Fabfrocks loves Kenzo: A rare glimpse at a menswear collection

I don't normally closely follow the menswear shows (it's my secret shame!) but when I saw the new Kenzo collection on Saturday I realised it's probably time I paid a little more attention! This is exactly how I would love the man of my dreams to dress: The collection is very 50's inspired, I love the pairing of the Doc Marten boots with the more tailored suit trousers. Skinny ties are a particular favourite, and I love the cherry red leather in both the boots and the gloves. It is the perfect masculine but attention grabbing accent colour for the variety of shades and patterns of grey.


I love the long double breasted blazers, but the soft grey zip up biker style jacket is also versitile and wearable. I also think it's quite androgenous: I would love to wear that myself! It also helps that the models are very beautiful: this definitely holds my attention to any collection!

The overall looks are very strong but there are aspects here that could be incorporated into any gentlemans wardrobe: I can see a pair of cherry red leather gloves going straight onto the boyfriends birthday present list! This has also reignited my love affair with D Martens.

I think I might make a belated new years resolution to get more involved in the menswear shows - yum!

Love, Tor xx

Competition: Does your boyfriend have great hair?

Does your fella have great hair? It is thick and glossy? Does it fill you with envy? My boyfriend has a shaggy mane of lovely locks: he even uses hair straighteners (sorry Mike, the secret is out!) and there have been Saturday nights when it has taken him longer to do his hair than it takes me to do mine!This is cricketer Kevin Peitersen. Not my boyfriend!
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He also uses products: possibly as many as I do! On the subject of products for men, the whole Brylcreem range has just had a complete style overhaul, fronted by England cricketer Kevin Peitersen, and they're on the hunt for a number of guys to show off some of their new Brylcreem products via a fantastic new competition over on their Facebook page. [ http://www.facebook.com/Brylcreem ]
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All they’re asking is for fans to tell them where good hair has got them, and submit a photo of themselves to accompany the story – have they pulled a girl way out of their league, blagged it into a club or got even further than that? At first I thought it was ridiculous that hair could get blokes any of these things, but then I thought about the power of hair: a good hair style really can't be underestimated!!
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The four selected Brylcreem boys will not only be filmed for the Brylcreem website demonstrating how to use the products, but they will also win an amazing style package worth over £1000 [2 hours personal shopping at selected House of Fraser stores with vouchers worth £500 to spend in store, a haircut at a local salon, a D&G watch, an 8GB Apple iPod Nano and one year's subscription to GQ magazine!]. Ten runners-up will each win a year's supply of Brylcreem products.

Not a bad prize for some lucky handsome chap!
Love, Tor xxx

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

Until now all the gifts have been for the lady-readers, but today we will be looking at something for the gents.

Umbro have just launched a vintage sportswear range for S/S10 which would be perfect for the fashion savvy fella, and a great way of gently nudging your boyfriend into losing that beer belly in the New Year (when, lets be honest, is when everybody wants to shape up!)

The range is already available to buy from House of Fraser and i'm a big fan of all of the T-shirts, but especially this slightly 80s, tracksuit covered one!

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The Umbro sportswear collection is an amalgamation of over 85 years of cultural influence taken from the Umbro archives and embodies a strong sense of contemporary style through progressive art and music influences, seen in fresh new fabrics, colours and graphics.

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Who knew shaping your man up could make him look stylish at the same time!?

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Merry Christmas!

Tor xx

PS - Don't forget to enter my super-awesome Christmas giveaway!!