London Fashion Week Lucia

The very stylish Lucia of fashion blog www.styleconfessional.com on day 2 of London Fashion Week

wearing her Rianna Phillips Cambio portfolio clutch bag. This size has sold out but the mini pouch bag size is still available at the e-boutique here

She wears:

 Topshop skirt | American Apparel top | Primark chain, blazer and shoes | Rianna Phillips clutch

LFW - streetstyle day 5

The best type of research I've ever collected is that of London Fashion Week street style. The consumer I design for is out in force wandering around the cobbles of Somerset house. 

I love to sit at the seating just outside of Fernandez & Wells (extremely tasty little cafe in the grounds . . . . all us fashionista's need regular cups of tea!) and spot the mix of diverse fashion.

My Caloundra print portfolio clutch was the best accessory, keeping my Ipad, phone and Mulberry Mitzy pouch safe and snug. Photographed in the last pic. 

Our outfits
Me
I wore my trust Alexander Wang leather biker vest, Topshop black skinny Leigh jeans (here), Whistles Feminin sweat top, Office knee high boots, my own design portfolio clutch bag (here), Mulberry mitzy pouch (similar here)

I went to London fashion week with bezzie mate Kate. Check out her blog here.

She wore

Burberry trench coat, Whistles top (here), Whistles necklace (here), Topshop boots. The bag was actually her mums from school. It was used for music lessons 50 years ago and now Kate uses it. How cool is that!

Austique Boutique - Chelsea, London

I originally came across this gorgeous little boutique via instagram. I Think I was trawling through pics under #boutique as that's a hashtag I seem to be hammering at the moment! When this shop popped up I decided I had to visit it whilst I was in London attending the Stylesight trend seminar.

There is actually 3 of these Austique stores dotted around London. I think it makes a refreshing change seeing stores like this amongst the massive high street fashion giants. Don't get me wrong, we all love a good bit of Topshop in our wardrobes! But these sweet little intimate stores remind me of one's I visited in the past like Pompidou in Australia or Rac in Toronto. I'm glad to say that England seems to be catching on to the fact that we need independent boutiques on the high street. They re-connect us with real, one off, fab shopping experiences.

The style and layout of the Chelsea branch of Austique was stunning. The cabinet that the jewellery was displayed in was a master piece in itself. I loved the table layout you meet when you first walk into the store, butterflies in frames sit amongst cheeky knickers by Cheek Frills.

 They carried brands such as Camilla and Marc, Zimmerman and Alice and Olivia along with their own label which has some great printed pieces, see their own brand at their website here. They also do a great selection of beauty products like Paul and Jo make up and Essie nails. 

If your in London, this store is well worth a visit:

Chelsea – 330 Kings Road, London, SW3 5UR

See their website:

www.austique.co.uk

twitter:

@AustiqueLondon 

 All pics taken by moi! 

please credit if used :-)

Paramount - London

Whilst on my trip to London last week I visited a great bar right near Oxford Street, i've probably stared right at the building before without a clue there is a viewing deck inside with waiter service and amazing cocktails! If you live in Manchester I suppose it's the Beetham Tower (Hilton) equivalent.

It was handy being able to pre book, as me and @KT_Millar  had just been to a trend seminar down the road at the Fashion Retail Academy; we simply gave our name at the door, they put us in the lift and next minute we were in the bar with the most fantastic view of London. We were lucky enough to catch the sun setting, which really was a fantastic view from where we were sat.

Paramount bar, inside the sky scraper building Centre Point is well worth a visit if your in central London.   

 See the website:

www.paramount.uk.net