I’m Back!!!!

After a long time i am finally back and will get started with writing my blog again very soon!

My main excuse is having so much college work to do but in five weeks this college year will be over and i’ll have plenty of time to write away; also I have had major technical problems recently with the page, I haven’t been able to log in then I couldn’t edit or post anything…

…but whatever glitch it was now seems to have dissapeared because as you can see i am back.

Yes, as you can probably tell I am very excited, I really want to get back to improving my skills as a blogger and writer and also seek out all the fashionable tidbits that come my way and to let you hear about them too!

So will be blogging soon!

Love Jo x

Little Miss Bad Blogger!

Well, that’s me. I hardly get time to write anything because I am working hard at college trying to catch up with work for the first semester, which is already over. I can’t believe it!

I suppose that’s no excuse for neglecting you loyal readers of my modest blog.

You may have seen that I did have a little time to set up my My Space page for the blog which I hope you like (I kept it the same theme as the blog with a bit more edge to it) and if your a member of MySpace then add MFM as your friend, come on you know you want to!

Click here or on the lovely logo to go to MFM My Space

My neglect is set to change next week as I will be on holiday for a week, therefore will have oodles (yes, I said oodles) of time to write my musings! I already have 10 topics (some small, some large) in mind and more will follow, so check back next week for lots of new musings!

P.S. Thanks for your support everyone, it means alot when people say they like my bloggings! x

MFM on MySpace

My Fashion Musings has just got it’s very own MySpace page (and a logo).

To access it click here…

MFM MySpace

Or on the logo below…

Feel free to add yourselves as a friend, send a message, then comment or even send your opinions on, well anything really, such as your favourite designers or style icons maybe!

Leona Lewis…INCREDIBLE!

I don’t usually write about music but…Not ever has such worldwide hype surrounded one artist from the U.K. However, this hype is well deserved because this young lady from Hackney in London has a stunning voice with critics and the famous alike raving about the voice and beauty of this 22 year old girl!

From humble beginnings as a secretary, she gained fame after entering  the U.K. talent show, The X Factor (similar to American Idol) where she stunned the judges and audiences with a voice that was reminiscent of Whitney and Mariah, thereafter she cativated the entire nation.

Each and every week she wowed the U.K. with “world-class” performances and never failed to give it her all! Britain was overjoyed but not too surprised when she won (by a long way) on the final show and as proof of how much they believed in her they rushed to their computers to buy her debut U.K. single ‘A Moment Like This’, Leona broke the fastest selling download record by selling over 50,000 downloads in under thirty minutes, and it was crowned Christmas number 1 soon after.

2006 was one year Leona and Britain would not forget in a hurry!

Then, she almost disappeared with the exception of the X-Factor tour as she went off to meet with Clive Davis (music Mogul behind the likes of Alicia Keys and Whitney Houston) and a plethora of writers to create an album that would show the world what she was capable of.

 In the fall of 2007, almost a year after she won x-factor she returned with ‘Bleeding Love’. Not a ballad as such which is what most were expecting, but a tune with  a r’n'b influence and more grit than anything we saw from her on the show. The U.K. loved it and it topped our charts in its first week of release outselling the rest of the Top Ten put together! It stayed at number 1 for an amazing 7 weeks and officially became the biggest selling record of 2007!

 

During this time she also released ‘Spirit’ her debut album which was equally loved staying at Number 1 for a total of 6 weeks. It was also the U.K.’s fastest selling debut album, and the fourth fastest selling album of all time!

Since, she has become an international success over the U.K. much of Europe and many other parts of the world, and now Leona has high hopes to be as popular in the U.S. too, with the hype steadily growing day by day and many performances, appearances and interviews lined up for later this year including American Idol, Oprah and American Vogue there’s little chance that she won’t become a massive success!

Also her image has never been doubted as anything but stunning but since her new single, she has also taken on a new sense of style and a presence that has Diva written all over it, which certainly lives up to the Diva in her voice!

Shes gorgeous!

‘Bleeding Love’ is set to hit the U.S. shores in February and her debut album ‘Spirit’ is to be released in April.

From what I’ve heard, America can’t wait!

Kate Moss Parties with the Stars…

…literally, well, sort of! For the top supermodels 34th Birthday Bash she decided to party for 34 hours (that’s one hour for every year of her life), unfortunately her years may have caught up with her as she is reportedly gone to bed at the 18th hour (I’m surprised she didn’t make it to 24, at least). Still 18 is admirable considering how much Don Perigon was drunk by Kate and her party guests at the Dorchester with the final room service bill adding up top a whopping £37000.

It is all supposed to have started at 2:30pm on Wednesday at the Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane where Kate had booked the top two floor suites at a price of £2500 each, she turned up wearing this outfit that only she would have the confidence to wear and actually still looked good (picture features below) and then she and some of her closest friends had a very British time with Tea and Cakes. At 8pm they with some other guests had a meal at the China Tang restaurant. Afterwards the party headed to the Punk Club in Soho where many more guests joined the partying, at this time Kate had curled her hair and painted a star over her eye to enhance the glam punk theme. At 2:30 they went back to the Dorchester with a few select friends, then they went to the North London home of friend Rose Ferguson at 6am before finally arriving back home to her new £8 million home in St. Johns Wood North London.

The eclectic guests included her mother, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and wife Katy England, Meg Matthews and David Walliams, Ronnie Wood with his wife Jo, Davinia Taylor and Kelly Osbourne, snooker player Jimmy White, Jools Holland and Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay, plus Sir Philip Green wearing a rather interesting jacket (pictured below), and Rocker boyfriend of Kate, Jamie Hince who arrived with a present and many of Kate’s other pals.

 

Sir Philip Green

Jools Holland and Jay Kay

Ronnie Wood and Jimmy White

Davinia Taylor and Kelly Osborne following the same theme as Kate with sparkle around the eyes!

Meg Matthews and David Williams

Bobby Gispelle and Katy England

Personally I’m not much interested in the party itself but more what was worn, more specifically by Kate Moss herself. So where was Kate Moss’s fab. outfit from? (Which was a double trend because not only is it covered in stars, a key look this Spring but it’s a jumpsuit too!)

Chanel, can you believe it! We first saw this outfit on Claudia Schiffer over a year ago for a magazine shoot on the beach.

I personally think Kate pulls this outfit off better this time.

If you want to go stars for Spring too, much of the high street can offer many styles but if you really want to look like a star, www.ASOS.com does a great selection inspired by what the celebrities where! Including this great dress…

and this blouse too.

As for many of the other rumours surrounding the party events, I don’t know about you but i’m not interested in tabloid speculation and rumours.

Zac Efron…

You may or may not know that I am not the biggest High School Musical fan much to some peoples disbelief, however I can appreciate that he is looking a little more fashionable lately with the messy hair, stubble and suit in the video below. An improvement on his preened to perfection look before….

 http://video.men.style.com/?&fr_story=86699e09f2d3478a5a374a5f1650c5b28146954d&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fmyfashionmusings.wordpress.com%2F

Brit’s in Dresses ‘07

This is very difficult to pick the best dresses worn by Brits in 2007 as there have been a multitude of divine dresses that have stunned us into awe from many red carpet events including award ceremonies, premieres, catwalk events and more.

I must say I loved this dress…

…worn by Agyness Deyn, Model of the Year 07 and designed by Giles, who’s designs I simply love! I like it so much as it just perfectly fits what I perceive to be Agyness’ personality yet adds so much glamour to her usual style.

We all remember the emerald dress from Atonement worn by Beauty Icon of 2007, Keira Knightley, truly stunning!

So beautiful it has been voted best movie costume of all time, that’s ahead of the white dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch

and Audrey Hepburn’s black dress in Breakfast At Tiffany’s.

Now that’s what I call a dress! The red dress in the Chanel Coco Mademoiselle advert was gorgeous too…

This is not the only dress Keira has worn that I adored this year, she has had numerous other triumphs on the red carpet. This next one for the London premiere of Atonement mesmerized the crowds and press alike.

I hardly think it’s fair that this young lady has so many beautiful dresses when I have none as stunning as what she has adorned in 2007 including the next one by Chanel.

If you can cast your minds back to the Oscars all those months ago then you’ll remember Kate Winslet in this long Sage number.

She oozes effortless glamour.

Now, if you take a look back a couple of years ago you would cringe at the atrocious outfits that this next girl was wearing but since her appearance in Chicago she has become a glamorous lady with impeccable style if the red dress at the British Fashion Awards is anything to go by.

Lets hope this continues.

Lily Allen stepped up from vintage girl to designer diva with this simple but glamorous red dress.

Sienna Miller hasn’t always been a favourite of mine but this dress was worth the mention, the detail contrasts the delicate fabric perfectly.

Finally Kate Moss wore a very pretty delicate long vintage dress recently but some clumsy co-celeb stepped on it and unfortunantly in ripped, for any other star this would mean disaster, for Kate it meant stylish mini dress (after some innovative alterations from a friend).

On Kate, I think it looks better as a mini…

2007 has definitely been a great year for British stars with Keira being the clear winner (even though it’s not a competition) and 08 is set to be even better, hopefully.

Cushionista…

I have seen this cushion in numerous weekly and monthly magazines so I thought it was obligatory that I should mention it too.

This rather cute cushion is both patriotic and stylish, with a price tag of £60 for the oblong and £75 for the square you may be thinking its a little pricey but I consider it a purchase that is well worth having.

Created by Jan Constantine, a textile designer with backgrounds in fashion, interiors and styling, she has gathered together her experience, her love of decoration and her Constantine drive to fulfill a lifetime’s ambition and produce her own collection of household embroidered textiles, from aprons to cushions.

With it’s pale colours and heart in the middle it will be a seamless addition to any room but bold enough to be a lovely conversation piece to enchant your friends and make them jealous of your style! It’s embroidered so looks vintage inspired yet simple so is perfect for a modern home too.

The Brit. flag is making a comeback in every way, it has made it’s way into many celebrity homes too with most recently being seen in Mary-Kate and Ashley’s new New York million $$$$ pad (on cushions) so this little piece of decor is a must have in your homes for 08!

These cushions and many other stylish options are available from the www.thelondoncushioncompany.com or www.janconstantine.com.

Ugg update…

After all, I thought it best to let you know whether I let myself fall for those fluffy boots and, well, I did. They are not the little black pair that I spotted at work but a gorgeous brown pair with white trim, they look like the genuine article, plus they are most pleasingly a size smaller than I usually wear, a UK 7. This is a much needed ego boost for a girl with size 8 feet! I will be wearing them with pride very soon!

Fascinator? Facisnating!

The Christmas season is upon us and we are all searching for that perfect dress or outfit to dazzle your co-workers, most of us may have that sorted by now but what about your accessories, more specifically your hair accessories. To really show off how stylish you really are go for the fascinator. Whats that I hear you say? According to ‘wiki’, a fascinator is a headpiece, worn on the hair. They are commonly made with feathers, flowers or beads. They are an adornment for formal attire and an alternative to wearing a hat.

A facisnator is the perfect way to add drama to any outfit. They can be any colour, match your outfit or contrast it, it’s your choice, hat shopping can be very fun! Try taking pictures, perhaps in the most outrageous fascinators and amuse you and your friends too.

If there is one person who can pull off any hat or facsinator at any occasion it is Ms. Dita Von Teese!

The woman that epitomises class, style and effortless glamour!

You owe it to your inner woman and fashionista to wear a fascinator on the outside! Even if you are not confident enough to wear a full one, you can still try a headband with a cluster of jewels giving you just enough fascination to out sparkle your friends.

 

After all when a star steps out in a facisnator you know she is something special, why not you too!