Brought ahead by one week, the 2012 spring and summer catwalk shows will be starting in New York on September the 6th until the 13th, and London Fashion Week commences on the 14th, running until the 18th. Milan had scheduled the start of their fashion week for the 19th before the organisers of the New York show realised that starting on the 13th would lead to a clash. The CEO of the American Council of Fashion Designers, Steven Kolb, pointed out that the four cities [New York, London, Milan and Paris] needed to work together to look at the fashion season as a whole, rather than as four individual weeks. The Camera Nazionale della Moda, or Italian Chamber of Fashion, argued that the original agreement that the four cities had made had expired, so there was no necessity for the Read More ...
The Design Museum is presenting the first retrospective in the UK of Christian Louboutin, the iconic French designer of shoes, by celebrating his career which has constantly pushed the boundaries of high end shoe design. Louboutin’s exquisite creations are recognisable instantly by their red glossy soles, and are a heady mix of craftsmanship, fashion, sculpture and engineering. This new exhibition will be celebrating the career of Louboutin up to the present day and is showcasing 20 years of how inspiration and design come together. It also reveals the theatricality and artistry of his shoes designs which include bejewelled pumps, lace up boots, stilettos and studded sneakers. In a nutshell, Louboutin’s shoes epitomise glamour, style, power, elegance and above all femininity. Drawing from Christian Louboutin’s personal archive, the exhibition presents his celebrated shoe designs, referencing the origins of the iconic red Read More ...
Fraizer Campbell, David Meyler, Nicklas Bendtner, Lee Cattermole, Phil Bardsley, Ahmed Elmohamady and Connor Wickham are all members of the Sunderland squad and they have recently appeared on a catwalk show to raise money for charity. There will also be other guest models involved in the show which includes Tony Jeffries the professional boxer, and Nathaniel Smith who is Mr North East. Captain of Sunderland is Cattermole and he has commented about the event, “the local community support us as a team and we have a responsibility to recognise that and to give something back to the community that gives us so much. This show is in aid of the SAFC Foundation which we all agree is a fantastic organisation.” Phil Bardsley also commented about the event, “this is the third year that I’ve been involved in this event and Read More ...
Celebrity clothing brands have been dominating the fashion industry for quite some time now ruling the top selling merchandise charts in nearly every type of store, but there was a time when this was not the case. In fact, just a decade ago placing a famous name of a mass produced brand that could be picked up at Tesco was virtually unheard of and was only done once the television and movie offers slowed down and the star in question had to look into alternative ways to make some cash. However, now it’s not only popular for celebs to attach their names to some brand, but it’s actually expected as a sign that they have ‘made it.’ There are a few designers who are quite series about fashion such as Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen who are one of the rare Read More ...
Jennifer Metcalfe is most famous for starring in the Channel 4 TV show Hollyoaks. It seems though that she might be in for a change of career as she was seen in Liverpool on the catwalk last night. While on the catwalk she looked assured and confident while dressed in a gold dress as part of the opening of Liverpool Fashion Week. The dress was backless and Jennifer was wearing her hair in a ponytail so that the dress was seen at its maximum potential. Complementing the dress were a pair of earrings. The boyfriend of the Hollyoaks star, Sylvain Longchambon, who is himself famous for his performance on Dancing on Ice, looked proud sitting in the front row. Recently Jennifer has commented, “It is a great honour to be able to open Liverpool Fashion Week, I am a huge Read More ...
X Factor, the show, has apparently been losing some of its popularity, but wait: now it’s part of a new fashion fad to the extent that it seems like half the celebs in Hollywood and the U.K. are sporting X Factor prints. Well, maybe not. Actually the design turns out to be the work of a French designer, Isabel Marant, and the print is not the X Factor logo as originally suspected, but a design based on a native American motif. Whatever it is, it’s showing up all over the place. First it was seen this week at LAX when reporters spotted Cheryl Cole with the skin-tight pants in a print that had a lot of observers speculating about her motives and postulating a possible dig at Simon Cowell, who fired her from the U.S. X Factor show a few Read More ...
Those in London this week have been given a glimpse into what is in-store for fashion next spring and summer. It seems that fashions are going to be centred around super-sized hats, prints of sun rays, pastels and floral patterns. Many of those at the event seemed to very much like what was on offer and this included several big celebrities. Next spring and summer seem like a very long time away, but there is no reason why the fashion conscious cannot get involved with some of the styling being seen on the catwalk right now. The theme of the English seaside is being taken on by Mulberry who has created maxi dresses that look like the colours of lollipops, and they have also included some rain coats in bright yellow into their collection. A quite different beach scene has Read More ...
Oscar de la Renta and Valentino were both at Diane Von Furstenberg, and they were wearing almost exactly the same thing. The two designers are known for their fashion as well as their singing. Both of them were sitting in the front row and their matching outfits narrowly avoided being a fashion mistake. At Fashion’s Night Out, which occurred last week, Mr de la Renta was seen wearing a khaki suit with an open collared blue shirt. Valentino was last noted for performing great renditions of ‘Unforgettable’ and ‘My Way,’ at Carine Roitfeld’s party where he also wore a blue shirt, but with a tie. With the synced outfits, some other people at the event could be thinking that they were going to perform some singing together, but in an interview later it turns out that it was nothing more Read More ...
American clothes retailer Banana Republic is about to become very popular with fans of the popular television show Mad Men. The company has announced that they will be teaming up with the costume designers on the show to release a line of clothes in the style of the immaculately dressed characters. The show is set in the 1960s and follows the workers at an advertising agency. Janie Bryant designed the clothes for the shows characters, including the perfect gowns worn by Betty Francis and the stunning work dresses worn by Joan Holloway. She has said of the announcement, “We will be launching a range of clothing for both women and men. Today people feel comfortable leaving the house in a tracksuit but in the 1960s this was simply not done.” The clothes will be designed for the modern market however, Read More ...
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, you will be aware that next year London is hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. This is a great honour and the whole country has been gripped by Olympic fever. One of the most prestigious parts of the whole Olympic experience is the carrying of the Olympic torch. To find next year’s torch bearers, Coca Cola are running a great campaign they have called ‘Future Flames’. They are aiming to find inspirational people who have a burning passion and believe that they have that extra special something that should make them and Olympic torch bearer. This burning passion can be about absolute anything, and to highlight a burning passion in music and other passions, they have released a series of short videos featuring the talented young Read More ...
