We headed down to Eton College last night, to see talented A -level student and fashion designer Joe Nickols, put on his second catwalk show in the School Hall. The organising committee was led by the provost's wife, Caroline Waldegrave, and included the headmaster's wife, Jennifer Little, Trevor Pickett,Topshop's Mary Homer and Lady Sarah Chatto. Vivienne Westwood (with her husband, Andreas Kronthaler) and Jasper Conran sat next to us on the front row, while the hall was packed with parents and boys watching as the Storm models and the girls from nearby St George's Ascot, graced the catwalk in Joe's bodycon dresses and graceful eveningwear. Vivienne declared it "incredibly sexy"and Jasper Conran said it was 'phenomenal.' High praise indeed. Proceeds from the night went to the disaster relief charity Shelterbox, and also, poignantly, to Horatio's Garden Appeal. Horatio Chapple was one of Joe's great friends, tragically killed last year on an expedition. His mother Olivia made a very moving speech.

Joe definitely proved to be one to watch and we will be monitoring his progress closely.

www.ssit.org.uk

www.shelterbox.org

It was a double celebration as Atelier Mayer's Carmen Haid joined Lama El Moatassem (founder of the Toujouri collection - think luscious-coloured chiffon goddess gowns and handbeaded kaftans) for the launch of Toujouri's flagship boutique in Lama's hometown of Doha in Qatar. Carmen is collaborating with Lama on a special line of kaftans. The party at the sleek Peter Marino-designed store (texture, bricolage of stones and sliding walls) was super chic, with guests whipping up copies of the Atelier Mayer Magazine. Doha is fast becoming a luxury shopping and holiday destination, with a marina, resort and retail development called The Pearl and a burgeoning culture with a host of museums including IM Pei's stunning Islamic Art Museum.  Carmen and Lama's guests were treated to a Lebanese supper and desert safari the following day.

We're all going on a summer holiday… or dreaming of one, anyway, after spotting this scrumptious luggage at the press day in Aspinal's new Covent Garden store. The Candy Case luggage - rolled out in delectable new shades as part of the Revival Collection - stole the show, but these gorgeous iPad cases also caught our eye - in classic ostrich embossed leather or this patriotic option.
 
34 Long Acre, WC2H 9QE
 
www.aspinaloflondon.com
 

Rule Britannia -  Next rolled out an eccentrically English bedecked caravan at their high summer press day. Now all we need is a warm spell!

Forget Rodeo Drive or Hollywood, Los Angeles's best secret shopping strip is Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Located in Venice Beach, it's a great source of secondhand designer wear - we spotted Marni, Balenciaga and Isabel Marant. Plus, it's fabulous for antiques and interiors. Our favourites are Tumbleweed & Dandelion (1502 Abbot Kinney Boulevard) for rustic French and Bountiful Home (1335 Abbot Kinney Boulevard) for vintage milk bottles and pastel coloured cake stands. Sweet!

How best to observe the tide of patriotism taking hold this summer? With a good old-fashioned cuppa and your favourite biscuit, of course. We love these cushion interpretations of our favourite British biscuits; Vogue was given a sneak preview, but they should land in Selfridges as part of its Big British Bang celebration from Friday May 4.

On quick trip to Olatz on Clarkson Street in New York, home of sumptuous bedding and the most delicious nightwear, we bumped into artist, director and "reluctant decorator" Julian Schnabel. Schnabel's former wife, Olatz Lopez Garmendia, owns the store. He wears the pyjamas, most of the time - except today, when we caught him instead wearing paint-spattered overalls. Mind those exquisite linen sheets!

www.olatz.com

Angela Missoni had the audience in fits with her talk on her family's history at the V&A this week. The legacy of the Missoni fashion house, her parents' meeting, and her eventual move to designing for the house were all covered, reflecting the label's family values and vibrant aesthetic. The presentation was the third of the Peroni Collaborazioni Talks series held in the V&A; the final talk will be with Anna Dello Russo, editor at large of Japanese Vogue.

www.vam.ac.uk

We caught up with New York singer Azealia Banks at Paris couture outside Lagerfeld HQ - and again later at the Lagerfeld dinner, where she performed. Cara Delevingne also impressed us with her ability to rap later in the evening.

Humming with couture clients this week, the Plaza Athenée hotel is one of Paris's finest. Naomi Campbell is a regular, and the courtyard terrace, with its signature tomato-red umbrellas, is quite the "natural" googling spot. From the vantage point of the eighth-floor suites, you can also meditate on a spectacular views over Paris and focus on the comings and goings. The third 2012 Dorchester Fashion Prize (following London and New York) will be all about Paris talent, and the Plaza Athenée is the host hotel.

25 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris (00 33 1 53 67 66 66).

We're in Saint Germain for the launch of the new Karl Lagerfeld line. Here's Net-a-Porter's Natalie Massenet, with a familiar silhouette on her jacket...

Welcome Mathilde Castello Branco, new creative director of Azzaro, and her fine eye for line and sparkling detail - after all, founder Lois Azzaro was smitten with midnight skies and stars.

Saddle up that thoroughbred - we are very taken with Givenchy's urban riding riff in the pre-collections.

Take some decor tips from Coco Chanel's Paris apartment!

Diane Kordas's new line of mesh rose-gold rings is heaven - that's Valentine's Day sorted.

Available from Net-a-porter.com, Dover Street Market and Harrods

Air Chanel gets ready for take off - couture hostesses only

Inspired by the original Charlie's Angel, Sabrina, we nipped down to Selfridges to create our very own name necklace at Tatty Devine's hi-tech pop-up shop. Choose your typeface, palette and wording, and watch it being crafted to kitsch perfection at their temporary lab. If you're short on inspiration, they've also created an exclusive Words, Words, Words jewellery collection, only available at the Selfridges Concept Store until Thursday March 1.
 
www.selfridges.com

The Gem Palace is a must for most Europeans in Jaipur, but don't miss an opportunity to meet the charming Vinesh Kumar Makeshwari. His studio - a trade secret, known only to those tastebrokers in film, fashion and design who fly in to see him - is hidden away on the floor above Jaisalmer Arts and Crafts, the fabulous textile emporium of his equally charming brother Kishor. Vinesh makes beautiful Mughal-style jewellery with a lot of uncut diamonds, rubies and emeralds, and beautiful Bakelite pieces with embellishment and filigree work. There is also more everyday, accessible jewellery - gold bangles, cocktail rings and uncut diamond bracelets.

jaisalmerarts@yahoo.co.uk

You may remember we mentioned the glorious cashmere scarves by Horiyoshi III here before, but we couldn't resist bringing you news of his fabulous cushions. To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, Horiyoshi III has collaborated with Rifat Ozbek's interiors line, Yastik, on these limited-edition pieces. Now you can dress your sofas as beautifully as yourself.

All exclusively from Horiyoshi III, 19 Connaught Street, W2

There are more than 18 reasons you'll fall for Prada's fabulous golf bags. So, with a flash of Elvis in keeping with this season's Americana trend, this is caddy chic.

On the scent of our favourite SS12 bad gal floral bouquets at Ashish, this Thursday we're excited to catch the Test Presents screening of legendary mischievous Czech film 'Daisies' introduced by guest host and Fashion In Film festival director and curator Marketa Uhlirova. Few feminist farces look this glorious and come underpinned by such an irreverent philosophical agenda... And naughtiness for the sake of naughtiness is something one can never turn one's nose up at.
 
Vera Chytilova's 'Daisies' will be screened at Bethnal Green Town Hall Hotel on Thursday 19th January 2012 at 7:00PM as part of the ongoing Test Presents series.
 
http://testmag.co.uk/test-presents/

With their Frida Kahlo looks (wearing Boudicca and Dolce lace) and super-artisan jewellery (hand-made in Mexico), Annette and Phoebe of Anndra Neen are a striking sister duo. Mexican-born but NYC-dwelling, the sisters are the proud winners of the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize' . We love the beaten silver cuffs. Find the line at Browns and Avenue 32.

The table setting at Harry's Bar for Chanel's annual new year lunch is always a picture, with multiple vases of white flowers (hyacinths, roses, freesias), candles, Harry's violet-patterned Limoges service and pretty placement cards making up the picture.

A small gem of a shop with many a desirable objet - Phillips de Pury's shop on Brook Street, with its selection of one-offs and limited editions, is worth popping by.

"Away from the glittering turquoise pools of David Hockney and the unrelenting 'Hooray for Hollywood' macrobiotic cheeriness, there is, of course, another Los Angeles," begins the text to Rick Owens's splendid new book. This hefty, large-scale volume, published by Rizzoli, skilfully navigates his mesmerising twilight world populated by haunting beauties and dark-clad silhouettes. His skinny leather jackets (that launched a million copies) and ethereal draped jersey gowns are part of the reason why Owens has legions of followers - this is one designer with a consistent vision, untainted by PR and marketing hype.

Eva Karayiannis, inspiration hunter and owner of Caramel, the divine children's shop, popped by to Vogue today. We love her fairy tale style - she's wearing a Peter Pan-collared vintage dress from Hammersmith Textile Fair, a belt transformed from a hairband by Cherry Chau at Fenwicks, old YSL stilettos and lacy Tabio socks.

If you find yourself in Berlin, check out Vogue photographer Alasdair McLellan's wonderful exhibition of portraits at the 032c Workshop. His images resonate with the emotion of an era. At Joerg Koch, Brunnenstrasse 9, Berlin, from January 12 to February 20.

Brussels is the perfect quick weekend getaway for antique shopping. Base yourself around the Rue de Laeken for a great array of stores and bazaars selling twentieth-century modern - and many a lamp. The best stop for coffee (and lemon pie) is Toukoul, an Ethiopian resto bar and music venue. Galerie D'Agata on 8 Rue J Stevens is another design haunt. Top it all off with a dinner at Odette's, a soignee restaurant hotel near the flower market.

While perusing the wonderful Rifat Ozbek's shop Yastik, we noticed a shop a couple of doors down - so we popped in and fell in love with these hand-blown Venetian-glass blobs. They are exquisite: mini sculptures by a Japanese artist to inspire the hand and mind. From £2,300, at Willer, 12 Holland Street, W8.

This weekend fashion consultant Yasmin Sewell married her Australian beau Kyle Robinson with their four-month-old-son, Knox, as their page boy. The lovely, flower-filled reception was held in Kyle's family restaurant on the Mornington Peninsula, just outside of Melbourne, with Lebanese dancing led by Yasmin's family. Guests included many of Australia's fashion folk: designer Josh Goot and his girlfriend, fashion editor Christine Centenera, among them. We wish Yasmin and Kyle every happiness.