Lily Lovely

I loved Lily Allen from the start, I even remember Chris Moyles saying he was "willing to give her a chance", following the release of her debut single back in 2008. She never really struck me as a fashion person, more of a chav in a dress; so I was pleasantly surprised when she started appearing in campaigns and photoshoots last year. The i-D photoshoot in the 'Spongebob' issue was so beautiful, this is even more so.

Here's to hoping she'll continue to grow stylistically throughout 2010 (Harpers Bazaar, January 2010 - shot by Alan Gelati).

Love the raffia horns and Philip Treacy top hat. What's your favourite January editorial?

photos from thefashionspot.com

On the 9th Day of Christmas

If you love photography - or someone surreptitiously close to you does - then Fraulein, a 500-page retrospective of top fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth, is being released by Taschen next week.

The hardback (available from Amazon for a pricey £360) is sort of an homage to some of our era's sexiest women. Featuring the likes of Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss, Adriana Lima, Britney Spears and Dita von Teese, Fraulein would make an amazing present for fashion/photography lovers alike.

Here are just a few of my favourite celebrity Ellen Von Unwerth shots:

Beyonce

Emma Watson

Lily Allen

Rihanna

Claudia Schiffer

Kate Moss

Of course no one would ever buy Fraulein for me, but one day I'll have a giant coffee table with this book on it, just because I can.