Mulberry's SS14 Dream

New York is over, London is midway through and soon we will be onto Milan and Paris... where does fashion month go?

I'll be honest, I've only skimmed the shows so far and been shameful in my trend analysis, but I did find the time to stream the Mulberry SS14 show live this afternoon.

My verdict? Wow. Just wow. And well, funny. Really quite amusing having a bulldog sashay down the runway with a model in tow.

The highlight for me had to be when the model responsible for said bulldog had trouble holding onto her companion as it decided to wander off course.

Looking rightly alarmed, her concentration broke for just a second as she contemplated the fact she may be upstaged by a dog on the runway. LOL

Trust Mulberry to make a dog a highlight rather than a distraction. Bravo!

Queen Cara opened and closed the show, smirking at the camera as she walked. I've got to say, she's a stunner alright but already looks bored with how easy success has come to her. Surely in fashion terms, it's time to move onto the next big thing?

Other than that niggling doubt, the show itself was a triumph of sumptuous silks, a palette of duck egg blue, poppy, pure white and orange ruled supreme, whilst texture played a big role all of its own in the SS14 preview.

Whether this is to be current Creative Director, Emma Hill's last collection remains to be seen, but I certainly thought her humble bow at the end looked like a thank you and farewell, as opposed to a “Thanks, I know amazing right?! Wait until you see my AW14 collection!”

Countdown to NYC Fashion Week begins!

The next month will be a blur. A fashionable, crazy coloured blur as New York, London, Milan and Paris unveil their visions for SS14, just as we close the door on SS13.

It's confusing looking at Spring fashion in Autumn I grant you, but the thrill of getting ahead of the game and knowing what will be in style near enough nine months before anyone else, more than makes up for it.

New York Fashion Week kicks off on 5th September finishing on the 12th before handing the baton to London.

I'll be making sure I have a front row seat (at my laptop of course!) for the Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Badgley Mischka, Zac Posen and Betsey Johnson shows this season for sure!

Highly exciting stuff I'm sure you'll agree. Keep an eye out for my runway reports as they unfold, but until then sit back, relax and enjoy the build up. I know I will :-)

Kate Moss smokes on Louis Vuitton runway...

...quite literally as well. The legendary supermodel lit up on the Louis Vuitton catwalk and blew smoke dramatically into the crowd.

Kate Moss was the perfect showgirl in many ways for Marc Jacobs fetish themed show, which included lace up boots, stockings and corsets.

In my opinion it may have topped Chanel in terms of beautifully executed clothing on a catwalk- and that in large is down to Jacobs brilliance.

Every season he just gets it so right. In fact he's the main reason why I love Paris Fashion Week so much.

Ok so I should be backing London, but Paris is just so amazing it totally eclipses everything else that's been before it in my view.

New York is uber cool, London is edgy, Milan is polished and Paris is just pure class all the way.

Clearly this is something Jacobs realises as he also splashed out on high profile supermodels Naomi Campbell, Amber Valetta, Carolyn Murphy and Maria Carla for the show.

Check out the pics here...

OMG John Galliano sacked from Dior!

With fashion weeks going on all over the place and the Oscars taking up most of the column inches over the past month, the news that John Galliano had been suspended from his job at Dior kind of passed me by.

Don't get me wrong, I took notice that the fash legend had been accused of making anti-Semitic remarks and was then subsequently questioned by police, but well... I didn't think it was that serious.

How wrong I was! Christian Dior sensationally axed the Brit designer today, after The Sun published video footage showing Galliano making some, er, rather damning comments.

Galliano has always been quirky and controversial, but when a scandal like this surrounds you, there is no getting away.

Natalie Portman, the face of Miss Dior Cherie has also distanced herself from the designer, refusing to associate herself with him after the remarks were made public.

The Daily Mail quoted her as saying in a statement: "I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano's comments that surfaced today.

"In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr Galliano in any way.

"I hope at the very least, these terrible comments remind us to reflect and act upon combating these still-existing prejudices that are the opposite of all that is beautiful." Ouch.

Despite everything the show must go on, and the house will still present their AW11 collection in Paris later this week.

Soooo, all that's left to ask is who's the fave to land the top job at Dior, and can Galliano recover from this?

Let me know what you think...