Paris Fashion Week Round-up

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Hello all,

It’s been a little while since we have spoken so I thought it would be great to do another round-up.

Paris Fashion Week was an amazing way to end this vibrant, politically charged, creative, thought-provoking season.

On my Instagram, I have been posting about my Paris Fashion Week Favourites but for this Round-Up, Let’s just start from the beginning!

Lanvin provided a visual feast that was palatable for all. Nothing too shocking or too out-there but so beautiful and classy. Classy and debonaire clothing is what Lanvin seems to do best.

Vittoria Ceretti
Bella Hadid
Nadja Bender
Grace Elizabeth
Fia Ljungstrom
Yue Han
Kiki Willems
Tess Angel
Joan Smalls
Alicia Burke

Paco Rabanne – Usually my favourite for fragrance – dominating Fashion week!

2013 was the year that Chainmail died… well when creative director Julien Dossena did it, he brought it back. With asymmetrical cuts, off the shoulders, mid-lengths and draped material, Dossena breathed new life into this once old fad. The whole collection had a cohesive fun yet sophisticated look running throughout.

Emm Arruda
Selena Forrest
Cleo Cwiek
Estelle Chen
Daphne Simons
McKenna Hellam
Laurijn Bijnen
Elibeidy Danis
Leila Goldkuhl
Marie Damian
Kaya Wilkins
Lameka Fox

Up next: BALMAIN

Olivier Rousteing did it again. I can’t wait to see this collection at Red Carpets as well.

With dark patterns and prints, this collection has quickly become one that cannot be forgotten. The striking shapes and animal prints resemble that of a warrior woman. This whole collection draws from the beautiful strength of women and I have to say it is one of my favourite Balmain Collections to date.

Gigi Hadid
Ysaunny Brito
Kendall Jenner
Mayowa Nicholas
Elsa Hosk
Maartje Verhoef
Cindy Bruna
He Cong
Amilna Estevao
Blanca Padilla
Jac Jagaciak
Heloise Giraud
Chu Wong
Jourdan Dunn
Valery Kaufman

Mugler maintained his trademark Angel-Bottle Star shape throughout his various designs.

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The concept of deconstrcuted constellations ran throughout the whole collection whether that was in print, structure or design.

Natasha Poly
Vittoria Ceretti
Angel Rutledge
Luna Bijl
Grace Elizabeth
Chiharu Okunugi
Josephine Le Tutour
Chane Husselmann
Samile Bermannelli
Vanessa Moody
Josephine Skriver
Marie Damian
Sara Sampaio
He Cong
Emm Arruda
Faretta
Joan Smalls

Now to one of my favourite designers of all time (As I always reiterate) Elie Saab!

This collection deserves the name Poetry In Motion. The beautifully exquisite dark romantisist theme brings the whole collection together making it wearable for the highstreet but still the brilliant and beautiful couture vibe that we all know and Love from Elie Saab.

Noel Berry
Lex Herl
Amanda Harvey
Ondria Hardin
Sara Sampaio
Valery Kaufman
Hailey Baldwin
Yoon Young Bae
Cindy Bruna
Mayowa Nicholas
Abigail Leigh
Chiharu Okunugi
Georgia Fowler
Leila Goldkuhl
Wangy Xinyu
Giulia Maenza
Jourdana Phillips
Sara Dijkink
Charlee Frazer
Mayowa Nicholas

H&M Studio put on a brilliant show feature The Weeknd performing and releasing his new line with H&M.

A show all about love, with interesting shapes and colours on the runway. A very fun runway show to watch and I’ sure it would have been fun to take part in too!

And lastly, we will end with something truly interstellar, Chanel!

So many amazing details at this show and what better way to end a show than having a rocket launch?

And that’s my Paris Fashion Week Round-up, I hope you enjoyed reading it and for more head to my social to find out my absolute favourites.

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Oxford Fashion Studio: Paris Collection Round-up

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Oxford Fashion Studio’s runway shows have come to an end but the season was absolutely sensational with fabulous designers like Annie Chou, Prodigal Daughter and Nissreen Ghazy.

Let’s take a look back to some of the amazing designs that were presented in New York, London and most recently and more so in this blog post, Paris!

One of the first exclusive from the Paris Collections was an interesting and striking collection by Selma Cilek called Casual Diva.

This was exclusively shown earlier than any other show at 2:45pm and definitely turned heads with the attention to detail.

Kicking off the first show was Madame Mode!

The fabulous flared trend is definitely coming back this season so look out for it a lot more.

The emphasised collar is also very striking and appealing.

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Such a fabulous dress from Nissreen Ghazy. Eygptian designer Ghazy creates amazing bridal pieces that any bride would feel like a princess in.

Oxford Fashion Studio truly took Paris by storm and completely stole the show.

For more images from the Paris event, head to Oxford Fashion Studio’s Instagram.

And for more Oxford Fashion Studio interviews, keep it locked here to Victoryforu Fashion. They’ll be coming soon than you think.

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This week on Victoryforu Fashion

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Hello all,

I hope you are having a productive and happy Monday. I know it’s the start of the week and we all want the weekend back again but let’s start this week off with some positive reflections.

This week on Victoryforu Fashion, There will be:

  1. Paris Fashion Week Round-ups
  2. More on Street Style
  3. Oxford Fashion Studio: Paris Collection

Thank you for your love and support.

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Stay tuned for a whole lot more videos, blog posts and inspiration!

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Fashion Week Street Style Round-up

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The Streetstyle/After party looks in New York, London, Milan and Paris has been on absolute fire and we are going to have a look at some of the best and ways to recreate it as well.

I love this outfit because it has the right mixture of structured masculine tailoring and feminine and beautiful textures. This is a fabulous look to recreate.

If Blue is too adventurous for you, why not try some black lace semi-sheer trousers instead?

Asos - £52
Asos – £52

These Raga little vixen Lace flares would work perfectly with a Lace blazer or black biker Jacket. These trousers are definitely an investment piece that would be worn at different times of the year. For a look suitable for sitting in the Frow, Add a black and gold bandeau top, gold metal choker and a camel overcoat.

Lashelle Black Sparkle Stripe Bandeau Top – £6 – Pretty Little Thing
Crisi Gold Metal Choker – £8 – Pretty Little Thing

A trend that is returning: Fluted/Bell Sleeves.

This is a simple one to recreate!

The flare of a Bell sleeve adds drama to an outfit. Take a traditional T-shirt, Jeans and Jacket and flip it on its head with the bell sleeves.

Get the Extreme Bell sleeved T-shirt from Asos and add a white sleeveless jacket and black high waisted jeans for a new take on a casual look.

These are just two of my favourite Street style looks. Head to my Instagram for more.

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LEND A HELPING HAND – LET’S GIVE GENEROUSLY

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A slightly cryptic title I will admit but I thought it was necessary.

Of late, I have been posting a lot about style and fashion due to fashion week but It’s time to bring some substance back to the blog too.

I don’t usually ask for much but for once, I will ask for your help!

A close friend of mine, Sam Jordan, is doing a charity skydive to raise money for Cruse Bereavement Care in memory of his Mum, Gill Royds.

Check out his story here and please donate generously.

We have all experienced loss in one way or another so let’s come together and show our support even if you don’t know him personally like I do.

If you don’t know him and you have seen this here, Make sure you say where you have been sent from.

Hope you have a blessed day and please continue to give and be loving, compassionate people.

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London Fashion Week Round-up 

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London Fashion Week was an absolutely amazing event with the glitter of Ashish, the contrast of Versus Versace and the artistry of Julien Macdonald.

I am going to show you my favourites from the week and I hope you enjoy it.

In one of the biggest celebrations of fashion and style, disability and diversity were celebrated in the Teatum Jones show which kicked London Fashion Week off.

The Dynamic Duo, Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones.
The Dynamic Duo, Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones.

Two disabled Models were cast in this show which became big news as things like this are a rarity to show disabled people in a positive light. Models Jack Eyers (Who was the first ever disabled Male to walk in New York Fashion Week) and Kelly Knox commanded the runway in spite of the disabilities they have. This made national and international news in The Telegraph, Huffington Post and The Guardian.

Kelly Knox
Kelly Knox
Jack Eyers
Jack Eyers

This collection from Teatum Jones used a dark palette of blacks, greys and navies which were highlighted by deep and fruity reds and mechanical silvers. This palette put into oversized knitwear and Jackets, mid-length dressed and masculine tailoring made for an extremely wearable collection that could easily be worn on the high street without too many peculiar looks.

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The seed of the idea came last year after meeting people in the para-athletics community, said designer Cat Teatum. “Able and disabled bodied people don’t have different desires when it comes to fashion. They want great textiles, interesting shapes. Kelly and Jack are dressed in the collection like the other models. We’ve just had conversations with them about how to adapt their clothing. The overriding message is that we’re all the same.”

– Quote Taken from The Telegraph

Romantic Fantasy is a recurring theme which the next Designer, Ryan Lo. Hong Kong-born, Lo keeps his designs completely authentic to his background and this collection was no exception.

Ryan Lo is one of us! He too learns things through Youtube Tutorials and in fact this is how he learned how to knit. He is definitely a force to be reckoned with!

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In complete contrast to Teatum Jones, the palette is light, airy and dreamy. With the accentuated colourful pigtails, his designs look they have come right of a romantic graphic novel drawn in an anime/manga style.

One of my favourite designs ever is up next – Julien Macdonald!

With a palette of Red, Black, White and Silver, Macdonald creates yet another sensational collection that you can tell belongs to him due to the sheer artistry of each garment.

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So many of these garments scream red carpet, celebrity and award show. This outfit above worn by Grace Bol would look perfect as a performance outfit for JLo, Beyoncé or Shakira.

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One to Watch according to the British Fashion Council: Halpern!

Michael Halpern was born and bred in New York but has lived between London, Paris and America for the last 5 years. He has worked for Oscar De La Renta and J Mendel and then decided to embark on his own fashion journey.

It is safe to say that Halpern’s collection has a lot of drama and each piece is breathtaking.

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Vibrant colours and prints mixed with sequins makes for an intricate style that may not work for everyone but is definitely there for those who want to stand out from the crowd.

Even Vogue named it one of the top 10 shows of London Fashion Week which is a huge honour.

Versus Versace is up next and they certainly did not disappoint!

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Youtubers Roxxsaurus and MakeupbyLeyla were invited to the Versus show and they loved it.

And here’s part of the fabulous Collection that has sport luxe vibes running throughout the whole collection.

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And Finally Ashish! There are so many other brands that I loved from this Season but I tried my best to whittle it down to my absolute favourites.

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Ashish was Glitter personified. The Mexican-wrestler inspired makeup was an interesting choice and I appreciated the inspirational quotes on some of the garments. I didn’t love everything, as you may expect, simply because there was an overload of glitter and no contrast of texture which I was slightly disappointed with. However, as individual pieces, I think this is really cool.

I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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Oscars Round-up 

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Last night was the Oscars and it definitely was unforgettable.

With epic celebrations and epic fails, The 89th Academy Awards did not disappoint!

Here are the night’s winners:

Best supporting actor

WINNER: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
Dev Patel (Lion)
Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

Best makeup and hairstyling

A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
WINNER: Suicide Squad

Best Costume design

Allied
WINNER: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land

Best documentary

Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
WINNER: OJ: Made in America
13th

Best sound editing

WINNER: Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully

Best sound mixing

Arrival
WINNER: Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours

Best supporting actress

WINNER: Viola Davis (Fences)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Best foreign language film

Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
WINNER: The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann

Best animated short

Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
WINNER: Piper

Best animated feature

Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life As a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
WINNER: Zootopia

Best production design

Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
WINNER: La La Land
Passengers

Best visual effects

Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
WINNER: The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best film editing

Arrival
WINNER: Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight

Best documentary short

4.1 Miles
Extremis
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
WINNER: The White Helmets

Best live-action short

Ennemis Interieurs 
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights 
WINNER: Sing
Timecode

Best cinematography

Arrival
WINNER: La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence

Best score

Jackie
WINNER: La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers

Best song

Audition (La La Land)
Can’t Stop the Feeling! (Trolls)
WINNER: City of Stars (La La Land)
The Empty Chair (Jim: The James Foley Story)
How Far I’ll Go (Moana)

Best original screenplay

Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
WINNER: Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

Best adapted screenplay

Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
WINNER: Moonlight

Best director

Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
WINNER: Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best actor

WINNER: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best actress

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
WINNER: Emma Stone (La La Land)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Best picture

Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
WINNER: La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
WINNER: Moonlight

And those were all the nominees and winners.

For more Oscars fashion head to my Instagram.

And finally check out the Beautiful Karlie Kloss at the Oscars with a 360 experience!

https://youtu.be/gHVgyoIwuP0


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L’Oreal X Princes Trust Collaboration

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Yesterday was the launch of the Loreal campaign working with the Princes Trust to help and empower young people to turn self Doubt into Self worth. Such a beautiful and brilliant campaign starring faces that I know and love such as Marcus Butler, Amena, IntheFrow’s Victoria, Dame Helen Mirren, Louisa Johnson, Cheryl and Chez Rust.

Launching in February 2017, across their 18 centres, they will be putting on confidence sessions – addressing issues such as body language, relationships and employability. This aims to give young people the opportunity to boost their self-esteem by generating positive thoughts, identifying strong relationships and understanding unacceptable behaviour and learning techniques to help them prepare for interviews.

This is an exceptional campaign which I hope does extremely well and helps a lot of young people.

Vismay Sharma, Managing Director of L’Oréal UK and Ireland, says:

Working with The Prince’s Trust is a natural fit for us. We’re both passionate about promoting confidence and we can’t wait to align our ‘All Worth It’ brand with this established charity – both on and offline – to show people how they can help or be helped.

The L’Oréal partnership aims to help 10,000 young people over the next three years. I really hope they exceed this target.

Yesterday’s launch was officially launched by Dame Helen Mirren, Louisa Johnson and Katie Piper.

I look forward to hearing more about this and the positive changes being made by this campaign.

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About Last night : Brit Awards!

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Last night was the biggest night in British Music, or at least that’s what we’re always lead to believe.

Most year’s watching the Brits, I leave feeling underwhelmed at the winners but this year, I feel that a few better artists won awards such as Emili Sandé, Beyoncé and Rag’n’Bone Man.

The best performances of the evening (In my opinion) were Bruno Mars (Vocally the best performance – Sexual references), Ed Sheeran and Stormzy (Ngl, I dropped my phone when Stormzy came out) and Emili Sandé.

No one else’s performance even came close to theirs. Yes, the Chris Martin Tribute to George Michael was emotional and moving, and Yes, The Coldplay and Chainsmokers collaboration was a surprise but not as surprising as Stormzy and Ed Sheeran – considering I dropped my phone, it is still alive though, thanks for your concern!

So let’s get down to the Fashion!

My main stipulation with Little Mix’s outfits is this, Perrie and Leanne’s Conical bra bodices are not flattering at all. If these were replaced then I think the outfits would have been better.

And also why did Perrie change when they won their award?

Simply fabulous from Fearne Cotton!

Holly adorned in Sparkles!

I hope you enjoyed the brits and if you didn’t there is always something good to laugh at like the house falling off stage during Katy Perry’s performance. Missed it? Well, here you go, I’ve got you covered!

Have a blessed day!

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