2013

wish list

1) Boutique by Jaeger Daisy striped sweater, £99, click here to buy
2) MiH Paris mid rise skinny jeans, £133, click here to buy
3) Penelope Chilvers woven red Dandy slippers, £290, click here to buy
4) Chloé Aurore bowler bag, £1162, click here to buy
5) Cutler and Gross acetate sunglasses, £240, click here to buy
6) Rag & Bone Cambridge floral print and leather bomber jacket, £670, click here to buy
7) Mulberry glossy goat Lily bag, £695, click here to buy
8) Anya Hindmarch new season Joss wallet, £295, click here to buy
9) McQ Alexander McQueen studded leather pumps, £265, click here to buy
10) Whistles Mathilde fluoro tweed dress, £195, click here to buy.

Love Ella. X

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Ella Catliff in Shopping Leave a comment

Look Du Jour: Evening Emerald

emerald

What: Emerald silk blouse: Nanette Lepore, Silk Jacquard skirt: Whistles, Velvet Bag: Topshop, Heels: Isabel Marant, Stacking Rings: Swarovski.

Where: Tommy Hilfiger & Esquire Magazine Party at The Zetter Townhouse.

Can you BELIEVE it’s time to start thinking about fashion week already? It seems like only yesterday I was nursing my swollen feet after 12 days of back-to-back SS13 shows and now it’s time to start thinking about what I’m going to wear this time around. It certainly wont be spike heels again, I’ll tell you that for free! This week Covent Garden plays host to the second ever London Collections Mens – 3 days solely devoted to what stylish señores will be wearing next season. Obviously it wouldn’t be fashion week without lots and lots of parties and the Tommy Hilfiger and Esquire Magazine bash I attended last night was a bit of a “pinch me I’m dreaming” kind of affair. More juicy party gossip and menswear AW13 collection reviews will be coming your way soon but for now, what do you think of my evening emerald look?

Love Ella. X

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Ella Catliff in Look Du Jour 1 Comment

Look Du Jour: Cosy Casual

cosy casual

coasy casual

cosy casual

What: Fur Hat: Maje, Coat: Whistles, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Jeans: Acne, Gloves: Dents, Boots: Dune (gifted)

Where: Meetings, errands and a trip to the library (boo).

I know this is the second time in 24 hours that this particular ultra cosy hat has featured but I’m just completely and utterly obsessed with it! Strictly speaking it wasn’t nearly chilly enough this week to warrent quite such hardcore head wear and I may have got a little bit sweaty prancing around London but I’d be damned if I was going to put it in my handbag and risk making the fur go all frizzy. I’m off to New York Fashion Week again in Feburary (yay!) and am horribly aware it’s going to be FREEZING so when I spotted this bad boy in Maje it went straight to the top of my Christmas list. Excessively large fur hat aside, I have no idea how I’m going to avoid getting hypothermia without completely sacrificing all semblance of style. If anyone has any tips for managing it (brandy? candy? both?) please do share them with me!

Love Ella. X

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Ella Catliff in Look Du Jour Leave a comment

Pyjama Time

Now I know this will seem like I’m just jumping on the pyjama dressing bandwagon six months late but I’m not, I promise! I’m a bit of a pyjama addict myself so thought it was high time I did a post on them. I’m also lame enough to be religious in my wearing of floral cotton during the summer and tartan wool in winter, regardless of the predictably unpredictable British Weather. That said, it I owned a couple of sleek silk pairs I would most likely wear them all year round. Anyway, enough about me and my obsessive wardrobe habits, get a load of these bed-time-tastic beauties…

1) Markus Lupfer for Whistles Silk Pyjamas: Bottoms, £95, click here to buy. Top, £125, click here to buy.
2) J Crew Pyjamas: Bottoms, £120, click here to buy. Top: £130, click here to buy.
3) Avenue 32 x Poplin Toy Soldier Clara Pyjama Set: £120, click here to buy.
4) Equiptment Avery Brushed Silk Pyjama Set: £459, click here to buy.

Admittedly most of these jim jams (as my father inexplicably calls them) are glam enough to wear out of the house without looking like a madwoman but personally I envisage them being worn while having breakfast in bed, opening presents on Christmas morning or nursing a festive hangover with Gossip Girl re-runs and a vat of coffee. While we’re on the subject of wearing pyjamas out of the house my policy is that if their super luxe and silky, add heels and go for it. If they’re of the wooly/extra comfy variety then only wear so far as the corner shop or nearest Starbucks, provided it’s under 10 minutes away. What’s your view on it?

Love Ella. X

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Ella Catliff in Shopping 3 Comments

Look Du Jour: 50 Shades of Green

What: Green suede shoes: Kurt Geiger (gifted), Jumper: Whistles, Dress, Hat & Bag: Topshop.

Where: Kurt Geiger Dolls Party, London.

Another lame Look Du Jour title I know but I just couldn’t help myself! Plus while there may not actually be fifty shades of green in this outfit, there are certainly a fair few. Last week the lovely folk at Kurt Geiger asked me to co-host an event at their South Molton Street store and, best of all, I got to pick out a pair of shoes for the occasion. After spending the best part of an hour driving the staff mad by trying on every single style in the shop, I eventually settled on these army green suede platform loafers. Green also happens to be my joint favourite colour (with pink of course) and once I was wearing it on my feet, I thought I may as well just go the whole hog and wear it everywhere else as well. I reckon it’s a fairly decent take on “tonal colour blocking” and you can never have too much of a good thing after all.

Love Ella. X

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Ella Catliff in Look Du Jour 1 Comment

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