First you saw the womens collection now  its the guys turn. The Jaeger by Jaeger collection  recreates some key pieces from the brands 125 year history while updating them  so as to be relevant to fashion today. 

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Heres an exclusive sneak peak at the spring summer 2010 look book shots  from BFC/Vogue fashion fund nominee, Angel Jackson. They are gorgeous!! They were photographed by Tung Walsh  whose work has been featured in I-D, Pop, Dazed and Confused and 032c.

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UNIQLO's +J collection, created together with fashion designer Jil Sander, will launch the first round of its Spring Summer 2010 collection in the UK today . The +J concept of pure tailoring, avant-garde textiles and truly modern silhouettes delighted many customers. 

The launch will take place at  311 Oxford Street, 170 Oxford Street, Westfield London, 54-58 Kensington High Street and online at www.uniqlo.com. Rumor has it that Jil Sander may even make an appearance at the launch. The line ranges from £12.99 to £99.99.

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This year milliner Stephen Jones, womenswear designer Amanda Wakeley and the founder of lingerie brand Ultimo, Michelle Mone were  on the Queen’s New Year Honours List. They each received an OBE.

Other honourees included designers Luella Bartley and Cath Kidston and bespoke tailors Imtaz Khaliq and Timothy Everest. They each were recognized with MBEs.

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If you were a fashion retailer how would you advertise your sale?..get the models to wear your clothes….WRONG.

Brand Alley abviously knows that sex sells and they got 6 hot naked models to strut across Oxford Street ( one of the busiest shopping streets in the world.) The 4 female models and 2 male models did a catwalk show at Oxford Circus wearing only bodypaint to promote Brand Alley's sale. Now anyone that knows london knows that it gets pretty cold in Winter. Infact as I am writing this post the temperature is about -1 celsius. SO not only  our these models braving the eyes of onlookers they are also  facing the bitter cold. They're mums and dads must be so proud of them.

The song playing during the Flash Walk is Catwalk Criminal by Kane. Its very fitting given that this impromptu catwalk show surely caused a stir. I even see that the Police were at the Scene to get a look, make sure the situation remained under control.

The new year is right around the corner and Topshop has 3  designer collaborations for you to look out for in the new year. Their will be collaborations with Ann Sofie Back, Ashish and Jonathan Saunders. This follows  successful capsule lines by Christopher Kane and Emma Cook  which were popular in 2009.

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Last Saturday was the "Make do and Mend", ethical fashion event at  Oxfam Chelsea. Unfortunately I spent the day in A&E  ( freak eye scratching accident) and didn't make it to the event.  However, I was lucky enough to get some photos from the event courtesy of Tom Worman. The event was all about making something  new out of something old and  being able to create fashion from vintage clothing.

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This video is from Christopher Shannon's Spring Summer 2010 collection that he presented at the Man Show at London Fashion Week.  In his short career the  Central Saint Martin's MA graduate has worked with Kim Jones, Richard Nicoll and collaborated with the legendary Judy Blame on T-shirt range for Comme Des Garcons. He has also worked with  WIlliam Baker who has been the cretive director for Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears.

For Spring Summer 2010 Christopher Shannon has taken sportswear and given a it a fashion forward makover . It's fashion but its wearable and  has very sporty aesthetic. His use of colour blocks is ingenious its like a male  version of Stella McCartneys range for Adidas.

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(Arent those the fiercest boots you have ever seen)

This week we visited the "William Baker  presents: Westfield London Style 2009". It was basically a fashion show styled  by personal stylists to the stars and BBoy underwear creator, William Baker. He presented 60 looks for Autumn Winter 2009/2010. The show featured the hottest pair of peep-toe booties I have ever seen (Alexander Mcqueen) and they  were hot (pictured above). The show featured lots of sequins, chunky knits and lace. All of which are very on trend this season.

One interesting  aspect of William Baker's styling was  his choices of underwear as outerwear. In womenswear this trend has been going on for a while however, in menswear I have never noticed it.  WIlliam Baker teamed jackets with  long johns and translated the  trend to menswear. Another trend that WIlliam Baker  borrowed from womens wear was sequins. I like  the Sequin hoodies from Joseph's.

WIlliam Baker said, "Sequins are in this season, even a hint of a sequin on a scarf or belt makes an outfit modern, and on trend. But for me… I love sequins more and more. Wear sequins with sequins and add a statement necklace too". Baker also went for a very 80's  vibe with the styling and I love how he mixed high street clothes with high end designers.

PS. William we love sequins too. the more the merrier!!!! (Click here to see just how much sequins we love)

Knit Collar by Pal Zaleri, Suit by Next, Sequined shirt by Sandro ( love the use of  the sequins and the blue  shoes and chain they add a bold statement to the look)

Blouse  from Marc by Marc Jacobs.  ( the carefully placed pockets are so risque)

Black Jacket by Tommy Hilfiger, Shoes  and shirt by Zara. ( Im not sure where the leggings are from but I love the Top half  of this image. The white under shirt is giving me shades of Karl Lagerfeld)

Jersey Dress by River Island, shoes by Carvella ( The studded boots are to die for)

Waist-coat and trousers by Armani Exchange, shirt by Next. (Classy)

Union Jack  bag by Aspinal of London, Patent boots by Fornarina, Purple hooded body suit  by River Island. ( this look gives me vibes of Lady Gaga and  Grace Jones)

Sequined hoodie by Joseph. Pants by Bboy ( First  reaction: "WHAT THE HELL!! second reaction: I never thought I'd be a fan of sequins in menswear  but Im loving  the sequined hoodie and as you know I'm a fan of Bboy underwear. However  before  going outside I'd recommend putting on some trousers, it gets pretty cold in London )

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This week Topman presented their SS10 collection. The colour pallet was composed mainly of blacks and greys with infusions of green shades.. From the cut to the fit Topman returned to the classic rock style they are famous for. Last year the collection contained many bright colours this year Topman goes for a more understated look.

 Jeremy Scott  may hail from Kansas City but for  his SS10 show in London he returned to Bedrock. The collection payed homage to the iconic  60′s cartoon family, the Flinstones. The collection is  surely  creative and buzz-worthy but some items such as the menswear  were low in wearability and I  really cant see any guys  wearing a polkadot loincloth or a mankini.  The womens  line  had a higher wearability factor. It included sexy swimsuits, togas and tunics. The denim pieces and the bone print jumpsuits were the highlight of the show.

The show featured celeb models Pixie Geldof, Daisy Lowe and Liberty Ross as well as Dominique Hollingsworth, Cole Mohr, Chanel Iman, Ash Stymest and Lekeline Stange.

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Last night marked the return to London Fashion Week, of one of the most quintessential British brands, Burberry Prorsum. Christopher Bailey returned the show to London to celebrate 25 years of Fashion week. One interesting detail about the Burberry Prorsum women’s collection was the draping and ruching. This detail was present throughout the collection and was executed perfectly.

After the jump is the second half of the Burberry Prorsum show from Lond Fashion Week ss10.
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Topshop Unique Spring Summer 2010 show from London Fashion Week.

I thought I'd post one of my favorite designers, who I think is severely under-rated, Antonio Berardi. I Love the feminine lines of the clothes. As usual with Antonio Berardi collections, the clothes have a sexy vibe and are built around enhancing the natural curves of a woman's body. His spring summer 2010 collection included paneled dresses, corset dresses, vest-dresses. The color pallette ranged from nude tones to orange, blue and black.

  Last Friday. September 18th, Nike Sportswear and East London rapper Dizzee Rascal released a limited edition, Nike Air Max 90 'Tongue N' Cheek' sneaker. The shoe was created as part of  a collaboration between  Dizze Rascal and  Nike. The sneakers share their name with Dizzee Rascal's 'Tongue N' Cheek'  album which was released on monday. The shoes are available exclusively  at Nike's 1948 store in Shoreditch.

This promo video has  was directed by Drury,  and shot by Tim & Barry from dontwatchthat.tv .

On London's Berwick  Street hides one of the gems of British Fashion – Digitaria.

Digitaria  is a fashion store  that doubles as an Art gallery. The label is run by Greek design duo Eleftheria Arapoglou and Stavros Karelis.As well as hosting hosting the shop's namesake line it also features designers such as Leigh Bowery, Charlie Le Mindu, DJ Warboy, Katie Eary,  Maiden Britain, Piers Atkinson, Rael Stone, Millie Cockton's Euphemia and a T-shirt collection from Scottee the curator of the Digitaria Art Gallery.

I know New York fashion Week is over but I thought I'd share these images from CommonWealth Utilities. The show featured some of the biggest male models in the industry and he clothes were amazing. Like a fusion between casual wear and formal. The color  palette included  pastelle the usual menswear staple colours (brown, grey, black and white). The show featured  Major models, Patrick Rukai, Thierry Pepin, Ryan Konig, Kerry Degman and Chad White. 

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Burberry has just posted a little teaser video to get you all excited for their Burberry Prorsum Spring Summer 2010 show. It's sure to have tongues wagging in anicipation for the show on Tuesday night.

If you aren't lucky enough to get invited to the Burberry show. Click this link on Tuesday to watch the Burberry Prorsum Spring Summer 2010 show live.