Kate Moss for Topshop SS09: A quick update!

Hey guys,

This is just a very quick update on the Kate Moss collection which is launching today, and which everyone is raving about (I really should go and see why before I pass any judgement!)

If the thought of standing in line for an hour and being jostled by the crowd, just to buy a new dress, makes you feel a bit sick then I think I have the solution!

As I mentioned yesterday, the new Kate Moss collection features a selection of vintage Liberty print fabrics from the year Kate was born. In celebration of this, a selection of the pieces are available in the Liberty London store. It's a lovely department store anyway, but even better if you can get your hands on the pieces you wanted without the hassle!

No jostling, no anxious teenagers. Now isn't that a better way to get your hands on the apparent "must have" collection of the season?

Love Tor xxx

Kate Moss for Topshop SS09 hits stores tomorrow

I think the title says it all: if you liked the last Kate Moss for Topshop collection you'll probably like this one (they all seem a bit samey to me!) There is a twist this time though: In a first for Topshop, the new collection includes seven key pieces sporting prints inspired by Liberty's design archive. They hit the stores tomorrow morning, so get up bright and early and hit the shops, whichever side of the Atlantic you happen to be on!

When I saw these pictures I was more interested in how Kate looked than in the dresses. There's no doubt that Kate looks amazingly gorgeous in these shots. She says the look was inspired by photos of her mum in the 70s. But when I see these images it only reminds me how important styling and good photography is in promoting a campaign, and that getting that right can turn almost anyone into a model.

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I'm not a huge Kate Moss fan although I do admire her attitude and her business acumin. But when you put the usual photos you see of Kate (looking hungover, wearing those faded jeans again, hair slicked back and almost always looking the wrong side of wash day) alongside these its almost impossible to tell they are the same person. And would you be inclined to buy a dress sold by the Kate you often see in the tabloids? Selling clothes is like selling yourself in any line of work: you have to look the part to convince other people that you are!

I don't yet know how these dresses look in person (rest assured I will be trying them on for your viewing pleasure!) but it always scares me a little when clothes are overstyled to look good- if Kate Moss needs that skirt swirling around her waist for it to look good, how is it going to look on me?! Does everyone remember the boxy star shirt from the last collection? They had to unbutton all but one button to make that work and nobody brought it!

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Having said that, I always say that a good hair cut and the right make up can make anyone look and feel better about themselves, and Kate Moss is certainly living breathing proof of that! She looks absolutely stunning and i'm even toying with digging out my old rollers and giving that hair 'do a go myself!

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Lots of love,

Tor

Boyfriend blazer: yay or nay?

Morning guys,

You know me, never one to miss a trend. I realise that, particularly in the current economic climate, slavishly following fashion isn't particularly, erm, fashionable, but I just can't help myself. I buy at least three fashion magazines a week and when I see new trends looking so fabulous I just can't help myself: I must be an advertisers dream!

One trend i've been keen to try out is the oversized boyfriend blazer, but given that i'm:

a) very short

b) very wide, and

c) very busty

all of the jackets have tried seem to make me look like a box. That is until I saw this one in topshop which I kind of liked. Or at least it didn't immediately make me say "yuck!"

I love the detailing on the back and even thought excitedly about all the dresses I could expose though the back panel. However beloved boyfriend (who is nothing if not honest about my pursuits of the trends) says I looked like a boxy box who'd been boxed and sent to Boxville, USA. I'm not sure I agree, but with the seed of doubt firmly planted in my mind I put the jacket back on the rail.

Did I do the right thing and save myself 55 wasted pounds? Or will I kick myself, forever hunting for another oversized jacket that suits me, and knowing it will never live up to that one? Only time will tell. Or....

....I could go back tomorrow and pick it up! What do you think??

Love, Tor x