It's been a while since the last What's In Your Wardrobe but we have a doozy of a gallery courtesy of RosiePop, the fashion blogger and mother who might be out in the sticks but can still whack out inspiring and idiosyncratic posts. Think you can do better? Then email me your wardrobe pics at isabelle@shinymedia.com, otherwise read on to find out what makes her tick..
Rowena (for that is her real name) lists her current obsessions as "shoulder pads, chain print, midnight blue, peach, horses' tails, violet (the scent and the colour), Elnett hairspray, gold chav earrings, patent leather, white sequins, nude, roses (the scent, the flower), bad taste, matte red, black (always), aubergine, velvet and vintage corsetry." She goes on to say: "A large percentage of my wardrobe is made of things you just wouldn't wear to nip to the shops in - therefore I intend to do so." Sounds wonderful, and you've got to love someone who has a dedicated dressing up box and a projects box... Makes me feel less bad for my own hoardery.
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First up we have an exciting interview with one of the best-known Swedish designers, Ann-Sofie Back, who features in the FTM show. We're no strangers to her work on Catwalk Queen, and she's just gearing up for her twelfth show. I caught up with her at the exhibition to ask her about her clothes, being Swedish and her sense of humour:
You definitely have a light-hearted approach to fashion, how much is fun and humour part of your inspiration?
Growing up in 70s Stockholm when fashion was thought to be frivolous and superficial I myself have problems taking it fully seriously, I wish I could though! I have to include humour in my designs, these days I try to make it humorous AND attractive.
Their candles smell of fashion Press Days, their scents are always namechecked by celebs and fashionistas like Alexa Chung and they always make gift wishlists in the glossies, but what is it that make Diptyque such a hit with the fashion set?
At a launch for the luxe French company's new range of 'L'Art du Soin' beauty products (pictured above) I spoke to Myriam Badault, their Director of Marketing, about why Diptyque is so popular with the fash pack, jump through to find out what she told us.
If you've never heard of Arieta Mujay then listen up, she's the River Island PR who had us whispering 'Who's that girl?!' when we first clapped eyes on her. Her personal style always stands out, and even more so when you find out that her outfits are pure River Island with a little customisation thrown in. Read on to find out what she thinks of Lady Gaga, which RI items she's snapped up for summer and her tips on getting a job in PR...
We featured Steve J and Yoni P's interview about their Dali-inspired dress on Friday and now we've managed to snag an interview with Welsh designer Julien Macdonald. He took some time out from his busy schedule to talk to us about his awe-inspiring Dali dress, Project Catwalk and knitting... Read on!
Tell us a little about what inspired you for the dress and what materials you used.
The dress belongs to a world of dreams with melting clocks and wide expanding landscapes. Surrealist images from Dali's subconscious mind - a world where commonplace objects are metamorphosed into bizarre proportions which could grow and grow.
From Monday on London's South Bank twelve designers will be showcasing their Dali-inspired dresses as part of an exhibition in aid of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer.
The Dali Universe Gallery is hosting the exhibition which has dresses by exciting names such as Bora Aksu, Allegra Hicks and Modernist.
We asked Steve J and Yoni P a few questions about their fluttering, dreamy confection (above).
What was on your mind as you were making the dress?
We were absolutely fascinated by one of Dali's painting called 'Butterfly Landscape'.
As you can see the attached image, there are lots of molecular structures and butterflies in this painting. We felt as if all butterflies dragged balloon-like molecular structure into the sky.at that moment we wanted to put dress into the painting.So we dreamt those butterflies and balloons dragged our dress into the sky! So we tried to create a surrealistic origami-decorated dress and put rubber balls and butterflies on top of the dress.
I was recently given the opportunity to interview historian, journalist and author Hermione Hobhouse, on her new book, Regent Street, a Mile of Style.
The way in which the street came to exist is fascinating, and there's no one better equipped to dig it all up than Hermione who, in her long career has become an authority on London's history. If you want to find out more about London's first purpose-built shopping street then jump through to enter our competition!
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