London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010 Pt1 - THE British: Pringle of Scotland, Paul Smith, Jaeger London & Burberry Prorsum

Thank you all for your lovely comments in my previous post!

I have barely caught my breath from NYFW, and London Fashion Week is already well underway...thought I'd start with my favourites of the very quintessentially British designers/labels:

Pringle of Scotland

Clare Waight Keller continues to do wonders at Pringle of Scotland, keeping it cool and relevant yet still classic; including huge slouchy pants with deep, standout pockets (based on fishermen's waders) worn with skinny tops...

Paul Smith Women

Bold colours, beautiful tailoring and nice full skirts, loved the 3rd & 4th outfits below:

Jaeger London

This label celebrated its 125th birthday this year, and is supposed to stand for female-friendly, practical, Anglo-centric cool clothes. It sure does...

Burberry Prorsum

Saved the best for last. Most people loved the shearling jackets shown by Christopher Bailey for this collection, my favourite pieces were the navy wool jackets and coats with wide lapels and big brass buttons...gorgeous! Also loved the ankle shearling buckle booties, really want to get my hands on those!

all pics from style.com

Brigadeiro's First Baby Shower

I recently attended my very first baby shower, which was held in honour of...yours truly!

Last year I dropped many not-so-subtle hints, which some of you picked up on, so this may not be a surprise to you all...but yes, in 2 months or so, all going well, there will be a 'Brigadeirozinho(a)' added to my household, so exciting!

While my sister (who lives in London) was down for a visit, she threw me a lovely Baby Shower, complete with amazing baked treats brought by my friends:


No celebration is complete without a drop of French Champagne, my preference for the day: Pol Roger

My sister gave me a lovely 'pamper package' from a Spa in Convent Garden, the 'oils' smell so good...


My friend K made the most amazing rasberry macarons (they were truly to-die-for)! This picture and the first pic above are borrowed from her gorgeous blog, French Safari, as my pictures (taken in a hurry) do not do them justice...She also wrote a brilliant post on making macarons (different ones), which we are all in awe of, as macarons are incredibly hard to make. As a baby shower present, she gave me a 2 hour photographic session, which I am so excited about, her pictures are truly gorgeous!

My sister is determined to spoil little 'Brigadeirozinho(a)'

I made these cupcakes using the 'Magnolia Bakery' recipe for Vanilla cupcakes and vanilla buttercream, and added ribbons of shaved coconut...I have been eating these everyday since, naughty me!

My friend Z made this incredible creme fraiche & rasberry light-as-air butterfly cupcakes...absolutely divine!

You all know of my love for macarons...

Yummy friands by my friend S.

Dressed for comfort (knowing I had to fit all those yummy goodies in my tummy):
Dress: 3.1 Phillip Lim and Koi Suwannagate linen rosette strapless dress
Vest: present from my mom, she bought it in Japan and sent it to me while she was there for a few months
Belt: stretchy beaded brown belt I bought years ago

New York Fashion Week - Fall/Winter 2010 Pt 8 - Marc Jacobs, L'Wren Scott, Devi Kroell & Tommy Hilfiger

Marc Jacobs

With a gorgeous soundtrack of 'Over the Rainbow' being played, MJ's latest collection had a sense of deja vu peppered with nostalgia, I loved watching the video of the show by Garance Dore...

L'Wren Scott

Dovetailing with a dose of Victoriana, displayed in beautiful cutaway jackets with high ruffled collars or Scott's signature schoolmarm dresses.

Devi Kroell

Lux fabrics...








Tommy Hilfiger

Peter Som consulted for Tommy Hilfiger for the first time, making this 'Preppy With a Pop' collection one of Hilfiger's best offerings in a few seasons, channeling a young Katherine Kepburn. I loved the grey marle and flouncy full skirts, and at the end...the elegant yet somewhat 'dressed-down' draped jersey dresses.

all pics from style.com