Since You Been Gone...

 vintage jumper - forever 21 leggings

+ I have been MIA for everr!!! I know but school has been getting on top of me and I had a hectic Summer looking for work experience - still haven't found any - sooo I haven't been blogging as much but I missed it and I'm back! 

+ I'm wearing something lazy today because I'm just going to pop into town quickly to check out a new Vintage store and buy one of my best friends her b-day present. It's a surprise! The jumper is pretty much a lucky charm as it's sooo amazing and I got it for like three quid at this really cheap vintage store in Birmingham! I got alot of stuff, including these leggings which I looove! I'm yet to show you what else I got! 

+New York Fashion Week - I've only seen Marc Jacobs and it was AWESOME! I loved the 20's feel and loved how some trends from last season were sorta incorparated - like the clear stuff (don't know how to say it!) Either today or tommorrow, I don't know, I am going to just sit and trawl through a load of fashion week stuff as I need to for an article I'm writing and I have been dying to see it all. I can't wait to have a look as LFW Sass and Bide! Ahh, the joy!

+Mizzzed youuuuu! 

+Oh and I changed my blog name! I think I just needed a bit of a change and studs and poses sounded cool since I am a bit of a poser and I love studs! 

Stacey xo

Milan Fashion Week!

 

I haven't really got much to say today actually so I decided I'd post a picture via Look on Milan Fashion Week. It's so bad, my mind is so focused on AW11 now. I know all the trends and am planning for then when I've got shopping on Saturday so I think I'll just check out a few SS11 highlights on Youtube and be done with it!

Anybody else been following the Fashion Weeks? 

It's funny because I never knew there was so many!  Fur and snakeskin seem to be in, don't you think?

I've also been thinking alot about my future. Me and my mates were talking about it and alot of blogshops have been opening up lately and I dont know, I think I want to make some jewellery and sell them alongside t-shirts and whatnot, I might do it all over the Summer when I have loads of time then just sell boatloads via here and ebay. I've been focusing way to much on AW11 haha so they'd probably be for then. What do you think? 

Love, 

Umauma

xo

LONDON FASHION WEEK: MONDAY!

Monday was a good day. All the big shots were on yesterday and celebrities left, right and centre flew in for these shows, Burberry especially. Anna Wintour - Great Goddess of Fashion! - even came in to see it so there was definitely a hot crowd for these designers! 

First came Christopher Kane, known for his neon collection and cosmic clothing! I loved how his collection made me question everything a little bit. At first, I sort of got the impression of mermaids and water from the first photo. (Don't you think LFW designers have been taking on little characters or what!?)The waves and intricate patterning on that last dress looked beautiful and I sort of through of them as seaweed, especially on that second to last dres. There was a lot of v-necked dresses and I love that collared-dress two. Christopher's front-row featured Samantha Cameron so I wonder if she was as delighted as I am.

The music was one of the waltz, and the whole show looked quite big so I know there must've been loads of celebs when it came to Erdem. I loved his designs, that first velvet dress - I would wear to prom , hands down. The middle dress reminded me of a beautiful autumn sort of feeling and really, he pulled out of the bag! The whole collection was sexy. You may not see it there but it was very sexy. These just happened to be my favourites. I was going to put six - sexy included - but my stupid editor withheld me from doing so and I'm not really that tech savvy. The last outfit is wowza. I would wear that any day. I would wear the whole collection! It was dark, beautiful and a collection for a woman who doesn't give a fly-monkeys about fashion yet dresses oh-so-effortlessly. I loved it. I love him!

There was like about fifty-something pieces of clothing and I picked only about a fifth or a tenth, bloodyhell I'm sh*t at maths. Mind you I used to be a right mathematician back in the day. Anyway, back to this lurvely collection which thrived on military coats and co. At first, I didn't really like the show but then I watched the whole of it on Youtube and I found it amazing. Star-studded front row, Burberry did really impress. They had that little thing that Unique did yesterday with the blackandwhite so I definitely think that's something to watch out for. The first casual look, I liked and furry arms is a big hit for next it and loving it nearly as much as I love leather arms. They had coats in popping colours that'd make you stand out on a rainy day and God, I am definitely going to get myself one of those (not Burberry ofcourse, who can afford that!? but a knock-off atleast).

The show ended with the models in furry white hats and clear raincoats and don't they look good?

My one concern about the show was that the models looks really thin! Like most of the shows, I've seen weren't that bad as models are like size 6-8 but these girls were like, I don't know, maybe the coats emphasized how small they were but have a look at some of the collection and you'll see. I managed to pick some less skinnier models. To be totally honest though, I don't really think there's anything wrong with how models look, it's just when you see the ones that looks like twigs that make you a little bit queezy. 

What do you think about models and their size in particular? Is it as big of an issue as it seems to be? 

Love, 

Umauma

xo

LONDON FASHION WEEK: SO FAR!

London Fashion Week is pretty much everywhere right now. You can not get away from it and as much as you probably want to haha, I just have to blog about it! It's like absolutely epic right now. I'm so sad that I can't even be there because it looks that good. The LOOK show looked amazing but unluckily, I didn't win a ticket so I didn't go!!! But I thought I'd just give you and myself a little update of LFW so far and what the hottest trends are for A/W11.

 On Friday, we saw Sass & Bide do their thing with vibrant colours and all in all a fun experience when it came to clothing. Their music choice saw models walking in on a Asian, tropical beat and set the mood perfectly for the fashion "warriors". Sass & Bide's collection is very much looking like a SS11 collection but I guess since it's an Australian label, it would be sunny and hot in Australia. The tribal prints were all over the models and most of their shoes consisted of what the first model is wearing. In the middle we see a bit of camel there which has been on-trend for a while now so I can definitely see it coming through to A/W11! 

 Then Saturday came and boy did Mama said there'd be days like this! His collection is kooky, interesting and just plain, ole fun. I love how it was very much wearable from my view point and there was a lot of collars. I say my view point because I'm very into that boyish-girl-that-still-looks-like-a-girl-look. The midi skirts and 70's flare, I loved it. I also love that scarf/belf combination. I've seen people do it before but I've never tried it and with those awesome prints, I think anyone would look hawt in that! His Tee's as always were cutting edge and very much inyourface. It's a very british collection without actually featuring the Union Jack. If I were you I would definitely go have another look at this. 

Also on the Saturday, we saw Jonathan Saunders take the stage with his very ladylike collection. Some males were featured in it but I really liked how neat this collection is. Every piece infact. I think he was going very much for the classy with a twist sort of theme. All of it was very much collars and seeing that in Henry Holland, I think that's going to be a big hit in A/W11, I must say and I'm excited because that's basically, like I said before, my sort of realm when it comes to clothig. The geometric patterning on some of the clothes was phenomenal and I think he is pretty much all about patterns and prints. The shoes Jordan Dunn is wearing there, if you can just see them, are actually one of my favourites! So shoes are looking pretty good too. 

Before I start, I have to say, these models are gorgeous! Next is even though you can't see, they came out of a little English countryside hedge there which was rather strange but fittted in very much with the design aestetic that the lovely Emma Hill (Creative Director of Mulberry) had in mind since it was inspired by Mr. Fox. 

Now Mulberry and their bags have been all over the fashion industry and all over the blogging one too! People pretty much adore them and to see their designs, I love it. All of it was pretty much very wearable! I mean, any girl would die to be put in any of these clothes and I think the models really relate to that sort of average girl look, if you get what I mean because most people think the average girl is boring plain jane. Well guess what, plain jane is an utter fashionista and these are the clothes she wants to be seen in. I know without doubt all the high street is going to be doing replicas of this collection and I would be too! The last dress especially. It's a birdie print all over and with Miu Miu being a hit, this sure will be too and I can already see duplicates of that lilac collar dress. All in all, I am pretty much amazed by Mulberry and their Sunday presentation! 

Last but definitely not least, Unique Topshop everyone and they definitely were unique. The models hair, they looked like little puppydogs glamourously sauntering down the runway! I got the feeling from the start that it was very Cruella Deville here and I loved it! I can see camel and fur and maybe a little bit of velvet are all going to be in A/W11! It's a delight actually that I won't be having to buy as much as I thought I needed to but that first girl with her collared printed shirt and leather midi-skirt. She looks the bomb! I fell in love with that dress in the middle as soon as I saw it. Effortlessly beautiful. The camel/mustard/tobacco - don't really know what colour it is actually - dress with those shimmery tights and white shoes, love it. Can't forget the dalmation with it's little red bow tie. So cute! 

To be honest with you, London Fashion Week looks amazing these are just a few of the the designers! I was surprised about how much I love Mulberry and can't wait to blog about Today's shows and possibly tommorrows. 

What designers are you watching out for? 


Love, 


Umauma


xo