Kate Moss book

 

Kate Moss by Chris Roberts, Carlton, £16.99, available to buy online at www.carltonbooks.co.uk and in all good book stores.

 

Is it me or is everyone getting older but Kate Moss? How has she just celebrated her 40th birthday is beyond me. She looks incredible! I hope I look half as good at her age. In celebration of this special occasion a beautiful books has been released to celebrate her influence in fashion industry.

It's full of amazing photographs, from both her successful career and rock'n'roll life.

I have really enjoyed reading mine (not finished yet..) . It is a must have for every fashionista and will look good on any coffee table.

Oh I sure do love fashion books.

 

Have  stylish day.

 

Adela

 

(this book has been sent to me, but all opinions are mine).

 



InstaMonday

1. I'm loving pastels already. Can Spring come any faster? Valentino flats, River Island top and Chanel May nailpolish.

2. How cool is this pillow from H&M. I'm loving their Spring home collection. Ordered this and few more bits.

3. Sunday walk in the sunshine's ensemble: fur accents, pink and my Valentino flats.

4. I'm so used to carrying a big bag around that I sometimes struggle to pick just essentials for my mini Dolce and Gabbana bag. Especially when my keys take half of the space.. But a lippie is a must :) Love Nars Schiap

5. I was sent this beautiful book about Kate Moss and it's full of interesting read and amazing photographs. More about this later in the week.

 

Have a stylish day.

 

Adela

Vintage Sunday

December is just round the corner and with it all the December covers will have come out (although most of them come out in November, so this is kind of good timing for this post.) With New Year coming, I tend to look back over the past year, compare what went well and wrong and make goals/resolutions for the future. Many pople also look back at the best fashion moments, magazine covers and so on of that particular year, but I took it step further and looked at some good December covers from the past. Interestingly two I really liked were both with Kate Moss, shot by Nick Knight. Here is one from 1995. I like how cheeky it is. A naked model on the cover of Vogue? To be honest I don't think anyone but Kate Moss could pull it off. Also how many times every woman in the world said, she has nothing to wear. Countless. But you can count on Vogue to sort your problem. Genius idea! To see the other cover I liked, check my tumblr.
Have a stylish day.

Vintage Sunday - by Greg Kadel

Those who follow me on twitter may have seen a picure I posted of YSL cigarette packet. It looks very stylish and my question was: Would you take up smoking for these? I talked about this subject before, after Kate Moss strutted the Louis Vuitton runway puffing on a fag. I'm very anti-smoking, but have to admit, in fashion images it adds certain something. Sex appeal? Am I hypocritical for thinking this? As much as I love these photos and YSL cigarettes I'm not planning to start smoking and in no way I am promoting it.
But look at the photo below by Greg Kadel, American photographer who's done countless shoots for various editions of Vogue, Número, Harper's Bazaar and fashion campaigns, and tell me the cigarette doesn't "belong" there. What do you think?
Have a stylish day.

Vintage Sunday - by Peter Lindbergh

It was one of the last shows of Paris fashion week, that caused quite a stir. Marc Jacobs created raunchy collection for Louis Vuitton. It had mixed reviews. The most talked about moment was Kate Moss, closing the show in a rather revealing outfit puffing on a cigarette. The question asked was, is this promoting smoking?
My today's Vintage Sunday is a photo from 1991 Elle editorial photographed by Peter Lindbergh. Models looking very glamourous whilst enjoying their nicotine fix, shows, using cigarettes in fashion is nothing new. But is that ok? Is it promoting smoking or does it just make a good effect? Let me know what you think.
By the way, I'm a non-smoker who despises the bad habit, but love this photograph.
Have a stylish day.

John Galliano - creative genius

I can't believe, everyone's turning their back on John Galliano. He did a stupid thing, I'm not trying to excuse what he did, but we all make mistakes and hopefully learn from them.
I understand why Dior had to fire him, as he cast a dark shadow on the brand, but I really hope this is not the end for the creative genius. Quite recently I posted about my top five designers and Galliano was one of them. After what has happened, my choices remain the same.
I read lots of speculations on twitter and Internet about his future.
Should people still attend his upcoming show in Paris? Yes! I bet it will be sartorially beautiful as ever.
Should Kate Moss still have her wedding dress designed by him? I hope she will. She should more than anyone else understand his need of support. Her cocaine scandal actually helped to boost her career and I'm hoping for similar happy ending for Galliano.
Who should replace him? This I don't know, I can't imagine who could fill his shoes. He made Dior loved by many and I truly believe, he will be hard to replace.
What the future holds for him? I just hope this is a bad period of his life that will be soon forgotten and he will be able to move on (again I'd like to use Kate Moss as an example). He IS a genius. And geniuses do crazy things ie. cut their ears off(Van Gogh) or in the extreme cases commit suicide (Alexander McQueen). Let's hope his talent won't get wasted.
All the best John.
Have a stylish day.

Vintage Sunday - by Mario Testino

In today's Vintage Sunday I decided to bring out pictures of Kate Moss as a celebration of her engagement. I picked photos by Mario Testino, because I love his style of work, their mutual work is quite well known. You may say that some of the pictures are not very old (therefor vintage), but I think in fast paced industry like fashion even last season is vintage.. Neither Kate Moss nor Mario Testino need an introduction, so I'm just going to say congratulations Kate on the happy news and hopefully we'll see many more great pictures of you.
Have a stylish day.

Matthew Williamson at Somerset House

On Friday I finally managed to see the Matthew Williamson exhibition I wrote about in November. If you get a chance go and see it, cause it's definitely worth it. It's for free, so even if you're on a tight budget pre-Christmas you needn't worry. It's set in two room and is full of backstage photographs from Matthew Williamson fashion shows plus some private photos of him and friends (including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss). The exhibit accompanies a book about the designer which recently came out. It's there on display as well plus available to buy in their book shop. If you're Matthew's fan you're gonna really enjoy it. It's all very colourful and introduces Williamson well to even people who are not familiar with his work. I managed to snap few pictures to give you an idea what to expect but if you're in London, make sure you check it out. Now it's actually the perfect time as you can visit the ice rink whilst you there. It feels all very Christmasy there.
Have a stylish day.

Kate Moss - from model to style icon

Third post of my style icon's feature goes to Kate Moss. Now thinking about it, maybe she should have been first. Although there is no order in which way I'm gonna introduce who I consider style icons, Kate is definitely at the top of the list. Turning from skinny teenage model discovered by the late Corine Day, her career reached stratosferic heights. She was named the best dressed by Vogue. Not only she gets paid loads of money for ad campaigns, she still once in a while walk the catwalk for the likes of Marc Jacobs or Alexander McQueen, she had a very succesful string of collections of Topshop, which she decided to stop now, but won fans all over the world, has  a perfume under her name and the list continues. Everything she touches turns into gold. And not even the infamous cocaine story could harm her in any way. No. She managed to come out as a winner even back then. It's her personality people admire but especially her style. Whether it's her festival fashion that gets copied all over the world or her every day choices she can do no wrong. Let's wish her continuous success and get inspired by her.
Have a stylish day.

fresh faced model

Discovered by Corine Day

When she cut her hair short, everyone else did as well

Festival fashion

All her Topshop collections have been very successful

She continuosly covers the best mags

At the MET Ball with her friend Marc Jacob

Named best dressed

feast for eyes

I realized that after two posts about make-up you might need something more fashion-y. So I'm gonna show you a picture I've come across recently. It's a photograph of a very young Kate Moss in Vogue Italia (year 1992 edition). I love black and white photography and this one is just so chic! Very Chanel with a nice twist. LOVE!!!
Have a stylish day.

British Fashion Council Awards

Kate Moss, Vivienne Westwood, sir Phillip Green (source style.com)



Grace Coddington (source style.com)

Last night was the night that many awaited in anticipation. It was the night of the British Fashion Council Awards, and what an evening it was! Full of celebrities and fashionistas dressed up for the occasion. I was really eager to find out who won the special London 25 award I told you about last month. It was voted by public and it was a one-off award to celebrate the 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week. Kate Moss was the winner, which I'm sure she deserves, as she's been a true fashion icon for years, flying the british flag with her style, that gets copied all over the world. She looked stunning on the night as well, living up to her reputation as a trend-setter.
Other winners included John Galliano for Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design, Christopher Bailey as a Designer of the Year and so on. I was especially happy for Grace Coddington who won the Isabela Blow Award for Fashion Creator, which is given to a person, whose creativity has been a major inspiration and influence. She is incredibly creative and was the real star of the film September issue overshadowing Anna Wintour.
Have a stylish day.