J.W. Anderson X Topshop

J.W. Anderson is sooo hot right now. After a busy and hugely successful few days, Jonathan Anderson must be feeling pretty pleased with himself. First there's his collaboration with Topshop, then his SS13 show at LFW...

The collection for Topshop is made up of 99 pieces, ranging from clothing, shoes to a 99p pencil, collectively helping build the brand he wants his name to conjure. This is Topshops biggest designer collaboration EVER. So, of course, the only place to be on Friday morning was the Flagship store. Having strategically scoped out the gorgeous goodies online (thanks Topshop for the heads up), it was more of an organised chaos kind of launch rather than elbows at dawn! The whole collection is even available to buy through a 'shoppable catalogue', where customers can scan barcodes through the TS app - very cool! Even more cool was whilst standing back snapping away,  seeing the man himself quietly observing from the side...

The J.W. Anderson pop up shop and illustration are the work of set designer Gary Card, who by the by, has also worked with the likes of Louis Vuitton and Comme des Garcons...

London Cinemagraph

found this on tumblr, but can't remember where...love the silent chaos. 

Olympic Rings at Tower Bridge

Was really sad to see the Olympic Rings removed from Tower Bridge today, especially as that's where i'd been taking in a lot of my big screen Olympic action. Could they not stay there forever, as part of the whole legacy thing?? They would definitely inspire me to think about sport and all the good times we've had watching it! Oh well. Bring on the Paralympics!

''Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened''  - Dr Seuss

Outdoor Space @ the Barbican

For when the sun comes back...It's an odd little space, but strangely calming and inspiring. There sis a great cafe too for when you need a drink, alcoholic or otherwise! Must take a look at their tropical conservatory next...

Hatwalk

You gotta love Bozza. As part of a bid to get people to look up and take notice of some of the awesome statues we have in London, he recruited British milliners Stephen Jones and Philip Treacy to curate a Hatwalk! Twenty statues across town have been kitted out with some amazing millinery creations, from the best in the business. Mr. Johnson said: “You’ve got to take your hats off to London. Our city is a melting pot of creativity...the cutting edge style and imagination of London's millinery talent is feted worldwide."I can't think of a better way to celebrate the heritage of British millinery and its contribution to our fair city by dressing our most noble of statues, including our most heroic son, Nelson." All of this is part of the Mayor of London's summer of 'Surprises' season, so check out their site for more exciting events to come.

 A statue of Captain John Smith with a new hat designed by Edwina Ibbotson (left)

William Shakespeare located in The City of London with a hat designed by Emma Fielden

'Your style may be...Beau Brummell - y'. The gorgeous Beau Brummell in a creation by Noel Stewart

Queen Victoria's statue wears a new hat designed by J Smith Esquire 

Hats designed by John Boyd and Herbert Johnson sit pretty on the statues of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill in Bond Street

Sir Henry Havelock gets a modern makeover

The King George IV statue in Trafalgar Square with its new Stephen Jones hat (left). And on the right a hat designed by Sophie Beale on a statue of General Sir Charles James Napier in Trafalgar Square

Admiral Lord Nelson with his first new hat in 200 years!

A statue of the 1st Duke of Wellington located in The City of London wearing a new hat designed by Ian Bennett

Hat designed by House of Flora on a statue of the Duke of Wellington near Wellington Arch

Robert Burns' statue on Victoria Embankment wears a new hat designed by William Chambers (left). And on the right Statues of Sir Arthur Sullivan and The Lady wearing creations by Gina Foster and Victoria Grant on Victoria Embankment

Images Peter Macdiarmid, Martin McNeil & Ray Tang for getty images & Rex Features