I went to a Halloween party - it’s good to have a reason to get dressed up! I found my purple satin witch’s hat in a shop on Berwick street and bought some lovely purple tulle at the Cloth Shop. I loved designer Regine Mowill’s costume, she’s the one in the mask (with David who came dresses as himself).

Cool People on Neal Street in London. I love this girl’s blouse and the big bow. She bought it all in China.

I saw a live art exhibition in the windows of St Martins, on Tottenham Court Road in London. Lots of passers by stopped to get a glimpse of the partially naked girl!

The exhibition is on at the Barbican Art Gallery until 27 January 2008.

One of my favourite fashion blogs, MyFashionLife, asked me for my Top 5 picks for Autumn/Winter 2007 - click here to read the full article.

I love patent shoes and I’m slowly coming around to leopard print. I love it but I’m not sure it’s really me. But maybe the way to introduce oneself to a new trend is by way of ACCESSORIES!!! Anyway I saw a great pair of shoes for Spring ‘08! I know it’s winter but I help help but think of Spring when Georgina Goodman is giving us a sneaky peak at her new collection!

Me, Craig & Cheryl showing off our footwear! Craig, always wears great shoes and this is the first time in years that I’ve ever see Cheryl in flats so I thought I better document it. Anyway my shoes are great, I love these little T- Bar Mary- Jane Flat Shoe by Chie Mihara. I love all her shoes! As you might know I’m really into bright tights and these shoes look great with my tights!

I bought lace up ankle shoe-boots from Camilla Staerk. I feel quite special when I wear these boots, I just love that you can fold the suede over, and they are just a little witchy: great for October!

I love location shoots. This house was a huge box and very cool - it was open concept with lots of light, height and space. Actually it felt very Canadian even though it was in London! We were shooting Chanelle, she’s great fun & super cute.

There was a very friendly yet unassuming, slightly chubby cat living in the house!

This is Chanelle with her make up artist Lisa. Lisa loves blush more than anything and she’s given me some great make up. She’s promised me false eyelashes next time!!

I worked with hair and make up artist, Fraggle Jury. She has the cutest name ever! I asked her “So what does your mum call you?” she answered “Darling!”. She’s the cheekiest, hippest chic that I’ve met in a long time! Her quote for the day was “Sparkle, just a little more sparkle!”
A fashion assistant works very hard so it’s good to get the occasional perk! My assistant, Elana is big on skin care so she’s able to ask professionals like Fraggle any questions she has. It’s always great to get your make-up tips from a professional make-up artist!

Elana and Fraggle

I went to see the Balenciaga Spring 2008 preview at Browns. It’s so fun to drink champagne and eat rose petal flavour macaroons from La Durée. Who says fashion isn’t a nice life - well actually nobody does! Anyway fashion is great, of course it’s greater if you have more money, but don’t we say that money can’t buy style? But honestly, with the team at Browns, it doesn’t matter if you have no style at all, you just have to have enough money and you’ll come out looking so good - just ask for Marcio. It used to really bother me when I was a teenager that some people could just go out and buy style, but now it doesn’t bother me at all. I like that anything can be bought or taught, and on a certain level I believe that style can be taught.
So how does this collection work? Well the colour palette is divided between North America and Europe. At the preview Browns only has the samples belonging to this side of the ocean. However if you like a garment in a print that sells in North America, at this particular moment in time you can order it and you can have any combination that you’d like. Not all these looks will be sold in Browns: many of the looks will sell out before they ever even hit the shop floor!

I love these shorts and this little jacket!!

Courtney Blackman, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman of the Fashion Business Club, with the delightful Marcio!

Sunglasses can change an outfit in an instant and they’re not just for the summer months. Whenever I go on a trip I tend to buy a pair of sunglasses - it’s part of my Heathrow routine and I’m very thrown off when I have to depart from Gatwick. At first I didn’t really like wearing sunglasses: I felt like I was hiding something but now I wear a pair of Burberry Quilted Check sunglasses almost every day. I never leave the house without them. It’s not so much vanity or even fashion, I just don’t like the sun in my eyes.

I was never really a girl who liked gold or silver things but girls in the UK are just a bit more sparkly than in Toronto, so it’s beginning to rub off on me. I was at a Mulberry event and saw this great big gold handbag. I could fit so many things in it…I could also pay several months’ rent instead. As you already know I’d never ever wear anything fake, but that’s another story…

Right afterwards I saw a girl in the train station with a big gold bag. Hm, maybe some silver shoes…

Some fashion shoots are fast and furious. We started organizing and doing some prep at 9am as our shoot wasn’t going to start until 4pm. The team for Ebyan was coming from Paris and arrived quite late so we didn’t start shooting until about 10pm, and I didn’t go to bed until 5am! I was packing up all the clothes as we were shooting in a different location the next day. I think it’s good every now and then to be sleep deprived: the world looks so different, and somehow that’s a good thing. It felt like a shoot right out of Fashion Babylon.

We has lots and lots of clothes, so many beautiful dresses and such sexy slutty shoes!! It was great and Sarah Marshall was amazing, you just end up adoring her!

On South Molton Street!

I love the buying and selling of clothes and I really want people to enjoy what they are wearing. Advertising is quite interesting as you might have a very specific brief to work to, or just a small selection of clothes, but either way it’s my job to make the clothes fit well. Of course if you have a great model 80% of your work is done. It’s all about casting!!!

Mei Hui is moving her shop just around the corner so she invited us over for a lovely Sunday afternoon tea! It’s nice to go to a shop that’s more than just a shop, it’s somewhere you want to hang out and escape into a little world of beautiful dresses and lace!

A new magazine in RD Franks: Luxure Magazine

Occasionally you get some great perks working in fashion industry. Of course working in fashion should be rewarding enough, but just sometimes you get to have a Diva Day!

1.Picked up in a Hummer limo…

2. then a helicopter ride over London!

3. Shoe comparison (and we got a manicure as well!)

4. And finally a fabulous dinner!

Link: Victim R-T-W fashion show photos | Vogue.

VICTIM SPRING/SUMMER 2008 LONDON see the collection on Vogue. I’ve added a few behind the scene shots that I took. I always think that I’ll take more shots but we were so busy on the day that you just don’t have time. My dressers were really on top of everything and as you can see the hair and make-up was just perfect!

Sometimes you actually get your dream! I’ve always loved Victim so I was so happy that I got to style the show!

I’m loving leopard print at the moment. I saw this model on Portobello Road and thought she looked great in her coat.

The Bayswater £995