A Word on Life/Blogs

You know, there was a time when this blog was my life. When I first created 'theFASHIONbox' back when I was an eager 16 year old who didn't know the difference between Pucci and Gucci, I set myself a goal to write at least one post a day. That, as you may well imagine, fell through after a few days. Next, I decided to write two blog posts a week - easily managable for a while, but then it slowly dwindled down to just one a week. That was excluding fashion week period, when I would literally cover nearly all the shows, scanning Vogue Runway for the best photos to show on 'theFASHIONbox,' uploading articles every day, sometimes even more. I wish I could have kept up that pace, but life gets in the way. University, work, holidays, social engagements...everything builds up, and the last thing you want to do after work on a warm, summer Thursday evening is come home and write a blog post on something you feel no passion for. Just for the sake of writing something.

For the past couple of months, this blog has been sidelined. It's not something I did on purpose, far from it. It's just I don't have the time to even brain storm ideas of what to feature on here anymore. Life is hectic, and at times very chaotic, and I am so proud to say that I am working in the fashion industry just after graduating university but some things have just got to give. And this blog is one of them. So if you do regularly read my posts, please do keep reading as I will continue to write on here. Articles will just be a lot less frequent than they have been in the past, but then at least you'll know what you're reading is important if I've bothered to post it!

Another thing I'm curious about is whether people really read blogs anymore. Name three blogs you read on a regular basis? It's hard with social media - Instagram had just been launched when I started theFASHIONbox and well, Snapchat wasn't even a thing yet - as everyone just hops onto Twitter, Facebook or IG to get that news/images. The blog revolution if you like has come and gone. Now everyone has a blog and can quite easily call themselves a 'blogger,' yet the cool factor has worn off along with the popularity of certain blogs with people just not tuning in like they used to. I have found this on theFASHIONbox, but I still post because I enjoy it and I love writing about /fashion/art/movies/photography/costumes... everything that I cover on here I feel passionate about. So please if you are a regular reader, keep the faith! In the words of good ol' Arnold Schwarzenegger, 'I'll be back' - you'll just have to look out for me.

Kate Moss is the Star of Miu Miu Fall 17

I'm not a huge fan of Miu Miu. Well, saying that I did like their spring/summer 2017 collection and the previous winter collection before that. So I have just completely contradicted myself really. Miu Miu is fun, young, frivolous, exciting and a lot more youthful than Prada - which I don't like, for the record. For their Fall Winter 2017/18 ad campaign, Miuccia called in 'The Kate,' as well as Naomi Harris and model of the moment Adwoa Aboah, and her sister Kesewa. Kate Moss shines in all her supermodel glory, posing in a green fur coat, ahir dishevelled and pout on point. While fellow models Jean Campbell, Eliza Cumming and Jasmine Daniels all add a touch of charm of proceedings.

Styled by the legendary Katie Grand and titled 'Preservation Hall and Other Stories', this campaign is full of life, music and colour. Shot in New Orleans (the home of Jazz) by photographer Alasdair McLellan, the photos have a slightly nostalgic feel about them, with a touch of the 1970s. Plus all the fur is faux - woohoo Miuccia - yet still looks amazing. See the campaign photos below...