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Images - Ilana Baxter .Cent, Intern

The sound of birds tweeting on the preshow soundtrack could be taken as a nod to the tweeting journalists but it was probably more in keeping with the accent bird of paradise colours in the collection. Yellow, blue, green were the key colours with sophisticated nudes, camels, slate blues and soft greys in fluid long dresses and trousers, as well as a lot of digital abstract prints. Favourite accessory had to be the gold metallic platform wedge shoes.

Michael Temprano – .Cent, Fashion & Accessories Editor

Inspired by travels in India, the outfits are all about day to evening wear. Lots of denim silk, jersey and layering, with Victorian corsets and adornment, think modern nouveau traveller. The colours are iris blue, dusty violet pink, and accessorised perfectly with metallics.

Posted by: Jo Phillips - .Cent, Creative Director

We went along to see Joann Sfar’s new film Gainsbourg yesterday, an account of the French composer & songwriter Serge Gainsbourg’s early years through to his rise to fame. As well as being a talented musician Serge was also know for his scandalous affair with Brigitte Bardot and his marriage to English model and actress Jane Birkin.

We must admit that one of our motives for seeing this film was of course to get a look at the wardrobes of these two style icons. While both Bardot and Birkin have their own unique look, they epitomise classic 1960’s fashion. As the 60’s is a decade we have been seeing more and more of filtering through onto the catwalks this season we’ve found some pictures below for you to take sartorial inspiration from.
 

Taking a wander around Central London today we spotted many great outfits incorporating prints. Below are three of our faves. We love the bandeau jumpsuit teamed with a simple black cardi. We love even more this purple printed dress that sits at the hot new length for next season, just above the ankle – not quite a maxi not quite a midi – and the way she has teamed it with the leather jacket and boots screams urban chic. Finally to the printed halter jumpsuit – this girl confessed a lengthy bidding war on Ebay for this vintage number – we think it was well worth it!

There are loads of gorgeous prints hitting down on our website so keep checking the New Arrivals!

There’s nothing worse than having nothing to wear, but right now we’ve so many gorgeous things it’s a question of ‘what to wear when’. We’ve picked out our top three new in dresses this week, so now your only worry now to deciding where to wear them!

60’s Bow Shift
We love our Little Red Dress, with its 60’s styling, Peter Pan collar, and ruffled sleeves. As this is a statement piece keep the accessories simple wear with ballet flats and channel Anna Karina for perfect sixties chic.

Parrot Print Prom Dress
The perfect investment piece; wear it right now, just add a necklace, plus gladiator sandals and bare legs and for autumn layer with a chunky cardigan and a belt; it’s the ultimate in trans-seasonal dressing.

90’s Minimal Print Dress
There is nothing easier and more flattering to wear than the shift. Update your wardrobe with this modern take on a classic style. We love this gorgeous vintage inspired print, wear with a simple pair of sandals and a belt cinched in at the waist for effortless style.

Fresh from Latitude via a quick drop in to Lovebox we have a quick chance to recharge our batteries, have a few nights in a comfy bed and some long and lovely hot showers before it’s festival time again!

Port Elliot officially begins on Friday but we will be heading to the beautiful and ancient grounds in rural Cornwall on Thursday in anticipation of the endless activities that await us! There’s a Wild Swim on Saturday afternoon where you get the chance to take a dip with expert wild swimmer Kate Rew and the music choices are endless with Ed Harcourt and Jarvis Cocker being our un-missable favourites!

If you fancy some serious fashion the line up here is unbelievable with talks from Fashion legends Anna Sui, Luella Bartley, Sarah Mower and Stephen Jones and whilst you cosy up and listen to them you can enjoy a range of first class food and cocktails provided in the tents in the main arena. There are other weird and wonderful goings on such as The Fairy Forest and Flower Shows – just make sure you pick up one of the detailed programmes available on site and plan your itinerary carefully so you don’t miss out on anything!

Accommodation wise there’s the choice of a gypsy caravan, an old-school airstream caravan, awesome tipis and yurts or your traditional style tent camping so make sure you bring only your coolest and quirkiest camping gear!