With potentially huge ramifications for high street it remains one of the biggest kept secrets in the entire country – who was honored with the duty of designing Kate Middleton’s wedding dress. There have been rumours lately that it would be a designer that is lesser known like Sophie Cranston known for being founder of Libelula. The company last week was forced to issue a denial shifting the spotlight over to none other that Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, Phillipa Lepley, Alice Temperley and Bruce Oldfield. High street is trying to prepare itself for the repercussions as a new generation of young ladies wanting to be mini-Kate and to replicate the future queen. Libelula was started in 2002 by Cranston and Kate has been a fan of hers for a while and recently wore a black velvet dress Read More ...
Special K and designer Ted Baker have teamed up together to create the ideal Little Red Dress for women. The dresses will be available at most Ted Baker shops or can be won via a pack promotion on specially marked Special K boxes with one dress given away per day for three months. The women’s cereal brand will also be giving out Ted Baker handbags every day with entry forms available on a wide collection of their snack items. The UK cereal giant is famous for its marketing adverts that prominently feature the ‘Special K’ woman in a red dress. The dress, titled the ‘Betsi’ will be part of a million pound campaign on television and in print that will promote the Special K contest and bring Ted Baker’s designs into the public eye. Laura Nevison from Special K said: Read More ...
Collaboration in fashion is nothing out of the ordinary between designers and retailers, but this year there is a buzz of anticipation because of the new and different alliances being formed. There is Lacoste hooking up with Catherine Malandrino, while Repetto has latched onto John Derian and Nike is seeing flowers with Liberty London. Lest we forget what Billy Reid will do for K-Swiss, Matthew Williamson with Macy’s and Uniqlo and Vena Cava. Catherine Malandrino has been told that Lacoste needs here help in opening their world to women. She is pushing chic, effortless everyday clothes you do not have to even think twice about. This new line for Lacoste will cost from $150 to $750 and will include the new reworked two crocodile kissing logo. Designers are pairing up for footwear as well. Nike sneakers adorned with Read More ...
Happily we were treated just last month to some supermodel Kate Moss footage of her getting drunk and seductively doing something with a small teddy bear and now to everyone’s delight a snippet of her displaying her love of rabbits Miss Moss, face of Chilean fashion brand name Basement was snapped in London with a date that was dressed in a suit who had a rather large rabbit head covering his face. They danced the night away while enjoying a romantic evening that included the exchange of gifts. What is unknown was what happened the morning after. What would she do when she opened her eyes and was surrounded by a posse of white rabbits which leads to the question did her date self combust into the fluffy white critters or did she somehow with her magical powers Read More ...
Many people feel wary when summertime starts to roll around due to the fact that they are not fully confident in a bikini or two pieces. However, even though everywhere you turn you may see two pieces, there are plenty of suits that are only made out of one piece of material that are very stylish and comfortable. In fact, you can get many of the same designs and prints in one piece cuts that you see on two pieces allowing you to be just as stylish without sacrificing any of your comfort; you can even find the same varied amounts of cuts. For example, the same way that you can choose the cut when it comes to your two pieces you can also choose the type of cut that you want for your one piece. Some of the most Read More ...
Harrods and Tissot have taken window shopping to an entirely new level by teaming up to create the first interactive window for trying on the high end Swiss watches without ever entering the famous department store or touching an actual watch. The window display is located at the Brompton Road side of Harrods and allows shoppers to pause as they pass the shop to try out the curious looking device on the store window. The premise of the device is similar to the Wii or the Xbox Connect as it invites potential customers to put a lightweight plastic highly technical wrist strap onto their arm. After the wrist band is on all that is left to do is hold the strap up to the mirror and what you will see looking back at you is a reflection of yourself, only Read More ...
Victoria Beckham has a fashion crisis. Having been invited to the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Victoria is desperate to find an outfit that hides that growing signs of her 4th pregnancy. Apparently Victoria has already tried and discarded more than 10 ideas that have been proposed by her fashion advisors and she feels that nothing can help hide her growing figure. To make matters worse, her choices are even more restricted due to the formal dress code. As a fashion icon, Victoria is under a lot of pressure to look her best for the day. According to those close to her, Victoria is already dealing with a wardrobe limited by maternity clothing. Apparently she has gone through her wardrobe many times already and has called on the help of some of the major fashion labels but Read More ...
It is going to be the most famous wedding gown in decades, and the latest rumours to surface regarding Kate Middleton’s dress is that she is having 3 designs made up. She has reportedly asked 3 designers to create a dress, to ensure that there can be no leakage of her dress before the day. While nothing has been confirmed, the 3 designers chosen for this great honour are said to be Sarah Burton from Alexander McQueen, Jasper Conran and Princess Diana’s favourite designer Bruce Oldfield. Bruce sparked speculation on Good morning America when he appeared to leak details of the day. He said that it was going to be a morning wedding and that she was having a special dress to change into for the ball in the evening. Burton, who took over at the helm of the Read More ...
The latest official souvenir of the Royal Wedding was launched in Hamleys on the 7th April, the Princess Catherine doll. This limited edition ‘engagement’ doll is aimed at promoting British fashion and style, and a whole host of leading UK designers have collaborated to bring attention to British fashion. The doll is fashioned to look like Kate Middleton, and even has her trademark fascinator, Eaton clutch bag and shoes. This Princess Catherine doll presents the best of British design, and highlights the detailing which goes into British styling. Keeping with tradition for such items, £1 from every doll sold will go the Help for Heroes charity. There is a touch of eccentricity to the Princess Catherine doll too, but such quirkiness is also a recognised British trait. With only 10,000 dolls being produced; it’s predicted that the Princess Catherine Engagement Read More ...
Although it is a fashion bible for the UK’s Teenager, Jack Wills is not above the law when it comes to advertising standards. It has been forced to remove a selection of photos from its new Spring catalogue as the ASA deemed them ‘overtly sexy’. The ASA, or Advertising Standards Authority, ordered them to remove the catalogue from the shelves, saying that the images of semi naked young girls was both unsuitable and offensive seeing as the catalogue is aimed at the teenage market. There were 19 complaints against the Scottish based clothing chain, which boasts stores in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, St Andrews and Glasgow. The full page ads, which have been banned, were inside a publication that was posted out to customers. The first one featured a young woman in a short skirt and shirt. Her skirt is lifted to Read More ...
In fashion weeks in Paris, Milan, London and New York over the last two months next season’s styles have been on display but the list may get longer with the Home County of Essex wanting to become of the world’s most fashionable destinations. Spring and summer designs were showcased by the reality cast members from The Only Way is Essex turning them into catwalk models for the evening. Two of the cast members, pop star Jessica Wright and Lydia Bright a burgeoning fashionsita, both took to the runway in Ilford at the Fairlop Waters Golf Club. A string of designs from Chelce Hall swimwear, New Look and others were modeled by Bright who is dating a co-star, James Argent. Bright was unaware she would model until a call this morning from the New Look PR. Fashions come and go, but Read More ...
