Grunge Revival

I know that the fashion world is getting crazy about the eighties but is that a grunge revival I see peeking round the corner?

Surely when I'm spotting band t-shirts I wore the first time round hitting the high-streets, the nineties is back on the up.

Flannel shirts, stone washed denim and bleached heads everywhere embracing their dark roots; this is sounding all too familiar for me.

I much prefer this look to the shoulder pads and sequins that there suddenly appears to be no escape from.

However, Kate Moss' new range at Topshop seems to be pioneering the way for grunge chicks everywhere with mohair cardigans and laddered tights out in force.

They do say if you can remember it the first time round you shouldn't go there but if it's good enough for Kate....

Splashing out on Fashion's Big Night Out?

What can we do to beat the recession? The fashions industry’s answer was almost certainly, ‘Fashion’s Big Night Out’, an event hosted by Vogue in thirteen cities across the world.

Whilst shopping certainly is not the first thing to spring to mind when faced with the economic slump, it certainly does wonders to brighten one’s mood, especially when presented with special offers, extended opening hours and an array of the fashion elite mulling around to boot.

I’m sure that the glitz of the evening did little for most pockets, however one night only pamper sessions from Tony and Guy and Elemis day-spa goody bags surely can’t fail to make you feel much better about yourself if nothing else.

The more savvy shoppers were able to get their hands on specially designed t-shirts by Vogue’s Lucinda Chambers and the instantly collectable Marni dolls, surely something to put away for the next rainy day.

If nothing else there was the specially created for Vogue by Selfridges black ice-cream; the ultimate girl treat for those of us unable to splash the cash!