What with volcanic ash and election debate frenzy, Fashion Watch has struggled to find worthwhile information to report. We could do yet another run-down of what the political wives are wearing, but there has been very few surprises to report there either, with Mrs Brown sticking to her dresses/cardigan combos, Mrs Cameron veering from yummy-mummy to be to slacks-and-stockings Sloane and Mrs Clegg, well, we never see her so I couldn’t possibly comment. And with, in fashion terms, the Lib Dems being the ‘It’ party of the moment (yes, we’re a fickle sort) I’m now wondering how easy it is to pull off a yellow-tinged wardrobe, and indeed when Mrs Clegg will make her sartorial ‘moment’ a la Michelle Obama in Jason Wu, and upstage the other two wives with a smug sense of underdog satisfaction.
But in other fun fashion news, Fashion Watch was interested to read which films the Times had deemed the most fashionable films ever. And whilst many would be rooting for Sex and the City, the film didn’t make the cut. The list seemed to focus more on the general stylish feelings of certain films, rather than the abundance of labels (although The Devil Wears Prada was on the list) and so although there was no SATC, there was West Side Story, Bonnie and Clyde, Coco avant Chanel (naturally) and A Single Man, which, as probably the most chic film FW has seen for a while, definitely deserves the inclusion, if only for Colin Firth’s fantastic glasses and suits. Let us know which films, or characters in films, that you would want on the Most Fashionable list.
If you’re living in or visiting the capital, then here’s a bit of fun for you: the Jimmy Choo Trainer Hunt. To celebrate the first collection of Choo trainers (and chic, non-sporty trainers are part of the ‘in’ look for spring) the brand has launched a treasure hunt around London, which gives you the chance to get your hands on a pair of the funky things. The trainers will be popping up in all the most fashionable areas of London (rumour has it they were at the Mandarin Bar last night, as well as popping up at exhibitions and along Oxford Street). The trainers update you from their Twitter feed (username: CatchAChoo) and if they pop up near you, then you are in with a chance to catch them and keep them. I have the day off today – is it wrong to stalk footwear?
And finally, at last the sun seems to be shining and this weekend is set to be the warmest yet for many parts of the country, so if you haven’t sorted your summer wardrobe out then perhaps take some inspiration from the Coachella festival in perennially sunny LA, which hails the start of the fashionable festival season. So although this means we’ll be seeing tenuous Brit ‘it’ girls popping up all over the music circuit in various states of boho undress, it does give us a chance to judge which celebs can pull off ‘summer in the mud without GHDs’ best. So far the look seems to be based around playsuits, loose-fit shirts and flirty dresses – pastel pink for Agyness Deyn (showing off her new androgynous crop) and uber-short and floral from the always-sexy Daisy Lowe. Beyonce chose denim hot-pants and an oversize t-shirt to watch Jay-Z perform, and Dita von Teese, who never does anything less than polished, opted for a 1950s look that one would imagine Marilyn Monroe would wear at Coachella: flared trousers and structured cone-bra style top, complete with huge sunglasses. Proof that you don’t have to do boho to succeed at the festivals. Any other favourite looks? Post ‘em below.