Showing posts with label Fashion Icon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fashion Icon. Show all posts

Friday, 15 July 2011

Miu Miu

Miu Miu is the high fashion brand and sister label of designer brand Prada. It was launched in 1993 by Muiccia Prada and since then, the label has become a household name in the fashion industry. While Prada's style is more sophisticated, Miu Miu is considered the girlish version of Prada and caters to a wider range of consumers.
                 

Former Miu Miu brand ambassadors include actresses Chloe Sevingny, Katie Holmes, Kirsten Dunst, Lindsay Lohan, and Selma Blair among models like Lindsey Wixson. In true unconventional  Miu Miu fashion, for their A/W 11 campaign they chose 14 year old Oscar nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld. 
I love Miu Miu and every season they manage to produce amazing clothes and accessories that are guaranteed to sell out in weeks and be on every fashion blogger's 'want list'. I can't wait to see what they present for their S/S 12 collection.
 From their chic and ladylike designs to their wild prints, Miu Miu's motto is avant-garde, modern, sensual, provocative, yet sophisticated; and with every new collection the brand embodies this and has warmed the hearts of fashionistas everywhere. Miu Miu is available at a number or stores worldwide and can be purchased online via the Miu Miu website and boutiques like Net-a-Porter and My Theresa.

Friday, 8 July 2011

Mulberry: 40 years of quintessential English style

Mulberry is best know for being fashion forward and representing classic English style. The 'Bayswater' bag was a huge hit for Mulberry and still remains a classic in fashion today, followed by the 'Roxanne'. But it was the creation of the 'Alexa' bag as part of their S/S 10 collection that caused a stir in the fashion industry and brought the brand to a new height of popularity.

Muse Alexa Chung carrying the 'Alexa' bag
Bayswater
A Mulberry bag has always been on my wishlist, but because there are so many beautiful designs I could never decide on one. I think I have finally found the dream Mulberry bag that I want to own- Polly Push Lock. Who would not want to own a bag called 'Polly Push Lock'?
Mulberry's 'Polly Push Lock' is very similar to the 'Neely' but they have added a new feature- the push lock. The push lock "gives a vintage touch to this bag and an air of 70s glamour". If you look closely at an image of this bag on the Mulberry website, I guarantee it will be love at first sight. It is well made and I really like that they've decided to use the shiny grain leather so your bag won't be completely destroyed if a little bit of rain gets on it. As part of their 40th celebration, Mulberry has put together some of their bags from past seasons and you check them out here.