Mens fashions at London Fashion Week 2010 were certainly a mix bag!  While some designers showcased futuristic visions of radically new styles, others such opted to rework retro looks from eras gone by.

The old movie lover in me particularly enjoyed the 1940’s crisp, masculine lines and dashing trilbies of Hardy Amies’ Autumn Winter 2010 collection.

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Britain lost one of it’s fashion stars this week, with the sad death of designer Alexander McQueen.  One of the most universally popular designers of recent years, with a long list of celebrity clients, McQueen’s talent pushed British fashion talent into a new era of respect and acclaim.  His success was not only well earned, but was an inspiration to thousands of young designers in the UK.

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Although the focus is all on roses and chocolates for the women, what about finding the perfect gift for the special man in your life?  How about a Beer hamper from Hampergifts.co.uk? An extravagant gift idea for any beer lover. With three large bottles of the very best English ales plus a tasty selection of other sweet & savoury snacks including gourmet biscuits, mixed olives, luxury shortbread, Belgian chocolate pieces & more. A unique alternative way to send a beer gift.

Forget boring red roses and brighten up your lover’s day with a selection of colourful variations of this traditional flower! Believe in a thing called Love on Valentines Day and say it with a rose from InterRose the UK’s only specialized rose delivery service. Simply enter the special offer code “saintvday” before midnight on February the 10th and get 7.5% off your order

Did you know that Valentine’s Day is also Chinese New Year?  What better way to show off your romantic streak and celebrate spending another year together than with personalized fortune cookies?  Click the Cookie offer romantic fortune cookie packages from just 12.99, filled with romantic quotes such as “To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.” Or if you are feeling creative, why not order a selection with your own messages?

Remember all those elegant, glamorous and inspiring white gowns whafting down last year’s red carpets? If the Grammy’s are anything to go by then don’t hold your breath for the same as we head into this year’s awards season. Regardless of starlet or designer, many of the white gowns seen at this year’s Grammys were utter FAILs. Here are some of the worst culprits, from left to right. (more…)

Still not sure exactly what colour scheme to opt for for your wedding?  Try out this cool tool online, from Pantone.  With their full range of colours you can mix and match swatches to see how various combinations will look.   But the site offers much more than just colour swatches, letting you create a full styleboard with real life images to give you an idea of how your wedding might look.   Our favourite part?  You can order color swatches of your choices and hand them to anyone involved in the wedding so that they can help you to find decorations, invitations and other accessories that coordinate.

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Take That band member, Mark Owen, married his “Babe” Emma Ferguson in Cawdor, Scotland on November 11th.   The wedding was a low key affair, in the local parish church, with only their closest family and freinds present, although several hundred Take That fans gathered outside for a glimpse of the boys.

Emma opted for a vintage wedding look,  with an antique lace gown and matching veil.  Her 1920’s hair do completed the look, and earns her a gold star in our opinion.

The same can’t be said for her diminutive groom, who despite his small stature still couldn’t seem to find clothes to fit, wearing a rather frugly dark purple jacket with black satin lapel.  Really, Mark, you would have looked better wearing your dashing outfit from the Shine music video!

Finding the heart of the Bride’s Rite-of-Passage

With the launch of her new blog, “Letters to a Bride,” Cornelia Powell continues to lead the wedding industry in a more heart-centered direction. Why does the world need another wedding blog? While others focus on the trappings of the wedding, Cornelia—a wedding entrepreneur for over twenty-five years—focuses on the intimacy of the bride’s rite-of-passage.

“Letters to a Bride” delivers “Dear Bride-to-Be” messages of ease and reassurance to a woman’s life at a time when she can use lots of both! Each “Dear Bride-to-Be” note and musing posted to the blog gives the reader a soothing place to land, a take-a-breather moment, a bit of woman-to-woman wisdom and bride-talk! (www.CorneliaPowellWeddings.blogspot.com)

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