J Crew are coming to Ldn!

Last year we had the news that the likes of Victoria's Secret and Helmut Lang were to open their first UK stores in 2012, today it seems that another American retailer is to follow in their footsteps, J Crew.

The brand, which began back in 1983, is the go to store in the US, particularly in Manhattan for high end classic clothes (think Reiss but better).

The brands creative director said today at the new season presentation that they were looking at stores in both Regent Street and Covent Gardens stating 'It's not just gonna be one store, we're not gonna be stingy'. We have a huge British following already, our New York stores get a lot of customers, but what we do is not very well represented in the British market'

The stores are speculated to be opening sometime next year, Until then the brand is available to UK customers online at both net-a-porter and the brands own website JCrew.com.

Fashion Week For The Masses

I know I'm not the only one who is giddy with excitement to see the new collection when fashion week kicks off at the end of this week.  I literally cannot wait to see what the likes of Charlotte Ronson, J Crew and Ralph Lauren have in store for us.  Not to mention  having to wait a further 11 days for LFW to kick off, but really, who wants to wait that long for a major fashion fix?

Well, we don't have to.  Today London High Street fashion week kicked off - a week of offers and sneak peaks at up coming high street ranges.  Whats more, it accessible to ALL!  You can even win free gifts by entering online (today the Chakra bracelet by Daisy).  The event is only in it's third year, but with Vogue's Fashion Night Out on the Thursday, this week is already a 'save the date' occasion for many fashionistas.

You can head on down to Selfridges on Wednesday and have a go in the 'Vlogging' booth (a booth where you can video blog about your purchases and style icons) or head down to the plaza on Tuesday where students from LCF will be offering you the chance to get your hands on a piece from the LCF collection.

The event is in an easy to access location, accessible to everyone and free.  So head down to Oxford Road today and see for yourself.

See whats going on at Highstreet Fashion Week