Iconic Brtish brand, Fred Perry recently teamed up with Liberty and now they are bringing us another collaboration with Raf Simons. This small preview of the collaboration maintains the minimalist approach that both labels are known for  and features three polo shirts and a classic black vest both  of which feature the Fred Perry logo.

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Last year Katie Eary's collection was a bit on the macabre side. This year at her MAN AW 2010 London Fashion week show,  Katie has gone for knitwear contrasted with shimmering metallic fabrics. The collection also has a strong military vibe with printed parkas and crocodile printed shirts. Katie Eary's collection drew inspiration from Irvine Walsh's novel Marabou Stork Nightmares .

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This is our second original shoot that we have shot exclusively for Beauty Confessional.net. This time we went for the military trend. The inspiration for the shoot was Cheryl Cole's Fight for this Love music video except we tried to bring a darker more masculine edge to the shoot and thus RENEGADE was born. The shoot features pieces from ASOS, Topshop, RIver Island as well as some authentic military pieces. We also drew inspiration from Joe over at 00o00 blog as he is very into rocking the military trend.

Photography by Christian Trampenau

Styling by Che & Paula Hector

Makeup by Stephanie S

Models- Edward S @ Premier and Alistair

Post Production -Exclusively Eminent

The guys over at D&G have sent me over some exclusive photos from their Autumn Winter 2010 show in Milan. The alpine themed collection is perfect for snowbunnies  everywhere.The collection featured  fitted knitwear bodysuits, oversized yeti boots and diamante encrusted  ski goggles. The collection had a very athletic  influence. Perfect for a getaway to the swiss alps.

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I've got some really, really, really ridiculously good news today. The best movie of all time. Zoolander is about to get  a sequel. Rumors have been  swirling around for years.  Its now  been revealed that Ben Stiller is currently co-writing with Tropic Thunder writer Justin Theroux. It's been a decade since the last movie came out. This is going to be huge I cant wait for the movie  and Will Ferrell MUST come back to play Mugatu. In 2008, the fashion world was raving about the Sex and the City movie. For me Zoolander 2 is like like the Sex and City movie  times 10.

Danny Schwarz *drool* is in the new Colcci campaign alongside supermodel Gisele Bundschen. This is the first major shoot that Gisele has done since giving birth to her baby boy back in December. Danny's career in 2010 continues to get better and better. First he shot his first magazine cover for OUT's swimsuit issue and now he's booked campaign alongside the most famous model in the world.

A few weeks back a list was circulating the fashion blogs about how much different celebs get paid to sit front row at fashion week. Well if those figures are to be believed then Burberry must have shelled out a lot because they had one of the most star studded front rows I have seen in ages. The Olsen twins were seated next to Kate Hudson, Kristen Stewart, Claire Danes and Dazed and Confused cover star, Mia Wasikowska...the list is endless. Notably missing from the show was Emma Watson.

Burberry once again used the ruching that was a key element of their Spring Summer 2010 collection except this time they used a darker colour palette that is perfect for Autumn Winter. The feminine cuts of the dresses and skirts  was juxtaposed with the  masculine  cut of the womens military style coats. Another trend in the Burberry Autumn Winter 2010 collection was exposed zips, which gave the  pieces a deconstructed look.

Forgive me if I'm wrong but Emma Watson appeared to be missing in action at the Burberry show. However, the POPE of the fashion world, Anna Wintour was also in attendance She was missing her trademark sunglasses. I guess it was okay for  people to see that she actually like this show.

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The revitalisation of Jaeger continues with the Jaeger London AW2010 show that took place at London Fashion Week. The brand also attracted a younger set of celebs to its front. The front row included peaches Geldof, Alexa Chung and the Saturdays.

 This week has been a great week for Naomi. She has just won the Outstanding Contribution award at the  Elle Style Awards and was presented with this award by the Prime Minister's wife, Sarah Brown. It is great to see Naomi doing something positive and getting recognition for it as she is still one of my favorite models.

Other winners at the event were Claudia Schiffer who won Model of the Year, Alexa Chung, who won Editor's choice. X-Factor's own Danni Minogue who won the TV Star award, Kristen Stewart, the Twilight star, won Elle Style Woman of the Year award and twin Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen were named Elle's Style Icons of 2010

Yesterday the guys all agreed that Paul Costelloe's collection was genius. Today I gave them  another collection to analyze.  This time  the guys will be looking at images from hairdresser turned designer, Charlie Le Mindu. I wonder if they will agree on a more controversial avant garde designer?

James from Lewes -"Where are the clothes?  It is all a bit freaky.  The first picture looks like Cousin IT crossed with a styled Busby with hair extensions.  The silhouettes and make up are appealing, but the only thing I could see selling on the high street are the bag and gloves in the fourth picture which are quite cool.  I love the fury shoulder jacket and choker in the second picture, but it is all a bit Lady Gaga."

3 menswear fashion bloggers that know their D&G from their Dolce & Gabanna.

Dennis from WWIT – "Although i can appreciate the theatrical element in Mindu's dark collection, i do question whether it's wearability and emphasis on all things macabre will attract people like myself. Last A/W, most collections were dark and reflected the economic status, but now I think people want to be positive and embrace that we are slowly coming out of recession. So, in that sense i do wonder how people will react to a collection that'll take them back. Makes for a great show no doubt."

The CONCLUSION: From the guys opinions  it is obvious that there is  disparity within the groups. Some guys loved the  collection while others gave it a scathing review while others  looked at the negative and the positive. However I am moreso drawn to Dennis and Nish's reviews. Both guys noted that the collection made for an amazing visual masterpiece but scored low in wearability. However, they both mention that Charlie Le Mindu's show is about creating a dramatic spectacle rather than catering to wearability.

So which side do you agree with the Fashionistos or the Regular Joes?

Nicole Richie has come a long way since her "Simple Life" days. Now a fashion designer and a mother, she will be showcasing her new line "Winter Kate", at Selfridges London in 3rd Central this Friday from 6pm until 7pm.

The womenswear line is named after her daughter and is inspired by Nicole's personal style and so will include flowing maxi dresses and hippy-deluxe pieces. I guess it is no coincidence that Nicole is also on the front of the March edition of Marie Claire. It is also rumoured that Kelly Osbourne is looking to start a fashion line… not sure about that one! but she might surprise me….we will see.

Recently we shot our first menswear photo shoot so I thought I would give you a sneak peak at the shoot before we release the photos. Hope you like it and stay tuned to this blog to see the images from the photos shoot. The shoot was inspired by  military  images on Joe's  fashion blog (00o00h I want all of those). It features male models, Edward Stephens from Premier and Alistair W.

 Mia Wasikowska who will plays Alice in Tim Burton’s upcoming film, Alice in Wonderland, is the cover model for the latest issue of i-D. The issue is titled “Wondergirl“ and the cover was shot by photographer, Laurence Passera.

The issue is on sale now.

Naomi hosted the second leg of her Fashion for Relief catwalk show in London this week. This time she was joined by huge casts of models and celebs that included Kate Moss, Gerri Halliwell, Nicola Roberts, The Saturdays, Alexandra Burke, Jamelia, Shirley Bassey , David Walliams, James Corden Erin O'Connor and Andrew Flintoff. Naomi also temed up on stage with fellow British Supermodel, Kate Moss to pay tribute to Alexander McQueen. Next month Fashion for Relief makes its final stop in Russia.

I know all guys get makeup done when they are going on stage but there is just something really funny about seeing Andrew Flintoff get his makeup done. Im sure his team mates will take the mickey out of him but the again its for a good cause so im sure they'll lay off of him on this occasion.