Posts Tagged ‘denim’
Celebrity Style, Gallery, Top Five
By Andrea Petrou on January 12th, 2012
We’re not afraid to admit that we have far too many pairs of jeans.
Yes, some may look like another pair, but the fit is different and it would of course be rude not to own as many styles as possible. Some show off our booties while others elongate our legs.
Some can be worn with heels for a night out while others are great teamed up with trainers for a casual day at the park.
However, sometimes we struggle to find that perfect look and that’s where celebrities come in handy. We heart Rihanna’s take on the boyfriend jeans, while Angelina Jolie shows how to wear the bootcut look and give it a smart edge.
Then there’s Jessica Alba and Alexa Chung who rock the coloured jeans, teaming them with a plain top to really accentuate that hue.
See the gallery below for all the celebrity denim inspiration.
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Tags: "Kate Middleton", Alex Chung, Angelina Jolie, bootcut, coloured jeans, denim, flares, jeans, Rihanna
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Ad campaigns, Advertorial, Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Designer collaborations, Designers, Fashion News, Features, Gallery
By emilyborrett on September 13th, 2011
We’re excited to reveal that our favourite Bajan princess Rihanna is moving further into the fashion world – and she’s now the face of Armani.
The curvy beauty is set to become the face of Emporio Armani underwear and Armani jeans for Autumn/Winter 2011-12, and you can check out the steamy photos for the new campaign right here in the gallery above. How good does Ri-Ri look in these photos?
What do you think of the singer’s new ambassadorship for the brand? Is it a yay or a nay? For us it’s a yay, yay, yay.
Tags: advertorial campaign, Ambassador, Armani, collaboration, denim, Emporio Armani, Fashion News, lingerie, Rihanna, singer
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gossip
By emilyborrett on September 1st, 2011
Kimberley Walsh says that her recent weight loss has given her the confidence to wear skinny jeans.
The Girls Aloud singer has always been one of the curvier, more womanly-shaped members of the girl group, but since losing 7lbs she feels a lot more comfortable to make daring fashion choices.
Kimberley revealed: “I’ve been doing a new workout programme for over a year now. It doesn’t happen overnight, but it’s changed my shape. I’ve lost maybe 7lbs – I put on a pair of jeans and think, ‘Oh! My legs didn’t look that shape before.’ That’s progress! It definitely opens things up a lot more. Now I’ve evened out my shape a bit, I’m getting slightly more daring. I’ve worn skinny jeans a few times, which I hadn’t done for a while.”
There is always the danger of getting “carrot legs” if you’re a curvy girl wearing skinny jeans, but to be honest we’ve never seen Kimberley look bad in a pair of jeans before. But congratulations to Kim on her new legs – now she can wear her Cheap Mondays til the cows come home.
Tags: Cheryl Cole, curvy, denim, Girls Aloud, Kimberley Walsh, legs, plus size, skinny jeans, weight loss
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Celebrity gossip, Designers, Fashion News, New York Fashion Week - Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 24th, 2011
I literally never thought I’d have to write this, but apparently Avril Lavigne is set to show her latest collection for her clothing line, Abbey Dawn, at New York Fashion Week next month. … Seriously, guys? Really?
The show, which will happen on September 12th at the Style 360-Metropolitan Pavilion, will show her new collection which includes dresses, denim, sunglasses and handbags. The press release promises the event to be a “high-energy runway show”, but if her past designs, which have a majorly unappealing Ed Hardy vibe, are anything to go by then I think I’ll give this one a miss, thanks.
The “Girlfriend” singer recently spoke out about her new-found interest in fashion. “When I was younger, I dressed skater and had that whole thing going on. But as I grew up, I eventually started wearing heels and dresses. Over time, fashion choices change. Now that I’m older and have a fashion line, I’m more into fashion. I like to dress with rock ‘n’ roll elements and be casual. I like jeans with rips and skulls, but now I wear more flattering pieces. I would never have worn heels or tight trousers before, or dresses. Today, though, I enjoy it. I’ve grown up.”
Tags: abbey dawn, Avril Lavigne, celebrity gossip, denim, Designers, dresses, New York Fashion Week, Rock and Roll
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Designers, Fashion News, Gossip
By emilyborrett on July 27th, 2011
The luxury label Balmain is most well-known for its opulent and glitzy designs
It looks like it’s time for label-lovers to start saving up their pennies and stretch out their overdrafts that teeny bit further, as high-powered superlabel Balmain announces the launch of its new diffusion line, Pierre Balmain, will happen in December.
The diffusion line aims to target a younger, more on-the-pulse market with a collection of more affordable pieces, stocking knitwear, basic tees, denim and tailoring for both men and women. When we say more affordable, it’s not that affordable, with some of the more glamorous pieces coming in at a cool £795, but we’re still going to want a piece of the action, even if we can only afford a T-shirt.
The director of Balmain, Alain Hivelin, said on the new label’s launch: “We see Pierre Balmain as a new and distinct brand that is inspired by the successes and history of a great house, but offers a look and product that respond to the needs and desires of today’s marketplace…. Our goal is to position Pierre Balmain as a new global brand that will be established in all the key international markets.”
To us, Balmain has always been the wild child at Paris Fashion Week – always fabulously over the top and rock and roll with sprayed-on silhouettes and brilliant metallics. Can we expect the same from their diffusion line, or will we be surprised? Watch this space.
Tags: Balmain, denim, diffusion line, dress, Fashion News, Knitwear, pierre balmain, Rock and Roll
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Affordable Fashions, London street style, Style spotlight
By Elisabeth on May 24th, 2011
On Friday our men’s style site Brandish’s editor Laura stopped by Shiny towers to say hello.
We thought Laura looked so cute in her denim/pleats combo that we decided to take a photo and share it with our readers. And best of all, most of what Laura is wearing can be found on the high street!
If you like what Laura’s wearing here’s how to copy her style:
Denim jacket, H&M, £29.99
White roll sleeve tee, Topshop, £15.00
Long pleated skirt, Urban Outfitters, £40.00
Chuck Taylor All Stars, white high-top, 
Leather bag, Roots, $268.00 CAD / approx. £170.00
Tags: Brandish, denim, high street fashion, London street style, pleated skirt
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Celebrity Style, Fashion Crush, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on March 17th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
Whitney's perfected Beverley Hills laidback cool in this slouchy denim shirt and hotpants combo - who said that double denim doesn't work?
Mandatory Credit: STS/WENN.com
As the weather slowly brightens up in the UK (we can go out without wearing thermal vests under our outfits! There’s blossom on the trees!) we can start to look forward to what will hopefully be a long, glorious and fashionable spring/summer. Us Brits are good to take tips from during the winter months, but for fashion inspiration it’s better to look across the pond to where the stars dress for gloriously sunny weather almost all year round. You don’t need to look much further than The City TV-star Whitney Port.
More friendly and accessible than Olivia Palermo, more fashion-savvy than Lauren Conrad, she’s the perfect ambassador for laidback summer dressing. We’re particular fans of her off-duty style that she’s papped out and about in; slouchy denim shirts, hotpants and flip-flops and sunnies. And in true It-girl style, she’s never without an absolutely killer bag. Check out our gallery to see our favourite recent Whitney moments.
Tags: denim, Los Angeles, shorts, spring/summer, street style, the city, Whitney Port
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Gallery, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on September 9th, 2010
Love them or loathe them gilets have flown right into the 21st century from the 80s, thanks to the emergence of the fur and leather trends that have been showcased by a range of designers .
Burberry vouldbe to blame for the reintroduction of the aviator look, while we could also point the finger at Marc Jacobs for all his fur festishes.
Those who love these little items of clothing however, will rejoice in the fact that this year these come in a range of different fabrics symbolising different trends. The highstreet is packed full of leather gilet’s symbolising the biker trend, while denim gilets are still lurking around from the summer season.
The key way to wear this trend is to layer up. Wear over a tee for the not so cold days and team up over cute dresses to create the 40s boho look. We’ve picked out our top five.
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Tags: aviator, Burberry, Christopher Kane, denim, fur, Gilet
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Fashion News
By admin on August 12th, 2010
Stand by your laptops ladies, Gap has just announced it’s launching an online store in the UK this year.
The retailer will be joining the likes of Zara, which is launching its UK online store on 2 September and H&M, which will follow on September 16 to bring us all the delights of the store straight to our fingertips.
According the WWD, the store, which already has a transactional site stateside, will roll out its online venture to to around 65 other countries – including the UK. And it will also be launching online stores for its sister company, Banana Republic.
Oh dear, with three great stores moving online there’s no hiding from the huge possibilities. We’d better hide those credit cards.
Tags: denim, GAP, H&M, online, Zara
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Gallery, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on June 16th, 2010
Ah denim. It’s been around for a very long time and judging by the spring/summer catwalk collections it’s here to stay and, if anything be bigger and better than ever.
Channelling the 80s trend this season it’s all about light, washed denim dresses, jumpsuits and of course jeans. And if you’re feeling brave enough then you could you could also take this a step further by going for the very 80s double denim look (think denim jackets and jeans, denim shorts teamed up with waistcoats and ever denim shirts over jeans).
We’ve put together some of our favourite denim looks out there. Mix and match or wear them together for a summer season look.
Tags: denim, Double denim, festival clothing, jackets, jumpsuits, must haves, shorts
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Fashion Crush
By Andrea Petrou on May 27th, 2010
The sun is out (for the time being anyway) and that means only one thing. It’s time to get those legs out while you can.
We’ve already given you a gallery of shorts and some very lovely skirts, but we couldn’t resist telling you about this gorgeous playsuit we spotted on our Marks and Spencer travels.
The denim lovely ticks all the right trend boxes, it gives a nod to the er, demin trend and of course a huge one to playsuits, which are hot this season. We love also love the 80s neck detailing, which makes it look all retro.
Team up with a pair of brogues for a funky vintage look or heels for an evening outfit.
Tags: denim, fashion, Fashion Crush, Marks & Spencer, Stuart Rose
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