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Kenz-o so right
23rd November 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Last week, the Victoria and Albert Museum offered a timely reminder of the brilliance of Parisian fashion house KENZO, with a day of catwalk shows for the label’s latest collection for Spring / Summer 2011.The event, which took place at the museum’s Raphael Gallery, played host to the Fashion in Motion show, which showcased a new, more international vision for the brand.Creative Director Antonio Marras has drawn on the Japanese... -
More Dazed for the tech savvy
23rd November 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Trend Mecca Dazed and Confused has extended its digital presence- Dazed Digital- into a mobile site to keep up with demand from it’s audience of tech savvy stylistas.
The mobile site includes content from the most popular topics on the website, including fashion, art and culture, music and photography.Alistair Allan, digital director of Dazed Group, said, “The popularity of web browsing over 3G among youth is surging, and we’re now catering... -
Elle Magazine site launches new channels
4th November 2010 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this
Just when we try to curb both our internet usage and spending habits, along comes another revelation to tempt us into indulging both even more.
One of our fave magazines, Elle, has launched three new channels to it’s website - ‘Fashion’, ‘Style’, and ‘Shop’ to sit alongside existing channels such as ‘News’, ‘StarStyle’ and ‘Catwalk’.The ‘Fashion’ channel includes features such as ‘Ask the experts’, which allows readers to ask Elle’s editors... -
Manolo Blahnik in conversation
4th November 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
We love shoes. We love art. We love a smug feeling of pseudo-intelligence.
So imagine our delight to hear that none other than the shoe-master himself, Manolo Blahnik, will be giving a talk at the Design Museum later this month, thus giving us a chance to indulge in all three.‘Manolo Blahnik in conversation with Colin McDowell’ will see the shoe designer interviewed about the importance of drawing in the design process. ... -
Britain’s Next Top Model Live? One Elle of a rip off!
27th October 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Now hopefully, I’m not alone in being gripped by the tears, tantrums, ridiculous outfits and even more ridiculous comments from Julien MacDonald that the latest series of BNTM had to offer.
So, when the live final was aired, we naturally, made an evening of it. We marvelled as the show’s producers seems to top up whatever the bloody hell Julien was on between every ad-break, until he ricocheted into a climactic... -
Matthew Williamson: Talking Fashion
25th October 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
At the beginning of next month, Matthew Williamson will be gracing the hallowed space of the V&A with a talk - aptly, entitled, Talking Fashion.The talk will see him discusses his career with the Sunday Times Fashion writer, Colin McDowell to mark the publication of his eponymous book.Now, I wouldn’t usually be one to sit up and take notice of MW in particular, as his trademark electric colours and kaleidoscopic... -
Vogue’s Fashion Night In
21st October 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Proving that fashion and philanthropy really can mix, Vogue is hosting a Fashion Night In digital shopping event to raise funds for the charity Kids Company. And now that even this season’s shearling aviator is struggling to keep out the cold, the idea of a stay-at-home shopping event sound even more appealing. With brands including ASOS, Net-a-Porter, Matches, Browns, Astley Clarke, My-Wardrobe and Space NK joining Vogue for...
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A revolutionary week for online clothes shopping
27th September 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Last week Levi’s launched a digital fitting service on their website, deigned to help women find their ideal size fitting from their comfort of their own homes.
The online service is based on the figures of 60,000 women worldwide. Mary Alderete, the clothing company’s vice-president of global women's marketing, said: "We started out by looking at the internal dialogue women have with themselves when trying on jeans. What we found is that when... -
The World of Christian Louboutin arrives at Selfridges
20th September 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
If for any reason you needed any more excuses to indulge in shoes, shopping, Selfridges and sumptuous opulence, thank footwear-maestro Christian Louboutin for creating a world succinctly combining all of these pleasures.
The 600sqft bespoke boutique marks the launch of Europe’s largest women’s shoe salon at Selfridges, and claims...
Described as his ‘most intimate shoe experience yet’, Selfridges will be unveiling the Christian Louboutin’s Parisian Apartment shoe galleries this Friday, 16 September. -
Sisters are doing it for themselves at London Design Festival
20th September 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
After a quick glance at the schedule for London Design Festival, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the design world is something of a male-dominated sausage-fest.
But before you go all Germaine Greer on us, read on: the sisters of the design world are more than doing it for themselves.The What Women Make show at the DesignersBlock exhibition showcases some of the best in female design talent from around the world.The...
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