Get some texture this season

Posted by sipdrinkblog on Nov 03 2009 | Fashion, Trends, beauty

Here in our little sip office we are huge fans of Grazia daily, the daily feed from Grazia Magazine, and they’ve been hero-ing texture as this seasons must have - on everything from clothes to hair and seen on everyone from Fearne Cotton to Dannii Minogue to Megan Fox.

 

We have to agree that a little bit of texture goes a long way - taking straight hair from flat to fab. You could create warmth and femininity ala Victoria Beckham

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or add an 80s kick with crimping tongs ala Danni Minogue.

When it comes to texture and clothes you cant go wrong with a little bit of high street. Think soft suede, slinky leather and rich velvet in a whole host of colours and styles. H&M have some incredible faux fur coats (#1 below) and gillets, Topshop have a never-ending number of cardigans, tights (image #2 below), skirts (see image #3 Ostrich Skirt below) and jumpers where texture is king. Zara are vamping things up with their Autumn/Winter range featuring fur, leather and feathers. And of course, All Saints never fail to deliver an array of texture-ful beauties. Keep it simple with a statement piece and you’ll have texture perfection.

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Backstage Diaries: Richard Nicoll (and my new blackberry!)

Posted by sipdrinkblog on Sep 21 2009 | SIP

London Fashion Week turned 25 this year - and what a celebration it has been! The shows have been fantastic, the coverage gripping and the colour purple signaled as one of the key colours of the season.

In amongst the hype and excitement of LFW I was lucky enough to win a competition with The Independent in association with Blackberry and the Carphone Warehouse - tickets to the wonderful Richard Nicoll a super fashionable purple Blackberry curve phone, some purple tights from Topshop and Nails Inc purple nail polish (its all about purple this season darling!)

Here is a photo of my new Blackberry Curve 8520 Violet phone and limited edition Richard Nicoll blackberry pouch. The show was amazing with Richard getting a HUGE (deserved) round of applause and standing ovation after the show.

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Check out some of the professional pics here from Grazia Daily: http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/showreports/archive/2009/09/21/lfw-report–richard-nicoll.htm

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flowers flowers everywhere…

Posted by gen on Jul 09 2009 | SIP

Been checking out Grazia Daily and spotted this fantastic Luella dress on sale from fabulous fashion site Fashion Confidential - on sale now for £171 - work it with a sip floral bottle in your hand

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get it here:  http://www.fashionconfidential.co.uk/Bargain-Hunter/Shop/Hot-Picks.aspx

We love florals at the moment and have spotted some girls working them with hot biker boots (we love these vintage ones from rokit)

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and leather (All Saints has some great ones) - a brilliant way of toughening it up!

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sip happy! 

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