Phoebe X Illustrated

Unless you’ve been living under a rock over the past few years, you’ve probably heard of E4’s popular reality TV show ‘Made In Chelsea’, and by extenstion, you’ve probably heard of Phoebe Lettice-Thompson as well.

She entertained us all on Made In Chelsea, and whether you loved her or hated her, her blazing rows with other female cast members (most notably Lucy Watson) left us all wanting more.

Known for her individual style, the blogger, photographer and fashion assistant for Tatler magazine recently left the show to pursue her career and is now collaborating with quirky fashion brand Illustrated People.

The collaboration is really something different and unique, and not at all what you would expect of someone who’s used to hanging out in SW3. With fun prints and masculine silhouettes, the collection is inspired by Tokyo street style. The bright pink shades also takes inspiration from the creativity and ‘Kawaii’ (meaning cute) playfulness of Harajuku girls.

Phoebe herself spoke about her inspiration for the unusual collection: “…the shapes in this collection came from a problem I was encountering last summer. I loved wearing baggy basketball hip-hop style shorts but it was impossible to find them in anything other than just plain colours. I needed an entire outfit in matching crazy prints – so this is what I did with Illustrated People. I enjoy the contrast of girly pastel prints with masculine shapes.”

With constant teasers on Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr, the collection is getting a lot of hype and promises to be something special. Phoebe just recently posted sneak peaks from the campaign shoot, featuring pastel and jewelled Kawaii nails. It’s just the breath of fresh air the fashion industry needs.

Phoebe X Illustrated launches on 26^th May at Illustrated People and Topshop and at prices as low as £35, you won’t want to miss out!