Tribute to Alexander Lee McQueen

Yesterday fashion royalty took a break from London Fashion Week and paid their last respects to the late Alexander McQueen.

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From top: Daphne Guinness (heiress and long time muse of McQueen), Anna Wintour (Editor of American Vogue), Naomi Campbell (model), Sarah Jessica Parker (actress), Kate Moss (model), Stella McCartney (designer) and finally the genius himself, sporting a Tee with the slogan 'We love you Kate', revealed not long after Moss' involvement with cocaine.

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All of them are sporting McQueen's label some way or another, Guinness being brave and embracing his outrageous shoe design (which she did take a topple in!), Wintour wearing a coat from the first collection by Sarah Burton for McQueen, and Kate Moss being cheeky by pairing a McQueen dress, YSL blazer and Louboutin heels, a combination which would be viewed a crime by McQueen as he prefered his label to be worn 'purely' (in other words, head to toe McQueen).

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PS. Anybody interested, but unable to attend the Burburry Prorsum s/s11 show can watch it live at http://www.stylescrapbook.com/, starting 4pm London time.

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PSS. What do you think of my new layout? I felt it was time to give this blog a bit of a makeover :)

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Back to Black

I am ashamed to say it's been...well, a while since I last blogged. Which is pretty ironic, considering we've all just had the summer hols...

You will have noticed the above pictures are all of Kate Moss (some with Johnny Depp). I blame this on the fact I am currently reading 'Inside the World's Most Famous Wardrobe: Kate Moss Style' by Angela Buttolph. It's an indepth study of Kate's style development over the years. Incredibly interesting and filled with some brilliant pictures (some shown above). If there's one thing I've learnt from it, you either have style or you don't. Simple as. And clearly Kate Moss has.

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Picture 1: On the catwalk at the John Galliano s/s 1990 show

Picture 2: Launch of Kate autobipgraphy, London, Sept. 1995

Picture 3: Cannes Film Festival 1998

Picture 4: Another Magazine party, New York, 2003

Picture 5: At the National Portrait Gallery in London for the 'Mario Testino Portraits' show, 2002

Picture 6: Premiere of Ed Wood, New York, 1994 (my favourite of this posts. Love the dress, don't you think it just screams flapper girl (1920s)?!)

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I'm sure you've noticed too that Kate loves her LBDs. And what girl doesn't? A Little Black Dress is a wardrobe essential! Love the cut out kneck line of picture 2. One of Kate's many spins on the LBD. Funnily enough, over the summer I seem to have gathered an increasing amount of black clothing, but what I love about black is it's just so versatile!

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