Supermodel Naomi Campbell’s is hosting a pop-up shop at Westfield London for fashion Relief on 26th February. She will be lending a hand in selling the official Fashion for Relief T-shirt designed by Vivienne Westwood. The T-shirts, which were unveiled last week at Naomi Campbell’s spectacular Fashion for Relief show at London’s Somerset House and worn on the catwalk by a host of celebrities including Dame Shirley Bassey, Beverley Knight, The Saturdays, Ronnie Corbett, Cesc Fabregas, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh from Girls Aloud. Funds raised from the sales of the T-shirt, which retails at £40, will go to The White Ribbon Alliance to support the health needs and rights of women and girls around the world, with particular focus on its partners in Haiti, who at this time are helping to rebuild the healthcare system for mothers and babies. Read More ...
FitFlop Super Trainers are coming soon. After some detective work, we can conlcude that Super Trainers continue FitFlops obsession with putting their FitFlop Microwobbleboard into various forms of fasion footwear. The FitFlop Super Trainer is rumoured to be styled like a very well known brand of fashion trainers and features the FitFlop Microwobbledboard and multi-density midsole for a workout while you walk. We know from customer feedback that FitFlops are always very comfortable for this reason, which means that the FitFlop Super Trainers could be one of the most comfortable trainers ever made. If the rumours about their design are true, they will be extremely fashionable and highly sought after. Clear images of the FitFlop Super Trainer are yet to be revelead and at present there is no RRP. However, one online retailer has revealed more information about FitFlop Super Read More ...
Layering was one of the top trends during the New York Fashion week last week on its sixth day using fabrics that when compiled together created a textured look. Designers Alexander Wang and Peter Som both used it on models that looked as if they emerged from closets wearing their entire wardrobe. Another popular trend was sleeves that contrasted with the rest of the outfit either separated by colour or by fabric which was seen on designs by Derek Lam and Chris Benz. In order to get these fashions right, you will need a long sleeve t-shirt to slide under these designs and a nice roomy coat to go over top of it. Another notable titbit from last week’s fashion week was the Roderte runway drama, which showed insiders how Laura and Kate Mulleavy have become big names in fashion Read More ...
GQ magazine has teamed up with the luxury shoe retailer, Kurt Geiger, to give away a Kurt Geiger gift card with the March issue. The gift cards will come ready-loaded with £15 to spend in any Kurt Geiger boutique around the country. In addition, ten randomly selected cards have been pre-loaded with £1000. Kurt Geiger is Europe’s largest luxury shoe retailer with five own label brands – Kurt Geiger, KG by Kurt Geiger, Carvela, Solea and Fashionistas – and over 70 luxury brands in its portfolio, including Gucci, Prada, Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, Dolce & Gabbana, Paul Smith and Church’s. The gift card coincides with GQ’s annual shoe guide, The Ultimate GQ Guide to Shoes. The guide rounds covers both the big designers and the High Street, and also highlights some of the most significant designer collaborations, where Britain’s traditional Read More ...
FitFlops are setting a new standard in style for exercise shoes with the latest FitFlop Electra sandal – proving that fitness footwear can be fashionable too. The fitness footwear industry is flourishing and it’s all thanks to Bliss spa founder Marcia Kilgore and her innovative FitFlop. Marketed as the flip flop with the gym built in, the concept of a sandal that can give a woman a workout simply by walking was a roaring success. The first FitFlop soared to stardom following an endorsement on the Oprah Winfrey show in the US and a huge range of FitFlop footwear quickly followed. However, FitFlop wasn’t the first exercise shoe, but it is the most stylish, and therein lies its success. With one foot in fashion and the other in leading a healthy lifestyle, FitFlop has become the premium fitness footwear brand Read More ...
Dannii Minogue looked every inch the superstar at the National Television Awards earlier this month in this gorgeous one off Nude and Black Striped Atelier Mayer dress. You can now recreate her look with this lookalike dress from Swedish fashion label, Smooph. Its in the Smooph collection for just £140 and looks like this. Check out the Smooph website – http://www.smooph.se/
Snow boots are the must have fashion item for February as freezing weather conditions and sudden snow flurries on Monday encouraged fashionistas to wrap up warm. While Ugg boots have been as popular as ever, the sub zero temperatures have sparked a new rise in the demand for warm winter boots and fur lined footwear in particular. This is comes at a time when many are taking to the slopes for the ski season and enjoying the Winter Olympics at home or first hand from Vancouver in Canada. Snow boots are a huge part of the flourishing après ski culture in Canada and Europe where staying warm in style is just as important as skiing by day and partying by night. Surprisingly, rather than the fashion labels, it’s the outdoor brands who are cashing in on the sudden need for Read More ...
Former Spice Girl and current designer Victoria Beckham just launched a new collection inspired by Dick Tracey from the comics and Martha Graham the dance pioneer. The collection will her fourth since founding her label in September of 2008 and will be revealed at the New York Fashion week. Highlights of the line feature fluid draping of intense colours such as violet and emerald and resemble the trench coat often worn by Tracey. Beckham stated that she now believes the fashion industry is taking her seriously and that she is overjoyed to see celebrities from Madonna to Elle MacPherson to Jennifer Hudson wearing her designs. At the same time Beckham also stated that she is still seeking to prove herself and is still completing the learning process. However, she said that she has had to prove herself from a young Read More ...
Since 2008, Fitflops have proved to be a massive hit in the UK, with everyone clamouring to get hold of a pair so that they can get a Workout While They Walk. This trend is set to continue throughout Spring 2010, and whilst official Fitflops retailers like Cloggs.co.uk are packing out their warehouses with all the top styles in all the latest colours in an effort to satisfy demand, sales are still set to soar and outstrip supply. Fitflops have become an iconic fitness footwear brand and a massive fashion trend, ever since being endorsed by Opera Winfrey on her show in 2008. Loved by celebrities including Mischa Barton, Hilary Swank and Marcia Cross, Fitflop fever has spread throughout the UK like wildfire. People across the world are reaping the fitness benefits from this shoe with the gym built in, Read More ...
Ascension Eco Fashion, formerly known as Adili, have just announced a massive Spring Clean Sale. There are more than 300 fashion and lifestyle items now at 50% OFF that have never been on sale before. It includes prodcts from Eco Brands such as Asquith, Braintree, Giggle and Simple Shoes. Well worth a look. In addition, there are still other formerly reduced items in the clearance sale with 70% now off. For full details click here.
Hayley Morley may be known for her row with a designer during London Fashion Week, but despite this fact she is now the one of the most in demand models across the UK. She is also the new representative of the Evans fashion chain after being dismissed in years past as too heavy to walk the catwalk. In fact, after Morley signed on to model for Mark Fast, and in the past two designers from the team dropped out the night before the show. At size 14, Morley is far more full-figured than a typical model that fits a size six. At first her appearance on the runway shocked fashion journalists and spectators alike, but at age 21 Morley now believes that the press coverage has had an overall affect on the fashion industry. She was quoted in the past Read More ...
Spring Summer 2010 is full of colour, shine and all things fine. The French Connection collection sits like a back–to–school pencil case full of Caran d`Ache coloured hues – everything fresh and exciting ready for its first outing. The mix of casual to formal pieces is even, endorsing the freedom of creating an individual style that works for you. Bold electric blue blazers are worn oversized with contrasting purple lining over neon Hawaiian floral dresses and exposed zips. The double–breast blazer dress with bold gold buttons gives a nod to the 50′s take on an 80s classic. Bold retro prints in deep jewel colours are mixed with fluro brights on high shine batwing dresses. Trousers are a contrast of silhouettes – sharp cigarette pants are given gold zip detailing on the waist and ankle, wear with oversized shirts or bustier Read More ...
