Lanvin Film staring 'dancing' Raquel Zimmermann and Karen Elson

We are living in a time where dance is de rigueur whether it be a watching Strictly come Dancing winner Harry Judd the Drummer from rock band McFly Waltz, Rumba or Jive - or going to dance lessons yourself! demand here has sky rocketed apparently.

Ratings for 'Strictly' were an astonishing 14,000.000! surpassing the X Factor by miles....The whole family across generations has been sucked into the Strictly come Dancing bug....The BBC must be thrilled.....It was reported in the press that Kate Moss is a huge fan of Strictly and held a final nights party at her house to watch it on the telly. I suspect she would love to have a go....It would be a good move for her as she won't want to model for ever and a career deviation onto main stream TV would give her image an approachability it lacks at the moment. Watch this space....

Dancing makes one feel good as well as get fit - 'Zumba' created by dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez in Colombia during the 1990s, is also a barometer of the dance craze trend we are experiencing here in the UK.

Fashion has picked up on this - Prada as usual was ahead of the game and released a fabulous Josephine Baker inspired dance brand film for S/S2010, I posted a review at the time - click here to see it again.http://schelay.blogspot.com/2011/06/prada-summer-windows-milan-josephine.htmlI

Interesting that we have seen Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Ralph lauren, Philosophy and Marchesa picking up on the 1920s flapper trend Prada launched last S/S2010 

Carey Mulligan beat Scarlett Johansen to get the role of Daisy Buchanan in the remake of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic book The Great Gatsby about the decadent lifestyle of America's idle rich before the 1930s wall street crash and subsequent great depression....  can't wait to see it.....

I love this Lanvin film above - the models look great if not a little out of sequence - I would give them an 8 /10 if I were marking! and 10/10 for looking cool.

Jean Seberg, Mia, Carey Mulligan, Michelle Williams short hair a great look for 2012

Michelle Williams looks fabulous with short hair 

Carey Mulligan doing an Edie Sedgwick impersonation, short hair suits her so well.

chic with short hair Edie Sedgwick in her Velvet Under Ground Days

Mia Farrow led the way in the late 60s with her ground breaking androgynous, sexy short cut

Carey with her beat nik bob, cute

new cover shot out now of Carey, looks fab, her hair styled off her face looks demure and grown up!

Jean Seberg with a wonderful short cut, if you have good eyes go for it. There is a likeness with Carey n'est-ce pas?

It is all in the bone structure and a long neck helps

I would like to see more short hair on the catwalk and in fashion marketing The fact is that there are only a few really amazing models who can do short hair and carry it off. In the battle of the brands those who stand out get noticed, using a short haired model would do this perfectly. It would be especially cool to see this look at Marc Jacobs or Miu Miu.

Prada 'Trembled Blossom' film - iconic and timeless

This is a very important fashion film - Iconic and timeless, it was one of the first presented by a major fashion brand in order to utilise the digital potential for advertising to a growing user savvy audience. Prada lead the way in 2009 maximising on the advertising revolution predicting that it is still ever growing in creative importance as consumers continue to increase their commitment to buying online. It still blows me away, one is transported into an extraordinary and seductive Prada world reflecting the creative direction of that particular collection.

Pringle Film by Ryan McGinley with Tilda Swinton

A ground breaking fashion film staring the enigmatic talent of Pringle muse Tilda Swinton.....
Directed by Ryan McGinley. 

Rosie Huntington Whiteley in a hat......

Hats worn the right way look so cool. Here away from her usual Victoria Secrets look Rosie's intelligence shines through -  in a similar way to the look of Jean Shrimpton in the 60s - shame she is not used more this way. 

I want this dress! - Jean Shrimpton's hat sets off the image perfectly

Anita Pallenberg in wide brimmed hat looks great even with her hair tied back!
a great 70s look here.

Jean Shrimpton - face of the 60s that never dates....

Jean Shrimpton was at the epicentre of cool London in the 1960s, I would love to know what she thinks about the new film made by BBC4 called 'We'll take Manhatten' coming out soon about the relationship she had with David Bailey. Karen Gillan plays Shrimpton and Aneurin Barnard plays Bailey. To find out more to do with this influential era watch Antonioni's film 'Blow - up' made in the 1960s about David Bailey. David Bailey has become to fashion photography what Paul McCartney is to pop music.