spring cool.

yes please to all these looks.
images via turned out - can't get enough of this girl's photos.

outside van der ham.

bo don from premier and rasa zukauskaite from next outside the michael van der ham show this fashion week. love the veronica lake hair.. so hawt right now.
images © anna singleton 2012.

mirrored.

such a great shot by shini from park and cube. these mirrored shades are ones to watch - have seen them cropping up in a couple of shoots over the last month and they just look coooool. particularly nice paired with the reflective surface of what looks like the patent leather + jersey jacket from marni for h&m.. good low-key hair too.
image via park and cube.

lfw street style: below the knee.

apologies (once again) for the silence! i've had a manic few weeks at work and am only getting round to editing my london fashion week stuff now.. for me, this fashion week was all about what was happening below the knee.. printed trousers, rolled-up denim and statement shoes. excuse the blurriness of some of these - they're not the best but give you an idea of how to work this fun, summery trend.. roll on summerrrrr!

images © anna singleton 2012.

daisy chain.

love these images by maya from 'turned out'.. they remind me of a proper 90s primary school sports day where you'd spend most of your time trying to make the longest daisy chain (in between 3-legged races and games such as 'who can balance the beanbag on their head the longest?' - my favourite). images via turned out. if you haven't already been on it then check it out, full of lovely portraits and really fresh fashion.. bring on the summer - that jacket is callin' my name.

lfw street style: all black.

back onto a bit of street style now with two of my faves from fashion week - the girl on the right being the highlight of the entire week. i'm not going back on all the colour talk, because colour is everything, but when black is done right, it looks incredible.  what i love about both these girls is that they ease cool - they have great natural style, the sort of people that could be wearing bin liners (and dad no, the trousers on the right are not made from bin liners) and i'd still be rabbiting on about them.  in actual fact the jacket on the right is prada, not tesco value, and it is one of, if not the most exquisite piece i have ever come across in my entire life.  i don't want to embarrass myself with the non-technical terminology here but something amazing has happened in the weave of this jacket, creating the most beautifully subtle ombre effect, where the base - almost a raw silk quality, transforms into an almost waxy cottony wool at the top.  the reverse is attention seeking, eye-grabbing, and truly modern with hundreds of feathers intertwined with what can only be described as shredded vcr tape. absolutely amazing.

© anna singleton 2011.

johannes.

me and laura actually disgraced ourselves at fashion week today with our blunt schoolgirl manner towards this hottie lingering outside the bfc tent at somerset house.  this beauty is johannes linder from fm models. it went like this: "oh my god.... you're so good looking" ".........umm.. ha... well.....yeah it's my job". so embarrassed. what a good face though?
image courtesy of laura mccluskey.

porcelain.

perfect outfit from jayne of 'stop it right now' blog. love this girl's style..
zara crepe tank / leftblock trousers / ann-sofie back sunglasses / celine platforms / comme des garçons pouch.

4 stitches.

i know to most normal people it's 'only a bit of thread' but i love how margiela sew their labels in.. on another note, this blog is worth checking, some really good outfit posts from a self confessed tomboy that likes fashion.. just my gurrl.
image via jayne of 'stop it right now'.

bella.

went to the rca ma show last thursday for work and after almost passing out halfway through (i seem to have regressed into my school-time fear of public places that you can't get out of subtly), i was relieved to finally get outside where i stumbled across this beauty. i've realised what inspires me and it's definitely a good face - this is bella (i think - i lost the bit of paper i scrawled her details on), an anthropology student at ucl - absolute stunner.
© anna singleton 2011.

molly's bag.

snapped this pic at fashion week back in february of my friend molly. she has the most amazing hair colour, which looked great against the deep red of her jacket with the flashes of lime green coming through. then there's the bag. fur is gonna be big (like it or not) and this is the perfect way to execute one of next season's biggest trends.
© anna singleton 2011.

shini's back.

..back again... this time looking so sweet in the most beautiful pink leather jacket and red trouser combo, obviously transported to new levels of goodness by the simple white tee / jumper / can't quite make out what it is but it's white and i like it..
image via park and cube.

knit x puffa.

ok so this really is an all time low - stealing another blogger's outfit post to avoid doing my own but i know people yearn for 'accessible fashion' / 'fashion on real people' so here it is... on the lovely shini of park and cube, probably the only blog i actually bother to read as opposed to flicking through pictures mindlessly as if it's a chore. although it's an old post of hers, i wanted to sneak it in on the off chance that the sun might come out again and the lovely winter knit/denim/puffa combination becomes irrelevant (in addition to the lovely snowy background, of course) so here it it, a ladylike spin on the crotch shot. image via park and cube, go and visit her lovely blog here.

gang.

right. i promise i'll cool off on the blazers front but this was too good not to post. grey ones get on my feet now. and the red. and i wouldn't say no to the yellow. perfect with rolled up jeans. just perfect.
image via 'streetfsn'.

wear orange.

orange is one of the key colours this season and is here to stay for the foreseeable future. if i had my way i'd invest in the celine coat, unfortunately at the moment all i can stretch to is a nailvarnish (well i lie as i actually bought it over a year ago) - i recommend essie as it goes on really well and seems to stay put..
1. celine aw11 - image via style.com.
2. artist anka mierzejewska's door via where they create.
3. friendship bracelet via m.e.r bracelets.
4. viviana volpicella via garance doré.
5. botanical drawing by pierre-antoine poiteau - image via google.
6. jil sander ss11 - image via style.com.

colour inspiration.

 

this is what everyone should be doing this summer - clashing brights. key colours are purple/ green/ citrine/ acid yellow/ blue/ pink/ orange. if you're apprehensive to do the whole look, the sock/sandal combo is still looking pretty good.
images via tommy ton for style.com.

wear pink.

from neon sander-inspired shades (with a crisp white shirt and denim or other brights such as a tangerine orange) to softer, more floral tones (in layers and differing textures).

1. image from london fashion week feb11 © anna singleton 2011.

2. tear of jil sander dress from elle magazine.

3. image from london fashion week feb11 © anna singleton 2011.

4. tear from pigeons and peacocks magazine - photographer unknown.

5. photo of peonies via haw-lin.

6. rose print - pierre joseph redoute.

rhombus.

been wanting to post up this guy for aaaaages but wanted to put him up with something or someone else. this girl strolled into view on menswear day with an absolutely incredible coat which left me and laura dribbling. it may seem a bit far-fetched placing these together but it kind of makes sense to me.

1. image via haw-lin.
2. © anna singleton 2011

think pink.

haha naff title but loved this girl on menswear day, it's all about pink. such a lovely contrast to the natural stone setting of somerset house.  obviously you can't strap lumps of stone to you but wear neutral shades accordingly.

© anna singleton 2011.

phenomenon.

haha, this sums up fashion week for me.. bloggers delight.
© anna singleton 2011