Design | Céline Pre-Fall

Céline Pre-fall 2013

Not many designers can pull off minimalism like Phoebe Philo. Despite the fact that most women/young girls, with the exception of the odd few (farmers?), wouldn't rush to spend a fortune on a rustic straw hat, I would be lying if I said I wasn't lusting after this a Céline one. Perfect use of classic fabrics, gold plated dream shoes and masculine tailoring, and of course the ideal muted palette. Autumn needs to come sooner!

Design | Katie Eary

I don't think enough teen bloggers cover mens fashion, which in my opinion, can be SO much more interesting than the usual womenswear, which is why at Studmuffin HQ (aka my bedroom with a bottle of vitamin water and a carton of froot loops) we are in love with menswear//street wear designer Katie Eary. She's obsessed with eye balls, brains, cockroaches and everything to do with halloween, fitting, as from the 31st of October she'll be taking over Harvey Nichols' menswear department with her Franken-Fashion designs and installation. Check out her S/S 12 collection here, and look out for her collaboration with none other than rapper inferno Kanye West coming soon.

Design | Resort Report

It's quite unusual for me to get so excited for resort collections to be honest. I normally have a quick flick through the pages of minimal lines, muted palettes and simple shapes, and then call it a day. However, a few collections recently have made quite an impact - some new designers that are all but known to me, and some old favourites. For example, ACNE. I'm sure you've all seen the collection; clean lines, contrasting colours and of course, those glasses. I wanted to pick out a few collections that had me in awe, and longing for a large sum of cash, pronto

Jill Stuart. What can I say? The lolita style, tea party perfect items are gorgeous. As Style.com put it, "The designer loves injecting a little innocence into her collections". What stood out to me were the details, the little collars in white, red and blue. The pretty, child-like florals and heart prints that added a dreamy approach to an overall 40's flavoured silhouette. Plus, who could resist those heels, worn with a flutter of eyelashes and red lips.

Jenni Kayne. Admittedly, I had never heard of Ms Kayne, until I stumbled upon her collection last week. Made up of gauzy shirt dresses, boxy jackets and breezy skirts in the gauziest of pastels, paired with wide brims hats, her collection is effortless and . What I loved, was the wearability (is that even a word..?) each item had. Each one is such a simple wardrobe staple. Kayne stated her items were ""These clothes are made to work for you. "They're not precious.". I adore the cool yellow paired grey, such an unlikely combination, and the simple styling.

Emilo Pucci. Ok, so as you all know, I kinda despise colour blocking, or even bright bright colour. The idea of matching orange and purple sends shivers down my spine, and Zara's current mannequins make me feel slightly nauseous. HOWEVER, I am in love with Pucci's colourful suits. The colours are faded down to lighter alternatives, with ankle grazing slim trousers, and paired with - my favourite - peter pan style collars and boxy bags.

More updates soon, my exams are over and it's only two weeks till summer! Panda xo

Design | TBA

I had never really heard of tba, until really recently. After a quick creep on their website, I was in awe. Their collections are perfectly feminie, sweet, and even though It's an old collection, their beautiful, pretty designs really caught my eye, as well as the photos. Everything is so peachy sweet! The colour palette is just the right shades, all pinks, whites and baby soft, and the adorable, and very in style collars add to the designs. It kind of brings to mind a very victorian atmosphere to me? I guess endless lessons researching the Victorians have paid off. Just the way its all very childlike, with the little white socks, high necklines, and pleating.

So, its 2011 already. Is it just me, or did anyone else think this year went so fast? Its been an alright year, I had fun, but i haven't achieved a lot of things I wanted to. Im hoping 2011 will be incredible. One of the main things that made my year a little suckish, I guess, is that I feel a lot of pressure at my school. I think I'm going to focus on being myself, and not try and base myself on other people. A lot of the people at my school, in my year, are the kind of girls that are very... I don't know how to put it, maybe other bloggers my age understand me... very closed off? By that I mean that they judge people strongly for small reasons. I have beautiful, amazing friends, and aim to make lots more this year, and I dont want to be pused down pretty much by other people. I just had to write that, because I feel a lot of girls my age feel this way, and knowing a lot of teenagers bloggers out there, i wanted their opinion.

But on other, more fashion-related news, who else is excited for the spring collections? I've been seeing such great looks from the high street ranging from Topshop, H&M, and even Primark, which has SERIOUSLY pulled up their socks. I love how everywhere is stocked full of pretty, vintage inspired pieces. I'm going for a more sweet look , maybe even a little 60's I think this year. Im craving a pair of cat eye glasses, and a little velvet mod dress. Panda xo

Design | Lazy Oaf

Whats in the bag? I had the, frankly, most amazing parcel in the post today. Now, how many of you have heard of Lazy Oaf? If you haven't, you haven't lived. Really. I've loved and longed over their gorgeous mix of bright graphic prints, insanely cool jewelry, and accessories for around 2 years now. They have something for ANYONE, from t-shirts, cards and super cute toys to edgy rings, notebooks and goodie bags. Recently, I got the chance for an item review from Lazy Oaf! Who wouldn't jump at the chance? My (pink, sticker adorned) parcel arrived today, and inside was the beautiful beautiful cross slob tee, and the awesome perspex cross necklace. Talk about awesome, huh? The tee is such a great shape, and the silver-gold crosses are so such a cute little edition. The necklace IS TOO PRETTY on a gorgeous gold chain, the perfect size, and colour. I'm gonna be wearing this every day. I urge you all to go to their website here, because you don't want to miss out on some of the insane items. Look forward to more item reviews, giveaways soon guys, theres lots planned! Thanks again to Lazy Oaf, and to all my followers email buddies and commenters. Panda xo + Oh, and make sure to check out my 3rd column on Foammagazine.com tomorrow!

Design | Jeremy Scott

Jeremy Scott S/S '11

Too perfect for words. All I want to do is throw on a leather jacket and trash things up.

Design | Christoper Kane's solar system

So I've decided to talk about Christopher Kane today! I haven't done a post on designers for a long long long time, and I think it's time to start again. The best thing about his designs, is that every collections is COMPLETELY different. It makes it much much more exciting while awaiting his new designs, don't you think?

So Lets start with his most recent collection - using space age prints.

Solar prints seem to be a big big thing atm, Especially for us bloggers! I guess the pretty images attract us, with their mysterious shades of light and dark, and the glints of light. I personally would wear ANYTHING, as I like to say 'solar powered' aka, with a space-y design or print. The great thing about these, are that actually, these are very simple items of clothing, but he's made them works of art simply using loud fabrics! My favorite is the great dress at the end.

My other favorite favorite collection by Kane is of course, S/S '10. Pretty pastels, and gingham. The feminine fabric, teamed with the mesh pockets makes it sexier, but not too sexy. This great collection has actually inspired me to do a Kane inspired dress by hand. It's already in the making, with a tutu pink gingham skirt, and a mesh top half. It's taking a while, But i hope to show you guys it soon - maybe next week?