Warehouse Blog

The Dead Weather: good enough to raise the dead

In the words of the late great Michael Jackson... It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark. Well not too evil, but American super group, The Dead Weather, playing at Brixton academy last night, certainly brought some gothic fabulousness and Halloween spirit to south London.

Comprising the frighteningly talented posse of Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Jack White (The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes), the group remind us of the super-cool kids in school who everyone wanted to hang out with. They certainly were on form last night with a blistering set which had the crowd in raptures and screaming for more.

For those of you who missed out last night,  rumour has it The Dead Weather will be performing a free Halloween special gig at Shoreditch Church on Saturday 31st October at 8pm. If last night is anything to go by, you'd be mad to miss it - the perfect way to spend Halloween and a reason to break out your Alison Mosshart inspired best!

We have never loved a singer more than the quite frankly amazing Miss Alison Mosshart. Not only does she have bags of charisma and stage presence, she is also a style goddess! However the boys didn't look too shabby either - Jack White was working a head to toe black tee and jean look, whilst the gorgeous Dean Fertita was looking super hot (as usual) in his staple striped tee and leather jacket.

Let loose your inner rock goddess with lashings of black leather, studding, black jeggings and oversized printed tees. Add a dollop of devil may care attitude and throw in a love of hell-raising and you're good to go.

 

Loving that Lace…

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times, but we are SO feeling lace this season. One of the easiest trends to translate into your wardrobe, it’s highly desirable and fashionista-friendly in it’s own right, and also a quick way to add some 80’s or Parisian style chic to your look. Plus with it’s overtones of lingerie and boudoir glamour, it’s on course to continue to be useful well into Spring Summer and beyond.  

Lucky for us, our fab design and buying teams have been all over this look. For a seductive and sultry take, work it head to toe, like the super cool Taylor Momsen (see below), with an ultra sexy lace dress and lace tights. Mixing different patterned lace is key to this look and adds that vintage cool factor that brings the charm to this trend.  

Or if you only feel like dipping your toe into lacey waters, then try adding just one piece into your normal look. Our current favourites have to be the lace leggings or lace t-shirt. Mix them up with some leather for an 80’s vibe, or add some velvet for an ooh la la Parisian inspired feel. 

Coveted cover-ups

It’s all about the jacket this season, and as the temperature starts to drop, it’s not just about looking fabulous but also protecting our fashion finery from the elements.

We’re utterly spoilt for choice this week with amazing new styles hitting down that tick all the boxes for this season’s key trends: Leather? Studs? Lace? Feathers? Exaggerated shoulders? Boyfriend shape? Tick tick tick!

We love them all with a passion previously reserved only for Robert Pattinson, but if forced to choose (and this is under extreme duress you understand!) we’d go for the black feather jacket and work the rock star groupie look with a fierce leather look legging and over the knee boot. Or take a leaf from our style heroine, Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and pair with a little dress and a statement shoe.

Also top of our list is the rounded shoulder studded leather jacket. Covering three hot trends in one amazing piece, this is the perfect way to update your look and give it some new season Va Va Voom.

Top marks also go to the Lace Blazer….it screams Desperately Seeking Susan chic and we want it in our wardrobe now!

Take on the urban jungle with some fierce fashion

It's a jungle out there, so tough up your look with this season's take on fierce fashion - studs on everything from dresses to bags to jackets!

As seen all over the catwalk for Autumn Winter 09, most notably in the oh-so-cool Alexander Wang's collection, they are the perfect way to inject your wardrobe with some bad girl glamour and an edge of punk. Celebs are also loving this look - check out the lovely Pixie Lott in her amazing studded dress!

You can get the look with our studded black jeggings - the leather look finish makes them ultra stylish and ticks two hot trends on one go! For a slightly softer take on the the look, but still with heaps of attitude, go for our embellished angora dress.

Grazia Exclusive Collection

Along with every other girl in the UK, we love Grazia Magazine and wait with baited breath for the new issue to drop on our desks every Tuesday. So imagine our joy when we joined forces with them to collaborate on the Grazia Exclusive Collection, their new project to design the perfect-for-now pieces in conjunction with the High Street's hottest brands.

Our slinky sequinned dress is the ultimate injection of new-season glamour and perfect for adding some magic to your wardrobe. Designed by our in-house design team and the Grazia fashion gurus, this limited edition dress is bound to fly off the shelves, so don't hang around and grab yours today. Available online and at all Warehouse stand alone stores nationwide.

Sunday Times Style Mag loves Warehouse!

When Sunday Times Style Magazine recently relaunched with teams of girls handing out the new look magazine to the fashionable and in-the-know shoppers around London, who did they call to help make sure their girls looked the part? Yep, Warehouse!

The lovely girls were decked out in an of-the-minute snood paired with a sculpt sleeve dress and an essential Warehouse holdall, the perfectly stylish solution for lugging all your bits around town!

Front row fashion - black is back!

Fashion weeks get us excited for many reasons - finding out what we'll be wearing for the coming season, the gossip, intrigue and dramas, and last but most certainly not least, front row celeb spotting.

The pressure is on to look the part, so inevitably the outfits are amazing and a fab way to get an instant update as to what the mega hot trend of the moment is.

So imagine our joy when we spotted this snap of style mavens Nicola Roberts (obviously relishing her role as the newly crowned fashion queen of Girls Aloud!), Peaches Geldolf and Jaimie Winstone all rocking black from head to toe.

 

Get the look with a fantastic little black dress - still the ultimate fail safe fashion solution! Add black lace tights or a thigh high boot for an instant new season update on the classic look.

We're also love love loving Jaimie's amazing black shaggy fur coat - lucky for us (and you dear reader!) that our equally amazing version hits down shortly. Watch this space....