The Leather Generation

Fossil is an American designer and manufacturer that was founded in 1984 by two brothers, Tom Kartsotis and Kosta Karsotis who named their company after the nickname that they gave their father. The brand designs and creates clothing, watches, jewellery and leather goods.

Their leather handbags are thought to be in market competition with higher priced designer brands such as; Mulberry, Prada and Miu Miu.

I spoke to Sarah O’Rouke, who is an assistant manager at Fossil, about her ideas and views on the brand and how she believes Fossils leather goods are a life time purchase.

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I also spoke to a customer who regularly shops in the store. She describes her favourite bag from Fossil, a Sydney Satchel, and explains how little the comparison is between her Fossil bag and her Mulberry bag.

By Pippa Smith

Watch for the time

Don’t know what to treat yourself to? Are you thinking about replacing an old watch?

Here are three watches that I have myself and that I highly recommend.

Fossil, Cecile: £115 – £155

The Cecile multifunction watch comes in many different styles: silver, rose-gold and yellow-gold with either a plain face or a coloured face.

This season, Fossil has brought out the Cecile with a different edge, leading its newest arrivals with the colours of spring: lilac, light blue and orange.

 

Watch Station, Michael Kors, Slim Runway: £145 – £329

The Slim Runway watch comes in a selection of different though mainly in the three tones of colours being: silver, rose-gold and yellow-gold with either a blue, pink or plain face, bringing the spring colours into play.

This season, Michael Kors has created both the leather and the stainless steel strap to integrate style patterns for the spring.

 

Watch Station, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Amy: £135 – £185

The Amy brings a slick edge to this style of watch, designed with a ray of colours, from blue, pink and orange to white, beige and black. This brings out the flare for spring but keeps the neutral colours.

This season, the Marc Jacobs design has shown the leather and stainless steel straps, integrating spring and style.

 

Pippa Smith

Countryside Fashion

ZARA – JOGPUR (LEGGINS) – £19.99

ZARA – DOUBLE BREASTED RAINCOAT – £79.99

BARBOUR – QUILTED JACKET – £179

TOPSHOP – CLEAN EDGE FEDORA HAT – £25

KURT GEIGER – CHELSEA BOOTS – £150

OFFICE SHOES – HUNTER WELLIES – £79.99 [RANGES IN DIFFERENT STYLES]

Pippa Smith

What’s In My Make-Up Bag?

CHANEL VITALUMIÈRE

This foundation is great for girls who have dry skin, like myself, as is moisturises as well as giving you full cover. This foundation comes to £32.

MAC STUDIO FIX

This power gives you amazing coverage over your first layer of foundation, leaving you with an air brush finish, costing £21.50.

MAC MINERALIZE SKINFINISH NATURAL

This bronzer is one of my favourites as is covers the area’s best for a sun kissed glow, costing £22.

MAC GEL EYELINER

I have always used this eyeliner as it is great all year round. It doesn’t smug and it lasts all day, costing £15.

MAC HAUTE & NAUGHTY LASH MASCARA

This mascara is my favourite because you can use it in two ways. You can twist the bottom cap for a thick brush to give yourself some volume and you can use the top cap to get the lashes that the thick brush can’t reach, giving you long, volume lashes. This cost’s £18.

MAC MAKE-UP BRUSHES

• FOUNDATION BRUSH 190 – £27
• POWDER BRUSH 129 – £27
• EYELINER BRUSH 210 – £16.50

URBAN DECAY EYE SHADOW

I use the NAKED2 Urban Decay eye shadow because I like the brown, cream and grey colours. It is long lasting and you don’t need to keep re-applying which is great. It comes with a double sided eye shadow brush. Altogether, this cost’s £37.

Pippa Smith

Dogtooth and Tartan

Since hitting the catwalks of New York London, Paris and Milans annual Fashion Week, taking the square route was a huge hit for most of the fashion worlds designers collections. Coloured tartan and black and white dogtooth patterns have a twisted and witty modern charm bringing a Scottish sense to the modern day fashion industry.

Celine autumn/winter runway collection 2013 (Reuters)

This brings the iconic tartan back to 2012 of when Chanel shot their annual Métiers d’Art fashion show and paired with ‘Barrie Knitwear’, producing cashmere knitwear mixed with tartan patterns.

Nearly two years since the extravagant and beautiful catwalk took place, the style lives on.

Pippa Smith