Edinburgh Fashion Week

What a weekend it has been for Edinburgh's fashion fans! My hometown has been showcasing several catwalks as part of Edinburgh's first Fashion Week, set in a giant marquee on The Mound. The shows were mainly categorised by various shopping destinations including Multrees Walk, The Grassmarket and George Street. 

I had the chance to watch three amazing shows on Saturday, all featuring the most covetable looks from the spring season. My favourite brands from Saturday's collections were Sandro, Reiss and River Island. As for this season's key piece it was definitely the jacket! Whether they were suede, printed, bomber or trench - I wanted them all! 

There was such a great atmosphere during the shows and in-between when I hung out with my friends by the pop-up shops and bar. I also had the fantastic opportunity to model for the Satisfashion SS15 trends tutorial. Stylist Laura Russell dressed her favourite bloggers in the latest trends, and I got to wear a very stylish seventies outfit. Thankfully I avoided tripping up in my huge platforms! 

Backstage shot by Helen from Wardrobe Conversations

Living the VIP life!

Edinburgh College of Art's Constructing Tailored Silhouettes

My blogger babes -  Ema from Is it Vintage, Sultana from Dream to Inspire 

& Emily from Frankly Ms Shankly

Don't worry if you missed out at the weekend as there are still plenty of exciting events to attend over the next few days. Click here to find out more.

Did you attend any of the shows? What were your thoughts? I already cannot wait for the next one!

Love from Lou Lou

Club Tropicana

When styling for the Club Tropicana shoot in today's Edinburgh Evening News, there were so many amazing outfits, so I ended up modelling to add a couple of extra looks. This was the ideal shoot for me as it reflected my personal style of floral prints and bright colours. I certainly won't be giving up my day job to model, even though it's a lot of fun. Styling is definitely my stronger asset!

I am also excited to see the results from the last shoot I styled, which will be in the Evening News (and on my blog) in two weeks. It had a Vintage Americana theme and involved some Prada handbags, exquisite necklaces and pretty  bralets. 

Another feature you can look forward to reading next month, is my visit to The Scottish Fashion Awards. This year it will be hosted by Alexa Chung and I'll be at the red carpet to photograph and interview Scotland's finest talent. 

There's lots to look forward to, but until then I hope you like the photos and have a good week (finally, the sun is out!)

Love from Lou Lou

Photographer - Ellen Relander

Models - Claire Binnie & Louise Arnot

Make-up - Ebony at Glam Candy

Stylists - Louise Arnot, Lynne McCrossan, Emma Prior & George Thain

From Stylist to Model

You may remember from previous posts that I am part of a style team led by Lynne McCrossan for the Edinburgh Evening News. Well, on the last shoot I ended up modelling too which was very exciting! The shoot was located at Hotel Missioni which is the most stylish and modern hotel I've ever seen. It was perfect for our fashion feature which was based on Edinburgh's top boutiques.

I had so much fun posing in the hotel lobby's window and in two of the beautiful bedrooms. The highlight had to be slipping into the floral Erdem maxi dress as Erdem is my favourite designer and his designs are so dreamy and romantic. I wonder if he'll ask me to model for his next catwalk show...

I was also pleased that I was featured on the cover of the Evening News (in the corner but still the cover!) It's strange to think that so many people will be looking at my modelling pictures in the paper and may even recognise me! I've already been in a newspaper, magazine and on TV for fashion purposes before, but it's always really exciting to get an extra 15 minutes of fame!

Stripe T-shirt dress, £51 @ Sam Brown

Leopard print trainers, £35 @ Lipsy

Gold cross necklace, £10 @ River Island

Silk floral maxi dress by Erdem, £1745 @ Jane Davidson

Moonbeam dress by Carolyn Baxter, £110

Studded boots, £75 @ River Island

Ripped jeans, stylist's own

I hope you like my pictures. I know my back looks boney on the main picture but it's only because I was asked to hunch my back as much as possible. It wasn't the most comfortable pose to hold but it definitely looks the most editorial. 

What do you think of my modelling debut?

Love from Lou Lou