Lily Allen ditching music for a career in fashion

Bad news for those of you who enjoy Lily Allen's music.

The British pop star has announced that she has decided to pursue a career in fashion. Although she does have experience designing, she won't be launching a celebrity clothing line. Instead, she's starting a vintage project called "Lucy in Disguise" with her sister, Sarah Owen.

The project will launch at the Vintage at Goodwood Festival in August. The event is the brainchild of the Red or Dead founder and designer, Wayne Hemmingway, and will be the first festival to fuse music, fashion, design and retail. The goal is to re-create "a unique 'retro' atmosphere from the 1940s through to the 80s," according to the Telegraph.

Allen is of course, no stranger to the fashion world, landing front-row seats at major fashion shows, and having recently starred in Chanel's Fall/Winter '09 campaign.

"To me, the idea of music and fashion being separate is just not possible – one can’t exist without the other," she told Style.com.

Do you think this is a smart move on Lily's part?

Tweet me your thoughts @TheChicSpot.

You can buy tickets for Vintage at Goodwood from www.vintageatgoodwood.com.

Paris Fashion Week: Chanel Spring 2010 RTW

As if I haven't shared my love for Karl Lagerfeld enough already, he had to come out with yet another amazing collection.

The tweets from those lucky attendees of his Chanel Spring 2010 ready-to-wear show made me so excited I could hardly breathe. The Swiss Alps setting. The barnyard. Models emerging from haystacks. Lily Allen performing. Models dancing and rolling in hay. From the sounds of it, the Chanel show was a lot of FUN.

Lagerfeld somehow made hillybilly look chic, and even brought back those infamous clogs we wore back in the day.

My personal favs were the matching male/female outfits (only Karl could make this look cool), the black, grey and white oversized tweed coat, and the ruffled party dresses.

Rihanna was in attendance (the front-row fixture of the season) and Prince also made an appearance.

Check out the looks below!

Quote of the Day

"I love Lily Allen. She looks a lot like Gabrielle Chanel and she is a self-made woman. She is cool, young and extremely witty."
- Karl Lagerfeld on the new face of Chanel handbags, Lily Allen.

First Look: Lily Allen Jewellery Collection

Here is your first look at Lily Allen's jewellery collection called Lily Allen, which she launched on July 27th at the Claridges Hotel in London.

The collection includes nine different styles inspired by a variety of things from animals to flowers. It is designed to appeal to fans aged 14 to 40, and each piece will reflect her eclectic London style.

The collection will arrive in stores late September 2009.

What do you think?

Lily Allen's Chanel ads

Here is your first look at Lily Allen's Chanel ads for the Fall/Winter 09 campaign, shot by Karl Lagerfeld.

Thoughts?

Lily Allen to design a jewellery line

She's already landed a Chanel campaign, but now Lily Allen wants to try her hand at designing jewellery.

The 24-year-old singer is reportedly working on a collection, simply named Lilly Allen, that will include nine different ranges inspired by everything from animals to flowers, designed to appeal to fans aged 14 to 40.

Allen has supposedly been involved in every aspect of the design process, and each piece will reflect her eclectic London style, with the collection arriving in stores late September.

Would you buy Lilly Allen's jewellery?

First Look: Lily Allen for Chanel

Lily Allen lands Chanel campaign

It's official. Karl Lagerfeld loves Lily Allen.

Not only does she get front row seats to all of his shows, now the British singer is the new face of Chanel handbags.

Allen, who is often seen with one of her many Chanel 2.55 handbags, will be shot next week by Lagerfeld for the Fall/Winter 09 campaign. .

"She's fun," Lagerfeld said about his decision.

Maybe this is just a ploy to get Lily to not wear homemade Chanel t-shirts (see below)!

Freida Pinto: new fashion icon?

Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto seems to be establishing herself as a budding fashionista!

The 24-year-old recently walked down Dolce & Gabbana's runway during fashion week in Milan along with A-listers Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes.

Now, she's taking Paris by storm.

Wearing a white Chanel cocktail dress adorned by layered chains, the actress stole the spotlight from Kate Moss and Lily Allen, who were seated front row along with Pinto at Chanel's Fall 2009 RTW show.

The Slumdog beauty is already rumoured to be the new spokesperson for beauty brand, Estée Lauder, but I suspect partnerships with top designers will happen very soon.

Paris Fashion Week Spring '09: Christian Dior

Ahh Paris Fashion Week, my absolute favourite of all fashion weeks. They always have the most fabulous collections, and the most beautiful, innovative clothing.

Christian Dior's Spring '09 collection didn't disappoint with its tribal vibe.

The collection was inspired by designer John Galliano's "memories of many trips, all over Africa."

It featured short, sheer, flowy dresses, python-skin bustiers and tailored jackets.

Front-row attendees included Katy Perry, Dita Von Teese, Lily Allen, Marion Cotillard, and Emma Watson.

My favourite piece? The shoes! The "fertility" heels were simply genius.










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