We’ve been trying to stay off the subject of Valentines Day until next week where we’ll be bringing you a range of love stories, underwear ranges and present ideas.
However, we couldn’t wait to tell you about Lulu Guinness’s lip-themed pop up shop, which will be making cameo move into London’s Carnaby Street from 8 February to coincide with Valentine’s Day and London Fashion Week.
Amongst a range of Lulu goodies, you’ll be able to get your hands on her sought after Lip Clutch bags, and you’ll be also doing a good deed.
A percentage of all the sales from Lulu’s Lip clutch bags will also go towards creating bursaries to support students studying the historical and contemporary practice of fashion.
But you better get there quickly as the shop will only be lingering around until 22 Febuary.
Alexa Chung usually can’t put a fashion foot wrong, but today may be the day when that all changes.
The model turned TV presenter was spotted at the Chanel Couture 2010 show in Paris wearing a pair of clogs from the designer’s SS2010 collection.
We know they’re meant to be for warmer days and we agree that Alexa has paired them up well with tights and a gorgeous frock from the Chanel collection, but we can’t help thinking that these clogs may just actually be the new summer Uggs. You either love them or you hate them.
Let us know what you think by leaving your comments below.
Zandra Rhodes and camping aren’t two words we’d normally put together but with weird partnerships springing up all over the place (think Lulu Guinness and Comet) the world of fashion is changing.
The designer and Millets have teamed up to create a range of outdoor kit ranging from tents to T-shirts.
Also included in the collection, which has been inspired by Zandra’s love of the Native Americans, are umbrellas, funky wellies and even a designer flask.
Rhodes, who in the past has designed dresses for Diana, Princess of Wales, outrageous suits for Freddie Mercury and stunning outfits for Kate Moss, said: “I’m thrilled that Millets have asked me to create a new range of clothes, accessories and camping kit for them…..It will be great to see my prints reach a new market and brighten up everywhere from campsites to concerts.”
We’ve always had a fashion crush on Alexa Chung. Not only does she have her own kooky style but she always looks extremely good in it too.
So you can imagine how excited we are to hear that the model turned TV presenter is designing her own clothing line.
She’s been signed up by US label Madewell to create the Alexa Chung for Madewell, collection.
The range said to focus on a ‘sexy tomboy, Sixties girls’ band’ design and will include skinny jeans, oversized biker jackets and patterned tea dresses, all with Victorian era velvet and lace accents.
Alexa said: ‘I love how their vibe is a mix of vintage and new.
January is the month where many of us vow to get fit, or look at quick fix solutions to banish and hide that post Christmas bulge.
If you’re someone who has chosen to take up the first option and sign up to the gym, then you’ll know the importance of having proper sportswear instead of using those old tracksuit bottoms, which have a habit of falling down every two minutes (or is that just me?).
There is a range of good and fashionable fitness wear in the shops, however if you want to go that step further and be a designer gym bunny, there’s only one collection to buy. Yes, you’ve guessed it, Stella McCartney’s Adidas range.
We got quite excited when we saw a glipse of the new SS2010 range last year, which is due out in February. However, if you missed it, we’ve got a video showcasing the latest must have gym wear, which now also includes Triathalon and cylcling wear too.
Stella said: “This collection continues to be a great success, and I’m very excited to introduce Triathalon and Cycling as new categories.
“I’m always trying to push myself and this new collection has everything you need in sports today; it’s sleek, stylish and super sporty!”
Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron are two political names we could associate with fashion, however Tony Blair is not.
So we were more than shocked to find out that the former Prime Minister is joining Louis Vuitton as an advisor at the luxury brand.
A source told the Daily Telegraph: “There is an agreement in principle but nothing has been signed yet.
“Mr Blair won’t be joining the board but he will be acting in an advisory role, working very closely with Mr Arnault. In particular, his job is likely to involve attracting new clients.”
We’ll have to watch carefully to find out how this one pans out, but we’re just glad Mr Blair wasn’t recruited for an ad campaign.
Those of us who know a little bit (or alot) about the way couture items are made, will know that even a pattern drawing or stitch a millimetre out of place could ruin the whole outfit, making clothes pukker or sit funny when they are on.
And this is an even more important rule for tailored couture menswear, especially suits. So we were really pleased to find this video by Dolce and Gabbana, which shows exactly how it should be done.
The video, which shows a preview of their men’s winter 2010 collection shows how a suit is painfully put together and covers everything from the pattern cutting to stitching. It’s been made to mark a decade of sharp menswear by the brand.
Time to get the scissors and sewing machines out girls.
I’ve wanted a tattoo for a good few years now but I’ve chickened out several times because I’m scared of the pain, and that I’ll regret it later on.
However, it seems body paints and transfer tatts are going to be big this year with many designers including Rodarte, Jean Paul Gaultier and Chanel using them on their Spring/Summer catwalks.
We’ve so far steered away from the transfer and henna types of tattoos due to the limited and tacky options associated with them, so we panicked a bit when we heard about this new trend. However, Chanel has come to the rescue.
It’s launching the bangle, bead and floral designs, which it’s models wore on the catwalks to give us girls a fighting fashion chance when it comes to transfers.
It’s Les Trompe L’œil de Chanel, set of 55 individual tattoos, which cost a not so bad £49, will be available from March.
The saga of Lady Gaga vs Antonio Beradi has finally been cleared up.
On Monday we reported that Mr Beradi had apparently called the singers music “meaningless” and turned down working on a clothing line with her, and on Tuesday the mystery continued to deepen after some fashionistas pointed out that the singer was wearing one of the designers dresses in her Poker Face video.
However it was all cleared up yesterday when Berardi told Grazia: “Press coverage has appeared recently about comments I supposedly made about Lady Gaga. I have been seriously misquoted in these comments.
“I am always thrilled when anyone chooses to wear my clothes and I thought that Lady Gaga looked amazing in her video wearing my parachute dress.”
And although musically he claims to be “more of a Black Angels man,” he said he had “a huge amount of respect for Lady Gaga and everything she has achieved.”
Speaking of the rumoured collaboration, his reason to refuse was nothing more than conflicting work schedules between the pair. “Creating a fashion collection is a lot of work and I was unable to collaborate with Lady Gaga on a collection because of commitments to my own label and for no other reason. It amazes me that a mistaken quote can travel so quickly online, cause so much damage and be so utterly wrong.”
However, not to be out done by her successor, pictures of Madonna’s new ad campaign for Dolce and Gabbana have also emerged.
We’re sure you’ll agree that despite the age gap, and completely different styling, Madge looks just as good as Lara and it shows why she was picked up so quickly by the brand.
In fact we think this campaign shows a much softer side to the singer than her previous Louis Vuitton stint.
Unrequited love isn’t nice at the best of times but when it comes to fashion, it’s even worse. Yesterday we reported that designer Antonio Beradi wasn’t keen to work with Lady Gaga because he didn’t think she had anything to offer.
However, Gaga fans over at Grazia have pointed out that the singer has opposite ideals. She was spotted wearing one of his 2008 creations in her Poker Face video.
Go on Antonio, send her a rose (or a pair of shoes) and end the feud now.
It’s been a while since original Mean Girl Rachel McAdams graced the cover of a magazine but going by this shoot for January’s US Vogue, she’s still definitely got it.
The star of Sherlock Holmes seems to have left her dowdy locks behind for the shoot, opting for a short crop, which we think really bring out her features.
We’re also pleased to see that she’s modelling the floral look in a Dolce & Gabbana dress from the designer’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Yes, this print is going to be hot next spring.
The latest on the US circuit is that nowadays nothing says better where you’re headed in Hollywood than becoming Vogue magazine’s new cover girl, so we’ll be expecting big fashion things in the future from this Hollywood starlet.
It seems not everyone on the fashion scene is as keen as we thought on Lady Gaga, namely Antonio Berardi, who was offered the chance to work with her but turned it down.
The designer best known for his hell-less latex shoes , which are adored by Victoria Beckham, and who has a range of celebrity clients including Megan Fox, Amber Rose, Eva Mendes and Gwyneth Paltrow, told The Herald Sun in Australia: “I was approached to design a clothing range with Lady Gaga but I knocked it back because I wasn’t interested in someone whose music is meaningless,”
He said this was because: “Her music is meaningless now so what impact will it have in 20 years?” he said in Sydney.
Oh dear, we hope the comments don’t set off a star studded fight.
Many designers would be pleased just to have a well known actress grace their advertising campaigns but Armani has gone that extra step when it comes to its model Megan Fox.
The designer has created an exact replica of the star’s Giorgio Armani Prive pink dress, which she wore to the Russian premier of Transformers 2 just in time for the Christmas season.
We also think the strapless number resembles the frock Sarah Jessica Parker wore to the Did You Hear about The Morgans? Premier.
We understand why the brand would want to go all out for the actress who replaced Victoria Beckaham as the face of Armani Lingerie for 2010 a few months ago and we think she’ll make an amazing model for the brand.
However, we wish the designer would try and please us too by making his designs that little bit more affordable. £600 is just a little bit too much by our shopping standards unless of course it miraculously turns us into a Megan Fox look-a-like.
Celebrities, models and fashion designers were out in their droves last night to celebrate the 25th annual British Fashion Awards.
The event, which we we’ve been excited about since we reported the shortlist a few weeks ago, took place in London’s Royal Courts of Justice and this year played host to more British designers than ever before.
As we would expect, it was also attended by Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Claudia Schiffer as well as one of our favourite designers Matthew Williamson.
Christopher Bailey the Collection of the Year award, while model de jour Georgia Jagger scooped Model of the Year and there was also good news for Kate Moss who won the public voted London 25 Award.
There was also happiness from Grace Coddington who was given the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator and Katie Hillier was crowned Accessory Designer of the Year.
We also think a huge congratulations are in order for Burberry, which won Designer Brand of the year and Christopher Bailey who was awarded British Designer of the Year.
During his acceptance speech, Bailey also revealed that Burberry would display creations during February’s London Fashion Week: “London is our home and our global headquarters, and we are thrilled to be showing again in this, our magnificent and creative city,” he said.
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