Ted Baker AW14 Collection

I always get excited for Ted Baker's new collections, I am like a little girl in a sweet shop.

When I received an email about the Autumn/Winter 2014 catwalk show I could not wait to see what the new prints were.

The show was all about dance this season, showing dancers in the middle of the catwalk with models walking around them. 

My favourite print of the collection is "Road to Nowhere." I saw this print first in a top in my local House Of Fraser store and instantly fell in love. (see the dress >>)
You can make the most of the dress in a dress if you are feeling really bold >>>

Watch this video below from Ted Baker's official website:

"Ted Baker has choreographed a mesmerising men's and women's collection for AW14, showcasing a thrilling display of exquisite craftsmanship and striking design"

You can shop each look whilst you enjoy the dancing:  'Easy Elegance", "Regal Retro", "Botanical Beauty" and "Belle About Town"

 http://www.tedbaker.com/uk/womens/shoppable_video?cmpid=eml_uk_w27-F-shoppablevideo&cid=W27+UK+FEMALE+2014&rid=1334310c-aec0-4fb2-b469-61c04648c015


My favourite look? I love something from each look, but if I had to choose it would be Easy Elegance.


Enjoy the video and race you to the store!

AW14 Catwalk Show: 

Cara Delevingne for Topshop Campaign

Cara Delevingne is the new face of Topshop, it was going to happen as soon as she hit the scene and was compared to Kate Moss.

The supermodel appears in the brands Autumn/Winter 2014 global campaign, becoming the first solo face to do so. Cara will front Topshop's advertising across print and outdoor, as well as appearing on the stores in-store graphics e.g. POS (point of sale), look books? 

Cara is everywhere right now, you must have noticed? 

 She has fronted campaigns such as Mulberry, whom she has created a collection for. 

Will she follow in Kate Moss' footsteps and create a capsule collection for Topshop too..watch this space. 

The 12 images from the campaign are stunning, photographed by Alasdair McLellan
the photos show off the brand and Cara's personality which both fit well together. 

Behind the scenes video

Every photo is my favourite, so it was hard to pick just a few to show off on this post! 

I'll pin them all on my Pinterest page.

Cara face of Topshop collection lands in stores August!

Why is everyone buying Ray Bans?

I've noticed as summer time and holidays have commenced, friends and acquaintances  have invested in a pair of Ray Bans. Why is this? Are we at the age, where we have the income to make a stylish investment? Or is it because Ray Bans have always been a classic and must-have eyewear? Is it because celebrities have been wearing them and we aspire to celebrity fashion?

It could be all of the above. 

Brief history: It started way back in the 1930s, the aviator was born. As new airplanes allowed people to fly higher, many US Air Force pilots were reporting that the glare from the sun was giving them headaches and sickeness. New glasses were introduced with green lenses that would cut out the glare without obscuring vision, the Ray-Ban was born. 

I won't bore you with too much history, the classic aviator was re-modeled and went on sale in 1937.


During the war, they were popular and in 1961 Audrey Hepburn worn the Ray-Ban's Wayfarer, in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' which became one of the most instantly recognisable fashion accessories ever.  - So who today, wouldn't want to look like the glamorous Audrey?

In the 1960/70s and 80s there were celebrity endorsements in films.

The Never Hide campaign was launched in 2007, a very cool stand-out campaign. 

They now come in different styles and colours. Ray Bans have become a staple summer must-have. 

"Through every decade of its existence, Ray-Ban has shaped popular culture. Never just a transient trend, Ray-Ban eyewear marks out the wearer as an individual of taste and discernment. And now, 75 years after the first pairs of Ray-Ban Aviator helped US pilots reach new heights, Ray-Ban remains an enduring classic" [Ray-Ban history]

The classic aviator style.

Different coloured shades, so they go with every outfit and are great for standing out this summer. 
















Girlie pink, I have my eye on these!


The Wayfarer 





Maybe I should invest in a pair? 

A classic style that will never go out of fashion, just only get better with age! 

Victoria Beckham on the cover of British Vogue

British Vogue -August issue, Victoria Beckham, behind the scenes film. 

Styled by Lucinda Chambers, Victoria Beckham is getting stuck into gardening, a different look to her usual glamorous self. 

Photographed by one of my favourite photographers; Patrick Dermarchelier, the front cover shows a country-style Victoria Beckham looking sophisticated and below she is wearing Hunter wellies and a farmer/gardener style hat which she manages to make look good.

Check out the shoot in the video above. 

Photographer Olivia Bee "Kids In Love" Exhibition

I love discovering new photographers. I discovered 20-year old American photographer Olivia Bee on i-D magazines Facebook post. She started her career aged 14, Bee was dicovered on Flickr by Converse who invited her to shoot their upcoming campaign (so lucky!) Her work has also been used in campaigns for Nike and Fiat. 

She has an exhbition in New York (too far to visit for me!) called 'Kids in Love', 21st June - 26th July.

"Kids In Love" consists of colour and black & white photographs that Olivia has taken of friends and people she loves, the photos are captured through her eyes. 



















"These photos are optimistic even when they're sad. Everything feels like the end and the beginning of the world when you're 16 years old" - Olivia Bee. 

I love this style, it's natural, fun and it's capturing your friends, one of the best subjects! 

If you can, I would recommend checking out this exhibition.
agnes b. 50 Howard Street, NYC 10013

David Bailey Stardust Exhibition

David Bailey 'Stardust' exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London. A long awaited post, I went to see this exhibition in March, sorry its taken so long to write a post about it! The exhibition is still on until June so you still have some time to see this talented photographers work. 

"David Bailey has made an outstanding contribution to photography and the visual arts creating consistently imaginative and through-provoking portraits. This exhibition includes a wide variety of Bailey's photographs from a career that has spanned more than half a century" [ref: npg.org.uk]

The exhibition features over 250 images, personally selected and printed by the man himself. 

Images include; actors, writers, musicians, filmmakers, designers, models, artists and people encountered on his travels.  Terence Stamp, Mick Jagger, Johnny Depp, John Lennon, Beyonce, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and many more.

Bailey is known for his black and white photographs. Bailey has been one of the world's best-known and most distinctive photographers since he began capturing the swinging 60's. A personal room named after his wife, Catherine includes photographs of her pregnant. 

When I studied fashion and photography at university, I always looked at David Bailey's fashion work, but he didn't start out as a fashion photographer. He was contracted as a fashion photographer for British Vogue magazine in 1960.

There was one room that caught my eye, Bailey had experimented with a camera phone, colour photos. It surprised me as I am personally not a fan of phone pictures but he has now made me feel a little differently because at least people are taking more photos and experimenting. 

Catherine Bailey 

Overall, I have been very inspired by his work, I am going to take more portraits in every day life and would like to take more black and white photographs.

Johnny Depp 1995, London, Mick Jagger 1964, Jean Shrimpton 1961, Catherine (contact sheet)

                                                                                              

I bought a souvenir from the gift shop a magnet with one of my favourite quotes on it: 

"It's not the camera that takes the picture; it's the person" - David Bailey

Kate Moss Topshop Collection 2014

Kate Moss Topshop collection has arrived!

The highly anticipated collection after a four-year break, Kate Moss has launched her new collection for Topshop.
Last night at Oxford Circus, London with a guest appearance; the model herself.

The collection is inspired by Moss's own festival-inspired wardrobe including her favourite fringed leather jacket, a black tassel dress, jump suits and maxi dresses. 

Sir Philip Green, Sienna Miller, Stella McCartney, Naomi Campbell, Cara Delevigne and photographer David Bailey were at the event last night to celebrate. 

Prices range from affordable high street price to £600 being the most expensive, you better be quick though I've heard it's a sell out already!