Belle of the Ball: valentino

Monday, 5 November 2012

Harrods' Disney Princess Christmas Windows

This post was meant to go up last week, so sorry about that! As the news is a little old now...well...a week old, which is still quite old in the fashion world!

I don't need to hark on again about how much I love Christmas, but I want to do a special post about a certain department store's AMAZING Christmas windows.

Combining three of my favourite things - Christmas, Disney and fashion - Harrods have created windows, which have come straight from my dreams.

Some of the biggest names in fashion have come together to create their own interpretations of iconic Disney princess gowns. The display coincides with the 7,000 square foot Disney princess pop up boutique on the fourth floor, which is opened now.

These spectacular windows were revealed to the public last Thursday, and they do not disappoint.

From Oscar De La Renta's vision of Snow White's classic look to Marchesa's beautiful interpretation of Ariel from The Little Mermaid and Versace's stunning take on Cinderella to Missoni's vision of Mulan, these displays are simply amazing and will take anyone's breath away.

I've put the sketches and final shots of the dresses below. What do you think of this gorgeous window display? Will you be heading down to Harrods to take a look? Enjoy x

Belle from Beauty and the Beast by Valentino

Cinderella by Versace

Ariel from the Little Mermaid by Marchesa

Mulan by Missoni

Pocahontas by Roberto Cavalli

Rapunzel by Jenny Packham

Auroa from Sleeping Beauty by Elie Saab

Snow White by Oscar de la Renta

Tiana from The Princess and the Frog by Ralph & Russo

Mulan by Missoni

Jasmine from Aladdin by Escada

Images from Vogue.co.uk

Saturday, 6 November 2010

Harry Potter and the legendary VOGUE shoot

I am a bit of a geek. I love the Harry Potter books, and, as much as they aren’t that brilliant, I do have to watch every film – and I can’t wait for Deathly Hallows part one. Now, the kids (I say kids, what are they 30 now?) aren’t exactly the best actors, and Hermione’s character does irritate me slightly…however, Emma Watson (the actress who plays Her-mione for those living under a rock) has built her street and style credit up remarkably. She’s gone from annoying, buck-toothed 11 year old, kitted out in Osh-Kosh-Bagosh to Burberry campaign starring fashionista.

It was really no surprise then to see the newly elfin-cropped starlet gracing the front cover of December’s Vogue. It was, however, a surprise to see how utterly beautiful, impeccably stylish and incredibly fresh she looked. Of course, if I had Vogue’s styling team working on me for hours, a Valentino couture dress and legendary photographer Mario Testino shooting me, I’m sure I’d look alright too!

It is so nice seeing a young British woman experimenting so freely with her style – she was bound by her Harry Potter contract (signed by a magical quill I’m sure) to not change her hair or her appearance for the entire duration of the films, so now that she is a free woman, Miss Watson has gone all out with her new style. Emma says in her Vogue interview: “For the nine years I was on Harry Potter I was contractually obliged not to cut my hair, not to tan,” she said. “All the normal things girls so, I couldn’t. So when I got the chance to change my appearance, this is what I did.”

I have to admit, I have a bit of a girl crush on the young mud blood now, it’s amazing what this crop has done for her, and the shoot is just beautiful - a bit film noir, a bit Breakfast at Tiffany’s and very Parisian chic. Have a look at the pics below and grab yourself a December Vogue – also fab as this is the first issue you can buy as an iPhone app! Groundbreaking stuff people.

All images and quotes from Vogue December 2010