Fashion Rocks

Music and fashion were brought together Last night at The Royal Albert Hall in London for the suitably glamorous and fabulous Fashion Rocks. Sponsored by Swarovski and in aid of the Prince's Trust. The event was hosted by the Hollywood pairing of Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson, which featured fashion shows by renound fashion designers whose creations were accompanied by the music of international artists. These included; Alicia Keys for Armani, Timbaland for Dolce and Gabbana, Lily Allen for Chanel, The Gossip for Christopher Kane, Joss Stone for Calvin Klein and various others. Surprise guest of the evening was Whitney Houston, who had been hiding in a London hotel as to not ruin her unexpected appearance. She was there to discuss the charitable work done by the Prince's Trust.

The focus of the night began on who was wearing what on the red carpet. Fashion icon and supermodel Kate Moss, wore a 1920s style flapper dress, encrusted with 20,000 swarovski crystals, estimated to be worth £40,000. The dress was a copy of the one she wore on her first date with Johnny Depp and is to be auctioned off by Topshop on eBay in aid of the Prince's Trust. Other stars looking fabulous included Sienna Miller in a simple but stylish knee length, black silk, capped sleeve dress and Claudia Schiffer in a floor length silver, elbow length, crystal encrusted gown. On the otherhand some celebrities failed to impress in the fashion stakes. Performer for Calvin Klein for the night, Joss Stone, wore a Hot pink, fitted, sleeveless dress with clumpy white shoes and Naomi Campbell wore a black diamante encrusted bra and knickers under a see-through chiffon dress by Dolce and Gabbana.

left: Kate Moss for Topshop - crepe playsuit, Kate Moss for Topshop - metallic jersey vest

Below: Kate Moss for Topshop - Green chiffon dress

Usually in the news for her hard partying lifestyle or her relationship with men who look like they are need of a good wash, kate moss has unusually made the headlines today for something about her style. She is sporting a brand new shorter hairstyle and fringe. Her hair was cut by celebrity hairstylist and her longtime friend, James Brown. He himself, has just launched his own haircare range this week which he collaborated on with Miss Moss. No doubt, this hairstyle will be copied more than a few times and continue the influence and effect still created by 33 old Kate, who has been a fashion icon for almost twenty years.
Also helping to put Kate Moss in to the limelight for her fashion and style, is her fashion range for Topshop. She debuted her first collection in May 2007 and despite some mild criticism, there has been mostly positive reviews of her range and its success can be seen with her Autumn/ Winter 2007 collection. There are some well designed and on trend pieces in this collection, which are not only wearable and attractive but also give us the essence of the Kate Moss style for a more affordable price. Kate has been seen wearing some of the pieces from her latest collection, such as the black crepe playsuit with a belt and the charcoal jersey vest. The collection also contains several dresses which will be great for the party season coming up. Maybe Kate Moss is returning to the supermodel and style icon she is renowned for, only time will tell.

Fashion + Celebrities = fashion for the masses