Autumn leaves

Why is it that the minute the leaves start turning I begin to look at the colour red and think 'hey, yes, I like the look of you' ?

Let's get one thing clear: I do not suit red. I have tried all shades, from blue-based to golden hues, and have failed to find anything more than a mere smattering of rust that does not bring out my red-toned skin into the realm of hyper-saturated-on-the-verge-of-lobster. Let me reiterate, I do not suit red.

And yet, here I am, flicking through the ad campaigns on the pages of Wallpaper Magazine, Vogue and Tatler, hovering and gawping at the Prada shearling coat and the editorial shots of Dior. I convince myself that yes! This will be the year! This time, I'LL DO IT- I can wear THIS type of red. Alas, I fear this is just a mere pipe dream that has been wrongly fed to my impressionable self by the advertising team at Vogue HQ.

If, however, you are able to wear this very seasonably appropriate hue, I beg you to indulge in one of the most regal colours this month.

GT-C.



via Prada

Pass on punk

Madonna at the Met Ball, May 2013

As far as my involvement in the punk trend goes, it only stretches as far as my checked bathrobe. I have never been one for punk trends, so I was not overjoyed at the prospect of an autumn-winter season filled with studs, mohawks, rips and fishnets. Again.

Although it was a big part of the new urban scene in London, and therefore plays a role in our heritage, as far as I am concerned it should be left in the history books along with bonnets and long johns.

Having said that, I do think that the August cover of British Vogue is very appealing, and I have already mentioned the lovely checkered outerwear of the Celine AW13 collection here. So although I will personally be passing on the punk and gearing more towards pink (as a personal preference), I think it can be done tastefully and in a way which emulates one's own personal style, and not that of a past generation.

Photo credit: Vogue.co.uk

Holding aces

In December last year Vogue held their annual Online Fashion Week, where limited edition pieces went up for sale, events were planned, special discounts available and prizes up for grabs.

I entered just about every competition there was going, including the MiH entry for a free pair of custom made jeans, never believing it would be possible to ever win anything. It wasn't until that one email from MiH landed in my inbox, however, that I thought such things were impossible.

I am now the very proud, very lucky, owner of the best-selling "Phoebe" jeans.

Up until this year, I have been a devout follower of the skinny jean, wearing nothing but a skinny leg every day. It seems, however, that times are changing and the new denim to be seen in is the ever-so-comfortable-it-shouldn't-be-allowed boyfriend cut with super high turn ups. Excellent timing, MiH.

 

 

Today, I casually hit the Vogue Today app on my homepage, scrolled down to the Buy of the Day tab and- do my eyes deceive me?- there they are. The "Phoebe" jeans. If this were a game of poker, I believe this would be a Royal Vogue Flush.

Photo credits: Goody Two-Choos

Seeing double

It was reported recently* that Kate Moss was seen out and about with a body double, and it begs the question of do we all have a doppelganger somewhere out there? It was only last night, weirdly, I was having this very same conversation with a friend. With the entire global population, how likely is it that your body double is walking about somewhere in the world, without you knowing?

One of my own family members made the error of mistaking a woman in a German airport terminal with an old friend. It wasn't until they were in a friendly embrace that this poor unsuspecting woman wasn't, infact, said friend, but rather a very surprised non-English speaking tourist. Woops.

To put my own face to the test, I used an app- called My Heritage- to find my look-a-likey celebrity. As I uploaded the photo and waited nervously, praying that Marilyn Manson's face wouldn't pop up,  I hoped that I would be more Holly Willoughby than Mowgli (à la The Jungle Book).

My result? Somewhere between Daria Werbowy and Kate Hudson, which will do nicely.

It is interesting to think of your body double who is potentially living somewhere closer than a parallel universe, and may just be one street away. Just don't go hugging them without permission first.

Photo credit: Rex Features, sourced at Vogue.co.uk
*Vogue.co.uk- here