Dip Dyed - Get The Look

This year sees the return of a look that's suffered a long hibernation in trailer parks around the globe - the dip dye. This is a trend that has been slowly surfacing through womenswear collections for the last few seasons, and has finally hit matured to the mens market.

Bag the trend at Zara, with this knitted blue number for just £16.99 - a great way to dress down a tailored short.

Or keep it western with dip-dyed denim from Topman at £34 - a fresh take on the (more than mildly overdone) denim shirt.

Take Off

I just spied these feathered heels by Ada Zanditon at Felicities Press Reception in The Hoxton Factory, amazing. Ada has been on Vauxhall Fashion Scout's 'ones to watch' list since '09 and has been featured on Vogue.com for her ethical designs. A former intern of Alexander McQueen and a pioneer of 'eco-fashion', Ada is going to be massive - check out her collections on

www.adazanditon.com

Rhiannon Jones - Style File

With her heavy eyeliner and black lips contrasted against her pale skin and white blonde hair, it’s easy to see where British designer Rhiannon Jones acquired the nickname of Lady Bolshie. She is utterly striking, and with her exuberant fashion sense, which includes doll’s parts; wild leopard print leotards and huge shoulders, the parallels to Lady GaGa practically draw themselves. Rhiannon, however, is no GaGa wannabe, she is in fact one of Britain’s most exciting fashion designers with her label Bolshie already on its second collection.

Rhiannon takes a strictly hands-on approach to the label, saying ‘if it’s got my name on it, I want to do it myself.’ Not only is every piece hand made, a feat in itself, especially with her intricately patched jackets, but she is also the figurehead for the brand, modelling her own creations. This, however is something which seems to be ingrained within Rhiannon’s persona, she describes herself as ‘a natural designer’ having been passionate about clothing for longer than she can remember. The 17 year old from Hull’s attitude towards life seems inextricably intermingled with her creations themselves. The same carefree attitude that allowed her to return to a London train station after her 16th birthday trip to Paris and never leave the city, translates effortlessly into wild pieces that are most certainly not suitable for the faint hearted. Even the name of her label comes from a description that her mother bestowed on her as a teenager.

The pieces can only be described as a fusion between an acid trip and high fashion, the dramatic silhouettes, loud colours and daring accoutrements are flung far from the high street; rather the combination of in-your-face patterns with bespoke design makes the Bolshie label a pioneer of pop-couture. Being seen in Bolshie will most definitely not harm your image, your wallet on the other hand, is going to take a hit. The jacket, one of the key components of the 8-piece collection costs £495 alone. This however, guarantees you exclusivity, the pieces are currently made to order and if you have the money to spend, there is not much else that money could buy to make you stand out even remotely as much as an item from the Bolshie collection. The best advice to keep that element of sheer exclusivity however is to move fast if you are looking to buy pieces. Rhiannon is on the hunt for stockists and it is only a matter of time before someone eagerly snaps her up. Find her and the collection at -

www.bolshie.yolasite.com

Fi Magazine

Fi Magazine is an up and coming London fashion magazine to keep an eye on (I work there, I would say that right?). In all seriousness, Issue 2, the Retro Issue is set to be great. 140 glossy pages of fashion loveliness, much of which is aimed at the prudent student to keep you on trend on a budget.

Make sure to check out the new issue of fi magazine - out this week.

www.fashioninsider.co.uk

Wedged

For the girls, this season is all about the wedge. They provide the perfect combination of class and functionality, effortlessly

dressing up any outfit.

These intricately detailed babies from DVF - are perfect coupled with this season's must, the jumpsuit. - £260

These canvas and cork wedges from Chloe come in at a face-numbing £450, but keep an eye out for cheaper imitiations, (see below £45 - Asos) they are the epitome of chic functionality, a must have summer item.

This post is hardly loan friendly, however, for less than either the Chloe or the DVF pairs, Topshop Unique, have come up with the perfect all-rounder, at £150, these are heardly cheap either, but just look at them.

This fusion of the trainer with the wedge heel works a charm, the perfect daytime city shoe.

3am Craving

It's 3am, the student loan is running close to the overdraft line, yet still here i sit, trawling through ebay for a bargain purchase.

Today's want involves a unlikely mixture of sheepskin and cuffed, high waisted shorts, obviously the two aren't going together, but sometimes it's nice to think about summer and winter at the same time. It puts things into perspective, and doesn't let your expectations of the British Summer get too high.

The desire for sheepskin manifests itself pretty similarly to above (the model above in the blue is a guy called Kirill Vasilev, who i met over a cigarette backstage at London Fashion Week) in the form of boldly utile winter warmth. This is the Topman Design's A/W 2010/11 collection, which i anticipate to cost just over an arm and a leg. So on the hunt i go. Watch out for the high collars and oversized shirts, they're coming and they're going to be big.

Want/Need number two, the shorts, yes we're in a 'mini heatwave' and apparently I'm bored of all the shorts i own. I tell myself this quite often (not just about shorts either), possibly because I really am, more probably because I would greatly like to go out an buy a new pair. This summer's short, that i have decided upon, therefore must exist somewhere, is a harem-esque, high waisted short, with cuffed legs, right above my knee. So, to the hunt.