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Australian fashion round up...

Since arriving in Australian over a week ago now, I have been testing out the high street to see whats good in Australian fashion. So far I have not been disappointed, the summer clothes are so tempting.... Here is my round up of the best shops I have found so far...

Cotton On

This store is great for basics with good colour palettes and prints and cute fun accessories.

Sportsgirl

Amazing accessories and colourful ranges of basics that are cheap, more for an athletic girl. There is a store in every mall, even better.

Forever New

This is every girly girl's dream, it is full of gorgeous dresses and accessories that are more upmarket than the other two stores mentioned. It uses pale palettes of creams, pinks and golds to create ultimate dress up frocks for the weekend.

Factorie

This is my most recent find, similiar to Cotton on, but cheaper, I found so many nice things in their but my trick is being needing to convert clothes into English winter clothes so it makes it a lot more difficult. However, the girls that I am travelling with are here for a lot longer so I making them buy everything I want!

So overall, there are lots of things money can buy in Australia there is no shortage of fashion options.

I still have time to find that elusive New Year's outfit, can't wait until Sydney.

Hailee for Miu Miu

Only yesterday I was walking past Miu Miu pondering over their ad campaigns featuring Hailee Steinfeld, she is a gorgeous girl but I couldn't decide whether her being in the ad was a good move or not. She suits the brand and is impeccably dressed, the issue is the age. Is fourteen an appropriate age to front a campaign? I am perhaps slightly jealous of this achievement. and there are lots of professional models the same age who do the same day in, day out. There is an article on Elle today, informing the campaign has been dropped not because of her age per se, but the fact of the location of the shoot. It makes a very interesting read and is not the only label to under controversy lately, Marc Jacobs had the same issue with Dakota Fanning. Is age appropriate in a fashion campaign??

http://www.elleuk.com/news/fashion-news/hailee-steinfeld-for-miu-miu-ad-pulled/(gid)/831313

Leopard Print love...

On a shopping spree in Kuala Lumper, I fell in love with this playsuit as it will make me life complete... perfect for both New Year in Sydney on its own and with tights and heels for London winter Saturday nights.

Go and grab one now, I've got mine.

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=2535231&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208531&parent_categoryId=203984&pageSize=20

Cambodian Fashion Week

The best experience I have had so far is opportunity to be involved with Cambodian Fashion week; One show, one fashion exhibition and two parties. It was a great time spent in Phnom Penh and great new friends have been made. The show I was able to work on for the run way was Coco Wellington and The Two Wonders, a great yound New Zealand brand. Definitely worth a google - the label creates beautiful dresses with a modern grecian feel.

Beyonce Love

Beyonce has a new video... Party ft. J Cole -  trailer trash chic.

I. love. this. girl.

The finished article

The clothes have been finished and picked up after two fittings, I left the tailors with a big smile on my face....

Two silk vests, a silk dress and a loose fitting blazer

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The Hoi An experience...

When we stopped in Hoi An, there was only one thing on ours minds...tailors. The only question was which one? Hoi An is only a small sleepy village in comparison to the rest of Vietnam with every other store being a tailors. My list of garments in hand and pictures of what I want clasped to my chest I set off in search of the tailor to met my expectations. We found two lovely ladies in the central market who knew exactly what we were after. The whole experience was exhilarating and exciting, nervous to gain exactly what you had pictured in your head and going through the whole process from stratch, lead times were overnight.

Time for tea

As I am currently away from home, this post put a smile on my face and now I can think of nothing but English tea. The Berkeley really is a luxury treat for high tea and oh so fashionable. It would be a shame to eat it.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/10/25/pret-a-portea-at-the-berkeley



The H'Mong Girls of Sa Pa

On my visits in Vietnam, I came across the H'Mong tribe based in north Vietnam. Their dress is detailed and colourful, the women make the clothes from scratch by making the hemp fabric, making the indigo dye, dyeing, hand stitch and embroidery. I spent some time with the tribe and was shown how the clothes are made, embroidered and worn.

Shanghai Noon

Shanghai was won the best dressed city award, so much fashion on the streets. It has a different feel about it the girls are a lot more dressed up than in other Chinese cities.



Beijing Fashion

I came across these people in Beijing and I liked the outfits they sported that day, Beijing there was plenty of fashion on show.

Gossip Girl Season 5

My unhealthy obession with Gossip Girl will be fuelled by its return next week with series five. Can. not. wait.

Mary Mary quite contrary....

Mary has done it again, her collection is quite simply amazing.

The colours, prints and cut makes each outfit takes on a life of its own and creates depth and intensity. I cannot wait until her next collection, each is better than the last which is hard to believe.

Paul Smith

Paul Smith as ever produced another amazing collection this season, grasping tailoring for girls and just the way I want to dress. One of my highlight collections for SS12.
These looks will definitely be used as inspiration for next year.

London SS12 Higlights

 London still has it and this season is better than ever.
The feel for next summer is definately feminine and remaining lady like, with shorts and knee length skirts the way forward.

Matthew Williamson collection came as an unexpected pleasure, showing a range of glamourous colourful collection with pinks and gold tones.
This playsuit is my highlight from the collection.

Jonathon Saunders, Christopher Kane, Erdem, Temperley and Nicole Farhi all showed adhered to the feminine trend. There is a wide range of techniques shown; applique, silk print, all with a light airy feel.

Christopher Kane
Erdem
Jonathon Saunders
Nicole Farhi