Season Lowdown

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>> Last season, I got stuck into the new look of Elle Collections and this season's issue, it's no different except the cover quite succinctly and effectively gives me a catwalk colour gradiation with all the satisfaction of a Pantone colour swatch.  Once again, I'm struck by the various ways of rounding up shows and trends that don't just use cut-outs of Catwalking shots… a summary that includes…

– 25 furry animal heads in the Topshop Unique show – oh badger, you shall sit atop of my head in the coming months… and I shall ask people to stroke your ears…

– 2,500 Japanese bloggers – I like their little notebooks printed with a dummy image so they can write down outfits more easily.  I actually prefer writing labels down myself in their notepads so that the spellings are correct…and because I wear too many things at once.

– 25 pom poms at Sonia Rykiel – Quite possibly the easiest DIY to plop out… involves cardboard rings and an episode re-run Friends…

– A close-up of the duck-feathered covered boots from Alexander McQueen's collection with hand finished 24-carat gold leaf… SHOWstudio also has a really good up close and personal video of the 'Angel' silver boots.

– John Paul Thurlow's illustrations dotting the lovely matt pages where articles by Germaine Greer and debates on fur rage on… 

– A DIY tutorial on how to make your own winpole as seen in Yves Saint Laurent's collection.  Not sure how many of these you'll actually see on the street but I may attempt one in Liberty print fabric…

– Amazing logo nail art by Sophy Robson.  

– Close-up detail shots of Givenchy's lace ensemble, scanned in Katerina Jebb-style and the matt sequins on silk from Celine.

– Images evoking moods of the season – Secretary and The Working Girl…

– I couldn't scan it in properly but Rob Ryan has also created a tribute to Alexander McQueen as a pull-out…

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22 comments

  3. Oh, how I loved the SHOWstudio video. Made me quite sad though. Well, one thing is for certain: I have to get my hands on that issue at once!

  4. Oh I need to get one copy! IMMEDIATELY!!! The Elle collections is getting better and better! A MUST HAVE every season! I love the way how they present the analysis and how they interpret it to the reader. Finding those small little fun facts are those that I am in love with this special mode. And this could only done by the British 😀

  6. maybe because i am in the USA, but i do not know — what is a wimple?
    and i hope i can somehow score this issue stateside.

  11. I WANT those nails- I wish I had 16 fingers so I could wear them all, actually, no that would be weird, maybe not.

  13. “oh badger, you shall sit atop of my head in the coming months… and I shall ask people to stroke your ears..” – Haha, this is so funny! (I feel so geeky copy and pasting but then again I am a geek)

  15. I have mine its totally wrth the ¬£6 🙂 its amazing, beautifully put together

  17. I consider myself as one of the big fan of Elle Collections..Every stuff from their collection ROCKS!!

  19. ELLE collections is just the best thing ever, and I loved how they stepped it up and had a change around for the last issue. Need to find £6 now!
    Also, the cover is STUNNING.

  20. 2500 japanese bloggers? who are they… i been googling my heart out – cant find! please pleaaaaaaaasssssse divulge!

  21. Tabs: I think what Elle meant was 2,500 (an inflated figure for effect of course…) Japanese photographers – there are A LOT at fashion shows that are commissioned by all the Japanese streetstyle/fashion mags/websites…. I don’t think they meant actual bloggers…

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