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The Fashion Recruit
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My journey through the changing styles of the fashion industry. What really drives us to buy the clothes we place on our backs. My style, other people's style, fashion memories and tidbits. And of course, one or two personal touches.
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Now Open: Burlesque & Boudoir!

So you’re probs wondering what’s been going on, amirite? No? Not at all? In fact you’d completely forgotten about The Fashion Recruit? Oh, please God no. Joking aside, I̵...

16 feb 12

Not That You Care But…

I’m taking some time off from this blogging malarkey to go be me for a sec. I don’t know how long that ‘sec’ is going to be but I should be back before the end of the year, e...

12 oct 11

The Fashion Week Infographic

Katy at 1000 Heads just sent me this brilliant infographic from all the info gathered from London and New York fashion weeks. I really like this sort of thing, it’s always interesting to see r...

30 sep 11

H&M, Gold Accessories & My Patience

As a rather wonderful birthday present, my mum bought me this watch from Asos.com, and me being me, asked for an accessory in a colour that doesn’t go with any of my other rings or necklaces. S...

28 sep 11

London Fashion Week Round Up

Courtesy of Grazia Daily, here’s their LFW round-up including a little interview with Erin O’Connor – a face I haven’t seen for ages! Fantasbulousness. Check out more of Londo...

27 sep 11

A Rare Beauty-Themed Story…

I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have problem skin. Perhaps when I was 10 years old? To be frank, puberty hit me early so I’m not lying when I say I do not remember not havin...

26 sep 11

The Best Runways of 2011

Runways, or ‘catwalks’ as some like to call them, are so important to a designers’ show that, if created improperly, the whole feel and message of their collections could go straigh...

23 sep 11

Birthday Shenanigans – 25th!

This past weekend I’ve been celebrating my birthday in style – a lunch at the RAC club in Pall Mall, a wonder round the shops in West London and a fabulous evening with some of my closest...

20 sep 11

International Fashion Bloggers Conference: London

On Friday, I had the honour of attending the first IFB conference in London along with 50 other bloggers. I made fantastic connections, some new friends, and got to meet a couple of the most influen...

20 sep 11

Picks from London Fashion Week So Far

The title says it all! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the two shows I was invited to but I’ve got into the spirit here since looking through the most recent designers to show at ...

20 sep 11

Outfit Post (Of Sorts) : Zara Happenings

I know I said I’d wear as much black as possible but this Zara shirt was just too good to pass up. It was £7.99 in the sale and will work perfectly with every single piece of clothing I own. ...

14 sep 11

Work Those Topshop Brogues

Here’s my dear mummy working some brogues from our beloved Topshop. She’s always in black and loves the classics. I’m going to have my black phase starting when I turn 25 on Monda...

14 sep 11

What I’m Wearing – London Fashion Week

Nothing. No, I’m kidding. Or AM I? No, seriously, there is nothing worse than having NOTHING to wear and then figuring out at the last-minute: ‘Oh wait, I have actual clothes, maybe I sh...

13 sep 11

Fashion Recall #8: The 80′s – Wanted Dead or Alive

It’s been a while since I’ve written a Fashion Recall post but I’m here to tell you they’re coming back in a big way! I’ve really been getting inspired by a lot of thin...

09 sep 11

Watch This Place : Ask The Industry

  Rachel from British Style Bloggers and author of her own blog ‘Watch This Place‘ is currently writing a series on her blog called ‘Ask The Industry’ where she asks fash...

07 sep 11

What Not To Do – A Series (#2)

You may remember my first post in this series where I talked about what not to do when starting your first book. For some odd reason, I enjoy writing in the negative (if this can even be described a...

06 sep 11

Just a thought…

I’m really liking the colored trousers ‘trend’ that doesn’t seem to be going away. I’ve been seeing red, blue (my favourite) yellow (my least favourite) and green for a ...

05 sep 11

Angularity in Fashion

I was browsing through Far Fetch today for a bit of a designer clothing satiation, and I came across a nice little trend which I’d previously overlooked – angularity. From Vivienne Westw...

05 sep 11

ONE Magazine – Fashion Fetish

In July, Nicole from ONE Magazine in the US contacted me to write an article for the August ’11 issue. I chose to write about the fetish trend for A/W ’11 and how it’s evolved thro...

30 aug 11

Meryl Streep Sums Up My Thoughts Exactly…

“This…stuff’ ? Oh… ok. I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select out, oh I don’t know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance,...

27 aug 11

This Week in Photos

This week has been an odd one. It was meant to be really busy but actually ended kinda relaxed. Above are pictures of the trees outside of my office, heart paperweights, and a lovely buddha sculptu...

26 aug 11

DVF: The Fall Collection Promotional Video

Diane Von Furstenberg has just released a new video to catch our eyes. I don’t usually write about this kind of thing because a) the news sites do it so much better than me, and b) I find this...

25 aug 11

London Calling : South Bank

Last night I went out in South Bank, which is the area nearest to Waterloo station along the river. It’s really a beautiful place filled with creativity, gentle souls and the calming yet excit...

24 aug 11

Zara – Open your Eyes

By now, you’ve probably heard that Spanish brand Zara have come under fire for using a factory/supplier which has in turn used slave labour. You’ve probably also heard that they’ve...

23 aug 11

Bra Measuring – A Rite of Hassle

As women, it’s important to wear the correct bra size. You’ve heard that sentence a million times in your life, I bet. So it comes as no surprise to hear this one either: bra shopping ...

21 aug 11

This Week in Photos

Mostly of food. Yeah… sorry about that. Mini Dashboard. Prettiest Interior to Date. Dinner @ Brown's - Maddox Street   Chicken & Avocado Salad & a Burger ;)   Friday...

19 aug 11

Ralph Lauren – The Denim & Supply Collection

Ralph Lauren (that’s what we’re calling the brand now – they’ve dropped the ‘Polo’) have just launched their new range with its very own micro-site – Denim &...

16 aug 11

Change.org & Forever 21

Have you heard about the petition that (so far) over 2,800 people have signed to support Change.org’s campaign to get Forever 21 to pull the Feral Childe print design they so blatantly ripped o...

15 aug 11

Last Week in Photos

My friend Bee and I on a drunken Saturday night. Part of my growing Converse collection. Nice new hair things for all the washing of the hairs. My desktop at home that inspires me to write.   Re...

15 aug 11

Outfit Post: Friday Sequins

Recently I’ve been getting a bit more adventurous and carefree about what I wear everyday, mainly because there are so many options more readily available in the warmer seasons. Today I chucke...

12 aug 11

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