Modern Hollywood

I love this new Hollywood glamour look that is coming out on the catwalks right now. Heavy with tons of sequins but still elegant and glamorous. I especially love this dress from Gaultier Paris

and this Philip Lim dress. Really very reminiscent of classic Hollywood.

A classic but lesser known Hollywood icon, Kay Francis - how amazing is this dress?

Norma Shearer was also clearly a big fan of sequins (pictured above and below).

She would have loved this Louboutin sandal,

this Michael Kors Spring 2010 dress

or this Fendi dress - available now at Browns.

Marilyn book

I am starting work on expanding my icons or 'So' range and was very happy to get a catalogue of the Marilyn Monroe auction that Christies held in 1999 today. I bought it on ebay so I wasn't sure what it was going to be like, but it is just jam-packed with beautiful photos and pictures of Marilyn Monroe's clothes and possessions from her feather boas to her white grand piano. It's going to be great to work from - I especially like the broderie anglaise dresses below