Dear Santa, Please bring me Versace....

On the 17th November, Donnatella Versace officially launches her collection for H&M. Its right to be wary when high end designers produce for the highstreet. We've seen a few that have been complete flops but as if Versace would ever do something disappointing. I've seen the collection online today and let me just say I am quite willing to save up all my christmas money and my loan to buy one of the pieces. Completely and utterly in Love.

This is just a cross section of outfits that have been designed for the store. Hello Black leather dress with studded details. You will be mine. The hot pink version would also be mine if I didn't have red hair. It would ALL be mine if I could afford it. Love the Orange, yellow and pink dress too which is more in my price range. What an amazing collection.

Miss Montana Cox

I have a bit of a thing for Top model and as well as watching the American Version, I recently watched the Australian version too. The Australian version has produced some great models, like Alice Burdeu and this time I think they found someone who is equally as good as their first series winner. I was voting for her from the start and she well deserved her place as the winner. Montana Cox is beautiful.

I'm really looking forward to seeing images from her Harpers Bazaar shoot and many shoots to come from her.

This weeks style icon: Elizabeth Olsen

Why can I not have been born one of the Olsens?! Okay, that sounds so desperate but they literally have it all! They have the careers, the beauty and this fantastic style. Now, Mary-Kate and Ashleys sister is stepping in on the limelight and pulling off some great looks. Great looks which I must find for my Autumn Wardrobe.

I love this Vintage piece because I am obsessed with anything remotely lace like. I loved the tierred maxi dress style. This shape wouldn't suit everyone but she pulls it off so gracefully !

This look is gorgeous and can be achieved easily via many high street stores. It simply a sheer white shirt, a bright coloured skirt or short and a statement necklace. She looks so effortless with her hair simply scraped back in a pony. Oh, If only we could all!

Elizabeth wears a printed ASOS Blazer with wet look leggings and another white shirt. This time she goes for a more edgy, rock chic look and STILL looks amazing. 

This is another look that astounds me. This maxi dress is completely shapeless and would destroy most womens figures but not Elizabeth Olsens ! The off white colour is a perfect choice to bring a sense of olh Hollywood glamour to the look.

Finally, to the premiere of her new film, she rocks it out in this Alexander McQueen number. She looked completely stunning and the ballerina bun only added to the sophisticated style.

Paris Fashion Week: Wednesday 5th October

Boohoo! Yesterday was the last day of fashion week until February and there were three designers ready to embrace us with the last collections of the week.

Trust Marc Jacobs to put on a brilliant show for Louis Vuitton. I don't know how the man does it, he's a complete genius. He set up the show as a fashion fair ground with very sophisticated doll like models. I say doll like because they seemed styled up as modern versions of a dolls house character you would have when you were younger. It was all very quaint. Again, I love the antique looking lace and broidery. There was a lot of this on collared shirts, jackets and dresses. Of course, Kate Moss at the end made the whole show.

Miuccia Prada designed and produced the Miu Miu collection in just 13 days this year. For the time it took, this collection was very well tailored and elegant. In terms of design, it wasn't my favourite but it had this
stylish simplicity about it that made certain pieces must haves for the SS12 season and lust haves !

And Finally, the Elie Saab collection. The collection incorporated a lot of sequins, seventies silhouettes, lace seams and slits. This was the most eveningwear focused collection of the day. It was named 'Colour Shock' due to its dramatic changes in colour schemes which surprisingly worked quite well. As always it was full on glamour and expensive taste.

Its weird now because after four weeks of fashion week blogging I'm finally going to have to come back down to the real world and start with some new posts. Let me get thinking and get back to you when I find something to blow your minds !

Paris Fashion Week: Tuesday 4th October

In my opinion, this day was the best so far of Paris Fashion week. I found it so hard to pick a favourite from the collections I saw, because they were also so phenomenal. Surprisingly, I think my all time fave of the day wasactually Valentino. I think I am now falling in love with Valentino clothes.

If I could afford to , this is exactly how I would dress! Its the aesthetic I love with the Vintage-y, antique style looking lace - very Mary-Kate Olsen or Alexa Chung. You can just imagine these being translated on the highstreet through brands like Topshop. There was definitely a folk feeling to the collection but it wasn't too much of a grand statement. Most of the pieces were evening wear and reserved for special occasions.

Everything about Chanel was stunning. Lagerfeld was inspired by an underwater dream world, inspired by under ocean architecture and shapes from shells to plant life. Chanels signature style was still there but Karl Lagerfeld was careful not to over do tradition and create something completely new. There was a lot of ruffles, fabric manipulation to create interesting shapes and yet its pastel colour scheme kept it so serene.

Paco `Rabanne has been amazing ever since the sixties when he was one of the only designers to start using materials like metal in his collection. His aim was to create a futuristic fantasy and thats exactly what he is still doing. Metallic materials were key to create a contemporary low key warrior woman. The collection was strong and bold, innovative and masterful.

Sara Burton at Alexander McQueen was too inspired by Oceanic life, but rather than a Prospero like dream that Chanel encompassed the analogy was explored in a different way. As well as being inspired by shells and coral, oil slicks were referenced, oysters and jellyfish. In short, Chanel was serene, and McQueen was about the drama. Sarah Burton continues to enhance the McQueen name and live up to reputation but she injects her own personal taste into it. It works.

Paris Fashion Week: Monday 3rd October

A lot of big designers show cased yesterday, including Stella McCartney and Vanessa Bruno. To me, however,
it was all about Chloe, Ungaro and Yves.

Chloe was very light and feminine, but as Style.com says there was a bit boyish appeal about it too. The whole feel of it was airy, if it can be described that way. There was a lot of white, subtle colours like blush pink and then these sudden splashes of bold colour, but it all worked very well. I noticed a lot of knee length looks creeping in but because they're so drapey and light, it doesn't seem as conservative.

Emanuel Ungaro had quite a mix of prints, bold colours and glitz and glamour. Some looks were more exotic and party-esque whereas others were more smart and refined. Then we went as far as to have over the top
glamour. I think thats good in a collection though, to have a lot of options. Ungaro gives the options of bright printed shifts or shirts and trousers. My favourite piece is the top dress shown!

Yves St Laurent, well, what can you say. The company is a fantastic design house and has some really sleek pieces. There not always the most exciting of pieces, but they are stylish and elegant and definitely wearable.