Leeds Fashion Show 19th October @ Leeds Museum

On Tuesday I attended Leeds Fashion Show at Leeds Museum, this took place in the same week as Leeds Shopping week.
The event aims to raise awareness in the North of England. There were many talented designers showcasing at the event.
It wasn't your typical fashion show however as there were a couple of presenters for the event who got the crowd involved. Also performing was an amazing Violinist and a wonderful female singer. At the end there was an auction and raffle to raise money for charity; this seemed kind of odd to me as I am used to more traditional show. However I'm not one to grumble when charity is involved!

My friend Matt Mulvey was taking photographs at the event (I did take some myself but as you can imagine they aren't as clear and professional looking as his) So I thought I'd share some of my favourite looks from the show all taken by Matt:

And of course present at all Fashion events the obligatory Vitamin Water shot of me....

Heavy Metal.

I am a massive fan of costume jewelry. Here are a small selection of my favourite rings. As usual skulls are making a heavy debut. As it happens these are all silver; I do wear gold too! What costume jewelry do you guys like to rock?

1. Leaf ring, Dorothy Perkins, 2. H! (Henry Holland) for Debenhams, 3. Studded ring, Topshop, 4. Knuckle Duster ring, Topshop.

This will be the last...

Looking over the last of the collections has taken me a while; I really have to be in the mood to sit and look through what seems like a million pictures.
In the end I decided to do a post about Alexander McQueen. With everyone's eyes on Sarah Burton, the pressure was really on for the designer, who had worked by McQueen's side for 15 years. I have to say I was really impressed by this collection, Burton really captured the McQueen spirit. There was a certain whimsical charm to the collection but also that side of Gothic glam which McQueen did so well. I hope she can continue for years to come and that the McQueen name doesn't end up a designer of the past.

Alexander McQueen

Catching up.

It's certainly hard to keep up with all the shows. Trawling through the many pictures on Style.com can take hours and hours. So I'm going to talk about some of my favourites again. There seems to me a theme as always, when I like something I run with it. So here goes nothing...

Balenciaga

I'm a sucker for good details and there were certainly plenty to look at from Balenciaga. I really liked all the stripey pieces that were sent down. The layering was also spot on with some of the looks. I especially like the second picture here with the sheer shirt and biker inspired vest.

Balmain

I know I know it seems such a cliche these days to confess to liking Balmain. However I do absolutely love this collection. The details are the killer for me. Studding is like my love child so of course I was going to love this collection. I love the fact that the models looked undone but so well dressed all at the same time. And it is now sure fire that the Biker Jacket is the Spring/Summer IT jacket.

Givenchy

Some one pinch me? This collection was perfection. Sheer fabrics, leopard print, and killer heels. What more could a girl ask for? Riccardo Tisci's is also championing white for Spring/Summer which we have seen in a number of different designers collection. (Or a whole collection like we saw at Dolce & Gabbana) All I need now are the legs to pull off a see through sheer skirt...