Venus In Furs

Leopards and glamour pusses have long gone hand in hand, with some even going as far as owning one as a pet, and once again, the classic print is back in the fashion spotlight. Stylish types have been sporting leopard print everything, from 5-inch Louboutins to that Agent Provocateur leotard. However, I think leopard print looks best worn as nature intended - fluffy and furry - or as saucy underwear. It is particularly effective in the form of a warm furry coat (faux, naturally) or a coquettish little hat. Note in the example below, from the previously- blogged film 'An Education', how you and your friend can craftily co-ordinate by wearing one item each!

Rosamund Pike & Carey Mulligan in 'An Education', sporting co-ordinating lovely leopard pieces. 

Audrey Hepburn keeping it minimal in a leopard print pillbox hat.

Edie Sedgwick sporting her two best-known trademarks, her faithful leopard coat and her distinctive silver 'do.

Alexa Chung having a rare old-school glamour moment with the oh-so-glamourous combination of leopard print and red lipstick.

Brigitte Bardot adding even more french flair to her Leopard trench with a jauntily-placed beret.

The divine Daisy Lowe teaming her coat and a Ghost World-style mask with great panache.

If you are looking to add a bit of leopard to your wardrobe, Topshop is stocking a particularly lovely coat and a very chic beret can be found at H&M!

Everbody Needs An Education

Today I'll show you some lovely images from the delightful new film, An Education. Set in the early 60's, the story is set around sixteen year old Jenny, played by promising new comer Carey Mulligan. Jenny is interested in good books, music and all things French, yet her parents are pushing her towards Oxford. She is bored beyond belief until and a handsome - and much older! - suitor comes along, and her life is turned upside down... but I shan't spoil it for you! My personal highlight of the film was the Parisian sequence, which reminded me of a cross between A Bout De Souffle and Funny Face... wonderful, non?

Aside from an intriguing coming of age story, a witty script written by the excellent Nick Hornby and some Lula magazine-worthy imagery, it features some absoloutely beautiful costumes. Jenny transforms from a pretty school girl to an Audrey Hepburn-esque stunner before our very eyes, in brocade shift dresses and chic up-do's courtesy of the equally well-dressed, loveably dim-witted Helen. It's not just the girls, either; the gents are equally dressed to the nines. Anyway, I hope you are inspired to go and see this film, it is well worth the hype it is recieving, not just from yours truly but everyone coming out the cinema! Enjoy.