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*** Everyone knows I've always been a fan of retro and vintage fashion, so of course I got more than excited when the lovely Jade Stavri from Scarlet Rage Vintage  (which happens to be the most amazing vintage/retro shop in London), asked me to model their SS15 collection. Most of you have seen some previews of this wonderful photoshoot as I have been teasing you with Instagram and Twitter snippets for the past month or so. Well, I’m very thrilled to finally share with you the dreamy results. With talented Sally Rose as the photographer and Laura Marsh as the make-up artist, the whole process has been such a fun experience! See the rest of the story here for ideas on how to look like a retro Hollywood diva. xx Pixie *** Clothes by: Scarlet Rage Vintage Photographer: Sally Rose Hair & Make-up: Laura Marsh

*** One warm morning I lay in my bed caressed by the ray of sunlight pointing like a golden finger through the dust particles in the air. Stretching like a lazy cat, I stuck my toes out from under the sheets and wiggled them, enjoying the feeling.  Then, lots of light! Someone had pulled the curtain open.. A smiling face beamed at me. "Hello, sleepy head!" he whispered.. "It's a beautiful day!" And so I discovered when we went on the terrace, as the sun filtered through the leaves turned everything into a symphony of soft greens.  The air felt warm on my cheeks for the first time in months, and that afternoon I wandered around streets of blossomed trees, fascinated by the shades of melted vermilion the town was covered in. At one point it felt like I was part of an old movie. London does that a lot, and especially when the sun makes that perfect golden hour light that is reflected in all of the windows... *** ...

This particular Saturday, my fingers traced the edges of tattered paperbacks and I vowed to select something randomly from the bookshelf. I closed my eyes, still feeling the sun streaking through the dirty windows, illuminating particles of dust in the air.  I opened my eyes and found my hand resting on the shiny, slightly torn book jacket of The Hours , by Michael Cunningham. The Hours is based on Virginia Woolf’s life and work. It beautifully connects three women, all struggling in different (and similar) ways: Laura, a housewife in postwar California; Clarissa, a modern-day New York City publisher; and Woolf herself, as she writes her novel Mrs. Dalloway . Having previously read it, t his book still mesmerizes me every time I come back to it.  Woolf always manages to remind me of the incredible power that can be contained in a single sentence. *** *** May these quotes, that have so inspired and saturated my soul, be of benefit to you, as well. I recommend r...

*** It is no coincidence that dress and success rhyme. Or maybe it is, however, but it's indisputable that the two have always gone hand-in-smartly-gloved-hand. Even colour has, traditionally, the ability to incite power, with all but the upper levels banned from sporting purple under Elizabeth I, while Paris Hilton insists nothing is more empowering than, um, a tiara. But our fore-mothers fought for more roles for women than varying degrees of princess - which is, of course what this month was all about: a celebration of women all around the world, and what they have achieved. Which made me all the more interested in the Design Museum's Women Fashion Power exhibition: a look at how influential women over the ages have used fashion as a visual language, to define and enhance their positions. Alongside the sartorial stars, the exhibition showcases outfits of powerful women in the spheres of business and fashion, as well as politics and culture - a celebration of ...

*** On the final day of London Fashion Week 2015, I had the  wonderful chance of visiting Ulyana Sergeenko 's showroom at the beautiful Claridge's Hotel . The art deco scenery welcomed me into her fairytale world. The SS2015 Couture Collection was all about velvet & silk fabrics, feathers, hand embroidered petite details, delicate accessories..all gathered into tangible magic. A gorgeous collection, exhaling great finesse, from one gorgeous woman!  ***  *** I  also saw  Mark Mitanovski  present his painstakingly intricate Autumn Winter 2015 collection (my favourite show this season, I must confess haha), through Fashion Scout.   As the lights went out and only the name of the designer was shining bright at the end of the catwalk, the darkness fell upon the audience followed by a haunting music. When the lights came back on, the first model walked down the runway wearing a ...