(#kcupdate) Marc Cain comes to the UK

Marc Cain, a German fashion company, has opened its first store in the UK. This new store has been located on George Street in St. Albans and houses the new Spring/Summer collection for 2013. Take a look at my favourite pieces.






Subtle colour palette was used with a neutral print. To brighten it up a bit a brighter colour was used to draw the attentionn to the print of the skirt.




This is an outfit from the Ladybird collection (Theme A) for Spring/Summer 2013.




This collection is available now!

A classic LBD (Little Black Dress) drawn in at the waist to give a more womanly shape to the body and the dress. A simple look that every collection should have because everyone needs an LBD.


This is an outfit from the Fisherman's Girlfriend (Theme B) for Spring/Summer 2013.


This collection is available now!













A striking digital print with bold colour trousers is always going to make a statement. The coordinating colours on the shirts and the trousers make this outfit coherent and the colours used on the shirt brings a very warm summery feel to this outfit and the whole collection.


This is an outfit from the Mystic Garden (Theme C) for Spring/Summer 2013.


This collection is available from Jan 10th!






Visit the Marc Cain Website to take a look at the other collections.

(#kcmoviereview) Bill Cunningham New York

The other morning I woke up and felt like watching a film so I thought let me find a fashion film and write a review for you. So here it is ...

Bill's thirst for finding new fashion on the street is quite inspirational. Running into the middle of the street just to make sure he captures that striking outfit in the right moment.

'The best fashion show is definitely on the street, always has been and always will be.' - Bill Cunningham

I think that I need to venture outside the box and stop being so safe and stop wearing things that everyone else would wear.

'We all get dressed for Bill!' - Anna Wintour

The dedication and the amount of effort Bill puts into every column is remarkable. He makes sure he stays at that computer screen with his editor until the job is done and the job is only done when he's happy, this is normally when the newspaper spread is 'perfect'.

In wind, rain or sunshine Bill is always out finding his next story. It's like he never stops working! It makes me think no matter the weather fashion will never disappear.

'We are all blank canvases when we get up in the morning and we paint ourselves!' - Patrick MacDonald

Bill Cunningham looks like your everyday man with a bike, workers jacket and high vis jacket (at night) but the talent inside of him is one no one could ever replace.

Would you have ever thought that Bill Cunningham had time to go to church? With the amount of time he spends married to his craft I'm surprised he still takes out the time!

Bills style is functional and resourceful. His jacket has many pockets to hold his equipment and belongings and the workman jacket he wears underneath it is cheap and cheerful. Due to the nature of his work he doesn't see the need to buy expensive jackets when his camera is going to rub against it and ruin it. He likes simple down to earth basic things, nothing fancy. I think that this reflects the way he works, the way he lives, and the way he comes across to others in society.

Its nice to know that some of the most influential and well known people in the fashion industry like to live simple well grounded happy lives. For educational purposes I would definitely watch it again to introduce myself to people that I may not have heard of before watching the film.

'He who seeks beauty will find it.' - Bill Cunningham

(#kcwishlist) Obsession ...

On Thursday I went out with no intention of going shopping for myself but just out of curiosity I went into Boots to see how helpful the staff were in helping me smell gooooood.

Wandering around I got the Dahlia Noir Eau de Toilette and Eau de Parfum testers from one sales assistant. Result!


Taking another look by myself another sales assistant asked if they could help me. At first I didn't really want there help but I thought I might as well as I have time on my hands. After samplng sweet perfumes I found what I was looking for!

Lancome La Vie est Belle Eau du Parfum

This perfume is no longer a want it is a need!

If you're looking for a new perfume go out and smell this one you may just fall in love with it the way I did!!!

(#kcwishlist) The William Tempest Clutch

Quite a while ago I was supposed to write a post about the William Tempest Collection for River Island but with all the work and the whole rebranding of the formerly lorenjlove.blogspot.co.uk to the now klosetcloset.blogspot.co.uk I just couldn't find the time.

<<< Black Design Forum clutch bag

After thinking to write a post and seeing the collection in River Island itself I was really shocked to see William Tempest following me on twitter. I definitely had to follow back!!!

Black Design Forum sequin crop t-shirt >>>

Away from this, the clutch was the item that stood out for me the most because it wasn't too far out of my comfort zone. However, if I did have to go a little out my comfort zone I would wear the sequin top.

(#kcstyle) Too over the top?

I was looking through one of my recent Elle magazines and one page really inspired me (page on the left) and I saw a reoccurring theme of fully embellished outfits. So I had a quick look in several other shops that sell embellished items that are attainable in the average persons price bracket.

I didn't want to put anything up that I wouldn't wear myself even though I did come across a few items I found interesting in the shops but I didn't include them.

I hope you like the short selection I have made and the details of all the items included are listed below.

Can you ever get too over the top with embellishments?

1 Cream baroque print maxi dress (only the black one is now available)

£120

River Island

2 Velvet biker jacket with embroidered pearls

£139

Zara

3 ASOS Sequin and Stone Peter Pan Collar

£15

ASOS

4 Stud Tunic

£26

Next

5 TOUCH - Decorative crystals clutch
£74.99

Mango

6 Sleeveless Sequined Dress

£32.75

Forever 21

7 Smartphone case

£9.99

H&M

8 Panel High Waisted Mini Skirt

£175

All Saints

(#kcwardrobe) Winter Warmers

Around this time last week I was absolutely freezing - no warm winter jacket, no hat, no scarves, no gloves!!!

<<< Black stars and stripes beanie hat

It got to the point where I couldn't take the bitter breeze anymore in the morning and the lack of hood on my Superdry windcheater so I went into River Island and got my hat (in the picture on the left). The same day I wanted to get the matching scarf but I couldn't find one. As you can see I now have the matching snood that I found two days later after work.

<<< Black stars and stripes snood

I am pleased to say the hat and snood are not itchy but rather warm and they pretty much go with everything.

(#kccrafts) Black and White Classic Floral Cushion

I'm not sure if I've blogged about this before but I do know that I have tweeted a picture of it a while back, around the end of July if I remember correctly.

I just wanted to share with you one of the things I made in my spare time a while back, although I have hardly any of it now.

The cushion in centre of the picture is what I actually customised. It was originally a plain black cushion but I wanted something a little different and personalised to go with the theme of my room.

(#kcwishlist) Love over money?

So I'm laying here and it's 11:30pm. Although I'm tired I'm still up for a late night internet shop on ASOS (my in-house version of window shopping) just before I go to sleep.

<<< A Question Of Love Over Money T-Shirt

I've just seen this top and I lovvvveee it. It's so ME! Although I am trying to step out of my comfort zone when it comes to my style I need it. Ok I guess I don't really need it but I really really want it. Should I get it?

A simple graphic to portray the choice of love over money is great. I would choose love over money any day because true love lasts forever and money certainly doesn't bring you unlimited happiness, however it may help in the short term.

Take a look at the rest of the A Question Of collection for men and women.

Have a good night x

(#kcstyle) Black Beauty

You should never be afraid to wear all black! With a hint of colour an all black outfit won't look so dark for example you can add a belt that is a more striking colour than your outfit (seen in the picture on the left.).

<<< Get the look

A black skater skirt should be a wardrobe staple for this season as it can pretty much go with any top that you already have. if you're going for the effortless look  wear a loose shirt with pockets or a sleeveless shirt with minimal detail. In the picture Pretty Polly suspender tights are worn which draw the eye to the legs and then it diverts the attention to the feet where you see Desert Boots.

In the image above you can see:
Black oversized patch pocket shirt (top left),
Black metal trim sleeveless shirt (top right),
Brown leopard print skinny belt ,
Black ponte skater skirt ,
Black Pretty Polly suspender tights ,
Desert Boot

(#kcwardrobe) It's all hype!!!

<< HYPE Flower Sweatshirt

After work on Friday I bought this sweatshirt from Footasylum. Originally I hadn't planned to add this sweatshirt to my wardrobe but I had to replace the blazers I had bought two weeks previous.

Returning my blazers was heartbreaking as I've wanted a pair for agesssss but I realised number one they were slightly too small and that once again trainers aren't really going in the same direction as I am with my style right now.

Although this is a mens sweatshirt I thought the floral print was up my street as it can give a very casual dark outfit a vibrant splash of colour.

When I put an outfit together I normally think about comfort and warmth because I would be at college pretty much all day. I would wear this with either Bershka jeans, H&M leggings or River Island jeggings. Oooo yeh and on my feet I would slip on my Black Bailey Bow UGGs or my White Converses :).

The only way is up!

From this ... 

... to this.

I woke up the other morning to find that Rita Ora is going to be the face of Superga for their 2013 spring/summer collection. Alexa Chung, the current face of Superga, has done herself and the company proud as she promotes the brand beautifully in all of the advertisements.

Visit Superga for more ...

The 15K Run

Yesterday I was so excited to wake up and see 15,000 views on my blog. Unfortunately I was unable to blog to show my appreciation yesterday as I was wrapped up in a lot of work but now I just want to say

A HUGE THANK YOU!!!

To all the people that have supported me from the beginning or to those that have recently started supporting me thanks.

Follow me on twitter to get direct links to my new posts as soon as they go up.

My Favourite Nude Must Haves @ River Island

When thinking about my style post I was thinking about what I needed in my wardrobe or what was just generally lacking. The first thing that came to my mind was my lack of versatile accessories as I have found myself buying bags and shoes that match outfits rather than ones that can coordinate with more than a few outfits.

Nude bags and purses were just reaccuring on my River Island app when I was on the train so I thought I had to blog about it :)

Hope you like it.

Visit River Island for more nude accessories.

Explore Autumn with Pandora

 

Girls Aloud are teaming up with Pandora, a leading jewellery brand, to celebrate their 10th anniversary. As Pandora is the official tour sponsor for the girl group they have designed their own Pandora charm bracelet that will feature as part of their video for their new single, Something New, for Children in Need.

Before the new bracelet features as part of Pandora have a look at my Autumn faves:

STATEMENT HEART RING

PEARL DROP PENDANT NECKLACE

TWIST RING

To see the rest of the Pandora Autumn collection, click here.

Bloggers let loose on River Island!

River Island, one of our highly competitive high street stores, has collaborated with four bloggers which allows them to launch one capsule collection each.

IMAGE: The Five Five Fabulous Card

Each small accessories collection reflects the personalities of the bloggers themselves and the blog as a whole. Make sure you keep an eye out this October to see the introduction of these collections.

The Five Five Fabulous' collection launches tomorrow in store and online. Coco's Tea Party with also be available tomorrow.

At the end of October the collections from Mademoiselle Robot and Fashion Foie will also be available in store and online.

Make sure you keep checking the River Island website to keep yourself updated.

Kids @ Schuh

Just under a week away before October surfaces on our calenders and it's got considerably colder even though summer hasn't been too great in the UK. The rain has been ridiculous and I think I've been using my windscreen wipers a little too much, but hopefully today is dry all day.


Schuh is launching their Schuh Kids store on October 7th  in Braehead, Schuh Kids should also be launching shortly after in Lakeside shopping centre and Liverpool ONE.


The new footwear collection consists of three different ranges (crib, toddler and junior), these have to be my favourites:

Hello Kitty Vans

Bailey Bow UGGs

White Converse All Stars

Navy Converse All Stars

 Black Converse All Stars

Navy Vans

Visit the Schuh website for more...

Inspired by Baroque

Being really ill these last couple of days all I've wanted to do is sleep. Having a two hour nap after college all I could think about was blogging as I didn't have time to yesterday but now I have time I'ddone no research whatsoever.

About half an hour ago I thought to look at what new items Alexander McQueen has brought out this season and I felt really inspired by this dress. I'm not normally one to like skirts or dresses touching the knee or one to like belts but this dress stood out like a sore thumb.

<<< Fil Coupe Baroque Jacquard Knit Mini-Dress 

I love how I can associate the pattern on this dress to the ironwork gallery in the V&A. The continuously flowing pattern makes the dress appeal soft but the belt placed around the waist adds a harsher tone to the whole outfit.

'When the opposites meet - hard and soft'

Studying an Art Diploma this year and being well into the work already on the third day I need a wide range of inspirations so here's the first of the month. Also check out my google+ page where I am going to try to upload what I do in class everyday or I will upload outcomes part way through it's process and finished.

Back to the good old days ...

The most famous fashion doll of them all and has been around since 1959?

Can you guess who it is? It's Barbie!!!

From 1959 Barbie has done every job possible, being trained as an aerobics instructor and then having a career in the medicine, military, political field and more. Barbie is definitely not a one hit wonder, she's been in houses for years and hopefully will be for many more. I think of Barbie, the fashion doll, as more of a household essential and a family tradition for the girls.

Reading about Barbie sponsoring Louise Gray's upcoming collection, which is showcased on September 17, I wanted to reminisce on the good old days with my Barbie's. I remember having many different outfits with different heels and handbags to coordinate with them as well. As part of this collection three of the looks will be inspired by the toy manufacturers Mattel.

Why not play some barbie games with the kids of the family.

7B : The Steve Madden and Kari Sigerson Collaboration

In Spring 2013, Steve Madden is collaborating with Kari Sigerson on a new footwear line called 7B. This new line will be sold at Barneys in the USA but hopefully those who don't live in the USA can get them shipped over somehow or even fly over to get what we want!

Apart from this new collaboration Steve Madden has many other amazing products online which I would love to have in my wardrobe. Not sure if I would want to wear them because they look too good to get dirty!!!

These have to be my favourites:

 <<< SUPRSTUD

OLYMPA-S >>> 

<<< PAMMYY









Shop @ Steve Madden

Maximillia ships overseas!

Maximillia, an Australian e-boutique, has come to the US.

The Maximillia site houses many labels that are extremely popular in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region. Online you can purchase a wide range of ready-to-wear, accessories and lifestyle collections.

This spectacular brand includes the likes of Karla Spetic, Lonely by Lonely Hearts, Sara Phillips, and TBA.

These are my favourite pieces and they all happen to be from Karen Walker.

<<< Yellow Paisley Collared Shirt

Urchin Top >>> 

<<< Dusk to Dawn Dress







Shop @ Maximillia

I Love My Tights!!!

In early June, I wrote a post about Tights Please and I felt really privileged to be contacted by them to do two review for their best selling tights. It's amazing to be offered an opportunity like that, take a look at the product reviews I did at the beginning of July.

I have to say these tights are amazing and I can't wait to wear them more than I have. So I have another look on the Tights Please website to see if I could find anything else that I liked and I did!

These are my new favourite tights.

<<< JA By Jonathan Aston Sheer Trellis Flower Tights

If you like the tights you've seen on my previous post, my two product reviews and the tights on the right then waste no time and go straight to the Tights Please website.

Ready to get away again?

 <<< Ladies Corfu Kaftan

Have you just come back from a holiday or preparing to go on another one? StarBlu has everything you need to start off your next holiday!

Take a look at my previous StarBlu post, Pack your suitcase ..., which I wrote at the beginning of summer.

Looking through every piece of the current collection I find it very inspiring might have to do something about the inspiration I have found from StarBlu. I might have to find somewhere to go with an outdoor pool as well so I have a valid reason to buy my own range of StarBlu products.




These are my favourite things for my imaginary holiday suitcase:

Cancun Bikini >>> 

  <<< Ladies Crete Kaftan

Antibes Silk Kaftan >>>

<<< San Rafael Silk Shirt









Shop @ StarBlu

Heelloo Ursula !!

'beautiful'

'In a dog-eat-dog world, Ursula relies on her shoes to do the talking.  From fierce wedges, to demure, sophisticated heels, to everyday ballet pumps, to the most insane creepers, our online collection provides a gorgeous, enticing range of shoes.' - www.helloursula.co.uk

'affordable'

Hello Ursula is one of my recently found followers. I think Hello Ursula has been following me for a little while but I would like to show my appreciation right here, right now! Although this brand has recently launched, in the last two months they've offered an extensive and beautiful range of womens footwear.

'fashion forward'

Let's take a look at a few of my favourites:

 <<< Lamp Champagne Stud Platform Courts

Tara Orange Wedge Sandals >>> 

 <<< Ronni Green T-Bar Heel Sandals

Shop @ Hello Ursula!

Sandro re-visited

A couple of months ago I wrote a post on Sandro so I thought it was time to see what new items have appeared in the online store since then.

Before that take a look at my previous post (Elegance with Sandro) so you don't feel like you've missed out on the action.

When I take a look at the clothes on this website I always feel a sense of formality and fun at the same time. I could find something to wear shopping and something to add or take away from the outfit so I could go out for dinner.

These are my 5 favourite pieces:






<<< Gathered Shoulder Blouse in Fuschia

Lace Combo Blouse in Deep Green >>>

<<< Lace Combo Blouse in Ivory

Lace Overlay Blouse >>>

 <<< Roll Up Shorts in Khaki


Like what you see!

Shop @ Sandro