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By Elisabeth on August 17th, 2011
Summer seems to be over judging by the measly 14 degrees as I left the flat this morning. But that means autumn is just around the corner, and with it an abundance of big jackets and chunky, comforting knitwear.
If you’re after expanding your winter wardrobe but want to do it with a green heart and choose eco friendly fashion, Edun is the brand for you. The brand of Ali Hewson and Bono, offers an array of stylish yet sustainable fashion perfect for wintery fun.
Edun’s Autumn/Winter 2011 collection focuses on fashionable, utilitarian outerwear, particularly jackets and coats that combine leather and wool. The catwalk also showed textured knitwear made in Africa by nuns (!): dresses, cardigans, pullovers and skirts in variations of the classic Fair Isle pattern.
In contrast to the more heavy winter wear were girly draped dresses and blouses in intense patterns and vivid colours.
Check out Edun’s Autumn/Winter menswear collection here.
Tags: eco-fashion, Edun, Edun autumn/winter 2011, ethical fashion
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Tags: 70s style, 80s trends, Bubble gum brights, Fall 2011, Jeremy Scott, New York Fashion Week, retro tees, Superhero prints
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By Andrea Petrou on February 16th, 2011
Lux fur jackets and chiffon skirts
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Tags: catwalk collections, chiffon dresses, Fall 2011, Fall 2011 trends, fur coats, jackets, New York Fashion Week, Vera Wang, Winter 2011 trends
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By Andrea Petrou on February 16th, 2011
Metallics and contrasting colours
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Tags: cheaper designer fashions, diffusion line, Fall 2011, Fall 2011 trends, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs, ny fashion week, winter 2011 fashion
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By Andrea Petrou on February 14th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Tommy Hilfiger A/W 2011-2012
Tommy Hilfiger, one of the USA’s biggest and most iconic fashion brands, showed at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week yesterday. The result was a surprisingly pleasing mix of Annie Hall-esque androgyny and 1970s glamour, with a bit of New York grit thrown in for measure. Much like in Alexander Wang’s catwalk show, fur and leather were key in adding sexy and feminine twists to masculine tailoring.
Anyone who’s seen the Woody Allen classic Annie Hall will remember the endearingly sloppy trouser suit and waistcoat that Diane Keaton wore when she fell in love with Woody Allen – like a small frail girl dressing up like a man. Tommy Hilfiger have perfectly modernised that look, creating loose, low-waisted suit trousers and masculine suit jackets in lush-looking twills, adding flashes of riotous 70s-looking silk here and there to add a witty twist. The result is effortless – as if the models, panicking about having nothing to wear, just slung on their boyfriends’ suits and suddenly though “Hey, this looks pretty good”. There is nothing contrived about this collection at all.
The fashion house have managed to seamlessly blur the line between formalwear and sportswear, mixing slouchy sweatshirts and beautifully knitted men’s jumpers with fur gilets, suit trousers and leather. Our absolute favourite piece from the whole collection is the stone-coloured suede outdoor jacket with leather lapels – a genius take on old-fashioned outdoors wear, every girl will want one of these to brave the cold in, whether you’re in New York or Grimsby.
Yes, tailoring has been a big trend for a while, but not quite like this – Tommy Hilfiger’s 2011-12 collection takes masculine dressing to another level. The fashion house has taken the next logical step from reinventing the tuxedo as a feminine garment to bringing Saville Row dressing to the female market. In fashion, it’s never just a man’s world. In a subtly cool palette of greys, blacks, browns and golds, it’s an understated assortment of clothes that we think will give any wearer immediate elegance and poise.
Forget cocktail dresses – make our next party outfit a Tommy Hilfiger suit.
Tags: 1970s, androgyny, annie hall, mercedes benz, New York Fashion Week, suit, Tommy Hilfiger, tweed
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By Andrea Petrou on February 14th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Victoria Beckham A/W 2011-2012
It may have taken some by surprise when former Spice Girl and occasionally tacky footballer’s wife, Victoria Beckham, had a complete style overhaul and announced a new career in fashion. Long gone is the black bob, purple lipstick and minidress that we remember so well from SpiceWorld – what has ensued is an impeccably chic sense of dress, a close friendship with Karl Lagerfeld and a much-anticipated runway slot at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC.
But, a couple of years on and her venture into design has been far from a flop – several extremely high-profile celebrities (including Michelle Obama) have become huge fans of her beautifully tailored, sleek designs. The buzz around her show at NY Fashion Week yesterday paid testament to the huge success she’s become.
While her past designs have been extremely structured, form-fitting dresses that are reminiscent of Jackie O on her way to a press event, this season’s collection was a surprisingly relaxed and playful assortment of dresses and miniskirts in her trademark block colours; this season the palette of choice was a mix of black, sunflower yellow, crimson and maroon. The whole thing reminded us a bit of the genius of Jil Sander’s last collection. The glamour, however, was still there in spades; that much was obvious as soon as the first look was sent down the runway, a hooded crimson dress that looked like it should belong on a classic cover of Vogue.
What followed the first look was an elegant mix of bubble-hem dresses, origami-structured shapes and cowl necks that managed to look modern while giving more than a nod to the stark simplicity of the 1960s. It’s a style that I’d absolutely kill to pull off, but I’ve got a feeling these dresses require a wearer with a little more poise than clumsy old me.
The Victoria Beckham show was an absolute pleasure – not because of the talent shown in her designs, but the growth and development in her creativity that we can see since the last collection. We can’t wait to see what she comes up with next time – it’ll probably be spectacular. She just keeps getting better and better.
Tags: dress, mercedes benz week, New York Fashion Week, tailoring, VB, Victoria Beckham
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By Andrea Petrou on February 13th, 2011
By Emily Borrett
Jason Wu’s new A/W 2011-12 collection just reminded me of why exactly he’s one of my favourite designers. In short, it was the kind of collection that dreams are made of. Built up mainly out of beautifully structured basics, and elaborated upon with prints, embellishment and Miu Miu-esque bows, the collection managed to encompass both the chic spirit of European fashion and the high-octane power and edginess of New York fashion.
As soon as the first look came down the runway, it was obvious that Wu had knocked it right out of the park yet again; the model appeared in the perfect pair of low-slung tailored trousers and tuxedo jacket, a sweet monochrome print on the shirt beneath. With an industrial grey lace-trimmed coat slung casually over the model’s shoulders, and a black silk bow tied at the shirt collar, this was girlish androgyny at its best. What followed after this first flawlessly put-together look was a long stream of perfect separates which we predict will become wardrobe staples – sharply high-necked, stiff-collared printed shirts, neat A-line skirts, bows at the collar and high-waisted dress pants. One of our absolute favourites out of his more casual looks was the leather A-line skirt/high-necked lace blouse combination, which, teamed with a vintage-esque monochrome handbag and red metallic heels was a knockout. ASOS, if you’re reading – please, please, please copy these pieces ASAP.
When it came to formalwear in Wu’s 2011-12 collection, lace, feathers and lavish embellishment were all key themes. With simple tailored skirts, jackets and blazers all adorned in the same extravagant costume jewellery detail on the hemlines and shoulders, Wu has basically single-handedly reinvented tailored dressing for women. Like many other designers this season, he favoured lace in both casual and formalwear – lace trims running up the sides of sleeves and legs were seen everywhere in this collection, bringing each look together smoothly and cohesively.
So basically, we absolutely adore this A/W collection from Jason Wu. To check out highlights from his NY Fashion Week show, check out the gallery above.
Tags: a/w 2011-12, bow, fall fashion, fashion week, Jason Wu, masculine, New York, printed blouse, separates, tuxedo
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By Andrea Petrou on February 13th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Alexander Wang A/W 2011-12
If Paris Fashion Week is the mecca of elegant couture, and Milan Fashion Week the source of all high-octane glamour, then New York Fashion Week is the home of cool. And it doesn’t come much cooler than the gritty, slick designs of Alexander Wang, whose shows we absolutely always look forward to the moment when NYFW rolls around again.
The young designer exploded into our consciousness a few seasons ago with his tough, punk aesthetic. Did you rock a fishtail plait last year, covet a studded leather jacket or embrace sportwear as the pinnacle of cool? If so then you’ve got Mr. Wang to thank for it, whose raw and modern take on rock and roll has turned fashion around. Following his last Spring/Summer show, which was an unexpected collection of laid-back separates and a complete departure from his signature look, we breathed a sigh of relief to see him return to what he does best at NY Fashion Week yesterday.
The models were definitely dressed for a cold and rainy New York winter as they stomped down the runway in an interesting mix of quilted leather, knitted black and grey ponchos, metal jewellery and fur collars. There was a pretty balance between hard and soft in the textures and shapes used in the collection – we especially loved his buttery, black biker-girl jacket with a huge fur collar teamed up with beautifully tailored silk trousers. Is this what Joan Jett would look like if she grew up and got a job in an art gallery in the Big Apple? We hope so.
Though the collection was more subtle than some of Wang’s past collections (we didn’t see a single stud anywhere), there were still plenty of his signature quirk and charm in the accessories. Fur headbands, metal bracelets and fluffy shoes may only be for the brave, but at Fashion Week it was pure New York perfection.
Tags: Alexander Wang, aw, catwalk, Fall 2011, leather, New York Fashion Week, sportswear
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