The Silver Shoe

Silver shoes, they seem to be everywhere at the minute. From high heeled pointy courts to block heeled strappy sandals. 

Silver just seems to be one of those colours that can be worn with anything, bold colours (orange and red are my favourites), black or white.

After finding so many amazing silver shoes I found ‘the ones’. These beautiful silver courts by Kurt Geiger have a petite ankle strap and the very now ‘block heel’ they are definitely the ones for me. Any outfit would look fantastic with these shoes. The only problem is the price tag and at £125 I’m not sure my part time student wage will stretch (sob).

I will just have to hope and pray they go into the summer sale. Until then I can just dream…..

Images Sourced from www.kurtgeiger.com 

News - Disasters in Bangladesh

We all heard the sad news about the collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh two weeks ago. More than 900 people lost their lives in this terrible accident, an accident that could have been prevented. I have now heard just this morning about a factory fire killing eight innocent people in the same city (Dhaka). Garment workers are working in terrible conditions for much less than minimum wage and they are now risking their lives.

‘The disaster has renewed concerns about the often deadly working conditions in Bangladesh’s £12.8bn garment industry, which provides clothing for major retailers around the world’.

Source: Sky News

However something is finally going to be done about the safety of those who make the clothes we wear. The clothing we take for granted, not thinking about where they have come from or what risks have been taken to make them.  I was so pleased to read this article on avazz.org about different brands starting with Calvin Klein, signing a very strong building and safety pact. Many other brands are thought to sign the pact very soon including Gap and H&M. If this strong pact can be formed it will hopefully save lives and stop our garment factory workers being injured in such disasters.

Click here to read the full article

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/crushed_to_make_our_clothes_ss/?wXidybb

Image Sourced from www.guardian.co.uk

This week I'm reading.....Harpers Bazaar Greatest Hits

One of my favourite things to do whilst being a student is wandering around the fashion and photography department of my college library. Yes it might sound a little geeky but I love the large and pretty fantastic selection of books and journals (Lulu and i-D are my favourites) and I'm forever been seen carrying around the heaviest books they have.

Whilst browsing the fashion photography section last week I came across this amazing book 'Harpers Bazaar Greatest Hits by Glenda Bailey, 2011'. It has some of the most amazing photo shoots and magazine covers the magazine has ever made. Photo shoots with the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker through to Barack Obama, created by photographers including Patrick Demarchelier and Peter Lindbergh.

I particularly love Sarah Jessica Parker channelling Harper’s Bazaar legend Diana Vreeland with her 'Why Don't you?'

'Keep a bucket filled with Candy. Cheap candy, it will scratch the itch'. 

'Use your local library, so few people do anymore'.

I love the candy one, it’s very me....

The September 2007 issue of Chloe Sevigny is another favourite, Peter Lindbergh played paparazzo, shooting Sevigny with a telephoto lens, I love this secretive photo

 

'The In Crowd' photographed for the March 2007 Issue by William Klien

 Chloe Sevigny in 'They tried to make me go to rehab' photographed for the September 2007 issue by Peter Lindbergh

'Harlem on my mind' Chanel Iman photographed for the September 2009 issue by Peter Lindbergh