Mademoiselle C

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Mademoiselle C follows the life of Carine Roitfeld and her journey from leaving her position as Editor-in-chief at Vogue Paris to starting her own magazine/book entitled "CR Fashion Book". Directed by Fabien Constant, the documentary almost compares to The September Issue with exclusive access into the elite's lives within the fashion industry.
The opening sequence see's Carine Roitfeld revealing her brand new magazine before the launch and then it flashes back to six months prior. Carine speaks of her impending grandchild and the importance of birth, not only in life but the re-birth of her image in fashion after leaving Vogue.
Cameo's inclue Tom Ford (whom she previously was his muse), Karl Lagerfeld, Kanye West, Jean Paul Gaultier and Anna Wintour to name a few. The documentary showed her personality shine through and gave a great insight into the glamorous world in which she is respected by her peers. 
Exclusive access on her shoots for the magazine shows how hand-on she is with the whole process
Previous to watching the documentary, I was familiar with her work at French Vogue and had even come to face-to-face with her at London Fashion Week. The documentary really opened up her personality to me, she seemed more warm and open than my previous perceptions of her. I would've like more background knowledge on her such as her past work at Vogue and how she got into the business. Overall, the documentary gave a fantastic insight into the fashion world and it's glamorous parties and the work and inspiration behind some of the biggest fashion shoots in the world.

Pradasphere at Harrods

On a recent trip to London, I visited the famous department store on Brompton Road - Harrods. At the moment, Harrods is hosting an exclusive Prada exhibition where they have transformed their windows and fourth floor into 'Pradasphere'. In collaboration with Miuccia Prada, the exhibition explores all aspects of the world of Prada from fashion, culture, architecture, film and arts.

Laid out in cabinets were key components in the history of Prada - which was founded in 1913, from the original packing, catwalk invites, vintage pieces and even a model of their headquarters in Italy.

In a side room was a small cinema showcasing 10 of the famous Prada short films. One of the ones I watched was entitled 'CASTELLO CAVALCANTI' which was written and directed by Wes Anderson. Although the plot was focusing on a car race which came to end a small village for one driver, the film captured the Italian culture brilliantly. The lead actor was sporting a 'Team Prada' jumpsuit but this was the only referance to Prada in the film.

The exhibition was filled with garments throughout the years which have caught the attention of the fashion world. The windows of Harrods were filled with designs currently on sale in the department store.

The Pradasphere exhibtion was very inspiring to see and it was great to see the history and where the brand stands now. Pradasphere was free and open to the general public until the end of May 2014.

Favourite Bloggers

This blog has been set up to document certain topics and activities within my University degree. When setting this up I looked into a few other blogs to find inspiration on styles and layouts. I already had my blog rachelnicole.co.uk - which is a general mix of Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle. Therefore, I'm quite familiar with the set-up of blogger and have a few favourite bloggers particular in the fashion and beauty sector.

Essie Button is a Beauty and Lifestyle blog ran by Esteé -a Canadian who moved to London. She also has her own YouTube channel which has expanded her online presence and is quite well known now. I'm a big fan of her's as she seems quite down to earth, yet her posts are still informative. I really like the layout of her blog, the graphics are really complementing and also has sliding tool which lets you see her latest posts.

Wish Wish Wish has a similar layout which is one of the reasons i like it. The header is very personal to Carrie who runs the blog.  The photography on this blog is what keeps drawing me back to it. This blog is more aimed towards Fashion and Travel with most of her fashion shoots in different cities around the world.

Frassy was one of my first blog's I started reading a few years back. Ran by Audrey Rogers, she previously lived in Paris which provided a beautiful scene for her photo's. A few weeks ago she moved to Spain so it'll be interesting to see what direction her photo's go in. 

lilmisschickas is a Beauty blog ran by Charlotte who is local to Birmingham. She's got a lovely layout which is simple, yet shows off her latest posts well. Even though she is a Beauty blogger she also blogs about all things Disney which is a common interest and also about local restaurants and events which is useful to me.

The Blonde Salad is one of the biggest Fashion blogs in the world. Ran by Chiara Ferragni, an Italian now travelling the world and mingling with celebrities and fashion designers. She has even started her own shoe line which has been a european best-selling collection. I think this is an incredible example of what you can do with a blog and how far you can take it.