Reiss Rocks the High Street for Spring/Summer 2011

Reiss is one of those high street brands that I wasn't enamoured with at first but boy has it now got me completely hooked.   It does what Whistles tries too hard to achieve: a rich array of fashion forward basics with a twist and a distinctive style edge in the softest quality silks, jerseys, wools and cottons.  The type of pretty functional pieces that work for....well, work as well as play

Chutzpah's Weekly Barometer

A light hearted look back over the past week’s good, bad and indifferent including the “don’t even go there’s”.

LOVING

Squirrel Appreciation Day (21st Jan)   Every good ad has a squirrel in it.  Every person with a heart likes feeding the little guys.  Did you know a cat raised a baby squirrel and taught it to purr?  Clever and cute.  

REISS Up to 70% off  Sale bargains galore and a whole

Ta da! The Katies - 2010

WINNERS


THE TEAM CHUTZPAH FASHION GENIUS AWARD - Mary Katrantzou. Manolo Blahnik loves her lampshade, the Swiss love her textiles, we love her S/S 2011 collection.  Now the recipient of BFC NewGen sponsorship, we can't wait to see what Mary does next.


THE AWARD FOR MOST CRIMINALLY OVERLOOKED COLLECTION - Richard Nicoll for Cerruti.  Restrained.  Elegant.  The kind of clothes that rich, white

French Connection - Lost in translation

May I just say from the start, I really like French Connection. Always have. It's somewhere that I regularly visit and most always buy at least one piece per season (even if I do think the brand straddles the pricier end of the high street for what it conveys and offers) and I certainly always shop sale. French Connection always has brilliant trouser cuts and a great use of colour and key shapes