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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ CategoryTom Ford ~ A/W 11 LatestSaturday, June 18th, 2011
Four months after Tom Ford showed his autumn/winter 2011 collection to a small group of editors and buyers, the designer has unveiled his latest offering through film. See the super-feminine silhouettes, sumptuous textures and mouthwatering dresses created in lace and velvet – in a collection that is bound to please Ford fans and fashion fans alike. Watch it here: http://www.vogue.co.uk/video/voguetv/player.aspx/exclusives/video,10458/ Debenhams ‘Edition’ Range is here!!Wednesday, February 9th, 2011THE Debenhams designer collection Edition is finally here.
The new concept was announced in October and features the work of some of the UK’s leading fashion names, including Preen, Jonathan Kelsey and Jonathan Saunders. Each designer will work with the store for a minimum of four seasons. Preen’s offering includes a mix of cocktail dresses with pared-down trench coats, while Jonathan Saunders’ line features his signature bold prints and vibrant use of colour. Jonathan Kelsey has created a range of footwear and handbags, both for day and for the evening. The collection launches with a pop-up store on Thursday February 10 but will be available in 30 Debenhams stores across the country on Monday February 14. VIEW THE COLLECTION HERE http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/110208-preen-jonathan-saunders-and-jonath/gallery.aspx
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Fashion’s ALT-ernative!!!!Wednesday, January 26th, 2011The fash-pack were thrown into a tizzy during the usually quiet Christmas period, When the news hit that fashion editrix Carine Roitfeld was to end her super-successful 10-year tenure as Editor-in-Chief at Vogue Paris! As you can imagine, the blogs were buzzing with rumours about who would replace the FROW favourite. Our inital thought was that her right-hand woman (and street-style photographers’ fave!), Emmanuelle Alt, 41, would bag the job. And guess what……..?
Alt, who was previously fashion director, has not only created some very memorable fashion pages but has the Midas touch in championing brands like Balmain and Isabel Marant. ’It is a great honour for me, and also a great pleasure for me to be offered the job of the head of Vogue Paris, which I know so well,’ she said of last weeks ammouncement. When she takes up her new role on 1st Feb, you’ll discover a great USP (that’s unique style point!) to steal.
She’ll never be a bonkers Ana Dello Russo type, or sternly bobbed and barbed like Anna Wintour, nor does she share Carine’s overtly sexy aesthetic. No, Emmanuelle’s signature style is simple. boyish, luxurious rock and always recognisable. Pencil thin trousers (motorcross jeans, tailored pants or skinny leathers!), hugging those endlessly long legs, will most usually be paired with either a leather biker jacket or a sharp blazer.
Emmanuelle, like all the best French fashionistas (Carine included), manages to rock that out-of-bed scruffy hair we Brit girls so envy and she has enough cheekbone to render make-up practically unnecessary. A fabulous ALT-ernative, for sure!!!!!!
Feeling Tribal? ~ SS 11 TrendsSaturday, January 22nd, 2011SASS & BIDE has unveiled its pre-fall 2011 collection – an offering the designer duo hope will appeal to “the curious and creative”.
“Pre-Fall was inspired by a collection of ideas, places and feelings,” the pair tell us. “You can see cultural influences from Africa and South America in the prints. We explored draping and layering techniques but wanted to the overall feel to remain relaxed and simplified.” Featuring a gorgeous pair of matte sequinned trousers (the designers’ personal favourite), the collection follows a distinctly tribal theme, with plenty of Aztec-style prints, statement fringing and pared-down draping in muted tones. “The last collection was really energetic – digital-print heavy and full of colour,” say the designers, Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton. “This collection is more subdued and sees a break in colour and a focus on draping, handmade prints and alternative textures.” The new range will arrive in stores in May, but you can check it out here http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/show.aspx/full-length-photos/id,10106/Page,1 Ella Alexander ~ Vogue.co.uk New Chanel Polish Alert!!!!Thursday, January 6th, 2011Yes, it’s another Chanel nail shade guaranteed to be a sell-out!!! Black Pearl 513 is a steely blue/green metallic that hits counters in early February.
After it’s debut at the spring/summer show, the frenzy has already started building. On your marks……. Grazia magazine PREPARE TO FLAIR!!!Thursday, January 6th, 2011Ladies dig out your J Brand ‘Lovestorys’, because denim flares are back!!! Big time!! Remember how much you enjoyed channeling your inner Kate Moss when she caused the first J Brand phenomenon in 2008?
Then you’ll be pleased as punch that the denim world is your oyster this season – with loads of different flared silhouettes on offer. Countless spring/summer catwalk collections shimmied up to the ’70s, so we weren’t surprised to discover that buyers are going crazy once more for the classic ‘Lovestory’, as well as cool new ‘It’ US denim label Mother and their fabulous wilder flares.
So welcome back ‘Lovestory’s’ and welcome back the 70s!!! Hannah Almassi ~ Grazia magazine French “No Anorexia” model dies at age of 28Thursday, December 30th, 2010A French model who campaigned against anorexia by posing nude for an advertising campaign while suffering from the disease has died at the age of 28, French media reported on Thursday.
Isabelle Caro, whose 2007 “No Anorexia” campaign was banned in Italy, died on November 17, but her family asked for her death to be kept private, Le Parisien newspaper reported.
The cause of death was not known but Caro, who had suffered from anorexia from the age of 12, had recently been hospitalised for respiratory problems, the paper quoted her friend, Swiss singer Vincent Bigler, as saying. Caro shocked the fashion industry when she bared her skeletal frame for the campaign by Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani — best known for his controversial ad campaigns for Benetton — which hit billboards during Milan fashion week. It was banned by Italy’s advertising watchdog.
Reuse, Recycle, RenewTuesday, December 28th, 2010Don’t know about you but I just love old furniture. It’s not just asthetically pleasing but better quality too. Not too long ago we Brits appreciated craftmanship and quality and were actually world leaders in furniture design, remember Chippendale anyone??!! I hate, hate, hate the cheap tatty furniture that most furniture showrooms are displaying in the name of design!! And if I hear that word ‘faux’ one more time I think I will scream!!! ‘Faux’ what does that mean??!! To me it means ‘cheap tatty plastic made in china’ ‘Faux leather’, ‘faux suede’, ‘faux Louis’, ‘faux off’ that’s what I say!! With this in mind we have decided to bring a new range to Citrine ~ Reuse, Recycle, Renew. That is the name of our new range of furniture ~ pre-loved and updated to reflect todays’ taste and todays’ feeling. Wardrobes, sideboards, cupboards, tables and chairs will all be stripped, treated, painted or re-upholstered to bring them bang up to date! Take a look here at some examples of recycled furniture.
VALENTINO FOR GAPWednesday, November 24th, 2010
THINK of utilitarian basics like the parka, the cargo pant, the T- shirt and the hoodie, you almost certainly think of Gap – and you almost certainly do not think of Valentino, but the two worlds have collided. Gap has unveiled its latest collaboration, with the couture house of Valentino, and the results are surprising to say the least. “We love mixing different cultures and we have been excited to mix gap’s timeless essentials with our roman culture of couture,” the label’s designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli explained. ”It brings together the iconic world of Valentino and Gap’s fashion staples, synthesizing the current trend of combining luxury with basics.”
“The work that Maria Grazia and Pier Paolo are doing at Valentino is so exciting,” Anita Borzyszkowska, VP of global PR and special projects for Gap, told us. “They’re reinventing the label with a modernity that feels really fresh but is staying true to the original handwriting that’s recognizably Valentino. I love that they’ve worked with that vocabulary and applied it to quintessential Gap pieces to create something that feels very cool and new, rather than a high street interpretation of their own collection.” The seven-piece collection, which was launched to celebrate the opening of Gap’s first Italian store last week in Milan, will arrive at Gap in London- as well as Dover Street Market and Colette in Paris
Lauren Milligan ~ Vogue.co.uk Lanvin for H & M Launch ~ 23rd NovFriday, November 5th, 2010
When Lanvin’s exclusive collection for H&M arrives in store on November 23, the absolute essence of Lanvin will be available in around 200 stores worldwide. With separate collections of womenswear and menswear, Alber Elbaz, artistic director of Lanvin, has created clothing of extraordinary ambition for H&M, bringing the codes of the house to make every single piece identifiably the work of Lanvin.
For women there are dresses of breathtaking cut and joyful colour, as well as pieces full of Parisian glamour and accessories with playful joie de vivre. For men, it’s a whole new wardrobe of covetable updated classics, with tuxedos made for daywear and jogging pants adding a whole new sporting twist.
“What does luxury mean today? Can luxury be exclusive and democratic at the same time? How can we translate the essence of luxury to a wider audience? The world around us is changing rapidly and I find myself asking these questions more and more. Designer’s work is usually tailored to a very small group of people, but the collection for H&M was about trying to translate the dream of luxury to the masses. It was almost like going back to school for me.” Alber Elbaz, Artistic Director of Lanvin.
“Alber Elbaz is so extremely skilled; it’s so rare to work with someone who is so attentive and involved in everything. He is creating and styling all the time, it’s like this never-ending imagination. Elbaz is quite unconventional in the way he tries to find new solutions and he fights for his own vision. I admire him, he’s a real artist.” Margareta van den Bosch, Creative Advisor at H&M.
If you’re lucky enough to even get in the queue for this fabulous collection, I suggest you wear your flat shoes and run like crazy!!! That’s the only way you are going to grab a piece of Lanvin any time soon!! Either that or just go online and drool over pieces you are never going to own x
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