ACforAG '15 Collection.

Alexa Chung's influence within the ACforAG collaboration is clear as Alexa's trademark Parisian chic aesthetic is merged with a dying trend, denim. Denim has been cut and styled every single way possible over numerous seasons and this collection brings nothing new. Stone-washed denim shirt dresses and boring boot-cut jeans brought no raw artistic flare expected from Chung but rather, left a deflated launch audience to "ooh" and "ahh" over Alexa's block printed name on the label. The only individualistic pieces presented were a mumsy denim shift dress with a ruff-like neckline and off-white jumpers with french print loosely translating to "I have the soul of the wave", very "coffee shop hipster"-esque. 'Wearable' is quickly becoming a dirty word in the fashion industry and one has to consider if this launch would have been as successful without the excited bubble of Alexa's appearance.





[ Ill be doing a guest-post over on Shy,Strange,Manic about the actual event and I may do another here about the interview she did at the launch, so look out for those!]

Street Style: London Fashion Weekend.

So last week I attended London Fashion Weekend and reported the Julien Macdonald catwalk for Platfform magazine, it was seriously mindblowing, mainly due to the sheer amount of embellishment and detail in all of the pieces. Whilst milling around the little shopping stalls etc quite a few outfits caught my eye so I decided to photograph them for you all, enjoy!


We bumped into the lovely Celia Orford keeping it simply stylish by wearing block colour basics, mainly blacks and pastels, but jazzing it up with a fabulous faux-fur caramel coat from Zara (around £100). I especially love the black skinnies and black heeled ankle boot combo as it brings an essence of effortless style while keeping the attention on the coat.

Jessie took the opposite approach by using layering to create an effortlessly chic piece. I feel like this outfit is a good representative of London fashion culture as it uses a mix of street and high fashion to create one overall piece. The bottom is very tailored and floaty whereas the top is all about textures and layering to create a cluster and fall effect.
Coat: H&M
Necklace: Zara.
 Catheryn Smith wore this bubblegum pink soft box coat, a reoccurring theme at London Fashion Weekend was defiantly the emphasis on outerwear as the main focus piece, as is evidenced here by the large overcoat taking main stage within the piece.
Coat & Glasses: Both ASOS.

Nasreen used a variety of textures and colours to create this outfit. A blue fur coat, Lime silk scarf and Fringed suede boots combine to create a crazy mash-up of all this seasons trends.
Coat: Topshop
Necklace: Accessorize.

Micheal Taylor incorporated a traditional British heritage within his piece as he adds a red tartan scarf to a quilted coat. He also carries a rough and ready brown leather duffle bag, the ideal balance between prim and country. The white shirt underneath his coat was customized by Micheal to add black buttons which give the shirt an overall sheer look
Coat: River Island
Bag: ASOS

Joao + Yvonne channeled a very Italian style outfit with sharp tailoring an classic prints. Joao wore a cape coat he had made in Portugal with Italian Leather gloves and a crisp white shirt and trouser combo. Yvonne wore a gingham coat from Paul and Joe coupled with a simple lilac shirt dress. LFW brought a whole mix of different cultures into one place.

Holiday Hell & Haul!

                              

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Date day vlog with Fizzypuddle

                        So today I had a date with Fizzypuddle so I thought id bring you along.
                                                       

                                                         Chinateacups/Fashion Fox xx

A Month So Far In Instagrams.....July!!

1. Dan and I on a night out at 3am drunk on cheap wine  . 2. Dans Cat Sox.   3. Drinking Desperados beer whilst playing darts with Dans family.   4.  My eye makeup smudged after Dans Grandfathers funeral.   5. New Polka dot Topshop shirt and feeling daring wearing a tight skirt.   6. Homies Beanie and nude lips.   7. My feeble attempt at nail art.   8. Croptop or dress? In the end i went with the croptop.   9. Road Trip.   10. No Make-up   11. Me and Dan on the hottest day of the year   12. Burgundy Rimmel and Fuscia coloured MAC lipsticks mixed for the perfect shade (blog post to come).

Sorry for not posting in a while guys but iv had alot on, im filming a video tomorrow so im hoping to get that posted aswell as a lipstick tutorial style post.

Interview with: Celia Edell

 Known for her quirky sense of style and kick-ass feminist views, Celia Edell is taking the internet by storm. In recent months she has received over 10,000 views on YouTube videos such as "Feminists don't really want equality and other myths about feminism" and "Sexism 101", Celia also became well known for her "home-made" fashion shoots on her blog: Ceedling and Facebook  Some people even see her as some kind of feminist superhero, a sort of "Super Celia and her meowing sidekick Rococo". Here at FashionFox we decided we'd like to get to know more about this "Superwoman" and in particular her fashion sense.

You're known for your positive approach on female body hair, would it ever affect the way you dress, for example would you ever wear a sleeveless shirt specifically to make a statement? It used to affect how I dressed, it took a while for me to become comfortable enough with the natural state of my body to wear clothes that revealed my legs and underarms to strangers - now it seems irrelevant. I dress the same as I did when I shaved, or if I chose to shave again...my body does offend some people but I don't go out of my way to offend people with my appearance...most days, anyway.

What is your current favourite outfit, including shoes and jewellery? I've been feeling pretty lazy lately, maybe because it's summer time, but I feel really good in a black tank top (I thrifted a couple nice simple ones recently), and some bold print pants or shorts. My favourite pair right now is my checkered pants with daisies scattered across them, they are soft and stretchy but also interesting and busy. I love wearing patterns, more than one at once sometimes! I pretty much wear my Doc Marten low top 1461's everyday, and my Venus-symbol necklace that I made for myself using DelishBeads!!

DelishBeads are amazing!How or where do you get most of your clothes?
Thrift-stores,cheap ones - not really the boutiques that hand-pick vintage pieces as lovely as they are I can never afford anything! I online shop a lot, only occasionally buy something but when I do its usually from ASOS or Ebay if I have something specific in mind!!

With so many followers in the social media would you consider yourself a style icon or even a feminist style icon? Lord no, I am still a very real, flawed, and at times painfully boring 21 y/o. I have had a lot of wonderful incredible people tell me that Iv inspired them to learn more about feminism, or to dress for themselves, things like that. That doesn't make me an icon, but it definitely feels damn good.

You have recently received controversial responses on some YouTube videos such as "You're too pretty to be a feminist", how do you react to these kinds of comments? I have to laugh. In one day I will get comments telling me I'm too pretty, too ugly, too smart, too dumb to be a feminist. People will say anything they think will make you question yourself and your beliefs - or at least question your choice to make those beliefs public. I have learned that taking up space, especially on YouTube, comes with a great deal of ridiculous scrutiny insofar as what I say questions the status quo. I just have to see those comments for what they are - bullshit!

Yeah, its kind of a backhanded compliment. You have done alot of inspirational work within feminism including writing and modelling for Missy/Ink. Would you ever consider modelling or writing as a career? Thank you!! I model for and with friends and it is really fun but it isn't something I see myself doing as a career. I can't imagine the pressure that one would be under to have their living so dependent on physical appearance. I love fashion, and modelling is absolutely an art form - but it isn't for me, professionally anyway. I can see myself writing as a career, but it is not an easy path either, and I'm not sure yet exactly where I want to end up. I'll definitely always write, though, and I will probably always take selfies too...

                
Haha, you're the queen of selfies! You also model in many of your own photo-shoots  do you plan the shoots around a theme or just go with the flow? Sometimes, most times, I have a theme in mind, but I am never strictly committed to accuracy. We usually have outfits to go with the theme but as for location, we mostly just wing it. I have fun with the photo-shoots I do, none of them are serious - it's just nice to get my girls together, dress up in outfits we wouldn't necessarily wear otherwise, and pretend to be someone else. So I guess its a mix of both planning a theme, and going with the flow.

Lastly, how would you describe your style? This question is so hard! The last time i answered it I think I used the word "spooky"... but honestly my style is always evolving, and right now I think I would describe my style as happily stuck between childish flamboyance and thick-skinned vixen.

FashionFox. xoxo

Iv been tagged by the gorgeous Amy of Cocktails in Teacups.
The rules of the tag are:

• You must state this tag was created by Megan at The Beauty Pier
• You must tag at least one person to do this, however the more the merrier!
• Let the person know you've tagged them in a comment on their blog.
• Title this post "Influences of the Internet TAG" 
• Here we go!

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1. 
   Did other blogs convince you to start up your own?   
   Well id thought about starting one for a long time because it helps with my uni applications but if any really made me want to start it would be: CocktailsinTeacups, IndigoButtons, A Blog from Blackpool, Essiebutton, Little Blog of Horrors, Polkadot Pink, What Peggy Said, What Laura Did and A beautiful mess.
2. 
   Have you joined a site because someone else in blogsphere did? 
   Nah, never anything like that, I just like to do my own thing and see what happens rather than do things cause others do. 
3. 
   Is there a tip/regime you've gotten from the internet that you now use?
   Iv learnt alot about eyeliners and skin rituals that i wasnt so militant on before but now everynight its like "i must take off my makeup and tone and cleanse", especially the " wash your face before you get in the bath so it doesnt seep into your pores" tip.
   
4. If your favourite YouTube/Blogger personality likes a product, will that make you buy it?Not really but if i was thinking of buying something and they gave a good review I probably would.
   
   5. What do you look for in a blog that makes you want to follow?
   The first thing that jumps out at me is always the layout of the blog (id never follow just for that but i think it helps), i always think its nice to look at blogs where you can tell alot of thought and preperation has been put in. As an aspiring writer im a complete word-a-holic so if someone has a nice writing style ill definatly follow.
   
   6. Have you ever been deceived by a product that you ordered online? (e.g you thought it would be pink but it was coral)I  dont usually buy online for this reason but its never really happened to me, other than clothes being too loose etc.
   
   7. Have promo pictures and press releases given you the impression that a product will be better than it is?
   erm pretty much just the rimmel london kate moss red lipstick, for me it was way too wet and slimy (which sounds gross but i mean sort of oily)
   
   8. Is there a product you could give a 'cult' status for being so good that you discovered through the internet?
   Alot of the 98% Naturalganics range from the body shop, i love it so much and it all smells so good!
   
   9. Is there a product you have tried and hated, but others have loved?
    Dream Matte Mousse by Maybelline, it just highlights all my flaws and clumps up in areas on my face and makes it look grubby.
   10. Is there a Blogger/YouTuber that influences your fashion style? If so, who?
   Zoella's style is gorgeous for make-up tips but i take alot of style inspiration from Ceedling because everything she wears looks so effortless and yet really co-ordinated.
   
   11. Is there a Blogger/Youtuber that influences your attitude each day/lifestyle?
   CarrieHopeFletcher influenced me to be a nicer sweeter person overall and it really affects the way people treat you.
   
   12. How much time do you spend on the internet daily?
   Alot because of my media work at college and blogging/tumblr/facebook/pinterest etc.
   
   
   I tag...
   Celia of Ceedling
   Dan of Blueskies
   Meagen of Meaganinwonderland
   Kirsty of IndigoButtons