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Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Alexander McQueen + Damien Hirst

 
Hirst with one of his Entomology works Photo: PA


Yesterday, the news of another dream collaboration worth taking notice of landed in the email boxes of fashion and art lovers everywhere. That collaboration was of course Alexander McQueen x Damien Hirst. 

In celebration of Alexander McQueen's 10th anniversary, the brand is collaborating with renowned artist Damien Hirst whose past work includes the infamous For the Love Of God sculpture: a platinum cast of an 18th century human skull encrusted with 8,601 flawless diamonds, including, a pear-shaped pink diamond located in the forehead that is known as the Skull Star Diamond.
 
The collaboration will produce and exclusive collection of thirty limited edition designs of the iconic McQueen scull scarf - once dubbed "the most wanted scarf in Hollywood" and a favourite among celebs such as Nicole Richie, The Olsen Twins and Kate Moss.

Alexander McQueen skull scarf

The scarves are said to be adapted from Hirst's Entomology series, one of Hirst's works which started in 2009, and will feature butterflies, bugs, spiders and other insects which have been worked to form kalediosopic geometric shapes. We can expect luxurious materials in the forms of pongĂ©, twill, chiffon and cashmere which will start at around £315 (ouch). 

The collection launches mid November, so you've still got quite a while to save up those pennies to nab one of these incredible designs. When you have two renowned names like Hirst and McQueen working together, you know you can expect amazing things and this, is a very, VERY amazing thing.


Wednesday, 1 May 2013

He Wears, She Wears: Megan Ellaby

It's finally here! After a few weeks of planning, today is the launch day of my new feature - He Wears, She Wears. I wanted to create  a feature that celebrates your fashion tastes, your creativity and your styles. I think they're much more appealing than anything I could ever offer. So, let's start of with a beaut of a blogger called Megan. Here's the first She Wears post!


Megan Ellaby
20 years old
Student: Fashion Communication and Promotion
Intern: House of Holland, ASOS, Alexander McQueen, JD Sports, Band, Size and Blacks. 

 Overalls- Topshop
Crop- Primark
Boots- Topshop
Fedora- Topshop

I absolutely ADORE Megan's style. I love how she mixes the laid back cool with the fedora and boots, with the super on trend overalls - a trend that is infused into every high street shop's collection this season. Definitely a look that I'll be trying myself sometime!

Make sure you all check out Megan's blog - it's a the perfect amount of OOTD posts mixed with trend predictions and designer profiles. I can see this blog becoming a regular on my blogroll!

 Megan says: "This outfit is quite a laidback look, a simple overall and black crop all rolled together with a shoe boot and a fedora. I have come quite attached to hats recently due to my rather stubborn fringe so a hat is an easy way to keep it at bay. These Topshop overalls are now my go to piece, they're so easy and go with a number of tops underneath whether its t shirts, crop tops or shirts, spiffing!"

Q&A with Megan:

How would you describe your style? Are you a trend follower or do you like paving your own way? 
I am a trend follower to an extent, I like to follow trends and I read Vogue and Elle religiously each month, but I know what I like and I know what suits me so not all trends are for me.

What or who in particular influences your fashion choices?
I have a few girl crushes who massively influence my looks, Alexa Chung in particular is a big one for me. 
What is fashion to you?
Fashion for me is feeling comfortable in what you're wearing, it's a way of expressing who you are and what you're about. Fashion for me is my life as I study it, write about it and work within it so Fashion is me.

What do you think? Do you love Megan's style as much as me?

By Mimi

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