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Friday, 22 February 2013

LFW: My Favourite Looks

London Fashion Week sadly ended on Tuesday evening - but what a Fashion Week it was! (And at least we have Milan and Paris to keep us going!) I don't know about you, but I loved having a look at what all our London based designers had to offer, and I have to say that it reinforced how much talent we have here in the UK. We really are a creative bunch, and I love how creativity is fostered and encouraged by the British Fashion Council, as well as our fashion fans.

As you know, I was incredibly lucky to have attended the Issa London show at Somerset House last Saturday, and as it happens, this certainly was one of my highlight shows of LFW. But I would love to share a few more shows that I feel deserve recognition for their fabulous collections. So without further a-do, here are some of my favourite LFW February 2013 looks:

Mary Katrantzou

Peter Pilotto

Burberry Prorsum

Mulberry

Aminaka Wilmont

Topshop Unique

Zoe Jordan

Whistles

Tom Ford

Anya Hindmarch

It really was a fascinating couple of days - what with Tom Ford's return to the catwalk, Whistles showcasing their first Fashion Week collection, and fun & games at the Anya show! I would also really love to own that Zoe Jordan dress - it looks comfortable yet divine!

I hope you enjoyed LFW as much as I did - and if you're missing it then do try and come down to Somerset House either tomorrow or Sunday for London Fashion Weekend! I have tickets for tomorrow afternoon, and there are still some available here!

Another thing to keep in mind is the Vogue Festival on the 27th and 28th of April. I have bought tickets for a lecture titled: "Behind the Scenes of a Vogue Cover Shoot" and I am terribly excited to learn more about the industry. You can buy tickets for that event here!

And finally, please do like my Facebook page, it would mean an awful lot to me as I really want to keep growing my blog and sharing my passion.

Thanks in advance all you beautiful people!

Love Lucy x

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Pre-London Fashion Week Hype

LFW has nearly arrived! Only two more sleeps until the fashion elite descend on the capital and make their judgement on what our British based designers have to offer the fashion world. I for one am far too excited! Although I'm not an experienced enough blogger to be part of the LFW "press" (although this didn't stop me from at least trying to get a Press Pass!) - I have once again hit lucky in some of the Vodafone VIP LFW competitions. I really hardly ever win anything, but for this fashion week I am extremely lucky to have won tickets for an exclusive pre-LFW Mary Katrantzou showcase (my boyfriend has been wonderful in agreeing to come with me on Valentine's Day!), and then the Issa AW13 show on Saturday evening.

I really can't wait to go to Mary Katrantzou's showcase tomorrow night. Her SS13 collection was her most exciting yet - more commercial but still with her wonderfully unique explosions of pattern and colour. I am intrigued to see where she's going to go next, and I wish her Sunday show was being streamed live, but alas, I shall have to wait!

I am equally as excited for the Issa show, and have been a huge fan of Daniella Heylal ever since Kate Middleton wore that dress in her engagement announcement photographs with Prince William. I'm interested to see how Daniella can mix it up whilst keeping her signature style of gorgeously feminine fitted dresses.

Other shows that I'm eagerly awaiting are: Felder Felder, PPQ, David Koma, Mulberry, Temperley London, Unique, Christopher Kane, Erdem, Burberry Prorsum, Anya Hindmarch, Meadham Kirchhoff, and Ashish. Luckily quite a few of these shows are being streamed live; have a look at the LFW schedule to see exactly which ones: www.londonfashionweek.co.uk If you're favourite shows aren't being streamed, then your next best option is to keep a close eye on the Vogue website, as they show each outfit of each show, and write short but sweet reviews about each collection: www.vogue.co.uk

Which shows are you going to/most looking forward to?

Love Lucy x

Thursday, 6 December 2012

December Wish List: Top Ten Gift Ideas

With Christmas fast approaching, and with my age increasing, I find myself worrying more about what I am going to buy for others rather than what I will receive on Christmas morning. When I was younger I would lie in bed awake on Christmas Eve hoping and praying that Santa will have brought that perfect gift. Now I lie in bed hoping that I have wrapped the perfect gifts. It really can be a stressful time, so for my December wish list I have come up with my top ten gifts: five for her and five for him.

For Her

1.

TOPSHOP

gold sequin dress - because no Christmas is complete without sparkles!

£39

www.topshop.com

BARRY M

purple sparkly nail varnish

£2.99

www.barrym.com

ANYA HINDMARCH

personalised diary

£325

www.anyahindmarch.com

ZARA HOME

grace blanket

£99.99

www.zarahome.com

purple sparkle hottie

£15

www.next.co.uk

For Him

LINKS OF LONDON

movember cufflinks

£125

www.linksoflondon.com

TOPMAN

green reindeer jumper

£38

www.topman.com

brown italian leather belt

£20

www.next.co.uk

PACO RABANNE

xs pour homme

£17.50 (half price!)

www.boots.com

APPLE

blue 2gb iPod shuffle (with free engraving)

£40

store.apple.com

Please share your other gift ideas! Happy shopping!

Love Lucy x

Thursday, 8 November 2012

November Wish List: Top Ten

So, as some of you may have noticed, I haven't posted in a while. Unfortunately technology failed me at the beginning of October and crippled my chances of posting... but I am now back, and armed with a brand new laptop! I am very excited about my return to blogging, and have lots of exciting things to share with you all over the next couple of weeks.

As is becoming tradition, my first post each month is my top ten wish list, and I'm not one to break tradition, so November will be no different! I'm very much looking forward to the festive season, so sparkles feature heavily (I love sparkles at Christmas time!). Winter accessories are essential in the UK at the moment, and I love to be toasty, so I'll definitely be topping up my wardrobe with items such as the Topshop bobble hat. Here is my November wish list:

GUCCI

leopard print velvet dress

£2,120

www.net-a-porter.com

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA

dolly

£595

www.charlotteolympia.com

BURBERRY

gold studded gloves

£395

uk.burberry.com

FRENCH SOLE

henrietta multi glitter

£100

www.frenchsole.com

ANYA HINDMARCH

marano dancer with led lights in halo

£495

www.anyahindmarch.com

BARRY M

silver glitter nail paint

£2.99

www.barrym.com

TOPSHOP

tailored boucle jacket

£75

www.topshop.com

MIU MIU

glitter belt

£195

www.net-a-porter.com

TOPSHOP

camo print dress

£75

www.topshop.com

10.

TOPSHOP

petrol bobble hat

£14

www.topshop.com

It's good to be back! What's on your wish list for November?

Love Lucy x

P.S. To learn more about Anya's Marano Dancer bag read my post from September on London's Vogue's Fashion Night Out here: www.lucyvictoriajackson.blogspot.co.uk

Saturday, 8 September 2012

Vogue's London Fashion Night Out: Anya Hindmarch

As promised today I will tell you all about my glittering Anya Hindmarch Fashion Night Out experience. Any fashionistas who attended the Anya Hindmarch event at their luxury New Bond Street shop will agree that it really was a dazzling fashion extravaganza! Anya seems to know exactly what us ladies want out of our handbags: beauty, practicality, and lots and lot of fun!

Anya's handbags are displayed impeccably in the New Bond Street shop, with emphasis on her A/W12 "All I've Ever Wanted" collection. This collection is quite simply breathtaking; the concept is wonderfully nostalgic, transporting Anya lovers back to their childhood by making them feel as though they are a child peering through a toy shop window at Christmas time seeing shimmering colours and twinkling lights. With such a unique and exciting concept I believe that this collection is one of Anya's best. The stand out pieces for me are the colourful Ebenezer bags which look like exquisitely wrapped gifts, the adorable Tiny Tim Mini Dancer, and the ingenious Marano Dancer.

www.anyahindmarch.com

The Anya Hindmarch creative team came up with the perfect idea to compliment Anya's gorgeous bags: a dark booth and slow shutter speed camera, combined with their amazing new Marano LED clutch! This innovative idea created some gorgeous fashion photographs and a wonderful atmosphere in the shop. Everyone who participated even had the chance to win their very own Marano Dancer! My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed watching each other's attempts to create THE picture on the photographers digital camera screen.

My (crazy-eyed) attempt did actually make it to the Facebook shortlist, however unfortunately I didn't quite win! On the plus side each "model" was given a print out of their favourite shot to keep as a very special memento of the evening, which was a fun touch to the evening.

Anya Hindmarch is a truly unique brand. It is most definitely one of my most respected and desired brands as it really aims (and succeeds) to bring fashion to life, and to make fashion fun. Often fashion can take itself too seriously, but Anya's products are truly refreshing and you can tell that she not only inspires her designs, but is also inspired by them. It is incredibly touching and extraordinary when a handbag can produce so many wonderful memories as the Marano Dancer did for my friends I at FNO.

I really cannot wait to see what Anya has in store for her much anticipated S/S13 collection at London Fashion Week!

Love Lucy x

Sunday, 2 September 2012

September Wish List: Top Ten

September is undoubtedly The Fashion Month. Over the next few weeks we will be indulging in all sorts of fashion treats such as Vogue's Fashion Night Out and international fashion weeks. So, with important fashion dates inscribed into our calendars, what will you be wearing? Here's my Top Ten for September (if only I could afford it!).