H&M at Selfridges, London

Feeling spontaneous! Two posts in one day ;)

Attention all Londoners! H&M is officially coming into Selfridges at 9.30am on the 25th August 2011. It will the stock the very best of H&M with an "edited" selection of the latest key pieces for the season. Bit of a slight steal of Topshop's famous "edited" concept no?

This means that I won't have to filter through all their "cheap" items to get to the ones worth buying! You all know what I mean when I mean cheap, I'm sure. (Don't get me wrong, I <3 H&M).

So HOORAY! 

MLx

Cheryl Cole Tights Innovator?

Lanvin for H&M, due to come out in November, I cannot wait to see the collection Alber Elbaz comes up with. Here's the first sneak peak...

via High Snobette

Very awkward but classy it seems. Although someone mentioned that they may not be the case in person. Which I agree on. I have a feeling that even though it seems very fabulous now, it is just the photography :) and is probably cheap looking and not flattering at all in person. Obviously I could be wrong! It could be the best collab yet? We'll see.

What do you think from looking at this one picture?
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Wolford Bondage Tights

Ever since Cheryl Cole wore these bondage tights in her Promise This music video, the sales for these tights have gone up like crazy! Just shows you how far celebrity endorsement can go. They're £32 yet people are still willing to pay because Cheryl Cole looks gorgeous in them :)

Wolford; £32

These are also gorgeous tights by Pretty Polly which I bought recently called the Chain Suspender! Friggin gorgeous :)

River Island; £15

What do you think of both of these? What tights are you loving right now? You rocking suspender tights... woolly tights... let me know in the comment below!

What better creation is there than Instinct?

I'm pretty sure I just went to shoe heaven. This has given me a lot of inspiration with winter boots with season. I'm not sure about other countries but I know the UK is full of dupes of these especially in shops like New Look. They have a hundreds of different winter boots to chose from.

I love the next few coming months because the parties are always the best this time of year. Even though it is absolutely freezing and wet in London. Here's some gorgeous new evening dresses by H&M all £24.99 and £29.99! Definitely a bargain.

What do you think?

Even though I do complain about the weather, I'm happy that I live in a country with four seasons so I get to wear gorgeous winter clothes! I always think there is a lot more to offer "fashion wise" with the autumn/winter season :) I hope you all have had a lovely week. It's been raining pretty much every day in London this week. 

Oh and October 7th is coming up which means it's my BIRTHDAY! :) which I can't wait for. I'm taking a few girls to Hard Rock Cafe to celebrate with me. Maybe hit a bar later.

p.s. if there is one thing to take away from this post, it's this quote by Sir Phillip Green which I forgot to mention in my last post.

"What is better than instinct?"

follow it.

Mish Mash

Hey lovelies :) I'm sorry for not posting I know inconsistency is bad but I'll be better! I've just had induction week at a fashion academy so I've been quite busy! I officially start lessons next week which I can't wait for. I've wanted to study fashion retail management for a long time now and right now I feel like my future is set. Well obviously it depends on me working hard and going for it but I'm on the right path! :) 

Some things I'm loving right now:

Lace Back Waistcoat from Topshop. £45. I tried this on and it looks LOVELY! Gorgeous material and lace detail at the back. And it shows off your curves perfectly as it's singed at the waist with the ribbon. Perfect staple to have in your wardrobe for any occasion.

Burgundy velvet leggings from Topshop. £22. Makes a great pant :) very unique. I'd constantly be touching my leg though :( i love touching nice-feely things.

The winner of the High Street Fashion Awards 2010 "best value for money" is H&M. I think that is well deserved :). I've talked way too much about H&M recently. Must stop. Wait but can I just show you this lovely H&M dress please :) i love the print. I also say the words "I love" too much as well. What other words can I use.. my vocabulary range is big I promise :) I just love things very easily.

only £29.99!

Did any of you hear about London Vogue's Fashion Night Out that happened last week? I went and tbh I was very dissapointed. I'm not sure if NYC & Milan FNO was the same (pff probably not!) but London's was dissapointing. There should have been more publicity on Oxford Street for starters. Hardly anyone knew what was going on. Plenty of stores & brands participated saying they would have a DJ pumping music in the stores, providing free drinks, bringing out their new collections for us to buy first! All this hype was for nothing because even though a lot of the stores did do as they said and had free drinks and djs... the djs weren't that good, and there wasn't that buzz that you would expect since it is all sponsored by VOGUE! It happened on a Wednesday and let's just say a normal Saturday night was a lot busier. 

Thanks for the free alcohol though, Vogue! ;) and I didn't visit the Chanel store but I heard they had there Khaki range out for people to purchase one off! I wonder when it's out offcially.

Anyways, from the 17th onwards is London Fashion Week. I'm very excited to see what stores have in store for us. Especially Topshop. Are any of you planning on going? I'm sure it will be a lot better than FNO.

Have a lovely weekend guys! :) see you in a few days. I'll fill you in on my first day of fashion academy!

I See You H&M Online! Buy Now :)

I'm so happy. I've been waiting for this! I don't know why it didn't come sooner but I'm glad it has come because I always love to look online if I have time before I go to the store if I'm looking for a particular something. Like I'm trying to look for a college bag at the moment. Preferably under £40. Most on the High street I've liked so far are around the £35 bracket. Which is fine but I do have a lot of things on my "to buy" list... so you know :)

How pretty! I think the scarf makes a perfect ensemble to the outfit. Very elegant.

dress £12.99; scarf £7.99

cardi £14.99

shawl £9.99

I'm a sucker for things pretty displayed things. These are some of them. As you can probably see I'm very easily pleased! :) not good, Monica. Not good.

H&M online also means I get to see more of their "Home" collection. I'm not going to lie I didn't even know they had an H&M Home. Is that just me? Because I visit plenty of H&M's all the time and everywhere and even in the flagship stores I havn't seem a Home floor/section. At least I can get them online! Because look! Look at these :) wowee. I want these pillowcases :( I can't spend my money on pillowcases right now though, like I'd rather spend my hard earned cash on clothes etc. you know what I mean? 

Mmmm. I'm thinking about how smooth this would feel on my skin at night...

linen pillowcase £12.99

anyway, happy shopping!
oh and Lanvin for H&M! So close yet so far at the same time. Eek! What a lovely man. 

First video of the H&M and Lanvin collab!

Too much endorphins.. Lanvin for H&M? H&M online?

A dress I'm loving on the high streets currently is this piece by Topshop. I think it's such a gorgeous staple to have. It's so PURRDYY :) Perfect for AW10 or 11 or 12.. you know where this goes :). I'd team this with a hot pair of boots and an aviator jacket. I'm definitely adding this to my list.

H&M have had some wonderful designers do some collections for them in the past. From Karl Lagerfeld to Roberto Cavalli to Sonia Rykiel. Sonia, if your reading this (pff!) please do another knit collection similar to your one for H&M. If you missed it i've shown a tiny preview of it below. When I mean tiny i really mean it literally guys! Sorry about that. But I just loved the colours; so cheerful, young and chic. And very Parisian too which is why I love you. 

I did buy this dress which I love. I don't think many people would have this which makes it even more appealing. The crossed-front is really sexy as well but not too revealing. Still has class to it.

my point was that Alber Elbaz of Lanvin will be doing a cheap-chic collection for H&M which hits London Nov 23rd and I'm excited. anyone else excited? :) expect ribbons and pearls and stunning draping. 

I'm also overly happy for H&M to join the Zara bandwagon and have an online-store too. YAY! *Seal claps*
From the man himself:

"This has been an exceptional exercise, where two companies at opposite poles can work together because we share the same philosophy of bringing joy and beauty to men and women around the world."

*Random note*

Am I alone in the world when I say that I always seem to get a ginormous red spot the day before I have somewhere important to go and look good for! Yes it is always the day before, quite comical really. And then I spend a lot of the night worrying about my disgusting pimple which creates one more spot the next day. It's a vicious cycle.