TULA S/S 2012

I was recently contacted about TULA's Spring/Summer 2012 collection and although it's a brand I've never heard of before, their Lookbook really caught my attention!

Usually when I write about Lookbooks, they feature clothing, but this one is handbags galore! I firmly believe that you can never have too many bags, I certainly have a lot, and I was really impressed by the products from TULA.

I'm loving all of the bright, bold colours and my favourite bags feature in the last two images above. They're of a great size and I love the colouring!

The S/S 2012 Lookbook aims to celebrate British craftsmanship and quality. Their new Duffle bag range is absolutely lovely, although a tad pricey for the average person. Duffle and Bucket Bags were seen in the Fendi and Philip Lim S/S catwalk shows, so TULA have taken them as inspiration and come up with a small collection.





Absolutely love all of these. The duffle bag is perfect for everyday use, but if it's too big for you personally then it can perhaps be used as a little overnight/weekend bag.

All of the bags are made with lovely fabrics, super soft leather trim and intricate detailing! I'd certainly love to add one to my own handbag collection!

What do you think of this collection?

Republic S/S 2012

I was recently contacted by the lovely people at Republic and shown some images from their new Spring/Summer 2012 Lookbook and I was really impressed by the vivid colours, so much so that I wanted to dedicate a blog post to it!

I'm loving the prints and patterns on jeans, dresses and tops as well as the clashing of neon colours. This Spring everyone is either going neon or pastel and personally I would only get away with wearing pastel shades, but that doesn't mean I can't still look at neons and love them!

I like the inclusion of denim shorts, jackets and tie-tops in different shades of denim as well as the casual take on shoes, such as converse style high tops. Overall I really love all of the looks in the new collection, I love the girly/feminine edge and how it's toughened up with faded denim and cut offs.

What do you think of the new collection?

Mulberry S/S12

As if I didn't want a Mulberry bag enough, this advertising campaign has just made the need even stronger!

This has got to be one of the most exciting, colourful and fun campaigns I've seen from a brand in a long time and with Mulberry being a British institution, it was only right for it to be shot on none other than Brighton beach!

The campaign images are like traditional British postcards featuring the famous pier, sticks of rock, candy stripes and ice-cream! Oh, and the new handbag collection of course! And as if the bags weren't enough, the outfits consisting of cute ankle socks, wedges and an overall kitsch theme are adorable!

What do you think of the campaign?


*Images courtesy of FashionGoneRogue.com

First Look: Topshop S/S 2012

I've decided to put together a little montage of pieces from Topshop's new Spring/Summer 2012 collections.

There are some really lovely pieces within the collections and my favourite looks have got to be from the 'Faded Neon' collection, which is full of lovely pastel colours, loose fits and pretty casual items. My absolute favourite piece is the Knitted Wetlook Stitch Jumper which is perfect for throwing over a little tee on those not so warm days. I also love the casual tee pictured above. A lot of other S/S collections have featured quite bright/neon pieces but I love Topshop's slight twist on the trend! Genius!

I'm also a huge fan of their 'Sheer' collection which is a continuation of the trend into S/S. We're all still loving sheer shirts and strong collars, but these also come in a variety of pastel colours as well as the bolder blacks and reds. The plastic accessories are pretty interesting, though I'm not sure it will really catch on.

The 'Prints' and 'Jungle Fever' are probably my least favourite collections. I'm really not a fan of animal print and I'm bored to death of florals, but I do like the fact that Aztec print is still going and the Aztec Dip Hem Skirt is actually really pretty!

I'm also really excited to see some new Make-Up collections filtering into the store and the 'Sunbeam' Highlighter gives us a great idea of what we can expect!

So, what do you think of the new collections coming through? I'm definitely going to be wearing the faded neons and sheer looks and hopefully you'll see them feature in future posts!

What do you think of the new collections?

Matalan S/S 2012

I'm well aware that it's still very early on in the year but there is already Spring collections filtering into stores. I don't really go all out with Spring/Summer clothing, instead I choose to just take bits and pieces and work them into the wardrobe I already have.

I'm really loving the accessories in the Matalan S/S 2012 Lookbook, in particular, the scarves, headbands and jewellery pictured above. I'm also liking the inclusion of denim again, especially in shirt/jacket form as I really liked it a few years ago as well and still have a few bits hanging about in my wardrobe.

Of course, florals and lace look set to make a reappearance, as it does every year, but it never gets old. As with a lot of other Lookbooks, there are a lot of bright colours which I'm not to sure about, but maybe it's time to take a risk with a bit of colour?

Below, I've chosen a few individual items that I'm hoping to get my hands on!





So what do you think of the Lookbook?! Definitely going to have to get myself to a Matalan store pronto!