Big Brother 2011 – Day 1 – The Housemates Enter… On Channel 5, ex-Housemate Nikki Graeme is said to be analysing the new contestants for 2011, so Bailey Bradmore has agreed [...]
Author Archive for Charlotte Rottenburg
In 2010, Charlotte Rottenburg launched her fashion blog and from starting with writing about what she thought about the new season’s trends, her writing has now expanded to a wider range of topics that goes beyond just fashion. Charlotte joined the City Connect team in September 2011 and whether it’s fashion, film, music, or popular culture, Charlotte enjoys writing about things that her generation can relate to, and in a style that is both engaging and honest. Her main interests, other than the ones already mentioned, are travel, skiing, languages and cooking. Charlotte’s motto for life is “Be interested and interesting”. Follow Charlotte on Twitter @charlotte_r24
Tooting: SW17 is Worth a Second Look
For those of you who are familiar with the Tooting area, you will know that it’s not the most happening of places when it comes to eating and drinking. And for those of you who have never heard of Tooting, I don’t blame you. Tooting gets over looked by its richer neighbours – Balham, Clapham [...]
Time to Bare
Think of Summer and you might conjure up various images of beaches, picnics in the parks, Bank Holiday weekends and a lighter atmosphere. For the fashion-minded among us, these images might focus on colourful accessories, shortening hemlines, and the need for long, tanned and smooth limbs. And it’s this last one that gets me worried [...]
Summer Loving
It’s that time of year again – hemlines come up, necklines go down, and the opportunities to hide our lumps and bumps under thick and forgiving fabrics become more and more scarce. So, what are our sartorial options this summer? My personal favourite is the decorative day-wear trend that was prevalent at Louis Vuitton, Dolce [...]
Alpine Antics in Courcheval
What do you think when you hear the word ‘seasonnaire’? Someone staggering around beach resorts trying to organise bar crawls and wet t-shirt competitions? Posh girls named Isabella working in a chalet? Jack Wills reps encouraging punters to get drunk and buy some, like, really cool stash? All of the above might apply, but having [...]
Life Unexpected
When one thinks of the Alps, several things come to mind. Skiing, vin chaud, fondue, beautiful scenery… For the most part, these visions become reality, give or take a few groups of rowdy British students. However, should you ever find yourself in Courchevel 1850, the Alpine ‘norm’ and what you’re actually confronted with are worlds [...]
Film Review: In Time
Imagine a world where time is money. Imagine a world where you stop aging at 25, but you’re only engineered to live for one more year. Imagine a world where the rich live forever, and the poor drop dead with no warning. This is the world created by director Andrew Niccol in his latest action [...]
Film Review: The Help
There is a tendency for the film versions of popular and successful books to be disappointing. The Harry Potter series, The Time Traveller’s Wife and One Day all come to mind. I was therefore slightly sceptical before going to see The Help, the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s number one bestseller. After all, how was [...]
Snow Time
Saturday 22nd October, Earl’s Court, 11:15am: I had just arrived at Metrosnow, billed as ‘the greatest wintersports show in the world’. It still being relatively early on a Saturday morning, there weren’t many punters hanging around, and the poor people manning some inflatable promotional activity outside Earl’s Court looked bored and cold. Once inside the [...]
An A-Z of New Season Style
There are many people out there who feel that a new season means a completely new wardrobe. Indeed, this is one of the main criticisms of the fashion industry, in that it promotes mindless consumerism. However, I don’t believe that this is the case. It is for the designers to come up with brand new [...]
This is a Man’s World
There is a common misconception that the fashion industry is run by bitchy harridans with ferocious nails, immaculate blow-drys and walk-in wardrobes. Ask the average man what he thinks of fashion, and he will generally reply with something similar to ‘well, it’s for girls isn’t it?’. Given that the majority of the male population seem [...]
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What to Do When Bought a Drink at the Bar
Adrian Fernand – Australia’s seriously stylish agony uncle and creator of idobelieveicamewithahat.com – answers your questions on life, the universe and everything. This week, Adrian has advice on what to [...]
Style
The Look For Less
Living in beautifully styled home that looks like it’s off the page of a magazine doesn’t have to cost a fortune! Take a look at these designers’ digs and the [...]
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Gay Marriage
Today I want to discuss a topic that’s never really in the public consciousness much, if at all. So I wanted to bring this little talked about subject into people’s mind to open it up [...]
