LONDON FASHION WEEKEND SEPT 16

So it's that time of year again, London Fashion Week, Unfortunately I wasn't quite invited to the frows of shows like Julian MacDonald and Sophia Webster (maybe next February), but at least I got to see a piece of the action at London Fashion Weekend. It was held at the beautiful Saatchi Gallery in the Chelsea area unlike previous years at Somerset House. I was rubbing shoulders with many big names from world famous designers like Jimmy Choo to reality stars such as Paisley Billings of Tattoo Fixers. You could tell it was a star studded event from the stunning architecture of the building to the many rooms fulled with designer clothes.

I must admit, most of the clothes were slightly out of my price range as they reached hundreds of pounds but hey, who doesn't like window shopping?! Being the last day of London Fashion Weekend, most of the clothes in my size had gone during the previous days. Being 5 foot 1, size 4 on top and 6 on the bottom, XS is the only size I can really fit into. It was a blessing in disguise though as I wasn't tempted to blow a weeks wages on an item of clothing.

It was time for the catwalk and it was focused on the latest trends for A/W16. We sat on the second row so we had a great view. On top of this, three gorgeous male models sat in front of us on the frow so I had two great views. The three major trends for this season include lace, velvet and winter florals. The models wore items of clothing that can be purchased on Avenue 32 which means we can get our hands on the latest trends right now! You can already see essences of these trends in high street shops with many garments now featuring embroidered florals and lace inserts. I'm so excited for these trends and I can't wait to see what items the high street stores will bring out over the next coming weeks.

After a full day of window shopping and catwalk watching, we made a quick dash to Zara across the road. So in the end, I didn't leave Chelsea empty handed after all! 

DRESS - Quiz / BOOTS - Quiz / BAG - New Look / BAG ACCESSORY - Dash

LONDON FASHION WEEK

London Fashion Week is one of our favourite events that we always look forward to. A week dedicated to fashion, models and catwalks is our idea of heaven. As well as this, an additional weekend is added onto the end of LFW for even more fashion. This week witnessed the bold, the bright and Kellogg's cereal brands (We're not kidding, check out Anya Hindmarch AW14 collection). Being a big fan of sequins, one of our personal favourites was a collection designed by Zeyne Kartal. We also fell in love with Ashley Williams collection while watching the models strut down the catwalk. 

All in all we both wished that we could afford all the clothes we saw on the catwalks. We can also safely say that designers defiantly thought outside the box when it came to inspiration this season. Above are a few snaps that we took during both London Fashion Week and London Fashion Weekend. Now all we have to do is wait until September to do it all over again.

JACKET - Boohoo / JUMPER - ASOS / JEANS - Primark / SHOES - Vans / BAG - Lipsy

STYLE INSPIRATION

I gather most of my style inspiration from celebritys' wardrobes. I draw ideas from looking through magazines and their social media accounts. Even though celebrities are spending the same amount of money I spend on two years worth of food on one pair of shoes, high street fashion usually copies designer clothes. This means we can look as good as they do for a fraction of the price.

When I'm not blogging, I work along side celebrities in their music videos and films. This means I get styled by their stylists on a regular occassion and I can see their entire wardrobes. I'll let you into a little secret, most of their clothes used on shoots are high street! I'm talking about shops like Primark, and sometimes we have to keep our labels in so they can take it back the next day! Sneaky. 

So below are pictures of a few celebrities I find most of my inspiration from. If you also do this, you need to take into account a few considerations. These include; hair colour, skin tone and body shape. This means even though it looks great on them, I might not look the same on you. But it's great fun to experiment, and even though we might not always get it correct (I certainly don't) just look as it as a learning curve. You never know you might discover something that you thought didn't looked good totally works (hello trendsetter).