Bosworth, Bailey & Williams

Christopher Bailey is Chief Creative Director of Burberry, responsible for the brands image including all advertising, corporate art direction, store design of all 100+ retail locations and visuals, as well as design of all product lines and collections.  154 years ago, when Burberry was born, they become famous for making the trenchcoat more fashionable than ever before, and now, after dominating the fashion scene for longer than any of us reading this have been alive, there is a new launch, Burberry Beauty.

Burberry Beauty Products

Bailey, who is credited for transforming Burberry into a billion-dollar global powerhouse, and decided it was time to develop and launch the brands first make up collection.  In celebration of the launch, Baliey traveled to New York, San Francisco, and our home town Los Angeles – where we were fortunate to meet up with him at the former home of Tom Cruise in Bel Air – thanks to our amazing friend Lauryn Flynn, Director of VIP & Music Relations at Burberry.

Burberry Beauty Launch - Tea in Bel Air

Bailey hosted the Brit-inspired tea party in the private garden poolside, and the dining room became a cosmetics counter.  Among the 70 or so guests were May Anderson, Kate Bosworth, Serena Williams, Lake Bell and stylist Rachel Zoe, all of whom enjoyed the beautiful day, listening to music from the likes of Kings of Leon to Sting, munching on petite sandwich’s (crustless of course), sipping on Pim’s cocktails and cucumber water, while sampling Buberry Beauty like Burberry Skin, Glow, Lips and Eyes.

Burberry Beauty Campaign

“Burberry Beauty” includes foundations, blushers, lipsticks and eyeshadows, and its very British palette is inspired by the house’s iconic trench coat. In keeping with its quintessentially English vibe, the ad campaign features British models Lily Donaldson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Nina Porter.

“We’ve chosen three British beauties we’ve worked with before and who are part of the family,” Bailey said. “Rosie has this effortless sexiness to her; Nina has an edge and attitude; and Lily is a classic British beauty. When you put them all together, you have a pure Burberry expression.”

Burberry Beauty Lips, Eyes and Face

The products (priced from $27 for an eyeliner to $55 for a wet-dry foundation) come in metal packaging etched with Burberry check. Foundation shades are based on the earthy shades of the iconic trench. The Light Glow blush, in colors like russet, blossom and cameo, are mostly translucent, and the Lip Glow has a great plumping effect. The Sheer Powder Eye Shadows, in stormy khakis, blues, lavenders and grays, are easy for anyone to use.

Bailey said, “I started to think about  makeup a few years ago, while working on a runway show. where it seemed clear that this concept was the only one that we were missing to fully express a world and state of mind”

The collection is fused with inspiration from the classic Buberry trench coat, locking in that timelessness with innovation and functionality.  The make up line is available exclusivley at Nordstrom and www.burberry.com across the US, Canada and Europe.  We were lucky to leave with an incredible gift bag full of products to take home and packaged in a great clutch by Burberry of course.

Expect to see much more from Burberry, Bailey is building on the brands history with innovation and is reaching out to the next generation, starting now with this beauty line, but also doing an entire social networking site, digital advertising and even a fashion show webcast that let consumers order on the spot.  Burberry’s comeback, that Bailey lead,  just keeps on coming and coming.   With a following like Bailey has and the incredible staff around him, Burberry is sure to continue to surprise us and entice us.

Molly Sims at Mulberry's Chateau Marmont Dinner

A gigantic pink/purple glittery Mulberry leopard and the brands Creative Director Emma Hill hosted an intimate dinner poolside at The Chateau Marmont to fete her Fall 2010 collection. Emma has been with the brand under 3 years, but already earned accolades with her first “It Bag”, the Alexa.

Alexa with the Mulberry Alexa Bag

The inspiration for the vintage feeling bag came when Emma met the English TV Presenter/DJ, Alexa Chung, globe trotting around with her briefcase, and knew she had something better for the tastemaker, taking the iconic Bayswater Mulberry bag and crossing it with the men’s Mulberry briefcase. The Alexa is relaxed and formal at the same time, and roomy, available in lambskin, snakeskin and nappa leather.

Shenae Grimes at Mulberry's Dinner

Emma’s guests included; Shenae Grimes, Cat Deely, Molly Sims, Kate Bosworth, Matthew Rhys, Kelly Osbourne, Gia Coppola, Jessica Joffe, stylists Jessica de Ruiter and Nikki Pennie as well as Alexa Chung (also Dj’ing).

Nikki Pennie & Cat Deeley at Mulberry's Chateau Marmont Dinner

Everyone snapped photos of one another with their disposable cameras found at their seats, wearing the leopard-print masks found on each dinner plate.

Kate Bosworth at Mulberry's Chateau Marmont Dinner

Guests were hopeful that a Mulberry Los Angeles store is in the works, but Emma spoke nothing of it, instead focusing on her own Margaret bag and the new collection inspired by the 1967 film “Valley of the Dolls”. “Naughty royalty, good girls gone wild” were the words Emma used to describe the line, which includes new Alexa styles, the Edna and Neely totes, along with some unique touches like Mulberry’s own crest, two English bulldogs and slogan, “We believe in tea and cake,” as hardware on the Margaret bag.

Emma Hill & Molly Sims

Emma will be moving to Malibu in October, housing herself and her team to create the next Mulberry line, surely it will have some additional California flavor to it. www.mulberry.com

Whitney Kenson, Lauren Chiappetti & SSD Teammate Kelsey Kenson.

There is no better place in Los Angeles to rock out than the Hollywood Bowl and last night it was on. Thousands rocked out screaming, drinking and having the time of their lives listening to the outstanding performance by Kings of Leon.

As a Style Seen Daily Contributor I got to soak up the tunes that played throughout the night.

The band, who happens to be three brothers, Caleb, Jared and Nathan Followill, and their cousin, Matthew Followill, create modern rock music. Lets just say their famous song, “Your Sex is on Fire”, was a fan favorite last night, as the crowd held their glasses up and sang along (yes me included).

Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon style has an indie/rocker feel, they have been spotted wearing lines such as CK Jeans and Dior Homme by Heidi Slimane. These guys are not only create hot rocker songs, but the Nashville native boys have ventured into the fashion world. The band works with Paris-based creative collective Surface to Air to create a limited-edition collection that will retail exclusively at uber-chic Copenhagen boutique Paris Texas. The line offers flannel button up shirts, leather zip up jackets and denim patched worked jeans — creating a look they love to rock on stage  and then for their fans to wear in the streets.

Hollywood Bowl was lit up for Kings of Leon.

Not only music filled the air but the stars were out too, literally —  Hillary Duff with her fiance Mike Comrie, actress Jessica Biel, and The Hills stars Audrina Patridge and Lauren Conrad were just some of the stars spotted at the Hollywood Bowl. We also spotted Kevin and Joe Jonas, younger brother Nick Jonas had to take a rain check as he is currently starring in “Les Miserables” in London. The Kings hosted their private after party at the Sunset Marquis where some of their VIP friends came out, including Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard.

Celebs spotted leaving Hollywood Bowl include Hillary Duff & Jessica Biel.

Lauren Conrad was one of many stars that attended the concert.

The Kings of Leon summer tour is in full swing and they will be traveling to areas such as Irvine, Ca, George, Wa, Salt Lake City, UT and Denver, CO.

Rock out and sing to your  favorite Kings of Leon songs like I did and checkout their website here to see if they play near you.  And if they do, get a ticket now before it’s too  late, and let us know what you thought of their performance by commenting below.

Sometimes we start off on one path and are lead to another, which changes everything. This can be exciting when you find yourself in love, which is what happened when NY Fashion Institute graduate Meredith Kahn went from clothing designer to jewelry creator.

“Jewelry is given to share one’s heart, and it’s amazing to be a part of that.” Meredith mixes diamonds with feathers, various metals and plastics with multiple colors, textures and styles. The feathered bracelet here makes for a delicate, yet hip and romantic accessory. Its also so different than anything else you can find, it really feels special when you wear it.

Plume Bracelet

Hollywood talent like Rihanna, Kate Hudson, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Kate Bosworth and Eva Mendes are among her devoted following. Editors, tastemakers, entertainment executives, and Lower East Side hipsters are all coming together to agree that Kahn’s creations merge soft romantic with edgy chic, appealing to both the romantic and inner rock starlet in each of us.

Check out the story from Life & Style with a Q & A from Meredith;

Prices range across the board, meaning there is something for all budgets and we believe you will be seeing a lot more of her beautiful wearable art. Kahn creates limited amounts of each design and style, but a variety enough that you can purchase everything from rings, to necklaces and bracelets or even handbags to wear year round and with nearly anything. Her funky and fun style is inspiring to us here at Style Seen Daily, where we believe that we all need to create our own style and people like Kahn make it possible to do that.

For more on Made Her Think, click here.

Crystal Fambrini with her "Crystal Cam" at the 2010 Oscars.

It’s Oscar 2010 madness here in Hollywood and Style Seen Daily is right in the middle of all the action.  Check out the “Crystal Cam” video I shot especially for our SSD followers with Kristin Davis, Rachel Zoe, Vera Wang and more.

And check out some pictures of the Montblanc event at the So Ho House on March 6, 2010….

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Click here to check out our coverage of last year’s Montblanc event that Reese Witherspoon hosted.