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

Spots versus stripes

There is an old saying that you are either a Gucci girl or a Prada fan- never both. This grew out of the rivalry between the two fashion giants, but whether this still holds true today is debatable. Although I would consider myself (without a shadow of doubt) to be firmly in the Prada camp, I have always been more challenged by making a decision between the other dispute- spots or stripes?

CELINE AW13/14

FENDI AW13/14

ROLAND MOURET AW13/14

MOSCHINO PRE FALL 2013

As it turns out, I may just make like Miu Miu in their AW13/14 collection and wear both at once. You're a long time dead, after all.

Photo Credits: dazed digital; Vogue; MSN; The Life of Raina; furinsider.com