Sonya Rykiel A/W

Bold colours, kooky tailoring and voluminous ruffles were the name of the game at Sonya Rykiel’s A/W show. Alice bands with pom poms – reminiscent of preened topiary bushes – bobbed upon heads, the figures underneath cocooned in chunky knit dresses, oh-so-cosy cashmere coats and sheer, body-skimming silk dresses in electric blue, scarlet, ochre, black and blush. There were plenty more quirky touches to come. A stripy, knitted full-body suit was teamed with aviator goggle style glasses and a top hat, while ridiculously puffy dresses that looked like marshmallows bounced happily down the catwalk – the models clearly enjoying themselves and providing an effect that was infections. The accessories too only added to this charming, eccentric English aesthetic. Gorgeously tactile fluffy totes, retro-inspired leather belts, cosy woolly tights and daring platform heels – with the ubiquitous platform wooden sole that next season is all over – striding the looks down in style.

[Images: tfs]

Indigo girl

There are many reasons why I love Alexa chung. She has amazing style. She has a New York lovin' relationship with a pretty northern lad. She went to the same college as me (yes, really - she was a few years above). And now, she's on the front cover of British vogue. Not bad for a leggy girl from Winchester!

I love her blunt-chopped, highlighted bob in this shoot. I wish I was brave enough to cut my hair like this - and get sun bleached tones in it too. Look out for those ubiquitous chunky Chanel platform clogs she can't seem to get enough of too... UBER trend alert!

[Publication: British Vogue, Issue: March 2010, Feature: Indigo Girl, Photographer: Alasdair McLellan]

Midnight eyes ★

Givenchy Spring 2010 Couture... Look at the textures! Wowsers

[Images: Knight Cat]

Ice Queen

The sun poked his head out today and beamed out over the streets of London town. And for the first time since last autumn, I actually felt warm! So this is my final hurrah to the ice and snow of Britain’s coldest winter…

"In moody tones of gray and blue, Benjamin Alexander Huseby shoots models Hannah Holman and Antonella Graef for the latest issue of Dazed & Confused. Styled by Katie Shillingford, the duo wears an intriguing combination of tailored and unstructured pieces by Christopher Kane, Comme des Garçons and Balenciaga."

[Publication: Dazed & Confused: December 2009, Photographer: Benjamin Alexander Huseby, Fashion editor/stylist: Katie Shillingford, Models: Hannah Holman and Antonella Graef, Images: www.fashiongonerogue.com]

Sweet like candy

With the noughties far behind us (well, a week or two), we are now well in 2010. And as anyone who has been reading Elle, Vogue and the like recently, it's the year of soft, buttery shades and delicious, ice-cream hues… Say goodbye to black, the pastel shade is back!

The ever-classic romantics Valentino, Chloe and Dior have championed these girlicious tones for ions, and continue to do this season - with even more designers following suit. And it’s not just the colour that’s going all Marie Antoinette on us. Textures are oh-so-dreamy too. Ruffles, pleats, satins and the floatiest flyaway fabrics designed to woo and romance are the spring/summer ready to wear of choice. There’s Louise Goldin’s fluttery, Japanese fan-inspired pale yellow designs, (she’s got a spiked and studded footwear collection For Topshop in stores next month by the way – look out!), Burberry Prorsum’s multi-chiffon layers in soft azure and mint, and Michael Kors’ sheeny, satin separates in the softest lilac tones making us go all weak at the knees and dreaming of days lying idly by the pool.

However, these watercolour shades won't suit all of us. I, for one, would look distinctively sallow in a baby pink or pale yellow frock. More ‘verging on death’ than ‘angelic and beautiful’ – until I get a tan that is! So I will leave it up to Mary-Kate and Sienna to wear this look for me. The ladies doth wear their baby shades so well.

[The fashion spot, Olsen's anoymous, Vogue.co.uk, InStyle.uk, Elle.com]