(London) I realise that I am clearly overdoing the ‘ster thing here but I can’t think of a better way to describe my friend Jason’s style. Preppy plus hipster, that sums him up most days (except for his lumberjack or skipper days).  Here, he shows off the cool elegance of London men in a pea-coat and brogues. If black is the NYC uniform, then this is London’s.

Jason is wearing a COS Pea-coat, a COS Shirt, ALBAM Jeans, UNIQLO socks and Mark Mcnairy Suede Brogues.

Jason’s Mark Mcnairy Suede Brogues.

(Toronto) 1 LOVE T.O is probably the best Toronto blog and I have been a reader for a couple of years now. With a great logo and above all, great content, it takes pride in the city and shows it off blatantly. To extend the love, they have created this cool T-Shirt that is popping up everywhere. Jonathan below stood out especially in his tee so I’m extending some love here as well.

Original post: http://www.1loveto.com/2012/01/02/spotted-on-instagram-1loveto-4

(London) A big trend in 2012 will be flimsy fringes and the flapper is going to make a comeback in a big way. Various designers have displayed drop-waisted dresses in their SS 2012 collections and with Oscar buzzing films like The Artist, the 20s will make the trend unavoidable as well.

Zelda Fitzgerald – The Original Flapper

Take a hint from Zelda Fitzgerald, the original flapper as claimed by her husband F. Scott Fitzgerald, and find some fringy feathers to wear and put a pin-curl in your hair. Stand out by adding some fringe to your outfit like Zoe Saldana and Lanvin’s resort collection below. Late in 2011, we also saw Blake Lively sport the trend.

Zoe Saldana in a flapper inspired dress and Lanvin Resort 2012 collection highlighting some fringe

(London) I’ve been MIA from writing but in my defence it’s the holidays and I’ve been stuffing myself silly with Christmas food, running off the food (got up to 10K today, yay!), shopping the sales and generally lazing about. The most productive thing I got done is pick up my New Years Eve dress. I took full advantage of the Boxing Day sales and got this cool dress from Miss Selfridge for only £18! With a futuristic sleeve on one shoulder and a gorgeous green colour and accessorised with lots of gold and glitter, I think I found the perfect one.

Green 3D 1 Shoulder Dress, £18 on sale from Miss Selfridge

(London) One of the lingering trends of the summer, thanks to end of season sales, is the fishtail dress. Short in the front and long in the back, these are kind of the reverse mullets of dresses. Party in the front, business in the back!

Here’s how I wore a very affordable fishtail dress with an asymmetric/bias cut cardi a few days ago.

I am wearing a fishtail dress from a no-name sample sale (£5), bias cut sweater (£10) and Spring lace-up shoes. 

Photography by: Jason Liew with a Canon 600D.

(Toronto) One of the biggest Canadian retail brands to go international and successfully so is undoubtedly Aldo. The brand makes fashionable footwear at reasonable prices, offering the best trends of the season as well as good old staples which keeps customers going back. Growing up in Canada, I’ve been shopping there since my early teen years. Back then, it was the only option for shoes for me and yes, I’ve graduated to designer labels and eccentric styles like my beloved Jeffrey Campbell Lita’s but I still visit Aldo frequently.

Increasing my love for the brand, Aldo has teamed up with some of the top Canadian bloggers on Lookbook.nu - Ivy Xu from Vancouver, Bobby Raffin from Toronto and Breanne S. from Winnipeg.

Here are their photos from the collaboration:

Ivy Xu

Bobby Raffin

Breanne S.

(London) I’ve been spotting two major trends on the streets of London this winter. The first is the Russian Fur hat and the second is pleated chiffon below-the-knee skirts. The fur hats are available year round and year over year at flea markets and vintage shops but their popularity sky-rocketed this winter. I’ve seen girls wearing them over biker jackets, capes, trench coats, shearling and the hat complements each and every outerwear type.

If you are wondering how to wear Russian fur hats, just let your hair down and throw on the hat. It will steal all the attention anyway so you don’t have to worry about much else. Wear it casually or in a formal setting because this season, it goes anywhere and everywhere.

Where to buy yourself one of these furry accessories? You can pick up faux fur Russian hats at Asos.com for £15 or head to your closest vintage store or flea market and hunt for clean real fur hat which will cost between £20-£30.

Isy, who is becoming quite popular in our Streetstyle section, was spotted in a fox fur Russian hat near Oxford Circus in London.

Isy is wearing a fox fur Russian hat that was handed down from her mum. 

(New York) There is some good news for our fashionable American Football fans! Hanky Panky have launched a line of Collegiate team lingerie. This lingerie is super cute as well as sexy for those who want to show their love of their teams both in their outerwear as well as underneath all the winter sport watching garb. These University of Oregon boyshorts are our favorite – but only because they could double as Green Bay Packers lingerie as well (we’re big fans!). The price isn’t cheap, at $36 each, but they are precious.

University of Oregon Boyshort by Hanky Panky, $36

For those who want to show off their team fanatics to more than just one person who has special ‘under your clothes’ privileges, go for this Green Bay Packers V-neck Tee by Victoria’s Secret PINK. More affordable at $19.50, you can show off your team-love to the world and not to mention, make the boyfriend very happy if he’s a supporter of the team as well.

Green Bay Packers V-neck Tee by Victoria’s Secret, $19.50

See the full collegiate collection by Hanky Panky here.

See the full NFL collection by Victoria’s Secret PINK here.

(London) When it comes to fashion magazines and fashion writing in general, I have found English publications to be more authentic, opinionated and to portray more personality than US magazines. I used to place Stylist magazine in that ‘original’ and fresh category as well but have been doubting it for the past few weeks and have sadly taken it out of the category after I read the last issue. Although the cover is stunning, the contents are less appetising if you are hungry for fashion and style. Come on people, the magazine is named STYLIST! Where is the fashion and style? Why am I having to read about how steak is cool again and recipes in this fashion mag?

Yes, food is awesome and can be quite stylish. I am a big fan. If I wanted to read about food however, I would pick up Delicious or Bon Appetit, NOT Stylist. In the contents of the issue, I hardly found only one thing relevant to fashion and style, which was disappointing. It is always great to invite a guest editor in but not let them turn the publication into something completely different and out of character.

Being a free magazine, I can understand the need to focus on different advertising categories, of which, the food sector is a lucrative one (this is where my day job in advertising is chiming in). However, the ads in the issue didn’t capitalize on the content either. That makes me ask, what was the point of this issue at all?

Read the issue here and form your opinion.