VIRGIN MEDIA TV DOES KARAOKE ON DEMAND!

Yeah, so us Virgin TV users might not have Sky Atlantic but I'll tell you what we do have... Karaoke On Demand!

The track selection ranges from show tunes, chart hits and karaoke classics like New York, New York and I Will Survive, to hip hop, soul, R&B, rock, indie and brand new pop tracks from acts including Hurts and Owl City, as well as kids songs and film soundtracks.  Helpfully (?) it gives you the key at the start of each track and check out the excruciatingly twee background videos too. 

I came across this option by chance and it seems not many of the other Virgin users I know were aware of it either so I hope this is good news for at least some of you.

You can choose your aural posion via genre or browse the whole menu.  Personally, I've never done karaoke but being able to practice in the privacy of my own home might just change that...

To access: From your Virgin Media TV remote (which you can also use as a microphone, hairbrush style), press the Home button, select On Demand & Catch Up TV, then Music On Demand et, voila! Karaoke.

NB: PLEASE check if you have to pay to use this service before running up any massive bills!! :)  It says it's currently free if you have an XL package but best to be on the safe side. Phew.

MOLESKINE X THE LITTLE PRINCE NOTEBOOK COLLECTION

Moleskine Art have produced a wonderful new limited edition collection of their famous notebooks celebrating Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's magical novel, The Little Prince.

Each debossed notebook comes with an exclusive put-together insert featuring the books' charming illustrations.

As a full on stationery fan, this latest release is a welcome addition to the Moleskine range although not quite as cool as the Peanuts ones they produced recently for the cartoon's 60th anniversary.

Moleskine's Little Prince notebooks are £11.99 and available now online or from various Moleskine stockists.

CATWALK CHEAT: CHANNEL CHANEL COUTURE IN UNIQLO'S BOWLER HATS

The key accessory from Chanel's stunning Autumn 2011 Couture show was undoubtedly the Bowler hat.

Karl Lagerfeld's mainly monochrome couture collection took inspiration from the brand's founder and former hat maker, Coco Chanel, with every look being sent out with a corresponding bowler. 

Worn on the back of the head, these iconic hats leant a rebellious, tomboy touch.

This trend has been around for a few years now, championed by celebrities including Mischa Barton and Daisy Lowe, and featured on the catwalks of Hermes (2010) and Sonia Rykiel (2008) amongst others, as well as being featured in Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle perfume ads, and looks set to hit the High Street in a big way this winter.

Check out these great Bowler hats in black, charcoal grey or brown wool from Uniqlo (below) for a very reasonable £19.90, available in store or online now.

All catwalk images courtesy of Chanel

HOT FOOT IT! RUPERT SANDERSON SHOE SALE ENDS TODAY

Fabia - £625 from £895

Here are my top picks and you can see the full sale range on Rupert Sanderson's site. If anyone would like to donate any in a size 41 I'd be a very happy lady :)  Sale ends tonight so be quick!

Gusto - £345 from £575

Castella - £395 from £665

Era - £295 from £495

GUYS & DOLLS, GET RETRO WITH BANANA REPUBLIC x MAD MEN

Grab yourself a whisky sour or a gimlet royale and get ready for Mad Men to hit the High Street!

The international TV smash's award-winning costume designer, Janie Bryant, has produced a Mad Men collaboration with Banana Republic, that's due in store in two weeks’ time. 

Bryant's highly acclaimed, trend shaping work dressing the show's small screen icons - Betty and Don Draper et al - has won her a host of accolades, including an Emmy.

This super chic range comprises both women’s and menswear, from classy, classic little Fifties frocks and fancies for the broads to cocktail king lounge suits and a full on tux for the Joes.

The high-end American High Street fashion chain’s Mad Men collection showcases affordable, vintage-looking finery without any hints of dress up - or nasty smells.

For those of you based in the US, you can already get your hot little hands on the apparel and accessories right now - a fortnight early - thanks to the members-only premium sale site, Gilt.

The looks in these images, courtesy of Gilt, give you an idea of some of the treats we can look forward to with accessories such as shoes, bags, tie pins, money clips, fedoras and, of course, neck scarves to add the perfect retro flourish.

I am totally after the leopard print cardis and the slinky black dress – so Joan Harris – which look gorrrrgeous.  Although the little Betty-esque lace number caught my eye initially, in close up it looks rather like the same material used in the lace prom dresses Rodarte did for Target a while back, both of which I bought, which is disappointingly cheap and stretchy-nylon-y.  Let’s hope Banana Republic didn’t make the same mistake.

Preview pieces available online now until Wednesday at Gilt.com with the full mens and womenswear collection to follow online and instore at Banana Republic shortly.

In the meantime, if you need a little Mad Men hit, I highly recommend getting the boxsets on Blu Ray so you can fully appreciate Janie Bryant’s magnificent vintage fashion masterclasses in even greater detail, or download Rjd2's “A Beautiful Mine’, which that unmistakable theme tune is excerpted from, in full from iTunes.

SPA 1851 - KIEHL'S OPENS ITS FIRST SPA

THE GOOD NEWS: Kiehl's, the all-American apothecary behind internationally recognised hero beauty products like the super moisturiser Creme de Corps body lotion and its incredible Lip Balm #1, has opened its first ever spa.

THE BAD NEWS: There's just the one (so far), and it's in NYC.

Cool, urban treatment room at Kiehl's new Spa 1851

The new Spa 1851, which opened last night, takes inspiration from the brand's heritage roots - including the location keeping to New York's East Side where Kiehl's first neighborhood pharmacy started out 160 years ago - although they have moved from the Lower to the Upper East.  Fancy.

Spa 1851 has services for men as well as women - click for the full treatment menu

Successfully fusing traditional skincare methods and ingredients with cutting edge technologies, as with the brand's products, Spa 1851's provides highly personalised treatments specially developed by Kiehl's innovative pharmacists and herbologists. Offering a range of tempting facials (all of which come with a free chest, neck and head hot oil massage - bliss), body treatments and massages, as well as mens grooming services (including haircuts - check out the sleek, retro chic of the hair salon in the pic above), I have everything crossed that they spread the Spa 1851 love to London very soon.

If you're in or visiting New York, as a massive fan of Kiehl's products - I particularly cannot function without my Ultra Tinted Facial Moisturiser for an everyday glow instead of foundation -  I just know this is going to be amazing.

Kiehl's Spa 1851 157 East 64th Street at Lexington Avenue. www.kiehls.com/spa1851

UNLIKELY HACKGATE HERO: WHUPASS WENDI DENG

WOW.  We knew today's CMS Committee hearing of the News International Hacking Inquiry would be explosive but I don't think anyone expected THIS!

Protester Jonnie Marbles breaks in and attempts to splat Rupert Murdoch in the face with a shaving foam pie - that's Wendi behind him in the pink jacket...

Whupass Wendi leaps, ninja-like, and whacks the moron in the face.  Check out the Committee's expressions!

Click here to watch Rupert Murdoch's lightening fast wife, Wendi Deng, leap up to put the smackdown on some moron protestor who broke into the inquiry room and attempted to throw a shaving foam pie into the media mogul's face. Amazing stuff.

LADY GAGA'S ROCKING HEARTBEATS HEADPHONES

These rock chick looking in-ears, inspired by metal, leather and studs, are Lady Gaga's 'Heartbeats' - the latest high performance headphones to be produced for Dr. Dre's Beats range.  Available in white or black, they are ultra light and come with five ear tips, all packaged in a travel pouch for £119.99 online.  The headphones work with smartphones and PDAs as well as MP3 players and the allegedly superior sound quality also helps justify the hefty price tag so, if the quality is as good as they look, I really hope some she designs some 'over-ear's soon.  Another style win for Gaga.

BEAUTY GETS LIPPY - VIOLENT LIPS TEMPORARY TATTOOS

Aren't these GREAT??!  Violent Lips tattoos are temporary lip art transfers that last 4-8 hours and wipe off with baby oil.  

Available from Selfridges at £10 for a pack of three lip appliques (all the same design).  Click here to see their full range.

FASHION GEOMETRY - IT'S HIP TO BE SQUARE

Join the square set with some of the most eye-catching, kaleidoscopic designs around right now...

Converse x Marimekko All Star Hi's, £65 from Size?

Josh Goot for Asos silk shift dress, £80

Missoni Manila Square garden cushion, £135 available at Selfridges

Stella McCartney knitted geometric dress, £550 available from Selfridges

Don't let the fact that Cher Lloyd has been spotted in this recently put you off...

...this fantastic Lazy Oaf Aztec necklace, £30

Herve Leger geometric bandage dress, reduced to £732 in the Net-A-Porter sale

TopShop red printed leggings, £20

Check out Kate Moross's etail store for loads of great graphic T's (above, £15), sweatshirts...

...watches, like this one she designed for Firetrap (£100)  and prints etc. 

Etro silk blouse, £265 at Net-A-Porter