On the Up

As I have probably bored with you before, I am not a massive fan of designer/high street collaborations. Mostly because no matter how nice the designs the cheaper fabrics always look a bit rubbish. And that you are paying twice the price for something with a designer label that is of the same quality as the regular, cheaper ranges.

But I am prepared to eat my words because I love these collaborations with Aldo. The range is called Aldo Rise and the collaborateurs are Mark Fast (top), Libertine, Preen and JW Anderson (bottom two). They are on sale exclusively at Selfridges.

I would probably only buy the Mark Fast style as the others are less to my taste, but they are definitely interesting and look well made.

They have chosen really interesting designers, which intrigues me as I have never really considered Aldo to be particularly cutting edge.

I hope this is just the beginning of their collaborations because I think they have got off to a really good start.

(Images via Selfridges)

Now i just need to try and stop myself from buying the first Mark Fast pair because I really, really love them.

Go Their Separate Ways

When I saw this picture of Marisa Tomei on the grey(?) carpet at Venice Film Festival I assumed it was separates, which I think is decidedly informal for such an event.

(Images via Go Fug Yourself and Net a Porter)

But then I realised it was actually a dress. A dress by Preen. And to be honest I'm not sure if that makes me like it any more.

I just don't really understand why you would want to make or wear a dress that bears no resemblance to a dress. Or am I just terribly out of touch?

Short Fuse

I am pretty obsessed with Preen. I would love to own a Preen dress. That would make me very happy. I would also like to own the kind of body needed to carry off a Preen dress, but that's another story.



So I was quite excited to see the line (Fuse by Preen) for Very.co.uk (which was once Littlewoods, no?). I think there are some quite nice pieces.



And they are super reasonably priced.


(Via Very.co.uk)

But then I made the inconceivable mistake of journeying to Net a Porter to look at the real deal.

Preen Line has this to offer which is making me drool slightly.



Lord knows I love a long zip.



And then the main event...






Sigh! Aren't they just the most beautiful dresses you have ever seen?



Maybe one day... If I'm a very good girl...


(Via Net a Porter)