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The British Editors go French...

Some of our editors this summer took a trip across the English Channel to our neighbouring capital Paris. We looked at some of the most coolest places to be seen in the French capital. With Paris hosting its fashion week in the next month, we looked into the real back streets and unseen worlds that make this city a place to be seen and fashionable.

Also we will have editors at the coolest fashion parties of the season giving you all the backstage gossip plus what a models life is really like at Paris fashion week!

In the coming weeks leading up to fashion week were going to show some of the places you MUST go while in the city and also to see these hidden gems that makes our French neighbours almost as great as us.

Stay Tuned!!!

Another British Wedding

In this Septembers fall issue of American Vogue this year you can find a beautiful collections of photographs of recently wedded couple Kate Moss and Jamie Hinse by celebrity photographer Mario Testino. Set in the beautiful Cotswold countryside is a very intimate collection of the supermodel and rock star, a very different view to Kate Moss that you may have not seen before. With array of guests from fashion designers to singers, models, actors and all other celebrity guests this was a wedding that could almost rival the Royals wedding this year.

Below are a small selection of photographs we really liked. You can find the whole collection in this years septembers issue of American Vogue which goes on sale at the end of the month.

Hope you enjoy

From our Editor

It’s a wrap – behind the scenes of a fashion shoot

So on Friday I was on location shooting some pieces from the AW11 Boutique range for Topshop. Working on any fashion shoot is one of my most favourite things to do, I love the process the team goes through to create the final images from initial story boarding to the "it's a wrap" shout out at the end.

Having shot the last seasons collection in a field by a lake, it was time to do something very different. As we where shooting AW11 we felt a stronger architectural surrounding would work. So I began the task of seeking a location in London and finally decided on the Hayward gallery at the Southbank. This grey concrete heavy structure is a great example of sixties brutalist architecture and was the perfect setting for our shoot.

We arrived to a beautiful bright city morning, which for once wasn't wanted as we'd hoped for a gloomy grey backdrop to the shoot so the images would look a little darker. Once we organised the models and got them into their first outfits, we toasted the shoot in true Topshop style with the pop of a persecco cork and a quick swig of bubbles.

The shoot went so fast as they always do, we only had 3 hours on location so had to be very decisive and change the shot if things weren't working. We had a great team so it's was a really fun shoot. The outfits where to die for too, my favourite a long nude silk slip dress worn with an oversized thin knit jumper and ankle boots. Actually every outfit I want... so keep your eye on for the AW11 Boutique range… I already have a very long wish list!

To shoot Boutique AW11 it took...

3 cameras

1 video camera

2 models

few bottles of persecco

4 very large suitcases of outfits

12 pairs of shoes

2 photographers

3 rolls of 120 film

4 stylists

8 pain au chocolates

3 black coffees

4 moodboards

56 emails

2 mad taxi dashes

a group high five

an "it's a wrap"

and over 3000 images to edit

Check out Boutique at Topshop.com

From our Fashion Editor

The Topshop Team

"Wedding dress of the century"

From the 23rd of July you can take a look at the "wedding dress of the century". Sarah Burton head designer for Alexander McQueen will have her creation on display this Saturday till the the 3rd of October.
The lace regal dress that won so much attention for being the best kept secret can be seen now in all its glory in Buckingham Palace. Opened to the public this dress I'm sure will attract people form all over the world.

The display is part of the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace which includes the nineteen magnificent State Rooms (with complimentary audio tour), the special exhibition Royal Fabergé, and ends with a walk along the South side of the Palace garden.

Tickets range from £17.50 to £10 and under 5 yr olds go free.
It's definitely worth taking a look

From our Fashion Editor

Sarah Burton, Alexander McQueen

Style for the Summer

Whilst looking for a new pair of sunnies online I stumbled across this beauty, made for the eye wear company Oliver's Peoples this short film was shot by Lisa Eisner and features psych folk musician Devendra Banhart and his girlfriend Rebecca Schwartz. Shot in the Rainbow House, architect John Lautners 1961 Los Angeles masterpiece, this film is filled with cant-keep-your-hands-off-each-other moments and is incredibly beautiful, chic and totally sexy.

Oliver Peoples has established a reputation for producing spirited short films to coincide with the current campaign and bring life to the collection. SS11 is the hottest yet, check out the collection at: http://www.oliverpeoples.com

From our Fashion Editor

Here’s my shortlist of shades, I want them all…

Burberry goes bohemian for spring summer 2012

The world of fashion all descended on the Italian fashion capital Milan this week, for what seems to be a colourful, organic and textured ss12 week.

One design house in particular who brought a sense of hippie bohemian colour was the British house Burberry.

Mixing shades of burgundy, brown, blue greens and sandy caramels Burberry's creative director Christopher Bailey created a more sensitive man, yet still keeping with the long coat Burberry signature. We here at the British Editor are big fans of Burberry and will feature more of past and present designs in the future. Here below are some of the creations we look forward to seeing in stores May next year.

From our Fashion Editor

School of Creativity show their best for the press

This years Central Saint Martins BA Fashion show was one yet again of creativity. Set in the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green East London. A variety of creations took form in a never ending amount of color. Being the last time the fashion school hosts it show in east London before the historic move to Kings Cross there was amount of celebration and excitement in the air.

Hosted by Hillary Alexander fashion editor for the Telegraph and judged by Sarah Burton creative director for Alexander McQueen, 40 students were selected from the fashion school. Showing a variety of color, prints and architectural lines. Not to mention the usual CSM dress art intstallations that show it to be a school of creativity.

Overall we here at the British Editor think the show was a great success. Here are some we think showed the best creations and designs.

From our Fashion Editor

Ivan Curia Nunes (2nd Runner up Winner)

Satoshi Kuwata

Sarah Hall

Shengwei Wang

Zi (Ji Yun) Kim

1st prize winner Flaminia Saccucci

Future Fashion

“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” - Coco Chanel

Working in the fashion industry you know that if you get an invite to a graduate fashion show you must attend. Its an exciting place to be as fashion students push creative boundaries and often lead in innovative design. You could be about to view a collection from the next Alexander McQueen.

We ventured to the university of Westminster show at a derelict industrial bunker just off Baker Street, with London’s fashion press assembled and anticipation high in the air the show begins, late as usual but worth the wait.

Collections included interesting silhouettes, splashes of colbot blue, feather and fur trims and inflated plastic bubbles. These students had clearly worked so hard to complete their collection and pushed themselves creatively. So from the university of Westminster, these are designers to watch out for;

From our Fashion Editor