Floral Fashion is Blooming in Spring

When it comes to florals..beauty  is all around us. This season, Valentino showed it off in his stunning floral collection with his design inspirations on a back drop. Red Valentino created these beautiful pieces for their SS14 Ready to Wear Collection.

  

We also saw in London Fashion week  an eclectic meets edgy where the designers embraced romance and showcased garments fit for even the most contemporary English rose; beauty with a touch of attitude.

London Fashion Week – londonfashionweek.com

This Spring which will transcend into next Spring, there was a trend of floral meets retro. Fashion runways saw nods to classic glamour from the 50s at Emilia Wickstead, retro kitsch at Orla Kiely and80s/90s retro funk by Tom Ford.

At Lolo and Galago, we have created our own floral jewellery to add another dimension to your outfit and the good news is this ring looks great with any combination. The ring was inspired by the vibrant colours of South America. It is an elegant timeless rose set around a deep pink sapphire – there is nothing like a flower that says forever in bloom.

Saphire Rose Floral Ring  by Lolo and Galago

www.loloandgalago.com

Written by Rosie May Reddington

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April - What’s Hot and What’s Not!

This April kicks off and Spring is in the air! We take a look at the latest  jewellery styles on the red carpet. The hottest tickets in town were to the premiere of Noah with Russel Crowe and Hugh Jackman was spotted supporting his friend, but it was the  leading ladies Emma Watson and  Jennifer Connelly who made a red carpet entrance.  

Emma Watson is some of the hottest property in show biz and and been killing it on the red carpet, in terms of beauty and style. She showcased the latest Revlon tangerine lipstick, the ‘ must have’ colour in 2014 and effortlessly carried off a stunning diamante ear piece, one of the top trends at the moment. Jennifer Connelly, the leading lady also made headlines with her performance and wore a ‘ Wings of Protection’ earring which complimented her sequin and bead embroided dress by the iconic designer  Alexander Mc Queen.

Socks and Sandals? Now if anyone ever told us socks and sandals go together, we would query their judgement or just not believe them. However – let us be the first to tell you, this is what is striding down the runways – heels, flats and all.

Once considered a fashion faux pas...socks and sandals is a trend that designers and celebrities alike are embracing on the runway. We are still yet to be convinced it will hit the high street but time will tell. This season designers rocked headlines  when collections from  Band of Outsiders, Creatures of Comfort, Vivienne Tam, and Louise Goldin strutted their socks and showcased the socks meets fashion style even  Hermes and Alberta Ferretti showed the pairing for Fall 2014 Fashion. I think I would go more for charming the socks off someone..and keep the Jimmy Choos.

 Written by Rosie May Reddinginton

New York Fashion Week 2014 – Fall/Winter 2014/15

New York fashion week kicks off the Spring Fashion Trends 2015, and more will be unveiled over the next few weeks runways worldwide.  However to give you a preview, the key trends you need to watch out for include:

Fashion Trends 2015  

Mid Rift - Get stomach crunching - Crop Tops are in…Hopefully if you read our superfoods article you were paying attention as health and crop tops are at the top of the agenda. The mid rift style tops took over the runways at New York Fashion Week – clashing and matching, every style was in.

Crop Tops in the runway collections of Lela Rose, Tracy Reese, Phillip Lim and Zimmerman

Minimalistic Lounge and Boyish Tailoring - Victoria Beckham, Theory, Thomas Concord and Peter Michael Dills designed their collection in part with boyish tailoring, lounge suits and layers – it was a minimalistic in style and a more relaxed look. The pieces were different styles of lounge with key attention to detail on the layering and styling.

Metallic  - Metallic is one of the key trends and was seen all over the catwalk from Ralph Ricci Jason Wu – the colour gold was a key theme but whatever the colour metallic will be a strong trend to incorporate into your wardrobe.

Ralph Rucci ( chadoralphrucci.com), Altuzurra, Diane von Furstenberg( dvf.com), Jason Wu (jasonwustudio.com)L

90’s are back!  - Who would of thought it..the 90’s overall design and adaptions were seen on the runways – again combined with the layering look and ‘ sportswear’ trends.

Rag ‘n’ Bone, DKNY, Alexander Wnt, Y-3 all included variations influenced by the 90’s era and given this ear a modern re-styling.

‘ Middle Parted Hair,  Braids and Tangerine Lipstick’  made an impact  – whether designers or highstreet this summer you will see the braided and middle parting ‘ slick’ look with strong matt lipsticks especially tangerine – this trends won’t wait till next year – I can guarantee this summer these styles will be everywhere.

White is the New Black - A personal favourite – white collections were seen across all the runways, where it be sport or couture. White is a major theme – long dresses, jackets, tailored trousers – white is one of the colours along with gold and metallic should be in your wardrobe.

Translucent and Lace - Sheer and translucent layers formed an integral part of collections – light and floaty, they were styled across the catwalks – they were combined with prints, patterns, and sequins. They were accessorised with statement jokers  and large bangles or cuffs. The style was very feminine, elegant and floaty.

Runway: Delpozo ( www.delpozo.com), Zimmermann (zimmermannwear.com), Jason Wu and Zac Posen ( zacposen.com)

Monochrome Rocks - New York Fashion Week confirmed that black and white continues to be top the trends, it was seen in all different shapes and forms. Patterns, prints, stripes – all the big designers included it in their collections. Layered, tailored, lounge – whatever style – monochrome ruled.

Carolina Herrera, Delpozo, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Jenni Kayne, Zimmermann

Written by: Rosie May Reddington