I’m surprised at myself: I’m starting to admire Cheryl Cole. It’s not that I disliked her or Girls Aloud – I just didn’t love them. I was always happy to hear a song while en route somewhere and watch the occasional video, but it wasn’t something I was searching myspace for… but after watching her performance with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, "3 Words" on "A Night in with Cheryl Cole" I realized that I really admire her! It’s like she’s coming into her own: 3 Words sounds like a super cool remix of a song that you’d hear in the Hudson Hotel in NYC.
Cheryl Cole wore a dress by designer David Koma on the The X Factor rock ‘n’ roll themed show this Halloween. The piece was from David Koma’s first collection. Vauxhall Fashion Scout picked him as their Merit Award winner, and so just this September David Koma showed his second collection (Spring/Summer 2010) at Vauxhall Fashion Scout during London Fashion Week.
David graduated in March 2009 with distinction in MA Fashion from Central Saint Martins. His graduate collection won Harrods’ Design Award.
You can purchase David Koma’s dresses online at Browns.
Cheryl Cole looks fab with her new red locks don’t you think? I love it. It really suits her and stops her from looking too sweet and innocent. I think it’s great that she decided to revamp her look for the new series of X-Factor. It’s official, I really don’t care about ‘the next big thing’ I just want to see the various looks of Ms Cole every week.
Now there’s one girl who we could never describe as sweet and innocent and that’s the delightful Peaches Geldof, our favourite tabloid brat has also gone cherry red. I think this could be the start of a whirl wind hair craze, remember the intensity of the POB inspired by Victoria Beckham and her bob? Well I think you should all brace yourself girlies, the Cherry Cole is next.
I read recently that due to the credit crunch the number of people purchasing home hair-dye has gone up dramatically, I love that, us girls are not stupid – we know where to cut costs. Saying that, I think about how much I spend on my hair and it leaves my blood cold but the alternative is black roots and that my friend, is not an option. However, my trips are a lot less frequent now and I’ll buy colour enhancing shampoos for a short term solution.
Being in a recession this past year has taught me so much about how I spend my hard earned money, sure I still shop but not to the extent that I used to. A few weeks ago I found four dresses in my wardrobe, all dresses in the exact same style but in four different colours. I could never shop like that now, I no longer want to spend what I haven’t got.
I think the key to this credit crunch is knowing where to find your cheap thrills – so go on girls, hit the bottle and start painting the town Cherry Cole red, you know you want to.
I wish I was Cheryl Cole! I think all girls do a little bit, they just might not admit it like I do. It’s the dimples, the Barbie hair and the petite little frame that make me think life would be that little bit sweeter if I just looked like Cheryl Cole.
Last week it was Cheryl’s 25th birthday and on discovering her age I felt a wave of sadness. We are the same age! how depressing is that? I didn’t have an Alexander McQueen dress to wear, nor did I have Simon Cowell rock up with a birthday prezzie (I don’t think anyway, there were a few glasses of rose wine consumed that night). Oh how our lives differ, I twirled drunkenly around (and around, and around) in my French Connection dress at a pub in East London. Oh the Glamour!
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m sure Cheryl’s life is less than perfect (I’m not even going to mention Ashley) but from the outside looking in, her life does look pretty rosy. She’s the nations sweetheart thanks to X-Factor, the philandering husband and the rags to riches fairytale story.
But enough about that, let’s focus on the birthday and the outfits she chose. I for one wasn’t a huge fan of the spangly, revealing Alexander Mc Queen frock, it crossed the glitzy line right in to Strictly Come Dancing territory, but I loved it none the less because Cheryl loved it, you could just tell. Party dresses are tres important, you want all eyes to be on you and you want everyone to tell you just how fabulous you look.
I absolutely love the sequin jacket she wore for a birthday dinner at Nobu Berkeley. So on trend with the sequins, she pared the look down with a black jean and a pair of patent louboutins – the hair and the make-up were both relaxed and minimal, making the overall look a winner if you ask me. I am now on the hunt for the perfect sequin blazer.
The dress she wore to (yet) another birthday celebration was ok, if not a little plain compared to the other looks but she still looked great. This dress is by Erotokritos and you can get it now, half price at My-wardrobe.com for a mere £136.40.
I’m excited for the next series of X-Factor, with designers begging to dress Miss Cole the outfits are going to be better than ever. See how she’s sporting this beautiful Louis Vuitton skirt to one of the auditions, it’s a bit matchy-matchy but that’s Cheryl down to a T. She’s not a risk taker, she’s no Agyness Deyn or Kate Moss but I think she might officially be my new style icon.
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