I love the blog so much though that I won’t be gone too long – I’ll be back before you even know it!

In the meantime I’m going to have a Liam Neeson movie marathon to pass the days until baby is here.

So goodbye for a few weeks, and I’ll see you again very soon with lots of new ideas, fashion news and celebrity gossip.

(If you’re good I may even post a picture of baby up on the site when he/she is here)

See you soon!

Laura

xxx

Steering away from their recent ventures into the world of cinema (which, lets face it, never really worked), this prequel will be screened on the small screen.

Carrie is returning to TV!

I’m trying not to get too excited as America’s CW Network have only ordered a pilot episode so far with no guarantees that it will ever be turned into a full series, but still a girl can dream!

The show will follow Carrie’s teenage years, from the small town she grew up in to the lights of New York City.

It will be based on Candace Bushnell’s recent novel ‘The Carrie Diaries’, so we will have the pleasure of not only watching our favourite fashionista grow up, but we will also get to meet the girls as Carrie does.

No names have been officially linked to the pilot episode yet, but rumours that have circulated for the last few months name Blake Lively as being in the running to play Carrie (though I see her more as Samantha to be honest), with Emma Roberts, Chloe Moretz, and Emma Stone also being named as possible additions to the cast.

Even Miley Cyrus is keen for a role, telling Access Hollywood recently that,

“I would love it. I’m not attached, so I don’t want to say that, but that would be very cool.”

Personally, whilst I would love to see an established star in the role (which would give it a greater chance of a series commission), I think the role of Carrie would be best in the hands of an unknown who would be able to mould it into their own.

With no filming dates yet, we’ll just have to wait and see!

The scheme was devised by the British Fashion Council (BFC) six years ago as a means to help emerging designers establish their business brands. Each year the best of Britain’s design talent are selected for a cash prize which will assist them in showing their collections, and access to business support provided by the BFC which lasts for two seasons.

The winners are judged by a panel of fashion experts including Caroline Rush, CEO of the BFC; Francesca Burns, Fashion Editor of Vogue; and Sarah Mower MBE, the BFC ambassador of emerging talent.

So who has won this year’s prize?

The four winners have been announced as Henry Holland, Louise Gray, Mary Kantrantzou, and James Long (who is the first ever menswear designer to win the award!)

Caroline Rush, CEO, British Fashion Council, congratulated the winners,

“The recipients for this year’s Fashion Forward sponsorship are an exceptionally talented group of designers. 2012 is set to be a momentous year not only for fashion industry but the UK and I am looking forward to seeing Henry, Louise, James and Mary, taking strides forward in their business development. Menswear in London will be put in the spotlight this year making now the perfect time to introduce a menswear prize to Fashion Forward.”

Previous winners include Christopher Kane, Erdem, Giles Deacon, and Roksanda Illincic whose businesses were all launched to massive success by the prize.

Congratulations Mary, Henry, Louise, and James!

Whereas the previous collection reached back to Versace’s roots with bright colours and geometric patterns, the new range sports pastel colours such as lilac and sky blue with lots of white for a fresh look that is perfect for welcoming Spring. Inspiration has been drawn from Greek summer holidays and all things fruity; resulting in ruching at the stomach, one sleeved and halter-neck style necks, and a beautiful fruit print which features heavily throughout.

The new range becomes available today from 9am and is being sold exclusively through the H&M website. The last collection sold out in store and online within hours with the website crashing several times during the course of the launch day. Lots of people were left disappointed after H&M’s servers struggled to cope with the number of visitors to the site. Today is expected to be even worse as this range will not be available in stores or internationally – hope you’ve been practising your mouse clicking!

If you are planning on buying something please be aware that to meet demand H&M have restricted the number of items you can purchase to just one per account.

So how can you make sure you get something?

1. Log onto the website ahead of time and choose your item. You can do that HERE

2. Sign in to your H&M account or register for one in case the site goes down

3. Make sure you have your card details close at hand

4. Add the item to your basket (try to have a direct link to the item available if you can)

5. Pay and wait for your new Versace for H&M piece to be delivered!

Now to find my credit card…

The actress was announced as the new face of the brand last month after modelling for their jeans collection in the past and the new campaign seems to be a hit already, attracting lots of media attention this morning.

The latest adverts show 24 year old Ashley posing with long, wavy hair in a pair of flared DKNY jeans and simple white tank top in a warehouse, and in a beautiful, billowing, salmon coloured multi skirted dress with tank top style sleeves and nude platforms. Simple but very elegant.

Greene has been a busy lady recently – not only has she been dating gorgeous Broadway star Reeve Carney whilst filming comedy ‘LOL: Laugh Out Loud’ and horror film ‘The Apparition’, but she has also been cast in a four episode guest starring role in American show ‘Pan Am’.

Yesterday pictures were released of the actress filming a passionate scene with on screen love interest Michael Mosley and looking very at home in her sixties era costume.

Whilst she is only set to appear as a débutante with a connection to Ted (Michael Mosley) for a short time, I have my fingers crossed that she’ll stay a little while longer in the end. After all, surely a psychic vampire air hostess is just what ‘Pan Am’ is missing?

Just like Autumn/Winter ’11/’12′s Mui Mui glitter boots we should expect to see replicas of these shoes hitting the High Street very soon. Keep an eye out at TopShop in particular as they were so quick off the mark bringing out their own version of the Mui Mui boots last season.

The flame shoes were part of a 50s inspired show by Prada and evoked images of ‘Grease’, T-Birds, and the Pink Ladies so styling these with a beautiful knee length print dress (ideally with a billowing skirt but I’m open to other suggestions) seems to be the natural choice.

The shoes come in a variety of different colours; pink and green for those days when you want to express your femininity, green and yellow with killer pins heels and bows for when you want to turn heads, and a daring red and black platform design for the most daring of fashionistas.

My favourite pair have to be the red and black – the attitude coming off of these shoes is palpable. You really can’t go too wrong with these. For maximum impact I’d even be tempted to wear them with a leather jacket and daring skirt. (is anyone else thinking thigh split?)

The shoes aren’t available to buy yet but keep an eye on the website HERE.

Not only is she the lead character in one of the most successful franchises of this decade, but she can call one of the most handsome men on the planet her long term boyfriend. The only thing she has been criticised for in the past is her fashion sense; Kristen has embraced her own unique gothic/grunge style over the years, preferring this to the mounds of free designer clothes sent her way. But recently Kristen has been pictured at events wearing designers such as Roberto Cavalli and J Mendel, and the fashion industry has taken notice it seems.

Balenciaga today announced that Kristen is to be the face of their new women’s perfume due for release this Autumn. The fragrance is still unnamed as of today, but this is huge news for Kristen as it is her first major fashion advertising campaign.

She told WWD,

“Balenciaga has always stood out to me. Even when I first began to consider fashion and admittedly rarely knew the brand I was wearing, I always recognized and loved Balenciaga. It feels full circle to be involved with something that spoke to me then and of course continues to excite me now.”

CEO of the brand, Isabelle Guichot explained the decision to the same paper,

“Kristen is the perfect choice as she embodies Nicolas Ghesquière’s unique vision for the second chapter in our fragrance history.”

Congratulations Kristen!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Mary Kantrantzou has announced that she is teaming up with Longchamp, who are famous for their simple but beautiful tote bags, to bring us a collection that will be exclusive to French store ‘Collette’ from the end of this month.

The collection is exactly what we would expect from Kantrantzou – bold prints inspired by an ‘East meets West’ theme – and is bound to be seen everywhere from their pre-exclusive launch at Collette on January 23^rd.

Eccentric London-based Greek-born designer Mary Katrantzou is making huge waves on the fashion scene with her bright and exciting designs at the moment and is tipped to be one of the biggest names in the industry.

Given her reputation this new range is bound to sell out quickly.

If you want to get hold of the bags but aren’t able to get to Paris to join the long queue then don’t worry – the range will also be available to buy online and the website offers international shipping – hurrah!

Check out the collection HERE

Hooray!

The label, which is the younger, more flirtatious sister of Moschino, will be exhibiting on Saturday 18^th February between 1.30pm and 3.30pm at a mystery location following the move from Milan.

Creative Director Rossella Jardini explained,

“To début in London with Moschino Cheap & Chic is something I have been thinking about for a while. To have presence in a new city gives the younger line a stronger, more autonomous personality.”

This is great news for the British Fashion Council (BFC) who are still battling Milan over plans to change fashion week dates for Spring/Summer ’13.

Looks like 2012 is going to be a great year for the London fashion scene!