An amazing 'all things vintage' page has dedicated a section to The Vintage Fairy...
Love
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
"We are shaped by what we love" - Johann Von Goethe
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Vintage in Vogue!
My favourite clothing store - thevintageclothingfairy online has been featured in vogue!!!
An amazing 'all things vintage' page has dedicated a section to The Vintage Fairy...
Desribing the range of vintage garments that span the decades as reasonably priced and unique has inspired me to stop spending 20 quid here and there on Pimarni (Primark) purchases and actually save up for something worthwhile!!
Love
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
An amazing 'all things vintage' page has dedicated a section to The Vintage Fairy...
Love
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Wrap up!
So if the other night is anything to go by, temperatures are reaching an all time low. I was on my way out for some festive drinks and was informed that later we would be experiencing temperatures of -27 degrees. Great news for the polar bears, not so great news for us!
So in keeping with the spirit of comfort and warmth I came across these delicious vintage fur wraps and coats to throw on when braving the cold winter nights
While real fur may not be everyone’s cup of tea, vintage furs are the most eco friendly way of wrapping up without the price tag of guilt!
Having been around for decades and passed down through generations, thrift shops and vintage fairs; these mink and rabbit furs are more of a piece of history than a throwaway piece of fashion that suggests any animal indiscretions... So worry not, just wrap up with these gorgeous one-of-a-kind furs; nature’s way of keeping us toasty during the hibernation season!
Love,
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Is it a girl... is it a boy??
Androgny is here is a new form... the form of Andrej Pejic - new IT boy of the top modelling world and my new personal fascination.
Androgynous muses in the form of Agyness Deyn have taken a back seat and the new faces of beauty and everything that is innovative and fresh have emerged onto the top catwalks for menswear AND womenswear this season. As seen on catwalks such as Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano and Raf Simons to name a few...
When asked if he minded being the only male on an all female catwalk Andrej replied the "I don't mind really, as long as it's creative" - spoken like a true lover of the arts and creativity.
He also admitted that the reason for his new found success was probably due to the fact that "people in the industry get bored easily..., and every so often they need a new toy to play with".
People have been trying to come up with pronouns to describe this new form of fe/male crossbreed of person.... such as 'hir', 'zhe', 'zher', 'zhim' ( none of which have really caught on with the general english speaking population) since the 19th century, but who knows, we may now see a revival of these phrases to describe this new crossbreed of male and female that i predict will become the new 'in' thing to be/do....
Watch this space boys/girls
(how about b-irls?/ g-oys? - doesnt have the best ring to it!)
Love
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
Androgynous muses in the form of Agyness Deyn have taken a back seat and the new faces of beauty and everything that is innovative and fresh have emerged onto the top catwalks for menswear AND womenswear this season. As seen on catwalks such as Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano and Raf Simons to name a few...
When asked if he minded being the only male on an all female catwalk Andrej replied the "I don't mind really, as long as it's creative" - spoken like a true lover of the arts and creativity.
He also admitted that the reason for his new found success was probably due to the fact that "people in the industry get bored easily..., and every so often they need a new toy to play with".
People have been trying to come up with pronouns to describe this new form of fe/male crossbreed of person.... such as 'hir', 'zhe', 'zher', 'zhim' ( none of which have really caught on with the general english speaking population) since the 19th century, but who knows, we may now see a revival of these phrases to describe this new crossbreed of male and female that i predict will become the new 'in' thing to be/do....
Watch this space boys/girls
(how about b-irls?/ g-oys? - doesnt have the best ring to it!)
Love
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Couture has arrived!!
Well the new Lanvin for H&M online store has officially launched, with the stock having already been tantalisingly displayed in H&M store windows across the country and now finally available to the public today, this is the icing on the top of a perfectly formed couture cake!
This latest designer/ high street collaboration looks to be as succesfull or maybe more so than its predecessors which exciting prints, couture shapes to die for and hysteria mounting by the day about when fashionista's can get their hands on it...
If you are excited as I am about this mouth watering display of new designs at 'reasonable' prices then I would try your luck on the online store as my sources tell me that most new stock will be sold out by lunchtime; with potential customers having been camped out outside stores since 4am!!
Such dedication is a luxury I cannot afford due to my final year university workload.... so I will have to make do with the resources I have to hand: internet shopping and complete denial about my current bank balance situation.
Love,
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
This latest designer/ high street collaboration looks to be as succesfull or maybe more so than its predecessors which exciting prints, couture shapes to die for and hysteria mounting by the day about when fashionista's can get their hands on it...
If you are excited as I am about this mouth watering display of new designs at 'reasonable' prices then I would try your luck on the online store as my sources tell me that most new stock will be sold out by lunchtime; with potential customers having been camped out outside stores since 4am!!
Such dedication is a luxury I cannot afford due to my final year university workload.... so I will have to make do with the resources I have to hand: internet shopping and complete denial about my current bank balance situation.
Love,
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
Monday, 22 November 2010
Getting comfy
Well winter is basically upon us again and I still can't believe another year has passed.... Where does the time go?? What have I been doing for the past year for it to have whizzed by??
More to the point, the arctic cold weather has set in and the gloves and wooley hats are being worn with aggression on the streets. I however, refuse to believe christmas is once again looming and have defiantly fashioned my summer trilby hat today, in the misguided hope that the sun will re-appear briefly before its sets at 2 in the afternoon (no such luck so far)...
A new trend has arrived on my radar. Having been around for a while but only recently becoming the 'next big thing' - I am of course talking about the 'Onesie' (or One-Z as my friends inform me it is referred to as).
..........or there's always the Primark version which at £8 proves to be one of the most popular buys in the high street at the moment (and yes, I am including myself as a consumer of this product)
Happy shopping ;-)
Love
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
More to the point, the arctic cold weather has set in and the gloves and wooley hats are being worn with aggression on the streets. I however, refuse to believe christmas is once again looming and have defiantly fashioned my summer trilby hat today, in the misguided hope that the sun will re-appear briefly before its sets at 2 in the afternoon (no such luck so far)...
A new trend has arrived on my radar. Having been around for a while but only recently becoming the 'next big thing' - I am of course talking about the 'Onesie' (or One-Z as my friends inform me it is referred to as).
These 'babygro-type' outfits come at a time where comfort seems to take priority over high fashion, and where in fact comfortable, cosy clothing has become the height of fashion!
The catwalks, obviously having influenced this trend, display the designer version of comfortable couture in this Anne Valerie Hash design for RTW SS/11:
Happy shopping ;-)
Love
Sarah@Have2haveStyle xXx
Thursday, 28 October 2010
The Golden Age of Technology
How much are you loving 'The Social Network'?? It really does blow my mind that one person (or maybe a few people as is disputed in the film) can connect so many people together in such a simple way.
This might sound a bit silly coming from a fashion blogger as obviously technology that connects to the rest of the world is the reason you can even read what I'm writing right now! Techonology is streaming through our lives and controlling our actions, advancing our progress as humans every day, much like fashion. It makes sense to combine the two together really?
That is exactly what I discovered an up and coming designer called Amy Winters has done this season. With her debut SS/11 collection being shown at LABB magazine's Emerge showcase at the Hoxton Factory in London in Septembe, she has provided a ready-to-wear capsule collection of garments displaying colour changing methods such as Photochromic and Hydrochromic technology. This means that when the garment is exposed to water or UV rays of sunlight, it will change colour, mostly going from white to a vivid colour, and then back again when the water/sunlight has disappeared.
Having graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2006, and this being her debut R-T-W collection, she has obviously spent a lot of time and effort into getting this powerful collection just right... and it has certainly paid off! She has taken something that sounds ridiculous and made it functional and fun!
This might sound a bit silly coming from a fashion blogger as obviously technology that connects to the rest of the world is the reason you can even read what I'm writing right now! Techonology is streaming through our lives and controlling our actions, advancing our progress as humans every day, much like fashion. It makes sense to combine the two together really?
That is exactly what I discovered an up and coming designer called Amy Winters has done this season. With her debut SS/11 collection being shown at LABB magazine's Emerge showcase at the Hoxton Factory in London in Septembe, she has provided a ready-to-wear capsule collection of garments displaying colour changing methods such as Photochromic and Hydrochromic technology. This means that when the garment is exposed to water or UV rays of sunlight, it will change colour, mostly going from white to a vivid colour, and then back again when the water/sunlight has disappeared.
Staying at the forefront of fashion, she makes even the couture designers look a bit behind the times!
Love
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Layer up.
Layers seem to be a key trend from the Spring/Summer 11 catwalks, with the Acne SS 11 show sporting a lot of outfits portraying this look
Anne Valerine Hash SS/11
Celine SS/11
Whereas the likes of Anne Valerie Hash and Phoebe Philo for Celine have embraced the minimalist version of layering up; layers without actually having layers.
Anne Valerine Hash SS/11 Celine SS/11 The panels of fabric fused together with rough and raw edges on the Anne Valerie Hash runway give the appearance of several layers, which captures the feeling of a traveller’s capsule wardrobe that would be filled with layers of different combinations of clothes. This is very in keeping with the sudden trend for taking gap years mid way through life and leaving 9-5 jobs to go travelling as shown in the popular series ‘My Family Gap Year’ that follows the aftermath of the economic recession.
This minimalistic variation of layers along with the sleek draping and raw edges seen at Celine give off a very ‘fuss-free’, simple, clean vibe that can be seen splattered through the catwalk SS 11 shows.
Minimalism is back, and the over theatrical designs of designers such as John Galliano are perhaps not what is popping up on everyone’s fashion radar at the minute...
Love,
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