by admin on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
Remember when everyone was wearing foam ballet buns in their hair giving them a perfect, pretty, girly coif? Well slick ballet buns are yesterday’s news and now the top knot reigns supreme. Making their way from the catwalk and being copied by celebs, top knots are versatile, edgy and our favourite look of the moment. Hair trends come and go, but we hope this one never leaves as it’s perfect for your inner-slacker and has become a staple hair-do that we can’t live without.
We love the different versions of the top knot seen at Jenni Kayne, Phillip Lim, Louis Vuitton and Mary Katrantzou’s  catwalk shows. Jenni sent models down the runway with her version of the trend, an edgy, almost rocky look that set off the feminine floaty designs from her SS/AW12 collection. It’s easy to achieve so get backcombing your ponytail and pin the length in place in a messy bun shape. The texture in the bun is the perfect contrast to the smooth pulled back hair. But if you like a more polished look seen at 3.1 Phillip Lim, split your hair in a deep side parting …
by Jenny on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
We’ve got festival fever here at BrandAlley HQ, as Glasto kicks off this weekend, our 30% off sale on Hunter wellies continues and we open our amazing Spread the Word competition to win two tickets to The Big Chill Fest and a whole host of designer festival goodies! In anticipation of all the festival fashion coming our way over the next few weeks, we’ve taken a look at some of the trends the celebs have been spotted wearing already at this year’s festivals.
Flirty and Floaty
Lace, ruffles and chiffon were the order of the day for Vanessa Hudgens, Katy Perry, Chanel Iman and Alexa Chung – perfect for keeping your cool with a feminine touch.
Colour Pop
Blasts of colour made these gorgeous girls stand out from the crowd, from Rihanna’s flaming hair to Dita Von Teese and Kelly Osbourne’s retro inspired dresses.
Print Perfection
Whether lazing in the desert sun at Coachella like Kate Bosworth and Nicole Richie or sheltering from the wind at Radio 1’s Big Weekend like Fearne Cotton and Ellie Goulding, statement prints were a shortcut to statement style. Ellie sported some …
