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Tangerine Dream

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

With spring on its way & the weather looking set to be a good one we think it’s time to start looking into our favourite colour trend of this coming season. Make way for Pantone‘s colour of the year — Tangerine Tango! Mostly orange (with a dash of coral), this shade is supposed to emante heat and energy & will look amazing with the cinnamon tans!

Dress – Oasis

The shade is not for the faint of heart (or color palette), as it’s one that’ll get you and your outfit noticed — big time. We like pairing it with neutral basics or with another bright piece for a color-blocked effect, or trying it in small doses, in the form of standout accessories.

Amrita Singh Louise Earring

Pantone is considered the world’s authority on color. Its recommendations and guides for selecting and matching colors influence designers of interiors, clothes and home furnishings. It may be a little too much to handle if your bedroom is like a neon circus but we reckon this colour is a great addition to the wardrobes!

Reiss Roll Sleeve Top

This vibrant shade is not only reserved for clothing, we have already seen it leaking into make-up trends over the past year with bright coral & orange colours appearing on lips, cheeks, nails & even eyes.

We cannot wait to start brightening up our wardrobe! My dream buy from this trend would have to be this amazing Blumarine bag!

Have you seen any good bargains in this hot new shade?

Let us know!

The LA Team x

Tags: colour, Fashion, make-up, Makeup - Products you will love!, new fashion, new trend, pantone, tangerine
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Tom Ford SS12

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Not only do we now get to catch a sneak peak at Tom Ford‘s Spring 2012 collection, which will probably hit stores mid January, but the images released were shot by the fashion genius himself.

Pencil skirts, peasant tops, raffia, lace, beading, fringe and leather seem to be the main focus of this ‘Mexico’ inspired collection. He feels loose blouses with a slouchy feel teamed with pieces fitted at the waist are sexy-classic. This topped off with a bondage style shoe, preferably wedges with chain detail are sure to be a huge trend.

Perhaps the most interesting area of his latest collection is how he will be presenting it. Tom Ford does everything with a twist, his models will not strut down the catwalk like your average fashion show but will in fact be individually part of ten mini presentations by Tom himself, with each model standing beside him as he discusses in detail all of his intricate creations.

Tom maintains that the key to his brand success is ‘classic clothes’. He hates when clothes do not have longevity and feels his pieces may be repeatedly worn from season to season. Tom understands a woman’s form and he thinks hard about how women will feel in his creations. For example, his collection involves a trouser suit, with a cobalt-violet jacket and form fitting trousers that act like spanx and mold to the body achieving a sexy silhouette.

We also have some exciting news from H&M creative advisor, Margereta Van Den Bosch who hints that a collaboration may be on the cards. After the success of the collaboration with Versace, it seems that H&M is certainly one to watch for the high street in 2012!

What do you think of the new line?

Let us know!

The LA Team x

Tags: designer, Fashion, make-up, new trends, Tom Ford
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Become a Fashion Stylist

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

To celebrate the launch of our new Fashion Styling course starting in January 2012, LA Academy have come up with an amazing competition for all you fashionistas!

We are offering one lucky winner a place on our part-time Fashion Styling course which will start on Wednesday january 11th. The course will run on Wednesday & Thursday evenings from 6.30pm – 9pm from January to March.

In this course you will cover the history of fashion from the 20’s to the 90’s, train to be an image consultant, personal stylist, personal shopper, editorial stylist, show producer, fashion writer, set designer, visual merchandiser, visual stylist and window dresser and you will also learn how to realistically gain experience in the Fashion Industry, advice on working freelance and setting up your own business. You will learn everything down to writing and sending an invoice.

As with all our courses, we will be offering our students intensive work experience with the leading lights in the industry, you will be working with professional photographers & assisting professional stylists that will really set you on the right path towards your dream career.

At the end of the course, there will be one student chosen who will go on to do a 1-day internship styling a photoshoot in London.

To enter the competition, all you have to do is choose an era that really interests you from the 1920′s to the 1990′s & style a look relating to this era. You must then upload a photo or a video to our Facebook page explaining the look you have created.

Our Facebook fans will then vote for their favourite look & the top 3 finalists will be passed on to our panel of judges to decide on the overall winner!

As well as earning a place on this course you will also win a shopping spree with LA Pro Fashion Styling Tutor Siobhan McHugh where you can come in to LA Academy, get your make-up done & spend the day enjoying some serious retail therapy to the value of €500!

This competition will close on January 9th so get your looks in & see if you can become the next Rachel Zoe!

Best of Luck!

The LA Team x

Tags: Fashion, fashion course, fashion school, Fashion Styling, rachel zoe, styling, styling course, stylist
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Little Mix in the style stakes!

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Well it’s the event that truly marks the beginning of Christmas, the X-Factor final aired last night with all the glitz & glamour you would expect from the biggest show on tv right now.

Over the past few years, the X-factor has become so much more than just a singing competition in the minds of the viewers.

Little Mix along with their mentor Tulisa, have been crowned the champions of 2011 & looking back over the past season we can really see how they have evolved into stars in the last few weeks,

From grunge to glam the girls have really stepped up their style in the last few weeks, singing with their mentor Tulisa, Little Mix looked clean & polished like they were born for the stage.

The band had some stiff competition to win the coveted title fighting off Marcus Collins & Amelia Lily who was eliminated in Saturdays semi-final after an outstanding duet with Kelly Rowland.

LA Academy are launching a new fashion styling course for anyone who wants to get into the world of fashion. In this course you will cover the history of fashion from the 20’s to the 90’s, train to be an image consultant, personal stylist, personal shopper, editorial stylist, show producer, fashion writer, set designer, visual merchandiser, visual stylist and window dresser.

This course will also provide some real-life experience giving you the chance to style a professional photo shoot.

Click here for more information on this exciting new course & make your mark on the fashion world!

The LA Team x

Tags: Fashion, fashion courses, Fashion Stylist, little mix, styling, tulisa, X-Factor, xfactor
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Latest Louboutin Line

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Christian Louboutin is one of the top designers in the world at the moment when it comes to shoes & handbags….a woman’s weakness!

Adored by celebrities like Blake Lively, Rihanna, Beyonce & Sarah Jessica Parker to name a few, it is no wonder Louboutin is soon becoming king of the shoe world!

The trademark red soled shoe has really taken the fashion world by storm. It’s these little touches that set Louboutin apart from the rest & give his collections their distinctive look.