangers in the exact jacket top bottoms combination so Rob the photographer knew how they were meant to be pictured.
Evaluation on the week: This week has really given me an insight into the world of fashion magazines. Before I did this placement I had a rough idea of what was involved in this industry but nothing as detailed as ive learnt now.
Although I obviously didn't do any styling or shoots or anything which is what i eventually aspire to do I got a feel what it would be like to start at the bottom of the ladder-phoning up the prs and sorting the cupboard out!!Which i actualy really enjoyed, it made me feel very organised and important when prs phoned up and knew my name!!
Being around the other fashion staff when they were going through things also meant that i wasable to get a slight insight into what they do and the other aspects of the job such as model castings, run throughs, the daily problems of styling a shoot.
Both Angela and Kaleigh-ann were really helpful in explaining why things were done certain whys, the process of a story or article from selecting the garments down to shooting them and getting them ready for the magazine.
Because women and home is a monthly magazine they're working about 2/3 months in adavance of the current fashion so at some point I want to do a placement at a weekly fashion magazine as they work much closer to the current season and see how that differs.
Monday, 20 July 2009
Day 4 in the fashion world
Today was mainly a phone day, relaxed but a little bit frustrating at times! For the solutions page, and some of the main shoot, prices were needed so Kaleigh-ann could type them up ready to go in to the magazine. So between us we phoned up all the relevant pr companys and spent the day describing the items tot hemto get the prices.Slightly tedious but it has to be done!
Aside from this the odd spare minute was spent sorting out the jewllerry shelf into a labeled system so we have SOME idea where that Accesorize bangle might be in the sea of all the other accesories!
The usural sending items back.-jewllery today, and i was toldto wrap them up ALOT so asnotto break anything like the last girl did!!
Ringing up Kurt Geiger for these shoes we requested last week,which haven'tcome, we urgently need for tomorrow and we still can't get through to them!GRRRRR!
Tomorrow is my last day :( and it'salso theeditors runthrough of the solutions page outfits,which she will thenapprove orask to be changed. Kaleigh-ann kindly explainedtometoday how the run through works as we won'tbe present tomorrow when it happens.Normally whoevere'sstyled it would be there with the editor,however Emma is away tomorrow so it will be Angela doing it. She takes the Editor through each outfit bit by bit, saying where the garments are from and why they've been put with that bodytype.For example narrow shoulders equals a top which has shoulder pads and detailing on the shoulders to widen them out. The outfits must alsocomply witht hemain fashion shoot so this isillustrated as wellusing the shoot photos.If the outfits are approved they will then be bagged up and sent to the photographer who will then photgraph them on clear manequins ready to goin the magazine!
p.s.found out todaythat ive got a 2week placement at BHS head office comming up with the childrensnightwear buyer!!eeeeeeeekkkk!!!
Aside from this the odd spare minute was spent sorting out the jewllerry shelf into a labeled system so we have SOME idea where that Accesorize bangle might be in the sea of all the other accesories!
The usural sending items back.-jewllery today, and i was toldto wrap them up ALOT so asnotto break anything like the last girl did!!
Ringing up Kurt Geiger for these shoes we requested last week,which haven'tcome, we urgently need for tomorrow and we still can't get through to them!GRRRRR!
Tomorrow is my last day :( and it'salso theeditors runthrough of the solutions page outfits,which she will thenapprove orask to be changed. Kaleigh-ann kindly explainedtometoday how the run through works as we won'tbe present tomorrow when it happens.Normally whoevere'sstyled it would be there with the editor,however Emma is away tomorrow so it will be Angela doing it. She takes the Editor through each outfit bit by bit, saying where the garments are from and why they've been put with that bodytype.For example narrow shoulders equals a top which has shoulder pads and detailing on the shoulders to widen them out. The outfits must alsocomply witht hemain fashion shoot so this isillustrated as wellusing the shoot photos.If the outfits are approved they will then be bagged up and sent to the photographer who will then photgraph them on clear manequins ready to goin the magazine!
p.s.found out todaythat ive got a 2week placement at BHS head office comming up with the childrensnightwear buyer!!eeeeeeeekkkk!!!
Friday, 17 July 2009
Day 3 in the fashion world
After getting drenched in the pouring rain this morning i made it in to the office to make a start on some reader inquiries. Basically they can't find an item of clothing that's been featured on the web site so they email in with a description of what said item looks like etc, and we have to phone up the PR to see whether it's gone into production yet, sold out or where it's available.
Once this was done Kaleigh-ann and i decided we really needed to sort one shelving unit. Untill about 2.00 was spent sorting it into sections-bags, tights, hats, belts, and find lots of items that we needed to send back, including the missing PRINGLE bag!!!yeeeeeeyy!!!!!!!!!!
We also had some models in today for castings. This was actualy really interesting,Andrea was really good at explaining to me what type of models they look for for the magazine. As it's aimed for over 35s the models have to have a more mature look, preferably with longer hair as this is more versatile. For the reader fashion articles she aims to have some one in their 30s, 40s, 50s and preferably 60s if possible and of different body types show different clothes examples can be shown. Infact neither of the models who came in where suitable for the magazine's "look", but it was really interesting to see how they cast them.
Once i'd tidied the rest of the cupboard up and packaged up the items to go back i was off home early ready for hopefully a less tiring weekend!!
Once this was done Kaleigh-ann and i decided we really needed to sort one shelving unit. Untill about 2.00 was spent sorting it into sections-bags, tights, hats, belts, and find lots of items that we needed to send back, including the missing PRINGLE bag!!!yeeeeeeyy!!!!!!!!!!
We also had some models in today for castings. This was actualy really interesting,Andrea was really good at explaining to me what type of models they look for for the magazine. As it's aimed for over 35s the models have to have a more mature look, preferably with longer hair as this is more versatile. For the reader fashion articles she aims to have some one in their 30s, 40s, 50s and preferably 60s if possible and of different body types show different clothes examples can be shown. Infact neither of the models who came in where suitable for the magazine's "look", but it was really interesting to see how they cast them.
Once i'd tidied the rest of the cupboard up and packaged up the items to go back i was off home early ready for hopefully a less tiring weekend!!
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Day 2 in the fashion world
So it was my second day at women and home today and i was given abit more responsibility then yesterday due to the fact the it wa sonly me and Kayleigh-ann in the office.
I was basically in charge of the fashion cupboard. I mainly had to search for all these different items that PR companies had emialed in and asked for and then send them off to them, either by shuttle or by running down to the post room with them for pick up. Now this my seem easy but when your on your hands and knees searching through about 30 bags stuffed with jewlerry to find this one ring that just HAS to go back, and have hangers and bags falling on your head not so simple!!
Obviously there's stuff which you search for for ages and can never find-like a Pringle handbag(eeeek) or a dress which when you phone up the head office you're told actually has gone back, they just didn't cross it off properly!!!!!!!
This carried on most of the day, occasionally i had to answer phone calls from PR wanting to know if we'd finished with a certain item and could we send that back. Often they were sending a bike right then to pick it up so there was a mad rush to find them, package them up and get them down tot he post room.
My last couple of tasks for the day was 1. i had to call up the bike company that we use, and order for them to come up to the fashion cupboard and collect a package from me to be sent back to Clarks PR.
And finally i had to call in black patent high pointed court shoes for an article on size solutions.( the originall pair had already been used in a previous shoot on the magazine so could not be featured twice in one issue)
4.00-home time to rest my tired feet ready for 6.30 tomorrow!!
I was basically in charge of the fashion cupboard. I mainly had to search for all these different items that PR companies had emialed in and asked for and then send them off to them, either by shuttle or by running down to the post room with them for pick up. Now this my seem easy but when your on your hands and knees searching through about 30 bags stuffed with jewlerry to find this one ring that just HAS to go back, and have hangers and bags falling on your head not so simple!!
Obviously there's stuff which you search for for ages and can never find-like a Pringle handbag(eeeek) or a dress which when you phone up the head office you're told actually has gone back, they just didn't cross it off properly!!!!!!!
This carried on most of the day, occasionally i had to answer phone calls from PR wanting to know if we'd finished with a certain item and could we send that back. Often they were sending a bike right then to pick it up so there was a mad rush to find them, package them up and get them down tot he post room.
My last couple of tasks for the day was 1. i had to call up the bike company that we use, and order for them to come up to the fashion cupboard and collect a package from me to be sent back to Clarks PR.
And finally i had to call in black patent high pointed court shoes for an article on size solutions.( the originall pair had already been used in a previous shoot on the magazine so could not be featured twice in one issue)
4.00-home time to rest my tired feet ready for 6.30 tomorrow!!
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Loving the leggings
Right anyone who knows me knows that i absolutely adore leggings, as i mentioned in an earlier blog-i think its the 90s child in me.
And ive recently noticed how many different and exciting new leggings there are around at the moment!They're a wardrobe staple still, fun, fashionable and i think actually quite flattering as when worn with the right top and shoes. Because they're so skin tight they dont have loads of excess material flapping around your legs which can infact make your legs look bigger then they actualy are!Anyway that's my personal opinion on the matter, and getting back to the point of this blog ive compiled together some of my favorite leggings out there at the moment. Ive mainly stuck to cheaper options from the high street as none of us have money to texactly throw around at the moment with this recession (i think it has come at a most unreasonable time with all this amazing fashion i want to spend my money on and cant!:( )
With a few of them i've thought about the different options that you could pair the with.so enjoy!
And ive recently noticed how many different and exciting new leggings there are around at the moment!They're a wardrobe staple still, fun, fashionable and i think actually quite flattering as when worn with the right top and shoes. Because they're so skin tight they dont have loads of excess material flapping around your legs which can infact make your legs look bigger then they actualy are!Anyway that's my personal opinion on the matter, and getting back to the point of this blog ive compiled together some of my favorite leggings out there at the moment. Ive mainly stuck to cheaper options from the high street as none of us have money to texactly throw around at the moment with this recession (i think it has come at a most unreasonable time with all this amazing fashion i want to spend my money on and cant!:( )
With a few of them i've thought about the different options that you could pair the with.so enjoy!
Work placement
So today was my first day in the world of magazines, working in the fashion department at Women and Home magazine!
After a 6.30 wake up call(not nice!) i arrived at the ipg building at about 9.40. First off i was shown around the office-the kitchen, art departent etc etc before being taken into the fashion cuboard!! Basically there's one other placement girl whos there for 6 months and is my boss for this week, and gets to tell me what to do!
In total i think theres about 5 people on the fashion team so its rather small.
Women and home have just shot their october and November fashion storys in new york so I got to take alook at the pictures for that, they'rre just coming up witht the outfits for the shape soulutions page which have to tie in roughly with the main stories to give the magazine an overall "look".
My first task was to go through all the samples that companies have sent in that have been used already put them in bags, look up the shop/pr company adress, label up the bags, check the items off in the sample folders, and then note down the adress as well for the delivery man. Which surprisingly can take quite a long time.
Whilst this was going on we had big delivery of items from loads of different companies who the magazine have either called things in from or they've sent them because they want to get them in the magazine. So these needed hanging up ready for the fashion editor to approve.(have to say i was very tempted to accidently walk off with a pair of Cavella studded heels)
Aside from the October issue the tea are also working on the christmas issue which is the biggest issue for them so there's lots of workwear and glitzy sequin items comming in at the moment!!!
The rest of the day included sending more samples back and trying to ignore pr companies calls wanting back a dress which hasnt been shot yet!!!And trying to listen in to the Marie Claire fashion department conversations who are just next door. There was definitely something about Keira Knightly's style being discussed!!
As the cupbard had a big tidy up yesterday there wasnt much to do today and i was allowed to go early, however with two of the main fashion team away tomorrow ive been promised it will be really busy and manic!
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