For the love of Birkin...

So to many it may sound weird, that a boy from Belfast can have such a deep and profound love for a handbag. But this is no ordinary handbag, it's more than just a handbag or the status symbol of a designer bag. It's a piece of art and a representation of all that I hold true to my heart, glamour, class and above all style (fashion fades, style is eternal-Karl Lagerfeld).

The Birkin by Hermès, handmade in leather and named after actress and singer Jane Birkin. The bag is a symbol of wealth due to its high price and elusiveness to the public, ranging from £6,000-£100,000 depending on the material you choose to have yours produced in. Since its first release in 1981, although free from any logo the birkin bag is one of the most recognised bags in the world.

A 21st century celebrity must have, Victoria Beckham is reported to have a collection of over 100 valued at around £1,500,000. Some may say that's a little excessive but I say not. I my not own a Birkin but I'm well aware that somewhere there is one that will one day belong to me or for all I know  I could one day have a collection to rival that of VB (here's hoping).

So what are your opinions of the Birkin bag, what are your favourite colours and what other bag do you think may even be better?

Until next time,

Xx

Off the runway....

For this season Marc Jacobs went all monochrome on us at Louis Vuitton, with checkerboards and stripes the collection was light and fun. I've put together a few pieces from the high street that have been inspires but the collection.

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My best and worst dressed from the SAG awards x

Amanda Seyfried in an amazing navy Zac Posen mermaid gown. The hair, jewellery and makeup come together to make an absolutely beautiful red carpet look. X

Kaley Cuoco in a dress by Romona Keveza dress, this outfit is purely disastrous, the dress makes her look like a short stumpy man with wide shoulders, the hair would be beautiful with a pair of jeans and a black leather jacket not for a red carpet moment. This is the perfect example of where designers make dresses for 6ft5 girls and then don't alter them to fit the actresses that they are lending them to. Xx

P.s.

If you want to check out more of the looks from the night, hit up style.com.

Xx

Finally caving in...

For as long as I can remember it has been a huge dream of mine to one day I would do something in fashion, but for a long time I had no idea that I could actually make a career out of it. 

My name is John Gerard, and I'm an aspiring fashion stylist in Belfast.it wasn't until I was 16 and my friends and I were all deciding where we were going to go for work placement that I unearthed the fashion world in Belfast. Sean, my best friend has chosen CMPR a public relations company to go work for, and it just so happened he got the opportunity to work at one of the biggest events in the Belfast fashion calendar, Belfast fashion week. The stories that I heard back from Sean were so exciting that I couldn't wait to volunteer as a dresser at the next show. And at that my life began to unfold in front of me. I finished up school got my A-levels and went onto study fashion and textiles at BMC, along the way styling various photo shoots and fashion shows, all the time building up not only a contacts list but a friends list. Al of this has lead me to where I am now.

For a few years now friends and family have tried to persuade me to bite the bullet and start a fashion blog, until know I hadn't had the courage to take the criticism from people, but I'm getting to a point in my life where I need to forget about what other people thing and begin to forge my path in this dog eat dog world.

This blog is hopefully going to be my safe haven to vent my fashion frustration, give my opinions on the latest looks, what I think of the new ad campaigns and any other news worthy topics in the fashion world. My goal is to post at least once a week not including posts about events that I attend or special stories.

It's taken a lot of courage from my behalf to start off on this path, but its an exciting time for me and I hope you are all on for the ride (cheesy I know).

So here we go...

P.s. 

xx