Richard Nicoll's launches bridal collection for Topshop

I woke up this morning to see Richard Nicoll has released his first ever bridal collection for Topshop. Yes you heard right, Topshop has bridal now.

I have to say interesting collaboration match as I doubt many brides would have Topshop on their list of go-to bridal boutiques. But in the same breath weddings are so expensive so I congratulate him for creating a bridal collection affordable for Australian women with prices ranging from $120-$560.

His debut collection called Tie The Knot (very cute name I must say!) is a first for a bridal offering in Topshop too.

This 7 piece collection is not the princess dresses and the meringues. Encompassing dresses in short and long lengths this collection clearly shows Nicoll's signature feminine fuss-free wearable aesthetic. I do think this collection is just that- a wedding dress for a fuss-free relaxed bride who wants to look feminine but comfortable on her wedding day. Perfect for a beach wedding or garden wedding.

Richard Nicoll's said he "liked the idea of making a modern affordable alternative to meringue culture. The dresses are marketed as bridal but would equally be suitable as bridesmaid or cocktail dresses."

"I've added some red carpet options to my forthcoming resort collection but wedding dresses are not something I plan to launch," Nicoll - who has made wedding dresses for friends in the past - told us. "Of course I'm happy to make them on request but I'm not the new Vera Wang, no!"

Nicholl's Quotes sourced from Vogue.com.au
http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/topshop+bride+by+richard+nicoll,18155

KL's picks of Chanel Resort 2013 collection

I am lusting over these four looks from Chanel's new Resort 2013 collection. I would seriously wear these in a heartbeat, Chanel do you hear me!!!
If you need a coat hanger, I'm your girl!

Chanel Resort 2013 Campaign

Backstage at Chanel Resort 2013 show

These images are truly beautiful. Looking at these images takes me to a place of euphoria, a wonderful world of fantasy.
I congratulate this Vogue UK photographer for capturing some truly beautiful images of Chanel Resort 2013. Thank you for this whimsical escape.

Source: Vogue UK via Studded Hearts

Chanel Resort 2013

In a private fountain filled garden in Versailles, France, Karl Langerfeld's models showed his new Chanel Resort 2013 collection. Inspired by a era of Marie Antoinette, this collection was made modern styled with metallic creepers, sheer fabrications, short skirt lengths and a sense of androgyny.

Models had a sharp short androgynous bob, block eyebrows and a wash of pastel over the eye. To make it any more Marie-Antoinette inspired, cute little Chanel decals sat on the face as a kind of beautyspot-inspired look.



CREDITS:
Catwalk Images sourced from graziadaily.co.uk
Beauty image from www.footluxe.com

Manning Cartell MBFWA

Loving the coral pink color that seemed to pop up in everyone's collections at MBFWA. Love Manning Cartell's black and white print mixed with the coral trimming and enhanced by pairing it with coral heels. Hoping these heels are by Manning Cartell and will be in stores next summer.

However slight criticism, unless you are a twig or work out for hours everyday doing hundreds of stomach crunches, I don't think many women will be buying the mid-drifts. It may look good on the runway but on real women mostly it would be a disaster.

As a whole, the collection was a bit all over the shop. Some feminine florals, mixed patterns, sport luxe inspired designs, sequins, houndstooth and a very mixed colour palette. It seriously looks like 2 people designed the collection?! It would have been better as 2 separate collections, saving some designs for the next winter collection and sticking to one colour palette direction.

Dolce & Gabanna support emerging designers

The Spiga 2 Dolce&Gabbana boutique is a launch platform for talented up and coming designers. For SS12, Dolce&Gabbana have selected an exciting collection of talented youngsters. One of the designer is Elisa Palomino.

She has worked for many designers. Her profile has been built in Moschino while her more eccentric qualities cultivated in Christian Dior where she collaborated with both the prêt a porter and haute couture collections. After a stint at Roberto Cavalli and Dian Von Furstenberg, Elisa founded her own label in 2010 with her filmmaker husband, Tristan Von Christiann.

It is promising for the international fashion industry that established designers such as Dolce & Gabbana are supporting emerging designers in a retail space giving them help to make their creative designs into a potential financially viable career.

Here are some of Elisa Palomino's designs.