Kelly Talks Couture

All over cat­walks, design­ers are adop­t­ing stere­o­­typ­i­­cally ‘geek’ char­ac­ter­is­tics, in this case, the trend of black­‐rimmed glasses, bor­row­ing from preppy and emo trends and incor­po­rat­ing this key piece to var­i­ous out­­­fits for a mod­­ern take. How­ever, this look is trick­­ier to mas­ter than it looks, so here are a few point­ers to help you along […]

This sea­­son,  80’s style leo­­tards have made a come­back, with a var­i­ety of stars sport­ing the tight‐­fit­ted look. Whilst Lady Gaga opted for a dom­i­­na­trix twist, with black leather pret­tied up with an over­­sized bow (top left), Bey­once in true diva style chan­nelled padded hips and an over­­sized cleav­age (top right), as well as Katy Perry and […]

Pic­­tured here is the new, svelte Lily Allen, set­t­ing the Autumn/Winter trend of denim shorts with black tights. Her trade­­mark prom dresses and train­ers are now a thing of the past, and with a new, grown up sound and look, we hail the return of the sophis­ti­­cated, grown up Lily. Try this look on the […]

This sea­­son, gothic has gone girly, with run­ways adop­t­ing sheer mate­ri­als, pretty frills and ruched skirts, incor­po­rat­ing fem­i­n­in­ity to a typ­i­­cally gloomy look. Studs and sequins give this look a rock edge, with hints of sparkle pre­ven­t­ing a dull, black can­­vas. Top­shop have recre­ated goth glam par­tic­u­larly well (above), chan­nelling floaty fab­rics, metallics and del­i­­cate detail. […]