Fashion forward

London Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow and designers from Henry Holland to Vivienne Westwood will be showcasing their Spring/Summer 2012 collections to press, bloggers, buyers and of course celebs! Starting off in Somerset House, the fashion forward event is set to welcome more than 5000 guests and hopefully a heap of famous faces too.

More than 100 designers will hold catwalk shows throughout the week (Friday 16th - Wednesday 21st September) with household names including John Rocha and Margaret Howell absolute must-see's.

The long awaited fashion forward week is finally here and i for one am very excited to see whats in store, despite counting down the days for a while i've probably been most excited since Fashion's Night Out.

What to watch for? Henry Hollands show on Saturday is guaranteed to delivery preppy chic from peter pan collars to satchels!

Steal the style

Kate Winslet officially wowed the world with her amaze-balls figure in the Stella McCartney's illusion dress at a recent event.

The black panels create the perfect silhouette and its a trend that has had women everywhere rushing out to get their own. The dress is ideal for any figure and any size, and is bound to be a massive hit.

So ok, you may not want to spend the money on the Stella McCartney dress, but heres another suggestion and for a snippet of the price.

Here's how to steal her style:

Drape neck colour block dress
£41.50 by Nina Leonard available at QVC

Fashion has a night out

We may be heading towards the end of the year but in the fashion calendar it’s only the beginning and I couldn’t be more excited!

The centre of London was awash with jewel colours, tweed blazers and plenty of leather for Vogue Fashions Night Out on Thursday. Its safe to say no one seemed disappointed to be showcasing their autumn wardrobes early.

Celebrities, bloggers, designers and other style stars were treated to live music, parties and exclusive events by some of the biggest fashion labels and stores.

We spotted a number some so-hot-right-now outfits and lets just say there were enough fedora hats to dress an army. The fashion festivities attracted a bevy of familiar faces too, including Daisy Lowe, Gwyneth Paltrow and model Charlotte De Carle.

Vogue took over the streets and gave major cities a night of shopping, fun and games, with London’s DKNY putting on an amaze-balls party complete with Mahiki Tiki bar and Coconut Rum (which is really yum) whilst on Oxford Street Johnny Borrell was DJ-ing in GAP.

There’s one thing for sure, it definitely made me even more excited for London Fashion Week! Vogue even let guests in for a big treat by hosting a glamorous event to preview some of the collections (lucky!)

Stand Out With Stripes

Stripes have been a summer favourite for a long time, but this season they are bigger, bolder and brighter the ever.

Taken straight from the catwalks designers such as Prada paved the way to this trend, with dresses that showed off thick bands of electric and bold colours that would make anyone stand out from the crowd.

Previous summers sported the classic pastel striped tee's and the more classic blue and white stripe, however this summer its time for a change, with eye catching patterns that will make your wardrobe.

Fearne Cottons shock split with fiance

Fearne Cotton and Jesse Jenkins have broken up more times than we can count but after becoming engaged last September on her 29th birthday, well, we all thought it was for keeps. But we were obviously wrong!

Fearne Cotton at the Royal Wedding

 The pair, whose relationship began back in 2006 have made the mutual decision to split once again, making them more on-off than Mark Wright and lauren Goodgers.

The US skateboader, 24, popped the question in Londons Richmond Park, after blindfolding the Radio one  presenter and getting down on one knee.

Shut up! The Only Way is Essex cast win a BAFTA!

Last night the glamourous and 'reem' TOWIE cast walked away with their first BAFTA, beating other hopefuls including Downton Abbey, Sherlock and Miranda...and probably making them 'well jel'.

Twitter picture - TOWIE cast at the awards

The award was accepted by the cast with squeals of joy from Amy Childs and a very thankful speech from the newly engaged Mark Wright.

Gossip from the night includes Lydia and Arg arriving hand in hand, confirming to viewers that the couple may be back together.

Fans over the show showed their support by tweeting the cast with congratulatory messages. Now we just have to wait for the next series...hurry up!

Go 70s this Summer

Block colours. ASOS teams palazzo pants
with a bright top.

Topshop 70s themed glasses

The sixties and seventies are set to be huge this summer with vintage inspired outfits from turbans to swimsuits flooding into high street shops everywhere.

Summer styles will be heavily influenced by the two renowned decade and influences have already been seen all over the catwalks.

Retro references will bring beachside glamour to any outfit, whether you're tying a scarf around your head to create seventies styled hair or teaming high waisted bottoms with a bikini top.

High street shops are brimming with the trend that's bound to be a big hit this season.

Shipwrecked returns!

Channel 4's reality series, Shipwrecked, will once again be returning to our screens (yay!) and casting is currently taking place to fill it places.

Shipwrecked boys, 2009 (image from channel4.com)

The show, which last aired in 2009, brings together some of the hottest guys and girls, leaving them on the Cook Islands with only basic essentials. (and us watching)

With the loss of Big Brother the show is bound to take off by storm, with a revamp and the return of its back to basics theme its definitely one to watch out for.

To apply to be on the show visit www.channel4.co.uk/takepart.