Some of us go crazy at the thought of a celebrity clothing hitting high street stores across the country. The nation joins together in inevitable queues so we can be the first to purchase the collection in an attempt to look exactly like them, but only to find out when we get home that all hope is lost. Resulting in a second attempt to build our self esteem by becoming another celebrity, Alan Sugar; selling it for double the price on eBay. Starting the cycle of fashion.

Can't think of any collaborations? Well here is a few:

Kardashian's for Dorothy Perkins
Madonna for Aldo
Katy Perry for Eylure
Rihanna for River Island
Beyonce for H&M
Kate Moss for Topshop
Lily Allen for New Look
Kelly Brook for New Look
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for M&S

Myths:

1 - Celebrities are not broke when they decide to endorse high street brands.

2 - Madonna is too old.

3 - The celebrities design the clothes themselves.

4 - They give out free water bottles in the queues for Topshop.

5 - No one brought Beyonce's bikini range because no one can ever look as good as B in a bikini.

6 - Celebrity women bring out lingerie collections because they want to show off their bodies after a divorce.

7 - You will look like the celebrity when you wear their clothes.

8 - It's ok if you don't know who the celebrity is.

9 - Celebrities wear the clothes in their collections.

10 - The Kardashian's will never stop bringing out collaborations.


I decided to go out and interview a few of you on Oxford Street to find out what people really think of celebrities becoming temporary fashion designers. Here is a short documentary on what you had to say...

Your Opinion: Celebrity Collaborations with the High Street Brands from Harriet Hoare on Vimeo.

All opinions are my own, and all myths are made up. I do not recommend you believe these myths.

Problems of a Drunk Fashion Student:

The Charity Shop Crawl

The typical natural environment for a student is the traditional pub-crawl. The dark, crowded and vibrant atmosphere attracts many of us. Whilst most students are down Angel or Shoreditch going door to door spending their money, I am down Camden saving my money crawling the charity shops of North London.

It seems over the last few years there has been a trend for charity shops buys and I have to admit I’m in on this hype. Much of my wardrobe is made up of these buys gaining me the nickname ‘Grandma Hoare’.

See I live in Tufnell Park, North London; just a 15 minute walk from Camden. I usually get off at Camden Town or Mornington Crescent tube station on the way back from university so I can browse the nine charity shops I pass on my walk home. As much as I want to keep this crawl to myself, often people ask what charity shops I go in as a result I’ve made this crawl.

The Crawl (Mornington Crescent Crawl)

Here we begin:
Take a right out of Mornington Crescent Tube Station and start to walk down Camden High Street towards Camden Town Station.

Half way up the high street you will see the first five charity shops on your left.

British Heart Foundation,

Shelter,

Scope,

Cancer Research,

Oxfam.

Carry on walking until you hit the main junction where Camden Town tube station is situated. This is where the road splits into four, but head towards Kentish Town (It should be clearly sign posted). It is the middle road, situated in-between the Camden Eye and the tube station.

Keep walking on until you hit an array of shops, and this is Kentish Town. You should see another Oxfam on your left, and two other charity shops a little further on the right.

Here you will find:

Age UK,

PSDA,

The last shop is a mere 5-minute walk towards Tufnell Park. All you have to do is keep heading up the road until you reach another junction, this time the road splits into two. Take the road on the right and the charity shop, the London Centre for children with Cerebral Palsy, is on the right hand side (before Sainsbury Local).

Warning:

I would be careful this crawl is not for the weak; as I discovered this walk takes you past two Mcdonalds, two Greggs, a Nandos, a Burger King, a M&S Food, hundreds of Kebab shops and many pubs. I am not surprised Camden Weight Watchers is situated a few streets off the high street. However at the end of the crawl is the Boston Arms; an Irish pub where it is £2.20 a pint, it would be rude not to take the opportunity of a cheap drink.

Happy Crawling.