Thursday, July 26

Olympics



2012 has brought us the Queens 60th Jubilee, a British player in the Wimbledon Final & starting tomorrow... The Olympics! Good luck to all the athletes, but particularly GB athletes! The opening ceremony is said to be huge and I cannot wait for it all to start. The anticipation has been building up for months with the torch being carried through British towns and cities by our own families and friends and the time is finally here. We already won our first game, the women's football match against New Zealand (which is a good start). Hopefully we will win a few gold medals!
Good luck TEAM GB

 xoxox

Wednesday, July 25

Topshop's on trend biker jackets...

Metallics have been all over the high street this year. Whether it was incorporated into accessories or clothing, almost every high street retailer embraced the metallic trend. This biker jacket is £55 from Topshop and is such an amazing jacket. Metallics are perfect to make your outfit on trend. However, we are also seeing faux fur collared and neon coloured biker jackets on the high street. 
A biker jacket an essential for your winter wardrobe (and in Britain-an all year round essential). 

What biker jacket have you bought for this cold AW?

xoxox

Tuesday, July 24

Topshop - Made In Britain


High street stores have been slated in the press for years on the grounds of being 'unethical' on the issue of sweatshops and slave labour. We have seen River Island introduce particular products which have been made in Britain, influencing us to 'Buy British', however Topshop have now joined its competition by creating a whole range called 'Made In Britain'. 
I think it's about time that we manufacture (even though it is a small amount) a proportion of the clothes we wear on our backs in our own country. Studying Fashion & Textile Management at University I am well aware that it is cheaper to produce fabric and manufacture garments in the Far East, however I am pleased that our British retailers are atleast making an effort to produce some specialised garments in this country (even if it does cost us a little bit more).

Are you willing to pay more to support our countries manufacturing or not? Comment and let me know.

xoxox

Monday, July 23

River Island AW12 Preview



High street retailers are now creating a hype over their AW collections being released into stores. River Island are successfully preparing the British public for their amazing Autumn/Winter lines by enticing us with allowing to see the products which will be hitting the stores shortly after Summer. Their AW collection is filled with Mongolian fur, leopard print and metallic sequins. There are also baroque inspired pieces and hard studded boots. My favourite piece of all is the cream leather Mongolian biker jacket, £180. There are hundreds of plain leather and PU jackets on the high street but this jacket with a Mongolian fur collar is like nothing I've ever seen before.