OUR TROPHY JUMPER, LEATHER & MILITARY SHOOT: BEHIND THE SCENES IMAGES

It seems our last behind the scenes post went down a treat with you guys so we've put together a new set taken at our last shoot at our regular spot The Tommyfield! The order of the day for this shoot? A large helping of leather (a favourite of ours as you can probably tell), a dash of knitwear (the models were happy about this one I tell ya...especially when the shots were taken outside!) and a sprinkling of Military chic (an Autumn/Winter hot trend and DM fave!)!

Ka Man Li once again worked her behind the scenes magic as always but we'd also like to send a special thank you everyone else who was involved on the day, Photographers: Eric Mouroux & Jamike Latif (Shoot the face potrait photography award 2012 finalist); Make Up & Hair Artists: Zoe Gale & Haf Ghate; Models: Edyta Wilim (Vogue), Rosie Lloyd and DM's own Claire Hubble...also thanks to The Tommyfield for letting us take over! 

Look forward to a ma-HOO-sive Autumn/Winter stock drop in our ASOS Boutique this week girls!!

xoxo

  

DOLLSMAISON FREE £50 GIVEAWAY!!!

ITS COMPETITION TIME!!! FREE DOLLSMAISON £50 GIVEAWAY... 

To celebrate the launch of our AW12 collection we're giving away £50 to spend in our ASOS or EBAY store... the winner gets to choose what they want!!

All YOU need to do to be in with a chance of winning is to: LIKE our FACEBOOK page and FOLLOW us on TWITTER & ASOS... its simple!

Deadline is Thurs 25th Oct so get SHARING! xoxo

DOLLSMAISON'S ASOS MARKETPLACE SELLER VISIT: A HOUNDSTOOTH PREVIEW

Hey readers!! Those of you that are following us on Facebook & Twitter may have been aware that on Monday 1st of October we had the pleasure of welcoming 2 of the ASOS Marketplace cool gals, Jo Wiggins and Carrie Harwood (some of you may know her from her insanely popular wishwishwish blog!) pay us a visit to our humble Wondershed workspace in South London.

For those of you unfamiliar with what a sellers visit is, it's when ASOS spend an afternoon with a popular seller to find out more about who they are, what they do, take a peek at the current collection and have a general nose around really...getting to know the team and taking cute little snapshots of their time there!! It'll all be wrapped up in a lovely article to be showcased on their community home page and a vid for their YouTube channel! 

To say It's been a dream of ours to get a sellers visit would be an understatement!! We have ALWAYS wanted a feature on that page and now thank goodness we get our wish!!! On the day we luckily had a small shoot planned to introduce one of our new collections, the heritage houndstooth! The ASOS girls seemed to love it and we hope you do too!! Take a look at some of the cute new pieces we shot (soon to be listed in our boutique!), it's just a taster to whet your Autumn/Winter appetite mind you...there'll be much, MUCH more coming your way in the not so distant future! 

Keep an eye out for our sellers visit feature on the ASOS Marketplace community homepage or add us on Facebook! We'll be sure to let you know just in case you miss it!

xoxo

Model: Jasmine Cleo
Make Up: Zoe Gale
Photo credit: Eric Mouroux

DOLLSMAISON'S FIRST AUTUMN/WINTER 2012 SHOOT: BEHIND THE SCENES IMAGES

So we are now officially in Autumn.... the rain, the wind, the long nights and short days are enough to get me suffering from S.A.D. but fear not, Autumn is THE best season for those of us slightly obsessed with fashion and thank goodness for that! 

This season leather is BIG news and boy do we have a treat for you! We've got so many Autumn/Winter 2012/13 goodies coming your way last weekend we had to dip into our new collection and pull out a few pieces to pap and post! Leather skirts, trousers and shorts were the main focus of this mini shoot and we love it! Especially as some of you may know leather is where our clothing journey began. Take a look at some of our candid behind the scenes shots taken by one of our fave photographers Ka Man Li, also a massive thank you to Alice Dawson Whale for lending us her hair and make up expertise and of course the gorge models and friends of DollsMaison Sheila Karim and Monique Wood.

Keep your eyes peeled for the new listings going live in our ASOS Marketplace Boutique this week!!

xoxo 

THE 64TH PRIMETIME ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS: BEST AND WORST DRESSED CELEBS!

Emilia Clarke dazzles in white and purple sequin baroque Chanel gown from the Resort collection and nude Christian Louboutin heels....a gorgeous modern take on the 50's full skirted gown.

The Oscars or Golden Globes it isn't but the red carpet at the 64th Primetime Annual Emmy Awards didn't fail to disappoint. There were fashion highs...please step forward style savvy stars Emilia Clarke, Ginnifer Goodwin, January Jones and DollsMaison fave Zooey Deschanel! But with every peak there is an inevitable pit, which in my opinion should be filled with the remains of some of the awful sartorial choices made by the likes of Julianne Moore, Portia De Rossi and supermodel Heidi Klum.

The red carpet was awash with various fashion highs and lows so we've rounded up our pick of the bunch for you. 

Let us know whether you agree or disagree!

xoxo

BEST DRESSED:

Ginnifer Goodwin in vintage inspired Monique Lhullier gown and Christian Louboutin heels.

January Jones treads the line of elegant and sexy to a tee! She looks super hot in a Zac Posen tiered gown.

Zooey Deschanel looks like a Disney princess in Reem Acra periwinkle gown

Emily VanCamp looks ethereal in grey chiffon J. Mendel gown and minimal accessories.

Sarah Paulson looks stunning in her delicately embellished midnight blue chiffon Reem Acra dress.

Giuliana Rancic in Ramona Keveza gown and Jimmy Choo heels, oh how Joan and the rest of the Joan Rangers would be proud!

WORST DRESSED:

Phoebe Price: Where do I start??! The frou-frou ruffles, the crazy lop sided mullet hem, a floral corsage the size of her head that looks like a 2 year old made it in arts and crafts class and those shoes AAAARGGGH!!! It is all just so blah!

Julianne Moore in Christian Dior: I hate to say it but this number reminds me of one of those 'wet floor' warning cones....it does NOTHING for Julianne's figure and is just waaay to covered up for such a glam event!

Heidi Klum: What were you thinking?? Heidi, Breasts or legs NEVER BOTH! We know you have the bod of someone half your age but those splits and that deep V are obscene!!

Lena Dunham in Prada: For someone who is 26 years old she's sure doing a great job at looking like she's 46! This dress is just waaay to frumpy for a girl her age ....even Helen Mirren would think this dress was too old for her! Not only that it doesn't seem to fit her properly and it's just way too much black, floral lace. It would probably have looked better as a bandeau.

The less said about Portia Di Rossi's bell bottomed, flesh toned monstrosity the better! While her wife Ellen Degeneres doesn't steer far from her usual pant suit get up, mix it up El!

US model Mayra Veronica: who invited Cruella Deville....in reverse? The long gloves just look too out of place and it's way too much white satin coverage, I feel like I'm looking at frosty the snowman's wife!

Photo Credit: Getty Images

WHAT THEY WORE: DM'S FAVE FASHION WEEK FASHIONISTAS!

We all know Fashion week isn't just about what's happening on the runway; it's about who goes to which show, where they sat, and most importantly WHAT THEY WORE! After trawling through about a million LFW snaps, we've rounded up our best and worst Fashion Week attendee's outfits.

FASHION FAVES:

Nicola Roberts rocks a bold red maxi at Henry Holland's show. Anything would look good on that girl,   and extra fashion points for going accessory-less to let the dress do the talking.

Does she EVER get it wrong?! Olivia Palermo looked stylish and snuggly at Mulberry.

Atlanta De Cadenet looked effortlessly amazing in a leather aviator jacket, skater dress and boots. So. Jealous. Of. The. Bag. 

Peplum skirt: check. Cute midi length: check. Owl design: check. Kate Bosworth ticked a good few Autumn fashion boxes at Burberry.

FASHION FLOPS:

You can wipe that smile right off your mug, Kelly O! Nothing about this outfit works for her and the gimmicky sunglasses just look ridiculous. We expected better from you!

Did you forget your trousers, Pixie Lott? Perhaps just wearing a jumper to Giles Deacon's show wasn't such a good idea... the only good thing about this outfit is the arm candy (and we're not talking about the handbag!)

By Claire Hubble

LONDON FASHION WEEK 2012: STREET STYLE LUST!

The leather full skirt - A personal fave!

The vintage military jacket - easy, breezy, cool!

Hey readers! Firstly I must apologise for the lack of new posts of late....to say that things at DollsMaison are busy would be the understatement of the century!! September is one hell of a congested month! Not only does it seem that everybody's birthday tends to fall in September (including mine yippee!) but, we were super pumped that the fashion glitterati descended onto the streets of London Town for some serious trend watching during London Fashion Week and we LOVE IT! Watching how other people put together their own wardrobes opens your eyes to quirky combos and effective styling that you never would have never thought about stringing together in a million years!

The leather pencil skirt - preppy style!

The printed wide legged pant - A firm favourite at Dolls Maison!

The cute button down dress / cocoon coat combo

The leather pencil skirt - a DollsMaison favourite staple piece!

The tartan army are in town!

Bold stripe pants - LOVE!

The simple but effective combo

The Pleated Maxi

LFW may have wrapped up last week but we are still lusting after some of the vintage inspired styles we peeped in these fab street style shots (LOVING the full leather skirt look - which we've also had a delivery of so you too can get involved in it! They'll be available in our ASOS Marketplace Boutique over the course of the next couple of weeks!). For more gorgeous vintage street style images why not like our Facebook page to view our vin-tij street style gallery!

xoxo

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