Truly inspirational and one of a kind...

Today has been a very devastating day for the fashion industry; the talented, influential and inspirational fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his London flat this morning.

Having won four awards for the British Designer of the year and with a CBE under his belt, Alexander McQueen was one of the most iconic designers of our decade. He pushed boundaries with his designs, never afraid to try something new whether it be his 'bumster' trousers, or his recent most recent 'Armadillo' shoes.

His creativity was key to his collections, epitomised in the video below:



Hugely popular amongst the celebrity world, tributes have been made by Cheryl Cole and Kate Moss. Alexander Shulman, editor of Vogue has commented on his death: 

"His brilliant imagination knew no bounds as he conjured up collection after collection of extraordinary designs. His death is the hugest loss to anyone who knew him and for very many who didn't."

Truly insiprational and one of a kind.

www.alexandermcqueen.com/

BBC News report on Alexander McQueen's death

I hate being so forgetful

Earlier this week was my Vogue interview and the D-Day did not get off to a good start.

Drama 1:
Whilst sorting out what i was going to wear the Sunday before, i realised i had only packed one shoe. This would not seem like a major set back - i am in london, i can go shopping right? Thats all very well if you actually have time before the interview to go shopping...

Drama 2:
I have no time! The monday i was helping out at a photoshoot (see next blog) and was there from 8.30am - 7.30pm and sadly press sample shoes are not my size. So i had to get up at the crack of dawn THE DAY OF MY INTERVIEW and find suitable shoes!

Drama 3:
I have very limited funds to buy new shoes - Primark or New Look are where i pinned my hopes.

Drama 4
This was the dress i had chosen to wear: http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=19551&storeId=12556&categoryId=138613&parent_category_rn=138613&productId=996335&langId=-1

The day of the interview it was raining, so i paired the outfit with a pair of black tights and a denim shirt/jacket. I was looking to buy a pair of black heels to match the outfit but, me being me, I did not contemplate the fact that we are now into the Spring/summer season and there would be no plain black heels around.

Drama 5
Seriously Sh**ing myself right now. I could not find any black shoes within budget to match my stupidly summery and ridiculously floaty dress with black tights. By this time it has half 11 and i had one hour to find the shoes and get over to Vogue House.

I did eventually find shoes, but ended up spending over my original budget, and having to buy some accessories to complete the look. These are the shoes:

http://www.newlook.co.uk/1638704/163870401/ProductDetails.aspx

I will try and take a picture of my outfit and post it up here!