the return

i'm baaack!

tanned and ready to blog.
its taking me a life time to catch up with everything i've missed in the blogging world but i'm getting there slowly but surely.

Whenever I go abroad I like to stock up on my foreign fashion mags collection and it was Elle Espana that caught my eye this holiday. The free gift was a hot pink 'Fashion Book'. An extensive guide to Autumn and Winter fashion 09/10 full to the brim with glossy images and covering all the trends, models, runway sets, make-up looks and more of the latest fashion weeks. Whilst reading I came across a desginer that I personally had never heard of before...


Devastee Sullen faces, opaque legs and macabre monochrome minis.
The collection is called Pushing Up The Daises and although simple is brilliant.
I love the use of the sheer layers in the second look and the finale look is just amazing. If you look closely at the tights you can see that the desginers have purposely made smiley face and flower shapes from the rips.

Any designers you've just recently discovered and think are genius?
Let me know!

Staying on the topic of magazine I can't wait to get my mitts on the new issue of Love Magazine. I'm hoping for more gorgeous Kristen Stewart, a less cutesy Taylor Swift shoot and an intriguing interview with Tavi. Also glad Coco Sumner will be featured, she has great style and these photos from her Love shoot look hot.




Giveaway Results
A nice variety of answers in the holiday giveaway and after reading them all i can now proclaim that.....
(drum roll please)
Sherin is the winner!
Even though she thought her comment was more about October I really liked it, my favourite thing is the crunchy autumn leaves too! Will be sending you the prize shortly Sherin, enjoy!

Check out her blog
http://hifashionsl.blogspot.com/
Thought provoking views on fashion.

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holiday giveaway

After all the stress of results day, I'm off to hide away on a late summer holiday.
Whilst I'm away my dear readers I have one question for you,
With autumn just around the corner and leaves already falling of the trees(!)
What's your favourite thing about September?
The most imaginative and inspiring answer will win a lovely Miss Sixty bag full of sweets, yum yum.
So get those answers in, see you next week.
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fashion flicks?

Whenever I hear about a new film about the world of fashion coming to cinemas I usually groan in horror. Fashion films are famously bad and I usually find them totally uninspiring and dull. However a lot of my fashion inspiration does come from films, and so I bring you my top 6 films that i think should most inspire peoples fashion tastes.

(I'm aware Coco Before Chanel isn't on the list, judging from the pictures i've seen it should be but haven't seen the film yet so though it wasn't fair to include it.)

# 6- The Virgin SuicidesRich in a mix of dusty pinks, hazy yellows and faded florals this Sophia Coppola film is heavy in gorgeously feminine cinematography and seems to beautifully capture the essence of being a bored teenage girl. Set in my favourite decade: the 70's this film is one that I think is not known well enough and deserves a lot more praise than it gets.

#5 - Clueless

I've never met anyone that didn't like Clueless, its hilarious and the wacky 90's fashion makes it even more enjoyable. Knee high socks, babydoll dress and plaid galore, main character Cher is always impeccably dressed in the latest fashions. This film is a firm favourite with most fashion lovers and contains some great scenes including the one where Cher is held at gunpoint in her red Alilia dress. 'Its like...a totally important designer!'

#4 - Factory Girl

A biopic of one of the coolest models ever, Sienna Miller is a great Edie Sedgwick in this awesome film. Set in 60's New York its loaded with fur coats, tights and mini dresses, heavy eye make-up, and constant smoking from its cast. Hayden Christensen is super hot as Bob Dylan, Guy Pearce is a brillaint Andy Warhol and keep your eyes peeled for the Mary-Kate Olsen cameo!


#3 - Marie Antoinette
Another Dunst/Coppola collaboration this time in the visually breathtaking Marie Antoinette. Frills, petals, pastels, bows, feathers, lace, this film has it all. The ultimate in girly decadence Dunsts Marie Antoinette frolicks about in huge gowns, dainty shoes and a towering mop of blonde hair. This film makes me want to laze about in the afternoon sun, with a floaty dress and a fan.


#2- Sex and the City: The MoviePatricia Field at her best in the movie spin off of one of the best tv shows of all time. All the characters clothes got a little more eccentric in the films but as always SJP stole the show in her crazy Carrie ensembles. I loved those quilted white ankle boots and the Effiel Tower handbag! Mixing furs, bright colours, super hot bags and sky scraper shoes this film is 100% fashion eye candy.


#1- Breakfast At Tiffanys
One of the best films of all time, Audrey Hepburn shines in this brilliant story of socalite Holly Golightly. With her entire wardrobe for the films designed by Givenchy theres no way Audrey could look anything other than stylish. This film started so many trends (including blonde highlights in brown hair) and inspired so many (the photo of Audrey and the cigarette holder is one of the most iconic images of the 20th century) I think it definatley deserves the number 1 spot on my list!

What do you think of my list?
Any film you think i've missed?

H+M

Sasha Pivovarova For H+M

My favourite super model and my favourite high street shop.

A match made in heaven.
H+M i'm your number 1 fan right now!!!
What do you think of the new shoot?

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how to spot an Olsen

masses of golden hair, sparkling jewellery and an outfit of sheer brilliance:
its an Olsen

Get the look: Little Boots

Every week on hippyhippychic starting today i'll be examining a celebrity style and showing you how you can get their look. Its just for fun and hopefully you'll all like it(?)

I'm starting with British singer
Little Boots

Playing keyboard, piano and the super cool tenori-on (a little electronic Japanese instrument) she creates electro pop beats that are infectiously catchy and impossible not to dance to, but its not just her tunes that are causing a stir. She maybe be a small but her style is big! A fan of McQueen Little Boots knows how to dress, and always adds some high fashion chic to every event she attends. Her clothes are always bright, a little futuristic and unashamedly girly, i don't think i've ever seen her in anything other than a dress...

Little Boots loves glitter, sequins, graphic prints and anything disco! Needing no occasicon to dress up she walked around the muddy Glastonbury field in a Henry Holland dress covered in thousands of tiny swarovski crystals!
Get her look by piling on the glitz and keeping it girly with thigh skimming dresses and party heels.

Crystal print blazer £977 Net-a-porter.com.
Hologram one armed dress £40 Topshop.
Faceted earrings from Steven Shein. £25. Dollydagger.com.
Music to My Ears key ring £17 Anna Lou of London.
Ice-white bow hair slide £11 Anna Lou of London.
Silver bangles £6 Oasis.
Zip back shimmer body con dress £80 Topshop.
Metal horse pendant £5.00 Asos.com, Fiorelli Metallic Sequin Clutch And Shoulder Bag £35 Asos.com.
Sequin Shoulder Pad Dress £150 Oasis.
Sequin platform £30 New Look.

catch up

I'm sorry for the lack of posting, things have been insanely busy for me. If you read the 'currently' section to the right hand side of the blog you'll know i've been travelling into London everyday for work experience at Sugar Magazine. It was a great experience, I was treated very well, I even got to write some bits and pieces which were then given to the features editor who said she may use some stuff as she liked it so much! I also got to meet the editor Annabell who was super friendly. Me and some other work experience girls helped her pick which photos of one of the hottest and most talked about celebs of the year to buy for use in a future issue. Cant tell you who but keep looking out for future Sugar issues!


The Sugar offices are at Marble Arch, allowing for several shopping trips on lunch breaks and I picked up this gorgeous River Island bag. NB - the photo does not do it just justice.


On my last day I was given a pink goodie bag of treats by Sugar to say thanks for helping out which i thought was really sweet. I got tonnes of CDs like Katy Perry and Girls Aloud, some teen books and beauty products, a selection of which is in the photo below. The green stuff in the pink pot is green hair dye, will probably save that for Halloween...


I know its not autumn yet but with the total lack of sunshine and dreary english weather I cant help thinking ahead to my winter wardrobe. I haven't owned a leather jacket since I was 11 but I feel now is the time for me to embrace the biker jacket once more. In these 'credit crunch' times it will probably have to be a faux leather jacket and as it will have to last through to January a cropped jacket is probably not a good option either...

Haven't found any jackets that have caught my eye as yet but here are some of my favourite celeb leather looks. I like how Kristen teams hers with yellow, makes it pop.



Have you seen any nice leather jackets on sale anywhere? Do you own the perfect leather jacket? If so where is it from? I must know!!!
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