FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIAN KOLLECTION FOR DOROTHY PERKINS

Hello loves! I hope your week is going well! Is it sunny and warm or is a snow storm about to hit?

A while back, upon hearing news of the Kardashians collaboration with Dorothy Perkins, I literally wanted to stick my head in a bag and spew, you may remember the post here. I was done with celebrity consumer overload, I mean these gals are everywhere and the Daily Mail give them ridiculous column inches galore, so no prizes for guessing where the info/pics came from today loves! Lol!

Anyhoos, I totally understand Sir Philip Green's wise business choice in their collaboration, since the Kardashians produced something similar with their super successful Sears line. I think all he could see were pound signs flashing for their UK fashion debut, but I still wish he would be more supportive of newcomers and graduates.

So, here it is, a first look at their 100-piece, highly anticipated Kardashian Kollection for Dorothy Perkins, available in selected stores and online from November 8th. What's your verdict??? Be honest now!

I'm surprised I actually like something here - this asymmetric hem leather jacket is quite gorge, and seems to be a bit of a bargain at £55! Is it real leather?

The girls are always spotted out in various smart jackets, something printed and fun or super sexy.

We've often seen Kim rock some serious leather pieces of late, so these legging with leather panels are very 'her' - would you wear those?

 Black bodycon dress with lace decolletage £40, Gold dress £50, Purple panelled bodycon dress £40

The range wouldn't be a Kardashion Kollection without an array of bodycon style dresses.

 Oooh, cute bags, the drawstring one is a tad pricey though.

images via Daily Mail here

So there we have it, a sneak peek at what's instore for the Kardashian Kollection at Dorothy Perkins, it's very 'them', just like the Kate Moss collection was for Topshop. There's not a lot of newness here on the creativity front, but it is high street fashion with a celebrity name tag.

If you're really kray kray about the Kardashians you can meet them at the Westfield shopping centre on 10th Nov. More info here.

CELEB-CONSUMER CULTURE: KARDASHIAN KOLLECTION OVERLOAD

Whilst I have the occasional celebrity style crush & also love to sneak a peek at what they're wearing every now & again, there's comes a point in time when you just have to say enough already!
I'm about a coupla days late into this story, but I heard that the Kardashian sisters were launching their 'Kardashian Kollection' with UK High-street retailer Dorothy Perkins for Fall. I don't despise them, I love Kim's beauty bites, but seriously is anyone out there as bored of their world-wide invasion already? 
The Kardashians have everything, from good looks to wealth and apparently a successful reality TV show, which I've never seen btw. I only came across them last year or so due to the over-obsessed media stories (about the wedding) in the tabloids - yes..., that's how I came to hear of them.

Anyhoos, I'm frankly a little disappointed in Sir Phillip Green. He has brilliant business sense, wields so much power in retail, I respect him massively, so I get why the collaboration with DP's would be great (from a money-making sales & brand profile point of view), but I've just had enough of the celeb-fied to consumer culture based partnerships. There is so much talent out there, it would have been great if the Arcadia Group could embrace & support any one of the Graduate Fashion Week winners for their first mini line/collection. These are the guys with real vision & the capacity to change (high street) fashion or at least make it innovative!
Here's what Sir Phillip Green had to say on the partnership via Retail Week.

So, what we can expect from their collection? If it's anything like what they're selling via Sears and their own personal style, then be prepared for fitted frocks, glamour and glitz. I'd imagine the price points to be along the same, if not a little more expensive than DP's own range - which is still significantly cheaper than Topshops.

It'll be interesting to see how well the collection sells & whether the UK folk will buy into the Kardashians style but I, however won't be spending my hard earned cash. 

...Maybe I'm not the only one who's bored of the reality TV family, Bourne Legacy star Jeremy Renner told the Guardian: 'Oh, all those ridiculous people with zero talent who spend their lives making sure everyone knows their name. Those stupid, stupid people.' Ouch! Ok, maybe that was a little harsh?! Via this interview here. Sorry there goes my Saturday rant over! So what are your thoughts? 

images via Daily Mail & Dorothy Perkins