Lazy Oaf AW12 - Totally Falling for their Skulls & Smileys

Any regular readers will know how much I adore Lazy Oaf and their fun, flirty fashion so, the Autumn/Winter 2012 collection has just arrived in stores and on their website www.lazyoaf.co.uk, here are the main pieces going on my wish list although I have major love for the bandana pieces which will be appearing on my Huffington Post blog soon.

Above: Lazy Oaf Skull Repeat Skater Dress, £65;  Below: Have a Nice Day Knitted Cardigan in Blue, £70;  Bottom: Colour Panel Bomber Jacket, £70

Gerald Darel Gives Great Animal Print

Gerald Darel is one of those brands I always walk past in department stores, dismissing it as something my mum would wear but there's one thing I do think they do really well and that's animal print.  

The new AW12 collection is a lot more youthful than anything I've seen from them before and has some great, tasteful animal prints like this snake print silk shirt (£155) and peplum leopard print top (£120).  There's the most wonderful cerulean leopard print dress in the window of their Sloane Square boutique too but nothing online yet.

Available in sizes 8-18 and from various department store concessions as well as their own stores, it's definitely worth a look.

Albert Hammond Jr. Designs Suits for LA's Confederacy - Pre-Order Open Now!

In between all the Olympics tweets last night I spotted this little gem in my timeline... Albert Hammond Jr., The Strokes' guitarist, designed the slick claret and bottle green suits Ryan Gosling wore in Crazy Stupid Love. How cool is that?  For anyone who hasn't seen the film, have a look at the pics below.

The AW12 suits were designed for the uber-cool sounding LA-based store Confederacy, owned by DJ Danny Masterson and celebrity stylist Ilaria Urbinati, who have their staff uniforms specially designed each season by the likes of Rag and Bone, and Shipley & Halmos. Sweet.

The super sexy Albert Hammond Jr. for Confederacy suits are available for pre-order now for $2,125 plus tax and any applicable shipping fees (and they do ship internationally). To get involved call the store on +323 913 3040 or email them on confederacy4661@gmail.com to order yours. www.shopconfederacy.com

Alexander McQueen High Shine Visors for AW12

Robot nation? Welder chic? I don't know what you'd call accessorising your look with a new high shine Alexander McQueen visor but I do know it's SUPER HOT. The official line for this key AW12 accessory is 'Beautiful Future' which I can run with but fashion aside, on a practical level it's great for blocking all those nasty, ageing UV rays from a lot more of your face than sunglasses. I'm not sure it's one for the round-of-face like me (sad face) but whatever, I still love it. £270 from various retailers or buy online from www.alexandermcqueen.com

Henry Holland per Superga - Free Smiles With Purchase!

I adore Henry Holland. He's the most lovely chap and always has such a sense of fun about everything he does - at the launch of his hot new House of Holland line for Italian plimsoll titans, Superga, last night he told me he'd had a LOT of fun doing this too. Like we couldn't tell... these cheery sneakers are practically smiling.

The leopard print pumps are top of my Spring/Summer wishlist but it's the next range for Autumn/Winter (previewed in the four images directly above) with the red furry ankle trimmed mids, zig zag platforms and the ultimate in cheeky retro tennis girl style pom pom shoes that are my absolute must haves.

Prices are a lot less than I'd expected at a totally reasonable £55-£70 a pair which kind of makes you think that maybe buying more than one pair is absolutely justifiable. 

Visit www.superga.co.uk to view the entire Spring/Summer 2012 House of Holland per Superga collection.

Nicola Formichetti's Mugler x Louboutin Extreme Ninja Heels

Always edgy, Nicola Formichetti's Mugler AW12 show last night didn't disappoint as his futuristic fashion ninjas and insect-inspired designs stalked the Paris Fashion Week catwalk. Distinctly more wearable than previous collections, the sharply cut clothing with its clinical colour palette, exaggerated shapes and the talking point shoulders (oh and THAT peplum jacket - *swoon*) made for one of my favourite shows of the season - but it was actually the Mugler x Louboutins that grabbed my attention first. Ankle high with angular cut outs and extreme heels, these red soled suede beauties are loaded with urban attitude. WANTWANTWANT. <3 

 

All images courtesy of Nicola Formichetti - see his tumblr for more pics from the show and other projects: http://nicolaformichetti.tumblr.com/

Multi Coloured Crimps on the NYFW Catwalk

OK so I love me some Jeremy Scott, any FFYW reader will know that, though with his new collection for Autumn / Winter 2012/13 I found a lot of the looks a little flat and 'Cyber Dog'-slash-festival stall wear for my liking but OH the hair!  Check out the awesome crimped bleach blonde bobs with colour flashes to match the outfits from yesterday's New York Fashion Week show. Jezza always does give good hair... The 90s Bart Simpson prints and emoticon pieces were fun too as well as the multicoloured fur chubbies (I do hope it's faux though). Have a look.... (all pics courtesy of Style.com - catch images of the full collection here)