Catwalk Fashion

French luxury brand Pyrenex Premium are set to make their UK debut this September with a  fifteen day pop-up store opening from the first day of London Fashion Week. The scene will be in Dover Street’s Air Gallery which will be transformed into a ‘boutique éphémère’ for France’s number one feather manufacturers to showcase their exquisite collection of down-filled jackets.

Conjured up by couturier Alexis Mabille, who was given creative carte blanche to fuse the impeccable quality and traditional techniques of Pyrenex with his unique, imaginative brand of haute couture, the Pyrenex Premium collection marries an urban sensibility with an altogether more frivolous, whimsical brand of luxury.

Described as “a breath of fresh air in the realm of puffy-styles often associated with off-mountain lounging”, Pyrenex Premium is the perfect fusion of performance and luxury.

The former model – who is credited with discovering Croydon-born supermodel Kate Moss when she was a teenager – died on Friday, August 27 following a battle with brain cancer.

British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman has led tributes to Corinne, noting her famed abilities as a photographer and her “integrity”.
She said: “Corinne was a photographer of huge talent and integrity. Her work for British Vogue was entirely original and will always be remembered. She could capture raw beauty like few others.”

Corinne was first diagnosed with a brain tumour in the late 1990s and was given the all-clear, but the disease returned in 2008.

As well as her work in fashion – where she shot photographs for Japanese and Italian Vogue – she also worked in music, creating the cover for Moby’s album ‘Play’ in 1999.

In 2001, she shot a book entitled ‘Diary’, chronicling her experiences in hospital dealing with her brain tumour.

She is survived by her long-term boyfriend Mark Szaszy.

As most Brits headed to sunny locations for their summer holidays, research has revealed the top fashion faux pas mistakes that people made while away on holiday. According to survey results, the most common and the most heinous fashion crime that people were guilty of committing were socks worn with sandals and beer bellies that were openly exposed on the beaches.

The survey also revealed that the worst holiday fashion mistakes were most commonly made by people from the Midlands.

The poll took into account the opinions of 600 people who stated what they thought of the fashions sported on beaches by British holidaymakers.  Among the mistakes were tight swimming trunks, sunburn, clothing with too many logos, and women’s thongs.

A third of those polled stated that women should not wear football shirts while on holiday and another 20% felt that men should not either.

While holidaymakers from Manchester, Newcastle, Scotland, the North East, and Essex all made the bottom of the list in terms of fashion choices, those from the Midlands and Birmingham were considered the worst dressed.  On the other hand, the East England and Yorkshire holidaymakers were considered the best dressed.

The poll also took a look at international tourists, with USA tourists ranked the worst dressed on holiday followed by the Greeks, Germans, and British.  The best dressed tourists by country were found to be the Spanish and Italians.

In addition, men were more likely to found committing fashion faux pas even though they were also voted the most likely to purchase new clothing on holiday over women.

Setting a new standard in online luxury lingerie retail, the soon-to-be-launched designer underwear store Fox & Rose today opened the doors to its members’ club, Fox & Rose 7th Floor. Members will have exclusive access to secret sales, events and offers, as well as a 10% discount on all products including pieces by Fleur of England, Ell and Cee and Fifi Chachnil when the site launches in September. Customers are invited to sign up now at www.foxandrose.com.

Championing British-led design and offering exquisite collections by some of the most sought-after lingerie designers, Fox & Rose will offer a totally new online shopping experience for designer underwear. Garments by established brands and cult designers will be shown in full video, offering the customer insight into how pieces sit on the body and how they might affect their chosen outerwear. What’s more, shoppers can read advice on how to choose the right kind of underwear to enhance their style, whether they’re looking to channel the forthcoming season’s minimalist theme or wanting a more voluptuous look.

Subscription to Fox and Rose 7th Floor will be available until the site officially launches in early September.

The Shoe Galleries at Selfridges is due to be the single biggest shoe destination in the world, with 55,000 pairs of shoes in stock at any one time and 4,000 pairs on display.

Selfridges’ Director of Accessories Sebastian Manes describes what The Shoe Galleries will look like when complete.  “Imagine you are in a gallery.  From the entrance you see a succession of doorways, and at the end a huge window flooding the space with daylight. Your journey begins at the front, with shoes from the best of the high street. Slowly you begin to travel through different galleries until you reach the end – the couture designer gallery, flanked by Chanel and Louboutin, and a vision of Eden – the new suspended garden at Selfridges. Shoe heaven!”

Part of the inspiration for The Shoe Galleries shoot by legendary photographer Bruce Weber was the idea that everyone has a shoe story, whether it stems from your favourite pair, a hidden gem or your first expensive pair that cost a month’s rent. Tell yours to Selfridges and not only will you get to shout about your favourite shoes to the whole world, but you could be in with a chance of winning a gorgeous new pair (one winner every week!). Plus one lucky winner will scoop a year’s supply of shoes from Selfridges!

Olivia Palermo, Anya Hindmarch and Daphne Guinness have already submitted theirs, and now it’s your turn to share.

To enter, please visit:  www.selfridges.com/en/StaticPage/SG-Stories/

For those that are conscious of all of the latest fashion trends, the recession should not impair their constant attempts to look like a model straight off the catwalk.

Even the rich that have found their pockets a little lighter over the last few years have found a way to keep buying from their favourite high end stores by utilizing a popular internet auction site.

A new study showed that many homeowners in affluent regions are managing to keep up appearances by using eBay.  EBay Research shows that a large number of shoppers from rich areas are using the auction site to get top items at a low price.

In fact, the demand for black dresses, handbags, shoes, and coats has only increased over the past few years by almost 300%.

Many high end retailers such as Ted Baker, Karen Millen, and Dune make use of the eBay Fashion Outlet in order to sell their stock off at low prices without comprising the image of their actual store locations.

A spokesman for eBay said that many people would have been willing to pay full price for clothing in the past, but now that they have found their budgets a little tighter there has been a shift in wealthy shoppers.  The spokesman explained that they now are wearing the labels, but dodging discussion of what they actually paid.

Some of the affluent areas that have seen an increase in eBay use include Wandsworth, Belfast, Leeds, Fulham, Putney, and Clapham.