MILAN FASHION SCHOOL

During my recent trip to Milan, we were fortunate enough to have a tour around one of the most sucessful fashion schools in the world - instituto Marangoni. We were introduced to one of the course leaders, who gave us a tour of the facilities and told us what it really takes to become a student there. The fashion and design school is based in Milan, London, Paris and Shanghai. The intensive fashion design programme there promotes a multidisplinary approach to fashion design that can open doors to some of the most famous fashion houses.

CHANEL SPRING SUMMER 2016 READY TO WEAR

Fashion is famous for it's global destinations, and Chanel makes no exception - from Moscow to Seoul to Salzburg to Dallas; the house has presented a show in all of them. It was the season of travel and technology at Chanel last week in Paris. The show was opened by Edie Campbell rushing to his no doubt glamourous destination down Chanel's runway in a checkered tweed jumpsuit whilst rolling a black Chanel suitcase. Chanel branded luggage trollies, smiling staff behind check-in desks, transformed Paris' Grand Palais into it's very own exclusive Chanel airport. 'A first class affair'. Classic Chanel trademarked tweed skirt suits were hurried down the catwalk by Karl's line up of classic beauties. Some were pencil skirts, dropped shoulder jackets and three quarter sleeve jackets, others donned trackpants, knitted skirts and sweater ensembles. Airport fashion has always been a desirable look, however the hustle and bustle of an airport makes the reality of that very unrealistic, but these outfits would most definitely get these models a one way ticket to first class, as Karl said, 'it's how it should be!'. There was lots of layering within the collection, which has always been one of the most important tips for airport fashion, that, and not being able to fit a weeks worth of clothes into your luggage. Come fly with Chanel? Yes please.

PRADA SPRING 2016 READY TO WEAR

Modern retro-chic. Like many of the collections I've been posting about, the collection featured many conservative pieces including the power suit, boxy jackets and drop waist dresses, however they all had a modern take on them. Art-deco/space-age vibes were inserted in these clean everyday aesthetics. The models had robotic metallic lips and scooped back futuristic cosmic 'do's' with squared off and slicked down sides. Yokes and bibs on dresses were replaced by plastic fishnet disks, maximalism is back.

ALEXA CHUNG IT BOOK REVIEW

I've been looking forward to getting my hands on Alexa Chung's book IT for quite some time and shamefully, I choose books by their covers and the faded pink binding made it irresistible to me. Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to IT. Me personally, I can't seem to relate to Alexa in any way but I adore her effortless chic ways and her IT girl status makes her probably one of the coolest fashion icons in history. The best way to describe this book is that it's an autobiography/diary with the occasional 'how to look effortless and it actually be effortless' makeup/styling tips that Alexa 'spontaneously' threw together into a book in one day. It's cool and also totally uncool. The book includes a lot of random drawings that represent that grungy/dark and dirty side to her. I read it overnight, but there's something strangely alluring about it that makes me want to read it again. I love the cover, but the content just isn't to my taste, but if I were to write a book it would most definitely be pink too.

BURBERRY PRORSUM SPRING 2016 READY TO WEAR

FUNCTIONREGALIA is the name of the Burberry prorsum show that took place in Hyde Park during London Fashion Week. Burberry upped their tech game this season by releasing almost the entirety of the collection by 7pm the previous night on an app no other than Snapchat. The nation was blessed with watching the beautiful collection from the comfort of their own home on one of the most popular social media platforms. Sephora streamed the first ever live beauty tutorial on YouTube. Feminine shapes took to the catwalk gliding past familiar front row faces, including Burberry girls, Kate Moss, Cara Delevigne, Suki Waterhouse and Jourdan Dunn. Modern urbanities will be craving those oyster silk slip dresses suspended by spindly spaghetti straps with the famous Burberry trench coats casually thrown over. The trench coat will take a girl anywhere, even through to autumn with a trusty knit underneath. The collection showcased an array of pretty dresses like the intricate and flirty sheer mini's in black, yellow and mint.

TOPSHOP UNIQUE SPRING 2016 READY TO WEAR

Topshop Unique is one of LFW main highlights and with the likes of Cara Delevigne, Bella Hadid and Zayn Malik in the frow, along with a live stream to Topshop.com, the show was sure to be a hit. Topshop proved that manish suits and crucial styling are key, a skinny belt tied around some trusty tailoring and big 80's hair will not go unnoticed. The show featured a palette of pastels, rich red and monochrome ensemble's. Frilly blouses and flowing tea dresses with thigh high splits advertised feisty leopard print and 60's polka dots. They were topped with bomber jackets and chunky knits, red leather skirts and a pink leather coat also made an appearance. Fluffy scarves and shoes, and even daytime pyjamas inspired by the Japanese were flaunted, although they are trends most likely to not be leaving the catwalk.