W Magazine Celebrates 40 Years With Keira, Scarlett, Mia and Rooney

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, W Magazine has released four different covers, each one referencing one of the last four decades with a different actress. The magazine features Keira Knightley for the noughties in Chanel, Scarlett Johansson for the nineties in Dolce and Gabbana, Mia Wasikowska for the eighties in Balenciaga and Rooney Mara for the seventies in Prada. Each version takes the actresses out of their usual style comfort zones, which makes them easily the most exciting covers for me in a while. I'm torn equally between the glamorous, yet slightly masculine look of Keira and Scarlett's nineties grunge look.

Which is your favourite cover?
	Keira in Chanel
	Scarlett in Dolce and Gabbana
	Mia in Balenciaga
	Rooney in Prada
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Image: W Magazine

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Getting Dressed for Milan Fashion Week

Prada's Fall 2012 Campaign Video

How Prada’s Fall 2012 collection has managed to bypass me is a mystery. If only on a personal level, the collection is a huge success based purely on the fact that Miuccia has managed to reinvent the skirt-over-trouser style that up until now was somewhat of a nineties nightmare for me. Not only that, but she’s alerted me to the fact that maybe two layers of clothing that are otherwise worn singularly are not enough. Why wear only a dress over your trousers when you can add a sleeveless coat-dress into the mix too? For all, this collection is a lesson in layering – a concept which sounds relatively simple, but requires much more skill than you would ever want an admirer of your outfit to be aware of.  

Whether you remain scarred by memories of yourself in a skirt-trouser combination that was truly awful, or you just weren't entirely convinced by the collection on first sight (I'll allow that the mesmerising geometric prints used added another dimension that could terrify the minimalists among us), allow Prada's Fall 2012 video to convert you. There is no denying that the outfits look fantastic. 

SS11: Fruit of the Season

It was a bit of a fruit fest on the catwalks for SS11, with the runways of Stella McCartney and Prada festooned with fruit-full print. Taking a diversion from the more predictable route of vibrant, summer florals, Stella and Miuccia channelled the warmth of the season with exotic prints comprised of bananas (complete with monkey companions) and zesty oranges and lemons.

Such a stand out print was a sure bet to picked up on by the highstreet, and it's an easy way to start channelling the SS11 trends. Just a kitsch pair of earrings is enough to remind you of sunnier climbs. Make like Stella's girls with clean, understated silhouettes and uniformed print, or let the monkeys run wild, and clash your colours and print with the frivolity of Prada. Either way, I'd avoid attempting the fruit hat unless you're feeling particularly Carmen Miranda-inspired, or sartorially brave.

Topshop leggings £20.00

Charlotte Olympia Frutti Tutti Flats at Net-A-Porter £695

Stella McCartney Citrus skirt £515

Prada Banana earrings £140

Will you be channelling the fruit trend this year? I think I'm more a fan of the citrus fruits than the bananas. I don't see vegetables ever being this hot!

Which would you wear?
	Stella McCartney Oranges and Lemons
	Prada Bananas and Monkeys
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Sources: style.it, Topshop, Net-A-Porter, ELLE UK

wednesday wishes 9

Oh, look Wednesday again and was I prepared for it? Am I ever? This week has been brain numbingly busy, because I've literally had to sit staring at my laptop screen non stop for the past seven days. I've been scouring through poetry books to aid me in writing ten poems last minute, and somehow, I've managed to pull it all together. Now that I'm only one poem away from completion, I've just had a quick read of my favourite blogs and gained some inspiration from Primark of all places. Their latest lookbook for ss 2011 has just emerged and looks really promising. However, let us all just remind ourselves that the lookbook for aw 2010 looked amazing too, but all it served up was masses of disappointment when seen in person. So don't get too excited when you see the following pictures:

The first dress is very pretty and screams Prada ss 2010 to me. Remember those gorgeous dresses with the cute beach prints? 

Prada S/S 2010

I'm a bit unsure why Primark are replicating a trend that was out this year. I can't remember something similar being shown on the catwalks for ss 2011, but I could easily be mistaken as I haven't had a proper look at the collections for next year in ages. 

I love the mid length styling of the last two photos. I still haven't bought a mid length skirt, because I'm kind of afraid to. Every time I see them they remind me of my Grandma, even though I haven't seen anyone my age look like a Granny in their mid lengths. Far from in fact; they look achingly cool and simultaneously chic. The second look really reminds me of the effortlessly cool styling American Apparel comes up with, and come summer I'm going to be all over the kind of big, floppy hats seen in the final shot. 

So all in all, yet again Primark is looking promising and I'm coveting the lot, but I've learnt my lesson and I just won't quite believe it until I see it in person. Also, is the model not Jade from Britain's Next Top Model a couple of seasons back? She came third I think..... It might not be, but she looks familiar.

P.S - Hello new readers! You're probably thinking that this blog is solely about Wednesday Wishes from the look of this first page, but it's really not, I've just been very preoccupied with uni work this week. While I'm getting back on track, feel free to take a look back over the archives :)

Happy Wednesday!

Sources: style.com and Amelia

Topshop Look Book

The Topshop look book for a/w has recently been released and I'm pretty excited about it. They've really channelled the best looks from the catwalks (shearling from Burberry, chunky heels at Balenciaga, thick knits at Prada, alpine prints from D&G and capes at Chloé), but given them that little Topshop tweak. The grungier, darker stuff isn't really for me, I definitely want to be a part of the Chloé/Burberry group (if there is one?).

The only thing with these damn autumn look books, is I just can't wait for the season to come and I feel like I've barely seen summer! Sure I'm more excited about the a/w trends than the s/s though, are you?

Find the rest here.

Wondering

Everytime I scroll through Topshop's dress section, I keep being drawn to this dress, but never buying it. Even writing this post, I'm still undecided so let me know what you think. It's quite Luella inspired, and very pretty.

And I had to post this because every time I see it, I think of Prada's s/s10 collection, but think is such a poor highstreet version.

Topshop

It's too overly complicated with the print, the odd back and the lace details. The palm trees remind me of hairy black spiders, which is never good. Has anyone seen any good designer inspired pieces on the highstreet? Thinking of Luella, I'm sure Matalan did an almost exact copy of her heart cut out dresses.