J.Crew for fall 2013 and a London pop up shop with women’s, mens and kids cashmere to buy.

Posted on May 23, 2013 by smudgetikka

Set in the coolest spot in Kings Cross just round the side of Central St Martins art school is the temporary J.Crew pop up shop which is open the 24th and 25th May to the public.

Selling current cashmere collections for kids as well as adults and cool fashion books there is also a selection of beaded and decorated one off individual unique collars on sale. The shop is previewing the fall J.Crew fashion ranges which can be pre-ordered by the public.

I had a sneak preview today and the whole store looks amazing, the fall 2013 collections are a riot of mixtures of pattern and texture with fantastic glittery accessories in girlswear and womenswear and the boys have a neat camouflage summer shorts suit for sale and for fall there is a fabulous muted plaid tailored tux suit and strong coloured chino pants.

The fall 2013 kids fashion collection from J.Crew at the London pop up store.

J.Crew summer 2013 styles on display at the London pop up store in Kings Cross

Love the boys mini camouflage suit at J.Crew summer 2013 pop up shop in London this May.

Unique beaded and decorated collars on sale at the J.Crew pop up shop at Central St Martins in Kings Cross for summer 2013

Kids cashmere sweaters for sale at J.Crew’s pop up London store for the 24th and 25th May 2013.

Fall 2013 kids fashion from J.Crew, great Eiffel tower print dress in the foreground.

Cool heart sweater design at J.Crew kidswear plus great necklace accessory that Head of Design Jenny Cooper flags up as one of her favourite pieces.

The accessorising and attention to details in the J.Crew kids collection – Crewcuts is perfect for fall 2013

Boyswear at J.Crew Crewcuts for fall 2013, strong colour, vibrant bow ties and patterned knits

Womenswear at J.Crew for fall 2013, brilliant mixes of pattern and texture at the London pop up store.

More pattern mixes and smart accessorising at J.Crew in the London pop up store in the women’s collections for fall 2013

Great mix of brocade, jewellery and tweed for the womenswear at J.Crew for fall 2013.

Totally want this camel embroidered coat from the J.Crew fall 2013 collection at the London pop up shop at Central St Martins.

Jenna Lyons, president of J.Crew in the London Pop up store at Central St Martins for interviews a fall 2013 decorated womenswear piece is behind her.

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Anthropologie women’s fashion for fall 2013, the monochromatic influence reigns.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by smudgetikka

Some women’s fashion today for a change as it was the Anthropologie press show yesterday and as a huge fan of the store I thought others might like a quick fall/winter preview from them too, I think most mums love this store for inspiration and quirky touches they don’t find elsewhere.

The monochromatic trend is a strong buy for the store with quite a lot of Scandinavian influences present, there is a softer paler shaded Great Gatsby inspired selection for eveningwear and some scattered vibrant brights too.

Anthropologie preview day for fall/winter 2013 womenswear

Monochromatic mixes at Anthropologie womens fashion for fall 2013

The Scandi influence is seen in Anthropologie’s womens fashion for fall/winter 2013

Subtle shades and a distinct Great Gatsby inspiration at Anthropologie for winter 2013 womenswear

Soft cloche style hats at Anthropologie for autumn 2013 womenswear

Soft pink coat from Scotch, the shade for coats this autumn coming at Anthropologie womens fashion.

I also found this book in Anthropologie, a lovely text about meeting up and enjoying the company of groups of friends.

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London Fashion Week for fall /winter 2013 and some cute accessories

Posted on February 18, 2013 by smudgetikka

Beautiful sunny weather this year for London Fashion week which brought out the street style bloggers and poseurs in swathes, dodging the rat run to the entrance I found some really cute accessories on the stands inside this year.

These are womenswear pieces but some could oh so easily be used for kids styling too. This season the exhibition also featured Scandinavian designers with big names like Peter Jensen and Gudrun & Gudrun and a good selection of lesser known brands.

On another note, all mums who love a practical shoe will die when you see what the newly revamped Dr Martins have done with the classic shoes and boots, a collaboration with Stephen Walters and Sons has produced divine rich burgundy brocade and glitter interpretations, and there are amazing studded styles too.

Finally as it was the weekend of course there were a couple of stylish kids around too, the twins below are the daughters of Welsh fashion designer Jayne Pierson who runs them up the occasional item in between her womenswear collections.

Loved this Superhero hat from Stephen Jones at London Fashion week for fall / winter 2013

The most glamourous witches hat ever for next Halloween at Stephen Jones for winter 2013

Fantastic gem laden collars from Shourouk for fall 2013 womenswear at London Fashion Week

Beautiful Dr Martens collaboration with Stephen Walters for winter 2013, they have a new kids collection too.

Stunning new style Dr Martens boots, handy in a riot!

The twin daughters of designer Jayne Pierson in some nifty black leather jackets

Sweet Little red riding hood necklace from Les Nereides at London Fashion week

Ecoethic hats by Mich Dulce of bananna fibre handmade in the Phillipines

Ecoethic hats by Mich Dulce of bananna fibre handmade in the Philippines

More Mich Dulce creations in Bannana fibre. I love the little crown hat.

Amazing creation by Anne Sofie Madsen, part of the Fashion Scandinavia exhibition inspired by the recent book on Scandinavian fashion.

Cute knitted roller skates on display at Gudrun and Gudrun!

Cute knitted roller skates on display at Gudrun & Gudrun!

Interesting to see the same colours in womenswear at Gudrun & Gudrun as I saw at the kids collection for the same winter 2013 season.

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Debenhams show off spring 2013 plus a kids fashion collection by Donna Air and Markus Lupfer.

Posted on December 7, 2012 by smudgetikka

The Donna and Markus kids fashion collaboration is already instore at Debenhams. This is a great tie up between Donna Air and Markus Lupfer which has resulted in a very cool and great fun collection of sequinned knits, sweatshirts, leggings and T-shirts all in great colour combinations and with quirky embroidered patterns just in time for the Xmas party season.

Other kids news sees the first collection of children’s bedlinen by Designers at Debenhams to be launched for spring 2013 and a larger collection of furniture including some pretty cool retro mid-century modern styles of bookshelves and consoles.

Mums can also find variations on the new graphic black and white looks so popular on the French and Italian designers summer season catwalks.

So cute, Donna and Markus collection for kids at Debenhams for Xmas happy dressing up.

Tropical Parrot T-shirt by Donna and Markus kidswear at Debenhams

Children’s bedlinen from Designers at Debenhams include sets by Jasper Conran, Matthew Williamson and Ben De Lisi.

Graphic black and white womenswear by Julian MacDonald for Debenhams spring 2013

Sweet petal applique dress by John Rocha for Debenhams womanswear summer 2013

Wildflower prints by John Rocha for Debenhams spring 2013 womens fashion collection

Cool mid-century modern styling for Debenhams new furnture ranges.

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Tommy Hilfiger Kids summer 2012 fashion, stripes and plaid trends

Posted on October 20, 2011 by smudgetikka

I was pleased to see yet more orange at the children’s fashion range from Tommy Hilfiger at their summer 2012 preview. Also top of the most popular list were plenty of stripes and plaid patterns. The kids were sweet and the womenswear was quite striking.

Overall the range is true to the Hilfiger style with boyswear showing no surprises. There is a cute Disney co-operation project with vintage looking prints details of which will come later in the year and some bold striped dresses and tops, plaid skirts and dresses and itsy floral prints too.