PORTAS LENDS A HAND.

MARY PORTAS, retails most notorious red head known widely as 'THE QUEEN OF SHOPS' never ceases to amaze us on her quest for consumer rights. Her helping nature extends further into the charity work she does.

This week she will be donating all takings from her 
LIVING & GIVING shops to the SAVE THE CHILDREN TEAMS in LIBIYA & JAPAN. 

"You to can also support the cause by making a donation using the Links below. Every little can make a huge difference".

DONATE TO JAPAN

DONATE TO LIBIYA

SKULL, SHORTS & SKIRTS

Excited about Comme des Garçons aptly named 
'SKULL IS LIFE' SPRING 2011 menswear collection. Being a fan of skulls in general I found this offering very appealing.

It’s a visual feast of skulls, skulls and more skulls. Skulls form the basis for prints in array of realistic, graphic and cartoon styles over a monochrome backdrop, with splashes of red. The sharp tailoring promotes cohesion, whilst boundaries are pushed with the skirts.  

Styling of the collection has been executed beautifully noting the skull detail used on the shoes and the backs of the models heads.

KING OF COLLABORATION

There has been whispers for some time that Mr JEREMY SCOTT has been working on a new collaboration, even teasing us with the odd tweet here and there but never giving too much away. So being a huge Jeremy Scott fan, you can imagine how excited I was when i found out that his new range is gonna be accessorising us with SWATCH. I love watches, and will love them even more when I have one of these beauties on my wrist, or maybe all three at the same time. You can literally make a statement with one of these time pieces with out saying a word!?

Mr Scott also continues to work with ADIDAS ORIGINALS. For this spring summer he continues capture attention with an interesting and eclectic mix of colour, texture,  embellishment and graphics.

Recently showing his A/W 2011 collection @ NEW YORK FASHION WEEK it was an playful mix of 'COMEDIC COUTURE'. Never being one to play by the rules the show featured designs heavily influenced pop culture, urban undertones and thought provoking statements thrown in for good measure. Bold and Bright with lots of attitude the models took to the runway.....

PLEASE NOTE: the FUN FAUX FUR FOXES.... NEED/LOVE/WANT! 

"All hail KING JEREMY"

BORN THIS WAY....

So with the releases date (11.2.11) of GAGA's single being days away. I thought it only right to show the LADY some LOVE!

PHOTOGRAPHY:  NICK NIGHT

FASHION DIRECTOR: NICOLA FORMICHETTI

JACKET: HAUS OF GAGA

"BORN THIS WAY"

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU LOVE HIM, OR CAPITAL H-I-M

JUST PUT YOUR PAWS UP'

CAUSE YOU WERE BORN THIS WAY, BABY

VERSE: 

MY MAMA TOLD ME WHEN I WAS YOUNG

WE ARE ALL BORN SUPERSTARS

SHE ROLLED MY HAIR AND PUT MY LIPSTICK ON

IN THE GLASS OF HER BOUDOIR

"THERE'S NOTHIN WRONG WITH LOVIN WHO YOU ARE"

SHE SAID, "'CAUSE HE MADE YOU PERFECT, BABE"

"SO HOLD YOUR HEAD UP GIRL AND YOU'LL GO FAR,

LISTEN TO ME WHEN I SAY"

CHORUS:

I'M BEAUTIFUL IN MY WAY

'CAUSE GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES

I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY

I WAS BORN THIS WAY

DON'T HIDE YOURSELF IN REGRET

JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND YOU'RE SET

I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY

I WAS BORN THIS WAY

POST-CHORUS:

OOO THERE AIN'T NO OTHER WAY 

BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY

BABY I WAS BORN THIS WAY

OOO THERE AIN'T NO OTHER WAY

BABY I WAS BORN-

I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY

I WAS BORN THIS WAY

DON'T BE A DRAG -JUST BE A QUEEN

DON'T BE A DRAG -JUST BE A QUEEN

DON'T BE A DRAG -JUST BE A QUEEN

DON'T BE!

VERSE:

GIVE YOURSELF PRUDENCE

AND LOVE YOUR FRIENDS

SUBWAY KID, REJOICE YOUR TRUTH

IN THE RELIGION OF THE INSECURE

I MUST BE MYSELF, RESPECT MY YOUTH

A DIFFERENT LOVER IS NOT A SIN

BELIEVE CAPITAL H-I-M (HEY HEY HEY)

I LOVE MY LIFE I LOVE THIS RECORD AND

MI AMORE VOLE FE YAH (LOVE NEEDS FAITH)

REPEAT CHORUS + POST-CHORUS

BRIDGE:

DON'T BE A DRAG, JUST BE A QUEEN

WHETHER YOU'RE BROKE OR EVERGREEN

YOU'RE BLACK, WHITE, BEIGE, CHOLA DESCENT

YOU'RE LEBANESE, YOU'RE ORIENT

WHETHER LIFE'S DISABILITIES

LEFT YOU OUTCAST, BULLIED, OR TEASED

REJOICE AND LOVE YOURSELF TODAY

'CAUSE BABY YOU WERE BORN THIS WAY

NO MATTER GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BI,

LESBIAN, TRANSGENDERED LIFE

I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY

I WAS BORN TO SURVIVE

NO MATTER BLACK, WHITE OR BEIGE

CHOLA OR ORIENT MADE

I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY

I WAS BORN TO BE BRAVE

REPEAT CHORUS

OUTRO/REFRAIN:

I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!

I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!

I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY

I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!

I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!

I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY!

I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK BABY

I WAS BORN THIS WAY HEY