Rest in Peace Lee Alexander McQueen

The news of McQueen's death has just hit the headlines. Reports claim he took his own life. Who knows what his reasons were, but I hope he's in a better place now.

He was a true legend in the fashion world and, although he will be missed, his work will continue to inspire for years to come.

I'm in such shock, I truly can't believe this sad news...

Click here to view some posts including his work. Barely any representation of the impact he has had over years.

Dreaming of Better Days

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The Future of Fashion?

I went onto my MySpace account recently for the first time in months and re-read everything I'd put on my profile - I can rant for England, let's just say that - and also looked at the images I used on my 'about me' and 'interests' sections. This Chanel A/W '08 image was the main picture featured on my profile.

I hadn't seen this in ages, and it just reminded me of the true magic of fashion week. Yes there are plenty of dreary same-y shows to trawl through, but it's all worth it for gems like this.

I have read numerous articles in the past surrounding Fashion Month and the concept of seasons, and many industry professionals seem to be questioning whether the whole thing really works anymore.

The Spring/Summer shows for 2010 took place before Autumn/Winter '09 weather even had a chance to kick in, allowing high street brands to imitate the collections before the designers can even get them in-store come Spring season.

There is also the cost factor of putting on these big shows. With so much content going online, anyone can view images from the shows several hours after they happen across the world - no invite neccessary - and some designers such as McQueen are broadcasting them live online. So is it really ideal for fashionistas to jet around the world, almost killing themselves trying to fit in every show schedule combined with jet lag whilst still looking inspired and glamorous?

Very good example of my ability to rant there, but I'm interested in hearing other people's opinions as I will be writing a feature based on this topic and I'm a little torn, as the fantasy set-up of some of the shows is what is most inspiring.

If you could let me know how you feel about the topic, whether you've considered it before or what changes you think should be made, just post a comment or rant to me via e-mail (address at the side).

I look forward to finding out how other's feel regarding the subject.

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Spring/Summer's Pastels

Pastels are a huge trend for Spring/Summer 2010 and were completely unavoidable in every city during fashion month. The ice-cream colour palette is so refreshing and dreamy - I'm already looking forward to wearing these floaty girly numbers again. It's nice to have toned down from all the extreme acid bright that we've seen in previous seasons too.

Yes, dark boring colours can hide a multitude of sins and are always 'fail safe', but it's so much more inspiring when people play with colour and pull it off, it shows a lot more creative flair. And who really wants to look dull, in the fashion world especially?

London

Christopher Kane, Burberry Prorsum and Josh Goot

New York

Cynthia Steffe, Jason Wu and Marchesa

Paris

Giles, Alexander McQueen and Louis Vuitton

Milan

Just Cavalli, Moschino and Versace

I'm done with winter already and it's only just really hitting... Always have been and always will be a sunflower.

Street Style

Here are a couple of images I accumulated from September mostly. I found the straight-up project that we were given at uni really difficult.

We had to look for people who weren't just trendy or nicely put together, but 'fashion forward', and also had to be able to get a decently composed snap of them if we happened to find anyone.

The McQueen dress is a sneaky one, we saw her in the most unexpected place you could even imagine debuting such a dress, a tiny not-very-cool-at-all bar in Epsom. We were in such shock and debate over whether it was real, and if not where did she get such a good copy?

I love Louise Gray's outfit - I really like the colours and prints that she's thrown together, very creative.

Oh yeah and one of the categories was menswear. Not so fashion forward but a nice change to all the chequered-shirt clad males that kept on passing by...

All images my own, if used please credit FantasticalFashion :)