Loving Your Look

Gant shirt dress
Check out this cute dress
£130, www.gantuk.com







French Connection Sunrise Straw Bag
Keep your essentials safe in this eye-catching straw bag
£40, www.frenchconnection.com




Red or Dead Peeptoe
Forget being practical and look fabulous in these shoes instead
£99, www.schuh.co.uk







If you’re stuck for an outfit to wear I’ve come up with a solution that I think you will approve of.

Star Style - The Saturdays

Playsuits are always a popular choice when it comes to putting your summer wardrobe together. You only have to look at The Saturdays to see how stylish and fun they are to wear.
So why not make the most of the sunshine, while it’s here, and show off your pins in a playsuit.

Wearing bold bright colours is really important for summer, that’s why Rochelle’s playsuit is my favourite.

Rochelle’s orange playsuit
£62

All the playsuits are available to buy online from www.trafficpeople.co.uk

Star Style - Taylor Momsen

If you want to get Taylor Momsen’s style I can show you how. Simply log onto TruffleShuffle.com where you will find her vintage inspired Led Zeppelin tee.

£20, www.TruffleShuffle.com

Kylie’s Secret to Looking Fab at 40

She’s got the most well-known behind on the planet and now thanks to her love of using Pond’s Cold Cream Cleanser, it seems that we’ll be paying attention to her flawless face too.

“Yes I’ve used Botox, but not anymore. I’m embracing my age and now my only secret is Pond’s Cream. It’s really changed my skin. I use it every day. It’s all I really use to look after my skin.” Kylie.

£3.99, Available to buy from Boots, Superdrug, Lloyds, www.boots.com.More details can be found from their website: www.pondsinstitute.co.uk

Clearasil's Ultra New Overnight Range

Now without going into too much detail, I’m always guaranteed to get a spot village on some part of my face during that special time of the month. So when I herd Clearasil was launching a new Overnight Range, I decided to put it to its toughest test, my PMT/PMS spot village.

The new range consists of 3 products: Clearasil Night Wash, 150 or 200 ml (£5.28) contains a gel with ingredients that are tough on spots, but kind to your skin and it smells nice too.
Clearasil all-over-face lotion, 40 ml (£5.28) helps to prevent and treat spots, while also preparing your skin for the overnight treatment. I found it easily absorbed into my skin, but didn’t leave it feeling or looking greasy.
And finally there’s the Clearasil Overnight Serum, 15ml (£6.99) which acts as a specialist treatment for spots. Simply apply to the affected area and voila the serum will work its magic to rid you of your spots.

Now to the question, did it pass my PMT/PMS spot village test? Well I’m happy to say it passed with flying colours.
So yes, I have decided to include Clearasil's Ultra New Overnight Range to my bathroom cabinet. I’d advise you to do the same.

For more information and advice please visit www.clearasil.co.uk.

Alicia Keys to perform in Giorgio Armani

Alicia will be dressed in a military leather jacket with crocodile print and embroidered shoulders. On her wrist she will wear a mix of metal, crystals and sequins. Her jacket is paired with a one-shoulder top and leggings. Leather boots with tone-on-tone Swarovski crystals will complete her look.

In this outfit Alicia will be wearing a one-shoulder silk top with embroidered detail, along with leggings and leather boots featuring tone-on-tone Swarovski crystals. Her cuffs will be embroidered all over with a mix of metal, crystals and sequins.

A touch of glamour will be added with this one-shoulder silk chiffon dress in dark grey. It’s decorated with a beaded bust and features Swarovski crystals and sequins. The look is completed with black sandals and Swarovski crystals.

For this look Alicia will be dressed in a black mini dress with ruffle shoulders. She will finish the look with leather boots and gloves embroidered with Swarovski crystals, metal pieces and sequins.

Star Style - Stacey Solomon

Stacey Solomon showed up for an Audience with Michael Bublé wearing this dress from Forever Unique.

£200, www.foreverunique.co.uk

Star Style - Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Max C bird print dress £45





Upper 5th Georgie cardi £45








Jane Norman bag £12









It’s been ten years since Sophie Ellis-Bextor took on Posh Spice in the battle of the charts.
Fast forward a few years, Sophie now has two children and is married to Richard Jones from The Feeling.

From the look of this photo Sophie still likes to have fun with her style. So it’s nice to see motherhood hasn’t affected her ability to still keep up with the trends.
To get Sophie’s look just head to Max C for the dress, Upper 5th for the cardi and Jane Norman for the bag. Although I personally wouldn’t attempt the socks and shoes, not really suitable for this outfit I think.

Sophie will be releasing her album, Straight To The Heart, in the summer.

Max C at www.maxclondon.com, Upper 5th from www.upper5th.com, Jane Norman, www.janenorman.co.uk

Lady Gaga in Giorgio Armani

For her appearance on American Idol Lady Gaga performed in an outfit specially made for her by Giorgio Armani.

She was dressed in a silk mesh bodysuit with embroidered Chantilly lace and crystal and jet beading, teamed with a silk organza cape with an embroidered hood and black patent stiletto boots. Describing the inspiration behind the design Giorgio Armani said, “To complement the spirit of Lady Gaga herself, I have let my imagination run free, and the outfit I have created for her for American Idol is pure fantasy."

Even though she looked fabulous, there was something Lady Gaga wasn’t happy about and she took to her twitter account to explain why, “Fox chopped up my performance in 4 places”.

Fans wanting to see the real version can find it here http://perezhilton.com/2010-05-06-gaga-does-idol

Star Style - Kate Hudson & Paris Hilton

What do Kate Hudson and Paris Hilton have in common? They both love being seen in their Christian Dior Glossy sunglasses. These sunnies are the ultimate summer accessory; own a pair and you'll be acting like a celebrity in no time.

£116.00, www.WantSunglasses.co.uk

Christine's Cupcakes Wins Simply Yours Competition

When Christine Pipes, a teacher at the Royal Grammar School in Jesmond Newcastle, entered the Simply Yours Brief to Bra competition she got her inspiration from two things, a set of recently purchased retro mugs and some cupcakes baked for her school’s charity week.

"The appeal of cupcakes in the retro design and the feminine pastel shades are subtle but still vibrant. My aim was to find a balance between the comfort and practicality of everyday wear and the elegance and femininity that all women should embrace.”
Christine Pipes.

The design will be produced and sold both in the Simply Yours catalogue and online at www.simplyyours.co.uk. In addition Christine will be involved in the development of the lingerie set, from the materials sourcing stage right through to the final product photo shoot.

You can track Christine’s journey over the coming months on the Facebook Fan Page “From Brief to Bra” (www.facebook.com/FromBriefToBra)

Star Style - Kourtney Kardashian

Considering she only gave birth a few months ago, Kourtney still manages to look fab in her Siwy shorts‏.

£179, Available to buy from Harvey Nichols

Star Style - Una Healy from The Saturdays

When Una Healy, from The Saturdays, attended the premiere of 'Strike Back' at the Vue West End, she chose to wear this Forever Unique Coral Scoop Back Dress.

Back and front view of Una's dress

£180, www.foreverunique.co.uk

Taylor Momsen’s New Look

Taylor Momsen has been announced as the face of New Look’s Spring/Summer 2010 campaign. She even added a touch of her own personality to the shoot by helping to style it.

Taylor began her career at the age of three, appearing in a "Shake N' Bake" commercial.

She signed to IMG Models in 2008 at the age of 14.

Auditioned for the Hannah Montana role that went to Miley Cyrus.

She has a band named Pretty Reckless that is signed with Interscope Records.

Her favorite bands are Garbage and the Black Eyed Peas. She loves to dance to their music.

www.newlook.com

Designer Double Take

Stella McCartney £550

Don’t worry, if buying designer is out of your budget, you can always head to Upper 5th where you can get a similar Stella McCartney floral stripe top for just £55.

Shop for Upper 5th at Topshop and from selected independent boutiques nationwide.
Also available from www.upper5th.com

Jane Seymour shows her support for Marie Curie

Marie Curie nurses work tirelessly to provide end of life care to cancer suffers in their own homes.
When Jade Goody was battling cancer, it was the Marie Curie nurses that provided her with round-the-clock care.
The CC Marie Curie t-shirt comes in black and white with the diamante ‘CC’ logo. It retails at £30 and for every t-shirt bought, CC will donate £10 to Marie Curie Cancer Care.


The t-shirt will be available to buy from the beginning of May 2010
For more information on Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Marie Curie Nursing Service visit www.mariecurie.org.uk, or to buy the t-shirt call 01845 573 120 to find your nearest stockist or buy online at www.ccfashion.co.uk

Star Style - Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is well known for wearing flamboyant outfits. So if you’re feeling brave and ever want to copy this look, here’s what to do. Team this Max C sculptured lace top, with Bridget Jones black underwear and lace leggings. And voila not only do you have her look, but you will also be on trend for the latest new style, underwear as outerwear.

Lace top £32. Available from for Max C at Fenwick, Joy, Cult Clothing and selected independent boutiques nationwide.
www.asos.com, www.oliverbonas.com

Star Style - Beyonce

It seems that appearing in Lady Gaga’s recent Telephone video, may have unleashed Beyonce’s bad self. The usually good girl, was seen performing with her hubby Jay-Z at the Coachella Festival in California, wearing a t-shirt that contained some rather fruity language.

To get your hands on it head to Thomas Wylde’s Spring/Summer 2010 Collection.
www.thomaswylde.com

Star Style - Fearne Cotton

Fearne Cotton pulls off the nautical look by wearing this striped boyfriend fit ‘Valerie’ cardi from the London label, Upper 5th.

£45 www.upper5th.com

On Your Bike

I decided to set myself a challenge. I was going to complete a bike ride around New York and San Francisco and I wouldn't even need my passport. How you may ask, well thanks to the new VRX-Biking Class I got the chance to do just that.

It’s a virtual bike ride on a Trixter X-Bike that basically does everything your normal bike would do, which is ideal for people like me, who can’t actually ride a real bike.

Now I must admit I thought I was prepared, I’ve been to spinning classes and may have occasionally channel hoped passed the Tour de France, so I thought I was ready. But boy was I ever so slightly wrong.

You work out in front of a visual screen so you can see yourself going through the different courses. There are 6 in total and you can work at your own pace, by using the different resistance settings.
There’s a lot of movement involved during the course including occasionally jumping over bumps. But the best bit for me is that the handle bars move, allowing you to turn corners and weave in and out of traffic.
This really gives your upper body a total work out, plus you can burn up to 500 calories during a half hour class.

Believe me it really works you out. So be prepared to feel the burn, I know I did.

If you want to get a body like Caprice, you better get on your X-Bike.

For more information about VRX-Biking at Everyone Active visit www.everyoneactive.co.uk, to find out more about VRX-Biking in general visit www.trixter.net

Star Style - Lourdes

Madonna’s little mini me, Lourdes is fast becoming a little fashionista in her own right. She was recently spotted wearing this PU eyelet jacket from the Idol range at New Look.

£55, www.newlook.com

The Greatest Fashion Show on Earth

The Greatest Fashion Show on Earth (that’s the title by the way) took place at Westfield London. It was held in collaboration with the British Fashion Council, which supports Fashion For Relief. The aim of the night was to raise money for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood which benefits mothers and babies in Haiti.
The show was hosted by George Lamb, with music provided by The Urban Soul Orchestra String and the Fresh Sound Choir. There was also a live performance by Jessie J, who was dressed in a Pam Hogg black catsuit that modestly covered her private parts. Watch out for her she’s going to be huge!
The fashion show was styled by Charlie Anderson and was produced by London Fashion Week’s OnOff designers, The Doll. It featured 54 of the latest looks, from the high street to designers. In total over 700 of the top fashion brands were featured.

As well as a fashion show and the usual cocktails and champagne, was a raffle. They also auctioned off some goodies including this dress.

The fashion show ended on a high with the designer Pam Hogg taking to the decks, to DJ us into the night with some good old fashion rock 'n' roll music.

Greg Fonne Photography