An exciting new collaboration between high end and high street will launch in November. As per the recent announcement, our favourite shoe designer of all times (well, alongside Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik) Tamara Mellon will exclusively design a Jimmy Choo collection for Swedish high street brand H&M. The collection will not only include shoes, but also bags and even women’s apparel. Since Tamara Mellon launched the brand in 1996, Jimmy Choo has represented independence, power and femininity. Now the luxury shoes will be available for to all women who wanted to be a part of this universe but were not able to afford it and that’s truly great! The collection will be available from November 14^th in selected H&M stores.

Italian luxury label Dolce & Gabbana just launched their online shop, selling the current fall / winter 09 collection including accessories such as shoes, bags and jewels. The online shop reflects the typical D&G store: metallic, black, futuristic and contemporary. Free shipping is now available for all purchases and the gorgeous new dress, bags or skirts will be with you in just 3 to 6 working days. This truly is another amazing opportunity for everyone who prefers not to live in a busy metropolis but still want to look fabulous and fashionable. Violet May’s favourites: This ruche short dress matched with this shoulder strap lace bag.

Pentakaidecagon was a fashion exhibition the Violet May team checked out near Broadway Market in Hackney. Various undergraduateand graduate students showed their work, including amazing designs and photography. The Ravensbourne students, who were just awarded more accolades at the Graduate Fashion Week showed at “Pentakaidecagon” that they can easily give the students from Central Saint Martins a run for their money! The most famous designer there was no doubt Hannah Taylor who just presented her exclusive collection for River Island. Another up and coming designer is Kasia Bishop who presented her final collection at GFW, huge amounts of orange and yellow with interesting cut outs and shapes. Laura Yiannakou designs womenswear with print designs, Marie Molterer works with neoprene and Jojo showed her fashion photography. The exhibition gave an exciting insight in the up and coming Londoner fashion scene.

Ring designer Carlee Santarelli just presented her first collection of beautiful rings. Based in Los Angeles, California she designs amazing vintage fabric cabochon rings. Each ring is hand made and mostly made of unique recycled vintage fabrics. In the UK her collection is available at Brown’s Fashion. As we are in the middle of London Jewellery Week we are all looking for the perfect piece to add to our jewellry boxes. Katell Leclaire has very cutting edge jewellery and Coco Kato has reinvented the pearl necklace in a new and amazing way. Bold statement necklaces are huge right now so have a look on vogue.co.uk to find the right jewellery for you.

An exciting new shop opened on Tuesday, 9^th June in the trendy east end of London. Jeanette, who has been on the fashion circuit for quite a while just opened a store near Brick Lane, offering one off and hard to acquire wears from British designers. Jeanette stocks new designers and never seen before pieces by Richard Nicoll or Louise Grey aswell as deliciously unavailable pieces by the likes of Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon. Offering exclusive collections is a great way to make a look even more sophisticated and luxurious so the Violet May team will definitely be popping down from our office in Clerkenwell to take a look.

 Online shopping has never been this cheap and exciting at the same time. Since theOutnet.com launched earlier this spring we can’t help but shop. TheOutnet.com is a side project of net-a-porter and offers designer collections from previous seasons for up to 80 % off the initial price. Online outlet shopping is fabulous for hard working business women as we can do our shopping now from our working desks! The OutNet.com offers some amazing bargains like this green 3.1 Philip Lim dress for just £125 or this cute Marc by Marc Jacobs bikini for just £58.50.

Burberry will return to London Fashion Week this fall and present the Spring / Summer 10 collection in Somerset House, the new home of LFW. We are quite excited that after the return of Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label now Burberry Prorsum returns to its roots! Matthew Williamson also announced that his label will return to London in September which means that the 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week looks set to be a fantastic event.For London Fashion Week this is a big chance to attract more buyers and international press and therefore the smaller and independent designers like us will hopefully get the attention we deserve!

Violet May London designs exclusive Limited Edition purse for BlackBerry. As the thinking woman’s accessories brand, we have created a limited edition purse for the fashionable and dynamic business woman, which can be customized with one of three inspiring tag lines. Made from our new sting ray print leather with a snake print trim this BlackBerry wallet is a true statement piece. Comes beautifully wrapped in a Violet May box – a perfect gift. Each tag line is hand-embossed in gold on the inside of the purse, giving a flash of inspiration or just sheer fabulousness. Choose the tag line which best suits you...

Never Knowingly Underdressed – for the fabulous fashionista

Rising Star – for the high-achieving yet stylish business woman

Yes We Can! – for the eternal optimist who appreciates life’s luxuries

The personalised BlackBerry purses are available now via our online boutique.

This summer is all about asymmetry and the fabulous one-shouldered dress is celebrating a comeback. With June about to come and rising temperatures outside we are hitting the stores to find the perfect summer dress. The one-shouldered dress gives a beautiful shape and really makes a statement. Go for a bold colour like orange, blue or yellow. There is a huge choice available – nearly all the designers have some beautiful pieces in their spring / summer collections. Have a look at Lanvin, Carolina Herrera or Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti. Net-a-Porter offers a wide range of asymmetric dresses so it’s about time to start shopping or check out their new no frills bargain outlet at The OutNet.com .

The Fashion and Textile Museum London is about to launch an exciting exhibition. Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear explores the evolution of women’s underwear as the woman’s role in society changed. From grandma’s knickers to g-strings to the infamous Wonderbra, a woman’s underwear has undergone some major changes. Underwear has given so much power to women- it has a voice of its own and has helped developing our sexuality. The exhibition also features collections and limited pieces by the likes of Agent Provocateur, Christian Dior or La Perla. Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear starts on the 12^th June at the Fashion and Textile Museum.