Obsessed with: butter LONDON

Many of my favorite things hail from the UK: Digestive Cookies, Topshop, Robert Pattinson, and most recently, butter LONDON, a nail polish and beauty brand that focuses on colour instead of carcinogens.

When Sasha Muir moved to the US in the late 90's, she was alarmed by the amount of toxic chemicals found in cosmetic products in this country. Muir saw the need for a new brand of nail polish and founded butter LONDON with the philosophy: 3 Free. 3 Free means that every butter LONDON product is made without formaldehyde, without toluene, and without DBP (Phthales), three chemicals that are very dangerous and can cause cancer, severe nausea, birth defects in children and respiratory disease among a host of other serious conditions.

I was so excited what i received a bottle of butter for Christmas and couldn't wait to test this healthy product. Fortunately, butter passed the beauty bar with flying colors, and no nail polish would be complete without a cheeky name. This shimmery nude is called All Hail the Queen.

Inspired by: Burlesque

In honor of Cher and Christina Aguilera's feature film premiering November 24, I picked out a handful of sparkly, Burlesque-inspired pieces. With the holiday season rapidly approaching, sequins are an easy way to spice up your wardrobe, but steer away from a head-to-toe outfit. Leave the show-girl look to the professionals.

Clockwise from top right:
Bring on the Bling--OPI--$8.50

Glitterati Party Clutch--J. Crew $59.50

Jenna Metallic Pump--Tory Burch $325

Scandall--Steve Madden-$109.95

Felicity Chandeliers--Anthropologie--$28

Jeweled Headband--Forever 21 $6.80

Curve Sequin Shift Dress--Topshop $250

Obsession of the Moment: Capes

My top trend this fall is definitely the cape. I'm obsessed with all the pieces pictured below, especially the Anthropologie look. Readers what are your favorite trends for fall?

(Clockwise from top left):
Everything in Place Cape: Anthropologie ($198)
Alice and Olivia Emory Cape: Shopbop ($495) 
Navy Wool Capulina: Etsy ($56)
Ultimate Military Cape: Topshop ($190)

Kate Moss for Topshop, Couture in the City Fashion Blog

Kate Moss, and a sneak peek at her new line for Topshop, coming out May 1, 2007 (source)



















It's official...one of the most notable style-icon's of our era has designed a line of togs exclusively for uber chic boutique Topshop. Everything that Topshop does is golden and up to the minute (read: super trendy), like for instance, right now you can find the very popular amongst celebs primary colored jeans you've been hearing about.

It is my sad duty to report, however, that Kate's line appears to be a little bit of a snoozer. I expected something a little more avant-guard I guess...instead I got menswear meets glitter. Seriously...think trousers, button up shirts, tailored vests and sequined dresses. Yawn...it all seems like its so last season.

Anyways, if you are amongst the many that think Kate is the living end when it comes to fashion, check out her new line at Topshop available May 1...I know that I'll be skipping it, unfortunately, but who knows? Maybe there will be cuter lines by Kate on the horizon...