What's Hot, What's Not - Your Weekly Guide to Cool
1 - Shoes, Glorious Shoes
Yesterday's Sunday Times Style magazine declared this to be a season of accessories, with none more important than the ever-glorious shoe - do you need any more excuse to invest in a new pair or three? From patent to studded to shoe boots and more, there are an abundance of styles to choose from. And those that do still need convincing of the Reign of the Shoe should hot-foot it to New York, where we hear that Saks have moved their shoe department from the 4th to the 8th floor, in doing so increasing their shoe-pacitiy to 8,500 square feet and earning the department its own zip code. Shoe heaven.
2 - Diesel
Diesel has long been a favourite brand of ours - with hot Italian design and some of the very finest jeans around, what's not to love? And they're definitely back at the top of our style radar, with a new fragrance launching this week (you've probably seen the ads on TV - hot, hot man!) and a store relaunch on the King's Road in London to boot.
3 - Autumn
There's a distinct nip in the air (without it being too cold), the trees are beginning to change colour and the first leaf fell on us this weekend, which makes it official - autumn is here! And that means one thing and one thing alone - we can finally start wearing all those new season pieces we've been investing in for the past few weeks (call us fashion obsessives, but we needed something to distract us from the terribly depressing weather...). Time to switch style gears, ladies.
1 - Arrivederci, Valentino
Having just two months ago celebrated 45 years in the fashion industry, we were saddened to hear that Valentino has announced that he will be standing down as the label's designer after two more collections. The Italian founded the fashion house in 1962 and earned himself the title "Master of the Dress" with his sophisticated designs, as well as celebrity friends in the form of Liz Hurley and Elle MacPherson to name but a few. "It's the perfect moment to say farewell to the fashion world," he said in a statement.
2 - Sour Grapes
Kanye West is evidently not a Britney Spears fan. Speaking at last night's MTV Video Music Awards about Britney being scheduled to kick-off the proceedings, Kanye fumed "I can't believe she would perform. She hasn't had a hit record in years! Maybe my money's not right". Insiders tell us that the rap superstar was more than a little offended that he wasn't asked to open the show. Can't quite imagine him in a glittery bikini, can you?
3 - This Week's OK! Cover Story
Big Brother contestants Chanelle and Ziggy "re-enact" the extravaganza that was Victoria and David Beckham's wedding - just without the celebrity friends, the same level of extravagance...or an actual wedding ceremony taking place. We sense their 15 minutes may be just about up...
