Author Archives: Natalie_lebonchic

About Natalie_lebonchic

Currently a student at King's College London and Sorbonne Paris, exploring the wonders of French Literature. Every free second I get however I trade Rousseau and Baudelaire for Vogue and ELLE and obsess over red-soled shoes, leopard print Dolce & Gabbana dresses and anything with Karl Lagerfeld's signature on it, hoping to follow Miss Wintour's steps one day.

Happy Mother’s Day

Ever since I can remember, Saturday morning shopping trips with my mother have been the highlight of my childhood and my teenage years and it’s safe to say that I own (almost) everything I know about style to her. My … Continue reading

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It’s a Chanel World, We Just Live in It

One hundred years ago, Coco Chanel opened her first boutique outside of Paris, in Deauville. Today, her successor, Karl Lagerfeld, is celebrating the 300 worldwide Chanel stores and the globalisation of the brand that has become so incredibly covetable, everywhere … Continue reading

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The London Fashion Week Experience

Fashion Week: high heels, high glamour and very high expectations. Anyone who is even mildly interested in fashion, will tell you that attending Fashion Week is the ultimate dream. We have this illusion that once we get to Fashion Week … Continue reading

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Winser London Has Launched

I believe that the term ‘inspirational’ is used extremely loosely these days, but when it comes to Kim Winser, saying she is inspirational, would not quite do her justice. I’m talking about the woman legend, who has been behind the … Continue reading

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Oscar De La Renta AW13 Given the Galliano Touch

Yesterday, something very remarkable took place in the fashion world, namely the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2013/14 show, which was produced under the artistic consultancy of John Galliano. In other words, one of the most talented designers of our … Continue reading

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BCBG Max Azria Sets Fashion Week to a Good Start

BCBG has always been the first on-schedule show to start off New York Fashion Week and they tend to make sure, that they set the tone right. This was particularly the case, with today’s Winter 2013/14 show! Where do I … Continue reading

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Harrods’ Designer Studio Gets A Make-Over

Shopping in London often becomes equated with shopping in Harrods, not only because the building is in itself a London landmark, but because there is no place quite like it, when it comes to the variety of their collections and … Continue reading

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Meeting Alexandra Schulman

If you happened to be passing by Topshop on Oxford Circus last night, you would have found a massive queue, of unusually well-dressed young women, going all the way around the corner to the next street. ‘What is going on? … Continue reading

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Teatum Jones SS13 Scarves

  You might already know my love for the up and coming label Teatum Jones, from my review of their SS13 presentation: a label that mixes innovation and a youthful, fresh approach, with their respect to heritage. This is something that … Continue reading

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Meanwhile in Paris…

So while most of us mere mortals went on with our daily routines over the week, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean Paul Gaultier and Donatella Versace were showing their Haute Couture collections to an equally haute crowd. For those who are not … Continue reading

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