My Fashion Plate Blog

It may have been Coco that first established the famous and extremely successful fashion house that is Chanel, but nowadays, Karl Lagerfeld is the creative force behind the brand.
He is, without doubt, one of the most famous and influential designers in the world and it is clearly not only us that think this.
It has been [...]

If you’ve dreamed of having an item of clothing designed by Tom Ford hanging in your wardrobe, your wishes may be one step closer to coming true.
Rumors have been flying that the former Gucci designer and film director is building a team of specialists that could help to make his vision of launching a womenswear [...]

She may seem an unlikely fashion consultant, but Alice – of Wonderland fame – has been setting trends since the story was first published in 1865.
The Washington Post notes the items already available ahead of the impending release of Tim Burton’s retelling of the classic tale.
Although gingham check might not make it on to the [...]

Style-conscious cowgirls can giddy up with floral prints this season – teamed, of course, with on-trend cowboy boots.
Us Magazine reports that, with celebrities having been seen in flower-covered dresses for the past few months, they are officially in fashion.
Readers are told to hurry up and buy their favorite floral design, with some of the most [...]

The 90s are making a comeback as personal stylists go recent-retro, reports Now Magazine.
While the decade of millennial anticipation may seem fresh in the memories of many people who lived through it, its fashion is already deemed old enough for a comeback.
Now Magazine suggests that grunge and tomboyish styles are likely to be in for [...]

The combination of bright colors and denim is predicted to set hearts aflutter this spring.
Marie Claire has a mixed dozen of items that any self-respecting style advisor could be keen to recommend to their clients this season.
Among them are shoes emblazoned with exotic skin-like prints, with similar patterns in bright colors expected to feature in [...]

If there’s one thing we’ll be rummaging through our wardrobes for this spring it’s a splash of turquoise.
Pantone named it as the color of the year for 2010 and although summer may be a long way off, for us it conjures up images of sparkling pools, sunny holidays and afternoons by the crystal clear waters [...]

Burberry, famous for bringing us trench coats and quintessential London chic, has announced that it is to close its operations in Spain.
At the moment, the brand produces clothing especially for Spanish fashionistas, but this will end following the autumn/winter 2010-11 collection.
The Thomas Burberry line that was created for the Mediterranean country currently retails at about [...]

If there’s one thing that can make us part with our hard-earned cash when we’re trying to save it’s a well-placed advert.
There’s just something about those beautiful images that makes us want to rush out and buy whatever’s on the screen and by the sounds of things, our next purchase could be some Chanel scent [...]

While our wardrobes are still sadly lacking when it comes to Christian Louboutin shoes, there is one person’s wardrobe which is full of them – and she isn’t even real.
The designer, who opened his first boutique in New York in 1994 and is famous for his towering, red-soled creations, has released a second limited edition [...]