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Portfolio

Just some picture's I did to pack out my portfolio a little bit, I'm no photographer, I don't claim to be, in fact I'm probably the worse person EVER to take photo's but they looked okay in the end.

People in the photo's are my sister and boyfriend.

Kooples

I've seen adverts everywhere for the brand Kooples featuring couples and how long they've been together and out of curiosity I decided to look what the brand was all about.

Established in 2008 Kooples is a French brand consisting of ready- made pieces. Taken of the website it says that Kooples is:

Military elegance, revisited flight jackets, cardigans, dresses for iconic women, British styled “Crombie” coats, but let us not forget, the perfected three piece suit. Close fitting, tailored like the shirts and coats of Saville Row, that infamous street in London that’s been dressing dandies; from gentlemen to rock star, Winston Churchill to David Bowie, with an oh so British look. Details that make all the difference: Skull and Crossbones on buttons and a coat of arms just to name a few. To summarize the couples are The Kooples! Masculin/ Feminin, Godard would have called it; slightly androgynous and modern. The Kooples gathers its inspiration from the codes of rock, from music, but with its own signature traits that only truly belong in 2011. It doesn’t matter if it’s night or day, if you’re wearing The Kooples it’s just plain chic.

For both men and women, the brand consists of simple elegant pieces, that are designed to last years in terms of style they are based on the concept of street style.

Some of my favourite pieces from the women's collection:

Shoes- £165, Skirt- £125, Shirt- £140, Shorts- £135, Tee-£130, Trousers- £145.

Colour Splash

Gucci

Christopher Kane

Issa

Jil Sander

Colour has been splashed all over the catwalk this season from Gucci's bold colour clashes, to Jil Sander's simple colour pop.

Not for the faint-hearted make like Gucci and team bold jewel colours together to create a look worthy of the catwalk. Or for those girls that want to give the trend a knowing nod but not go all out colour, follow in Jil Sander's footsteps and team a bright skirt with a simple white top.

To help get the look on a budget here's best of the high street:

Tops

Go simple block colour in this over-sized top from Acne from Browns- £80

Aftershock- £75 Wear this under a bright blazer or by it's own with skinny jeans or if you feel daring some gorgeous bold coloured shorts or trousers.

Topshop- £6, the ideal solution is to buy loads of coloured vest tops, available from most high-street shops, wearing a bright vest top will give your wardrobe an exploding pop of colour.

This orange top will look beautiful either tucked into some harem trousers or shorts or turned out with some jeans and gorgeous stacked heels. Available from River Island at £29.99

Trousers

Acne from Browns- £170, with the summer months coming dare to bare those legs in some vibrant shorts, wear with a simple white vest, if however you want to be more daring wear with a lush jacket or cardigan.

Boohoo- £22, the alternative to shorts is jeans, available in many different colours these jeans can be dressed up or down, for something more vibrant look at shops such as Topshop.

Miss Selfridge-£38, these peg leg trousers are in a slightly muted hue to give you more freedom with accessories. Wear with some bright heels or a dazzling bag in any shade you choose.

My favourite trousers featured these are from River Island- £29.99 and they have a Gucci-esque feel to them which I love. Absolutely perfect for a night out with a silk jacket and chunky heels, these trousers will be making an appearance in my wardrobe VERY soon.

Jackets

American Apparel- £33, a bright shade like this would only need a simple vest underneath and maybe some shorts or jeans.

Miss Selfridge- £35, another one of my favourite's the pink softens the look of the dazzling brights. I would wear this with a simple vest top and bright shorts.

New Look- £29.99, this boxy blazer would look great over the top of an orange top and a similar shaded skirt. Just be Brave.

Also look out for vibrant cardigans in all colours of the rainbow to inject some dazzling colour to your wardrobe.

Shoes

YOOX- £69 the safer alternative to a yellow jacket, wear these shoes with confidence and let the yellow shine into your life and make you smile.

Miss Selfridge- £45, two trends in one these shoes nod at both colour and the 70's. Wear with a gorgeous dazzling skirt, bright jeans or vibrant shorts.

Notes on wearing colour:

Too shy to wear all out colour, introduce lush accessories via, bags, shoes and jewellery.
Black will soften the look.
Bright bottom half? Team with a white vest top to break the colours up.
Have FUN!!

Fashion girl of the week: Clemence Poesy

Fashion Girl of the Week:

Clemence Poesy

Clemence Poesy is a beautiful French actress and fashion model, she has featured in films such as Harry Potter as Fleur, In Bruges as Chloe and more recently the popular TV series Gossip Girl as Eva Coupeau.

I've chosen Clemence Poesy to be fashion girl of the week due to her understated chic style and natural beauty. The way she presents herself is the epitome of French chic with minimalism channelling through her outfits, we could learn a lot from Clemence Poesy.

Photo's are not mine and were found using google images.

Fashion Girl of the Week

Every week I'm hoping to feature people who have a flair for fashion and dress with individual style. I'm going to be featuring celebrities and hopefully real-life girls, such as people who read this blog or those I see who I feel have a good style.

If you would like to feature on this blog let me know by either commenting me or messaging me at nj112@hotmail.co.uk

would love to hear from you amazing guys.

LFW round up

I have been awful, not updating this blog recently, so this post is just a quick round-up of London Fashion week, which came to an end on the 23rd Feb. These photo's are from 21st Feb to 23rd Feb, as i had covered previous days.

21st Feb