It seems I'm on a X Factor trashing mission at the moment, which honestly I'm not, but I really have to say how much I dislike the show taking over the best thing about Christmas.
Yes, M&S in their wisdom have ditched the big name celebs, catchy dance tunes and gorgeous clothes for the X factor finalists all in black singing a pretty soppy tune.
I am gutted. Seriously gutted that this is the route M&S have gone down this year- it just doesn't say Christmas to me, nor does it say M&S quality.
Previous years have seen Antonio Banderas, Wallis & Gromit, Dame Shirley Bassey, David Beckham and Peter Kay all make appearances in the amazing adverts, which for many, as the executive director of marketing at Marks and Spencer rightly pointed out, 'mark the start of Christmas'.
Last year's M&S offerings was one of my favourite to date, as we had Danni Minogue and Lisa Snowdon singing into their hairbrushes, while Peter Kay danced, quite literally on ice.
After main competitor, John Lewis had a sneaky success with Ellie Goulding last year, I'm really looking forward to seeing what they pull out of the bag for this seasonal offering.
Chances are, it can't be any worse than this. Oh well, at least I have the Coca Cola advert to cheer me up...
Here are my top 5 M&S Christmas adverts... (Copyright all M&S)
Hello, I’m back! Yes, even Fashion bloggers need a holiday from time to time, so to ease both myself and you back into the swing of things, here’s my fashion highlights from the past week...
Coleen for Littlewoods: The first promo shots of Coleen were released this week, showing her in her new role as a style advisor. I’ve long been a fan of Coleen, but in my view she doesn’t appear to have the pull she once did. Maybe it’s because by showbiz standards she’s been out of the limelight too long, but we’ll see – perhaps she’ll be a big hit. Loving the promo shots at least; damn that girl can dress!
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Lady Gaga for Twinings: According to everyone’s favourite celeb blogger, Perez Hilton, Lady Gaga may soon be bringing out her own tea. Locked in a battle with a few major tea companies, Twinings is reportedly the front runner to secure Gaga as a representative. As a major tea drinker myself, I’m pretty darn excited about some designer Gaga tea, how about you?!
Toy Story 3: Great film, hilariously funny and apparently one which bores kids. As I sat choking on my popcorn with laughter this Friday, the ten year old next to me was asking his dad ‘is it over yet!?’ Over?! God, I was hoping it was never going to end- the best in the trilogy by a mile, with plenty of adult humour and amazing animation. Why is it appearing in a fashion blog you ask? One word- Ken; that guy will have you splitting your sides with his fashion antics, and with a wardrobe like his, you can see why Barbie fell for him. Check out Disney's official trailer here...
The Big Bang Theory: A great episode this week, which explained how Leonard became roomies with everyone’s favourite nut, Sheldon. I have to give this a mention, purely for Leonard’s big curly wig and chino pants; hilarious! And if you thought Raj and Wolowitz dressed badly now, this was clearly nothing compared to when they all first met. Wolowitz with an afro and goatee and Raj clearly liked dressing in colourful suits complete with chunky gold jewellery.
Dannii Minogue, Style Queen: Flavour of the moment, Dannii Minogue is soon to appear in her very own fly on the wall reality show on ITV2. The adverts have already started to generate a bit of buzz, as it focuses on the X Factor judge launching her fashion line and preparing for motherhood. More on this when I actually watch it...
