The Opening Ceremony of London 2012 Olympic games went off in STYLE on Friday Night! It brought together representatives from all of London’s creative industries including fashion. Upcoming brands of East London, Christopher Shannon, Michael Van Der Ham and Nasir Mazhar dressed 350 of the 1,200 entertainers who danced away to the compilation of famous British hits.

Surrirat Larlab, creative director of the Opening Ceremony who worked in tandem with Danny Boyle explains “We wanted to choose young designers who work and live in the East End for the opening ceremony and who create innovative and cutting edge new ideas. It has been an incredible experience working with this fresh new talent, all of whom have dedicated themselves heart and soul to this project.”

Check out the Ceremony Highlights here

Cheryl Cole has released her new video for the song “Under The Sun,” It has been directed by Anthony Mandler, who also directed the video for Cheryl‘s song “Call My Name.”

The video features a contemporary take on sixties fashion statements, the most striking of which is a yellow bra peeking out from her bolero (a short tailored jacket). The bolero-bra combination is paired with a coral-coloured pencil skirt… and the whole effect is one that reveals a saucy bit more than you’d expect for a 1960s ensemble.

Check out the video here: http://youtu.be/qr1bkbWKevE

What do you think of her look?

Shopping for second-hand clothes at charity shops like Oxfam is more popular than ever, but why? We had a look about on Pinterest to see whether we could dig up some hidden gems…

“Francis Softanil Cuoio, super stylish, and sooo comfortable, usually £210 euros, charity shop job £56 :D” http://pinterest.com/meerlyapirate/

“More charity shop goodies.” http://pinterest.com/anne_l_kershaw/

“{vintage & charity shop outfit} absolutely lovely! Emma Block.” http://pinterest.com/thelittlethings/

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We think we’ve found the website for you!

http://www.tastyvintage.com/

This is a world first! Every month the Friendtrend.com team will pick out one lucky lady (or fella) to be featured on our blog. This is your chance to shout about what makes your look unique, inspire others and bask in featured profile glory. We’re now on the lookout for next month’s candidate (or victim) so if you fancy being featured here next month, just make sure that your Fab-Friendtrend profile grabs our attention! (Don’t have an account? What?! Sign-up now!)

Without further ado, *drum-roll please* it’s time to introduce…