André Leon Talley remembers Michael Jackson


"In the early nineties, when Jackson was wearing military officers’ jackets with braid and gilt buttons, I spotted a great jacket hanging in the window of Welsh and Jefferies on Savile Row in London. Lured inside by it, I asked about the jacket, green, cut like a Spencer, with padded lining and silver braid. The tailors told me it was a regimental dress jacket worn by Englishmen for formal or ceremonial occasions. And then they hooked me: “Michael Jackson saw the jacket in the window like you and came in and asked if he could order one. We told him yes,but he couldn’t wear it with the royal plumes insignia—that would be inappropriate.” I ordered two: one in navy and with silver braid, the other in red with black velvet and gold braid. And that’s how Jackson influenced my military phase of dinner dressing. “Michael Jackson was a groundbreaking American original,” I said. “He not only gave us the one sequined glove, he gave us spats. But Michael was more than his style; he represented hope and the American dream to the world. We must be joyous and step it up a bit. We need to celebrate his life.”

Check out the full post here...

http://www.style.com/vogue/voguedaily/2009/06/remembering-michael-jackson/?mbid=fbvps

The Legend will live on FOREVER...


...not only through his groundbreaking music that shaped the industry, iconic dance moves which spawned a generation of Moonwalkers but also through his unique and original sense of style. Michael Jackson's style has been mimicked the world over, be it a sharp suit and fedora, black t-shirt/leather biker jacket combo, classic tee teamed with straight-leg trousers and patent loafers or a sequin embellished blazer.


Celeb favourite of the moment, Balmain's latest collection clearly draws inspiration from the King of Pop's love of military jackets and mixes spang-dangly with futuristic cool.


The easy-peasiest way to get the look is to team one of these fierce jackets with a neutral tee, slim-fit jeans and Ray-bans...


All Saints:


Jigsaw:




DVF:


It is with great sadness that we try to embrace the passing of Michael Jackson, however he will forever live on in our hearts, through his music and of course, through his undeniable style which has inevitably shaped our wardrobes... what better way to celebrate his legacy! A True Legend. R.I.P. M.J.

*LEI VAN KASH*




LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

Jewellery designer... every piece is individual and exudes style... heavily Persian influence... commision pieces.

I. WANT. IT. ALL.

Need it in my life NOW!


So us ladies in the fashion game have kinda seen how it works... The Mossatron will haphazardly throw something on in her morning after the night before state... Walk out the door in an ever so cool nonchalant fashion... Get papped... Every female on the planet will begin drooling over whatever it is she happens to be sporting... 6 months later she'll design a similar piece in her Topshop collection... Cue more drooling and a very unhappy credit card balance!


All that said you need this in your life NOW...


Alternatively if you can fork out £130 i'd go for the real deal below, available from asos.com (also a big shout out to the gorgeous Martha Hussey, below, who's modelling said waistcoat!)

The Buzz Word


Louis Vuitton are commemorating the 40th anniversary of man's conquest of the Moon in their latest ad campaign. The second man to set foot on the Moon, astronaut Buzz Aldrin is the face of a new LV global ad campagin, along with his fellow space travellers Sally Ride and Jim Lovell. The ad was shot in the Californian desert by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz.


The ad is part of an ongoing campaign produced by Ogilvy & Mather, aiming to reinstate travel as the core value of the Louis Vuitton brand. Simultaneously, in its first integrated press and digital advertising campaign, Louis Vuitton is launching a dedicated website louisvuittonjourneys.com, on which Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell and Sally Ride discuss how the experience of space changed their lives; the site will launch worldwide on July 2nd.

Buzz will be joining the likes of Rolling Stone Keith Richards, former 007 Sean Connery and father-daughter director-duo Francis Ford and Sofia Coppola, who have graced LV's core values ads recently.

Je-Je-Je-Je-Je-Je-JEG IT OUT!

I remember a time when I used to live in my flared jeans & vowed that I would never in my life wear anything tapered, skinny or straight legged ever ever again. Flash forward to A/W '05 and suddenly the skinny jean trend was embraced, (although it took lots of umming & ahhhing in the Topshop changing rooms as I swore that the "Baxter" made me look like I had a pair of turkey drumsticks for legs!) Today we're very much embracing jeans in all shapes & sizes... boyfriend, colour block, skinny, flared, peg leg... oh the possibilities are endless! I however am now finding it very difficult to prize myself out of my skinnys (or leggings for that matter) which brings us nicely onto the "Jegging." Think of them as the lovechild between your favourite pair of skinnys and your favie pair of leggings -hence the coined new name!

They're already on the high street and are being hailed as the new wardrobe staple. Check them out at both Warehouse and French Connection. (FC's also offers a unique 360 stretch which is said to flatter... me likey likey).

Alternatively you could opt for Topshop's printed denim effect leggings: