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Fashion extravaganza held in Pink Lane as part of Newcastle Fashion Week

May 14, 2013

The event titled “Wearing Your Sunday Best” and was held at the Old Post Office in Newcastle’s Pink Lane. It was conducted by The House of Seduction as part of their Newcastle Fashion Week celebrations. The fashion extravaganza event had the catwalk showcasing risqué dress and lingerie that was seductive to add zing to the show.

Swimwear “vintage style” and lingerie were the main fashion wear that adorned the stage. The event had a photo-shoot with a difference done by Pearman Photography. The models had their hair done up by ND Make-up that gave them the looks of the 40’s. There was music added to the show by Scarlet Street as well as a set of DJ’s.

The event had begun in the day with the catwalk taking place in the Northumbria University campus where TV reality stars were also present on stage. Ollie Locke from Made in Chelsea beamed by E4 channel and Lauren Pope from The Only Way is Essex aired by ITV2 being the reality stars to host the show.

On Saturday there was Caryn Franklin, known as the ID Editor and former Clothes Show presenter, who had hosted the catwalks. There was also Victoria White, the Company magazine editor who gave a talk on the first steps into the fashion field.

To commemorate the fashion week, Van Mildert would be selling their designer goods at just £10 today. This process of selling off excess fashion stock at throw away prices is common in London, Milan and New York. For Newcastle residents however, this is the first ever occasion.

The sale would be going on at the Fat Buddha restaurant on the Swan House Roundabout. Claire Lake from Van Mildert expects to have a large queue for the items they are going to put up on sale. For premium ticket holders there is also going to be an exclusive show of collections from Vivienne Westwood, Armani Jeans, Stone Island, Ralph Lauren and many more top designers.

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The fashion of Bond

April 9, 2013

When 007 appears in any of the films (23 to date) about the exploits and frolics of Britain’s best-known spy, we expect him to be cutting edge not only in his coolly invincible decimation of the bad guys and his casual bon mots. James Bond and company (that would be female company, and plenty of it) will also, we know, be ‘dressed to kill’ in the most glamorous sense of the phrase.

In the latest Bond thriller Skyfall, the ‘company’ includes the requisite gorgeous women including Berenice Marlohe as Severine, the femme fatale who meets our hero in a casino, wearing a most remarkable black dress for the occasion. The designer, Jany Temime, said that gown took six months to complete, and almost did her in.

Jany told Vogue magazine that her picture of a ‘Bond girl’ is ultra-sexy, and she wanted to make this one look “as naked as possible”. The result is a form-hugging sheath with no back and sheer panels that at first glimpse give the impression of near-nudity. However the sheer fabric was dyed to match the wearer’s skin tone, with added tattoo-like transfers, and the overall effect is stunning, to say the least.

What took so much time was the addition of 60,000 Swarovski crystals, each one applied by hand, that shimmer over the entire surface of the gown. Jany said she and her assistants had to create six different versions of the body, and each time Berenice changed into this gown, they “. . .had to sew the body onto the main part of the dress while she was wearing it . . .”. Now that’s what you call custom design.

On the other hand, dressing Daniel Craig for his Bond role in ‘Skyfall’ was, according to designer Tom Ford, not a major endeavour. Ford considers the job to be a great opportunity, but not really a big challenge, since the character is “. . . a bit like our guy – classy and extremely elegant.”

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Victoria Beckham’s empire continues to grow

March 20, 2013

Victoria Beckham has quite a reputation as a fashionista, with her notoriety spreading across the world from Milan to New York. Now, after many months of looking for a perfect area from which she could expand her fashion empire, Beckham has just bought her first ever store. The former Spice Girl now owns a Battersea Spar, in south London, which is a 850 sq foot building. The convenience store is within walking distance from her own office in London, and Beckham’s range of products is growing at an exponential rate.

Beckham has been looking for more space in the past, with purchases of shops and warehouses around the country, until the Spar was spotted by one of her agents when it came on the market. It has big operating spaces, glamorous offices and will soon be renovated to provide a modern experience. The former singer has not yet bought her inaugural flagship shop but for now she makes these deals herself. Which her relentless pursuit of global domination gathering pace rumours are rife on what will be her next target.

Right now it seems that the former Spice Girl has her eyes on a VB store in Paris, Manhattan, Milan or perhaps even London. She apparently wants to get the perfect VB shop for her line of products, and it most likely won’t be a small one.

Since she launched her line of outfits and accessories almost eight years ago her fashion career has flourished. Just this month she launched a new range in China trying to capture the Far East market which can be lucrative for fashion designers. David, her husband has is also no longer known as just a footballer with his fingers in many pies, including modelling, has just been announced as an international ambassador to the Super League in China.

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Norwich Fashion Week kicks off in style

March 12, 2013

The Forum was buzzing last week at the Norwich Fashion Week 2013 with a full night of fashion being shown to fans who had gathered at the entrance. New collections could be seen coming from many independent shops as well as some high street businesses, and they were showcased on a catwalk to the amazement of a crowd reaching over 400 people.

A lot of the city’s diversity was shown in the exhibit along with a strong offering from independent stores. Among those shops we had department store Jarrold which brought clothes fashion for both men and women to be shown alongside some of the more costly results. A new twist from Vanilla, a well known brand, could also be seen.

Some representatives from Norwich could also be seen in the name of Ethika with designers Twisted Tailor and Marian Eve Williams along with a lot of eco-friendly garments from some bigger names like Hatters, Ginger and Jonathan Trumbulls. Those proved that they still have their fingers on the pulse of fashion, and they can still inspire collections.

Some less independent shop owners included the high street brands Debenhams and John Lewis. Lewis in particular showed the Somerset line by Alice Temperley, a collection that they offer exclusively in their stores, while Debenhams showed the results of Henry Holland, a designer that does women clothing along with Red Herring for men outfits.

All was not simply about clothing however, with designer Lisa Bambridge from Norwich showing her jewellery and created a buzz in both media and crowd with her Aurum set. The exhibition highlighted some of the increasing connections between local and nationwide retail designers. This show was produced by Louise Lace from Norwich Fashion Week and it proved to be one of the most popular platforms for fashion in the region this year.

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Celebs shine at the PPQ show and after party at the Baroque

February 20, 2013

Laura Whitmore at the PPQ show and after party at the Baroque

One of the most important dates in the fashion world, London Fashion Week, kicked off yesterday, with the British fashion label PPQ hosting their catwalk show and after party, which was attended by such celebrities as Sophie Ellis Bextor, Caroline Flack, Jo Wood, Marina Diamonds, VV Brown, Kate Nash, Laura Whitmore and The Noisettes.

The show took place in the grand setting of Somerset House, which is the main hub for LFW, and those strutting their stuff on the PPQ catwalk did so to blaring electro music, which was the perfect accompaniment for the wild and bright creations being showcased. The show was sponsored by Tanqueray London Dry Gin and was a huge success.

The models were adorned in an array of intricate designs following a theme of bright, block colours with black backgrounds, and colourful hairstyles finished off the look.Taking their seats in the prestigious front row, of the ‘frow’ as it is known by fashionistas was Laura Whitmore, Caroline Flack and Sophie Ellis Bextor.

Laura Whitmore, herself wearing a PPQ ensemble for the night, exclaimed how she had been a “busy lady that day”, having attended no less than 4 shows!

To see out the night, guests arrived at Mayfair venue Baroque - the glamorous surroundings perfectly suiting the trendy fashionistas in attendance. With the conversation kept strictly to fashion, Marina Diamandis was seen chatting excitedly with Kate Nash, whilst Oswald Boateng sauntered around the venue, exuding charm and style. Kate Nash span the decks, whilst VV Brown took to the stage to wow partygoers with her powerful vocals. VV shouted over the mic how she was “so happy to be back making music!!”

Grabbing a few words with Noisettes lead singer, Shingai, she squealed how excited she was to be there, although still exhausted from her BAFTAS performance last week.

Whilst Jo Wood was caught deep in conversation with Harold Tilman, Marina Diamandis and Kate Nash went wild on the dance floor – a perfect ending to a hectic first day at LFW S/S13!

Guests drank: Tanqueray London Dry Gin cocktails – The Tanqueray Apricot Ricky & The Tanqueray Queen Martini

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Tom Ford prepares for first catwalk show at London Fashion Week

February 12, 2013

Tom Ford is one of the most popular designers in the industry who also has his first directed film being nominated for Oscar. Ahead of London fashion week, he is now preparing for his first ever catwalk collection for the occasion.

The celebrity fashion designer gave birth to a lot of myths and strange stories, most of which are actually true. One common story states that he usually takes five baths a day. When asked about the authenticity of the story, he agreed instantly and even became surprised that some people bathe less than five times a day.

Ford has been on the spotlight for more than three decades now. A lot of nominees of the BAFTA award will wear Tom Ford, though none of these have confirmed it officially. However, superstars like Daniel Craig and Bradley Cooper are passionate admirers of his designed clothes.

Ford has decided to showcase his newly designed women’s collections in London. This decision has provided London with a unique honor which was enjoyed by Milan in the previous years. Among the few details leaked about the event, the most striking one is the widened guest list.

According to Ford, the London show will be for 500-1,000 people including bloggers and photographers. As he loves to control every single aspect of any of his events, he oversees each element starting from the cloth shapes to the stage structures. He loves to promote himself as an absolute perfectionist controlling his own world.

Thomas Carlyle Ford was interested in beauty and fashion from his early years, and he studied architecture, fashion and acting as a student. He has been working with his partner Richard Buckley for more than 25 years now, but he got his first break from Gucci when he was offered the post of Chief Women’s Designer of the company. Ford has tuned this $150m company into a $2bn giant when he left it in 2004.

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Victoria Beckham’s greatest hits will not be on a CD

February 2, 2013

A Spice Girls greatest hits CD might not have that much value attached to it, but a greatest hits collection by Victoria Beckham is an entirely different story. Her fashion line has been critically acclaimed since its debut and now Posh Spice has announced that she will release her best selling dresses as a collection.

The collection will only be sold on the new Victoria Beckham website (www.victoriabeckham.com) and will start at £1000 and go up from there. The collection is going to be called the ‘icon’ collection and will include some remodelled versions of her best selling dresses including the tight bandage dresses that Kim Kardashian and Kate Winslet wore.

Beckham stated that she hopes the new pieces will become unique and known as limited edition items. She added that she is very excited to look through her design achieves and see what she can pull out of them to add to the collection.

The fashion designer also explained that she choose to sell the range exclusively online because she liked the idea of offering something exclusive on the website that had her signature aesthetic on it. This put her at odds with brands like Chanel that announced they will never sell their clothes online.

According to Chanel, the goal is to find the right balance with customers and they do not think that their customers will want to purchase clothes online because fashion is about seeing and touching and you cannot do that over a computer.

Of course, Beckham need not worry because her last few collections have had no problems selling via the online marketplace, and there is little doubt that her new spring collection will take off with a bang as well. Her 2013 collection is also due to be sold online next to the icon collection.

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The continuing popularity of skinny jeans

January 18, 2013

From politicians to pop idols, skinny jeans have been adorned by one and all from decades. The Ramones began the slim fitting jeans fashion in the 70s, and it has grown from strength to strength ever since. This variant of jeans easily grows into a habit, and one can’t help recognising this as one sees more of the same.

It’s amazing how different social groups lend their uniqueness to the manner in which they flaunt their skinny jeans. Hipsters like to roll the ankles and experiment with ill fitting crotches, sloanes prefer the high waist avatars, emos go flat footed and jazz up the jeans with loud belts, and skaters accessorise with sneakers and snapbacks. Today, you could hit any street of Britain and depend on bumping into people wearing skinny jeans.

Contrary to the belief that skinny jeans are for skinny people, a misconception that is fuelled by the name, these jeans are perfectly suitable for more or less any shape of the body, as is seen across the globe.

This fashion cuts across all social groups – from the next Queen of England to hotshots in the music fraternity of the likes of Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne, from Nigella Lawson, the sexy celebrity to Gareth Malone, Chorister-in-chief for BBC2.

Denims sell in several styles, and Whistle enlists 14 of them online. Jane Shepherdon, its chief executive, said, “The beginnings of this style can be traced back to the times when punk was reviving. I was a die-hard Clash fan, and that was the time when I started wearing skinny jeans. I recall how the jeans were going narrower by the season, until it seemed impossible to get inside them!”

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British fashion designers cut a deal with Chinese marketing company

January 3, 2013

Two fashion designers from Hucknall have helped to leave behind their own piece of fashion history by creating clothes that will be marketed by the Chinese company Bosideng. Of higher interest is the fact that the clothes create by the duo will be sold in the UK market.

This is also the first time that Bosideng has sold any clothing items in the UK market making the move even more intriguing. The fashion designers are named Ash Gangotra and Nick Holland and were friends with a joint interest in fashion and together they created a new menswear collection for Bosideng that is taking off big style.

Bosideng has more than eight thousand stores spread across the country of China and just weeks ago opened up a £35m flagship store in London. Ash and Nick were asked to design a large 500 piece wardrobe with European designs and smaller Chinese accents. The friends, who now own a Bolsover Street fashion consultancy in Hucknall, first met almost 25 years ago while Ash was working at a hosiery factor that Nick’s father was the production manager of.

They both moved forward at this point with Ash creating his own clubwear label named Chameleon whereas Nick set up a more classic menswear line called Holland Esquire. Three years ago they had their first major break out when they became the directors of the Liam Gallagher fashion label working with him to design a fashion range that won various awards for two years.

They then decided to design with Bosideng leading up to the present opportunity. The chance to work with the large Chinese fashion store arose when the wife of a retail director for the company saw some garments that Nick designed and looked a bit more into who was behind the creations.

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Petra Nemcova launches a new charity drive

December 24, 2012

It’s good to know that famous celebrities are also contributing in fund raising and trying to collect money for victims of natural disasters. Tsunami survivor Petra Nemcova is one name seen often on news being at forefront of major fund raising campaigns. She was looking outstanding, beautiful, and attractive in red dress which she wore while launching a new charity drive.

Petra Nemocova wants to relief the stress of those who have been suffering from disaster. She wants everyone to be happy for a good cause, and for she is doing a lot. At the Bloomingdale’s Department store event, the super model stepped out in New York, wearing a sizzling red dress and a beautiful smile on the lips, to launch Happy Day.

The 33-yeard-old lady in red is a kindred spirit for sure who has partnered with Clinique to raise money for a charity campaign known as “Happy Hearts”, the purpose behind launching it is to encourage people to be happy.

Petra’s cocktail dress has a modern twist and look that made her to earn fame, respect, and love at the show. She polished her look with a pair of nice nude heels and wore a beautiful half updo hairstyle that complemented her knee-length red dress quite wonderfully.

The beauty has also donated her costly dress on Official Happy Day, spreading the message of care and love to people. The whiff of special-made perfumed added more beauty and elegance to her dress.

Together with Clinique, Petra is now spreading a message of love, honesty, and patience everywhere in the world and has raised good deal of fund through the sale of perfume and dress. Money raised through the campaign will be used for the development of schools in affected areas. The company will focus on those areas which have been dramatically affected by nature disasters.

It seems Petra knows the pain of those people very well who are suffering from the aftershocks of disaster. She was almost killed in the 2004, in Tsunami. This is the major reason for her to encouraging others.

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The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs this week

December 18, 2012

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, one of the most popular fashion events of the year will be aired live on the cable and satellite channel El. The show will take place on December 22 and will start at 9pm.

Everyone residing in Britain will have a chance to witness the glorious Victoria’s angels demonstrating the latest lingerie fashion. The last show of Victoria’s Secret took place at the Lexington Avenue Armory on November 7.

Some of the most popular models who will attend the event in Britain are Adriana Lima, Erm heatheron, Candice Swanepoel and Doutzen Kroes. Another star of the show, Karlie Kloss, spoke for the media, letting them know how happy she is for her UK fans: “It is great to see that our fanbase in the UK will have a chance to watch the show directly.”

Usually, Victoria’s Angels shows are aired on CBS, a popular channel in America, but this year the organisers have decided to offer more people a chance to witness the spectacle which will last for several hours and will include a fashion show as well as performances from top artists like Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and Rihanna.

The stunning Victoria’s Angels models will walk across the catwalk in modern lingerie and interesting costumes designed by some of the top designers in the fashion industry.

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A look at the rise and rise of Nails Inc

December 2, 2012

Nails Inc nail bars are known for their many walls of nail polish as they are able to offer an extensive catalogue of 100 different colours. All of the colours are manufactured within Britain and share names with famous London Boroughs and streets.

Founder of Nail Inc, Thea Green, explained that from day one of the company launch they already had about sixty colours because the idea was they wanted to get their product into the public and not just at the nail bars. They said that colour ideas usually seem to coincide with the catwalk trends so they spent some time looking for some great colours, materials, and ingredients.

It’s ironic now because Green explains that now paint suppliers actually knock on their door with colour ideas. At the moment the best selling polish colour of the line is Porchester Square which is a muted mushroom colour. Their cobalt blue Baker Street polish is also a large hit right now because Beyonce wears it.

Green added that she loves hearing customers ask for a colour using its name because she really enjoys the naming process. She likely enjoys the profits as well given the fact that nail polish is actually a very large business right now.

Along the lines of the lipstick index, there seems to be a nail bomb hitting. During a recession lipstick sales usually go through the roof as people treat themselves to more affordable treats, and this time around nail polish seems to be following suit.

People love colour and fashion is getting livelier to provide an alternative outlook to the bleak economy. Therefore, for those that cannot afford to purchase a new coat in a bright colour, the option to buy a bright nail polish is always right there.

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