Festival de Cannes 2013

Cannes Film Festival 2013 is in full swing and I'm just trying catch up on all the latest news today. 'The Great Gatsby' opened the Festival on Wednesday and I actually went to see this film myself when it premiered here on Thursday - big disappointment! I had been looking forward to this one for such a long time (who hasn't?!) There had been a bunch of Baz Luhrmann films I really enjoyed in the past but I think 'The Great Gatsby' was a bit of a miss. The first hour of the film (and Tobey Maguire's entire performance) was a complete snoozefest and a lot of the 3D stuff didn't really work for me either. I think Leonardo DiCaprio is a great choice to play Jay Gatsby but I wish he could have done so in a different film. Anyway, red carpet wise it apparently was a rainy opening night for the Festival but that didn't stop Film Festival jury member Nicole Kidman from shining in her amazing Dior Couture dress, she was by far my favourite of the night. You can watch a video of that evening below. Other red carpet favourites so far: Samantha Barks in Dior and Audrey Tautou in Yin Yiqing Couture. Now, as for dresses I would still like to see on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet this week: THIS Alexis Mabille Couture dress, THIS Alexander McQueen dress, THIS J. Mendel dress and THIS Elie Saab Couture dress.

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Soldier

Finally got myself this 'Soldier' t-shirt from Illustrated People via Topshop that had been on my wishlist since December. I know I've been going a little crazy with my grey t-shirts collection lately but I simply couldn't resist the 'Soldier' print. Love how powerful it sounds - just what I need at the moment. Shop more printed word t-shirts below.

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Duster coat

(Topshop coat, Zara shoes and wool trousers, Michael Kors watch, Mulberry bag and Ray-Ban sunglasses)

I've been kind of busy lately and have barely had time to focus on my blog or to answer emails (so I do apologise if you're still waiting for a reply btw - please send reminders!) and since the weather hasn't exactly been all that reliable either I haven't had much chance to snap outfit pics. I just had to show you my new lightweight coat from Topshop though - so when the sun made a surprise appearance yesterday afternoon I was glad to quickly have my picture taken to share it. I obviously did not NEED another coat but what can I say? There's no clothing item I enjoy buying more than coats or jackets. And this lightweight spring coat is unlike any other coat I already had in my closet but it kind of had my name written all over it. I wore it with my favourite pair of wool trousers that I didn't actually expect to still be wearing at this time of the year..

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