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Fashion News
By shinychris on January 20th, 2012
Henry Holland is “delighted” to have been awarded sponsorship through the British Fashion Council’s Fashion Forward scheme.
The 28-year-old designer – who was joined by fellow womenswear creators Louise Gray and Mary Katrantzou and menswear designer James Long in receiving the prestigious accolade – will receive a cash prize to assist him in showcasing collections for the next two consecutive seasons at London Fashion Week.
He said: “I’m delighted to be receiving Fashion Forward sponsorship. It is a huge accolade for the brand and I am excited about what the future holds.”
Meanwhile, Caroline Rush, chief executive officer at the BFC, praised Henry and his fellow winners as an “exceptionally talented group of designers”.
She said: “The recipients for this year’s Fashion Forward sponsorship are an exceptionally talented group of designers.
“2012 is set to be a momentous year, not only for fashion industry, but the UK and I am looking forward to seeing Henry, Louise, James and Mary, taking strides forward in their business development.
“Menswear in London will be put in the spotlight this year making now the perfect time to introduce a menswear prize to Fashion Forward.”
Established six years ago to provide funding to emerging British design talent, the BFC’s Fashion Forward sponsorship has previously been awarded to the likes of Christopher Kane, Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders and Erdem.
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Beauty, Celebrity Style, Features, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on November 28th, 2011
Lips have gone right back to the 80s this season with bright colours adorning our pouts.
That’s right, bright lip colours are back with a vengeance for AW 2011 thanks to a range of designers including Monique Lhuillier and House of Holland showcasing this trend.
And it seems celebrities have been quick to pick up this look with the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Gleek gal Jayma Mays and Katy Perry all going for bright lips at a range of recent events.
To get the look keep eyes minimal, add foundation and a blusher with a tone that reflects the lip colour you’ve chosen to wear.
See the gallery below for some lip smacking inspiration.
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Tags: "Jayma Mays", AW 2011 make up trends, Glee, Henry Holland, House of Holland, Jennifer Lopez, katy perry, make-up trends, Rihanna
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Christmas outfits, dresses, Features, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on November 23rd, 2011
We’ve gone all starry eyed for today’s Christmas party outfit ideas bringing you a great range of star print frocks and accessories to make sure you really twinkle at this year’s events.
Thanks to the 80s influences this season and the likes of House of Holland and Christopher Kane making them key pieces in their AW 2011 collections, stars are hot this season.
Choose from a printed frock, which can be worn with heels for an evening look, or go for something that stands out a bit more with a sequined number.
Those who want to make more a subtle entrance can also opt for a pair of star print tights or simple accessories, which give a nod to this trend.
See the gallery below for our best picks.
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Tags: Christmas party dresses, Christmas party outfits, Christopher Kane, dresses, Henry Holland, House of Holland, star prints
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style
By Andrea Petrou on October 13th, 2011
Nicola Roberts doesn’t like to stick to one designer.
The flame-haired singer – who recently released her debut album ‘Cinderella’s Eyes’ – believes there are a “lot” of “cool labels” and she would hate to restrict herself to a limited number of outfits.
She said: “I don’t like sticking with one person or thing, ever. There’s a lot of cool labels out there; I’m open minded enough to be a fan of many designers and make a few of their looks work for me. Regardless of how commercial or left-field they are, I respect most designers.
“In London, there’s Henry Holland; I wear loads of his stuff. What else? I love Topshop, I love Moschino in Milan, and I love Bora Aksu. The way Aksu does panelling is quite unique and threads his collections together; I appreciate when anyone can keep a motif cohesive over time.”
In addition to music, 26-year-old Nicola also has a make-up range for pale skinned people – named Dainty Doll – and she reveals she puts a lot of time into making the products right for her market.
She told Rolling Stone: “I’m always working on new ideas for it – it can take months to decide on products, then five months for them to be produced. I’m pleased people have taken us on board and support the brand. Next, we’re hoping to extend our overseas market.”
Tags: Aksu, Designers, Henry Holland, Nicola Roberts, style
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Designers, Events, Features, Gallery, London fashion week, Uncategorized
By emilyborrett on September 19th, 2011
House of Holland Spring/Summer 2012
Love him or hate him, it’s pretty much impossible to dispute that when it comes to London Fashion Week, Henry Holland rules this town with his cheeky, anarchic attitude towards fashion that you get the feeling is largely influenced by his cool brat-pack of high-profile friends. The designer everyone wants to be best friends with in the hope that he’ll honour you on one of his T-shirts, his show is always going to be one of the hottest tickets in town when Fashion Week rolls around again.
The new House of Holland Spring/Summer collection that he showed on Saturday was typically Hollandesque in that there were all the bratty, cartoonish elements in his design that always remind us of old poppy coming-of-age Nickelodeon shows from the 90s and much-loved teen movies- Holland always keeps things sassy with some eye-popping prints and clunky little-girl styles that take the “Kinderwhore” look to a whole new level.
This time round the theme for his new designs was “Pastel Punks”, was immediately obvious when the first model came down the runway in a pastel colour-blocked shirt and high-waisted acid wash jeans with snakeskin heels. We bet he’s already made copies of everything in the collection for his bezzies. We loved the clever playing off of ultra-sugary pastel tones and childlike-colour blocking against the snarling aggression of sleek snakeskin boots and fishnet ankle socks.
Anyone who was hoping for some more of Holland’s patented sugary plaids won’t be let down as there are plenty of his trademark checks in bold mint and lilac colours – now all we’ve got to do is bust out our purple clogs, find some old school knee socks and we’ve got one look that Cher from Clueless would die for.
For his Spring/Summer 2012 collection, Holland has basically taken the archetypal Bad Girl, sat her down in front of some cartoons and given her a new cheeky bubblegum spin – and we have to say, trashy as the designs are, they are gloriously trashy and we can’t help loving him a little bit for just bringing some fun to the stuffiness and seriousness of one of fashion’s most prestigious events – because, really, isn’t that pretty punk and therefore pretty British of him?
Tags: acid wash, Henry Holland, House of Holland, LFW, London fashion week, pastel colours, Pixie Geldof, punk, spring/summer 2012, SS12
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Department Stores, Events, Gallery
By emilyborrett on September 13th, 2011
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Nicole Scherzinger performs during the launch of the Westfield Stratford City, London
London-based shopping junkies will be happy to hear that there’s a new outlet for your addiction opening today, as the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford finally opened it’s doors today with plenty of fanfare.
Boris Johnson was there (bless him) wearing his trademark crooked tie and blonde thatch of hair, but that’s all we can pass comment on about our Mayor’s style – the less said the better really. More dynamically dressed was Nicole Sherzinger, who put on an incredibly energetic and raunchy performance in a fetish-look black and red PVC coat with fringed sleeves, which she later changed out of in exchange for a sexy black pencil dress.
Pixie Geldof was there for the proceedings alongside Channel 4′s Nick Grimshaw – Pixie looked cute and cool with white-blonde corkscrew curls and a simple black and white polka dot dress with scarily high court heels. Kelly Brook was also there looking very sunkissed and sexy in a black and gold mini-dress to show off the golden glow of her post-summer legs. Cow.
The Westfield shop is going to be absolutely ginormous, with apparently over 300 shops opening there and over 70 restaurants. I think I might get down there myself right now..
Tags: bleach blonde, Celebrity Style, chanel, Events, fetish, grand opening, Henry Holland, high end stores, Kelly Brook, leather, Nicole Sherzinger, patent, Pixie Geldof, polka dots, westfield shopping center
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Celebrity gossip, Gossip, Models
By emilyborrett on September 12th, 2011
The famous former model Agyness Deyn has revealed her reasons for leaving the fashion industry at the peak of her career.
Agyness, who was one of the most famous faces of the modelling world five years ago with her elfin looks and boyish crop, quit modelling because she felt like her career was taking over her life and her personality.
The gamine beauty said: “I think every single person, not just models, gets to a certain age and you’re like, ‘Who the f**k am I?’ I think with modelling, even though it was me and it wasn’t contrived, it got like other people were saying, ‘OK, that’s you.’ And I was like, ‘Is that me? That isn’t all of me.’ There’s so much more to a person. It was about two years ago when I stopped – I still did little bits, but I had to get off the train to really assess my life and what I wanted. I just suddenly couldn’t see where Agyness the model ended and where I started. It was so enmeshed and I was so busy that that’s all I was doing for ages. I lost my sense of self.”
Will we ever see Agyness return to the runway? She doesn’t think so as she plans to move into the acting world but will never say never to working on the catwalks again. The model confessed: “I don’t want to be like, ‘OK, now I’m an actress and I’m never going to model again’, because that would be crazy.”
Come back to us Agy, the catwalks of London miss you!
Tags: actress, Agyness Deyn, celebrity gossip, Henry Holland, modelling, supermodel
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Celebrity Style, Models, News
By Andrea Petrou on June 15th, 2011
Agyness Deyn is returning to Select Model Management from Models 1.
The British model – who shot to fame as the face of Burberry and became a Vogue cover star after signing for Select in 2002 before leaving them for Models 1 – decided to return to the agency because they are “a safe pair of hands”.
She explained: “Select were the agency who launched my career and I feel in very safe hands with them. It feels right to be here – it’s like coming home.”
Select Women’s founder and director Chrissie Castagnetti added: “We’re delighted that Agyness is back under our guidance. There are not enough British models showcased in fashion right now and whilst we’re proud of all our girls, we have always had a passion for home grown talent and Agyness embodies that. It’s great to be working with her again.”
However, while she has become one of Britain’s most successful models, Agyness – real name Laura Hollins – insists she has no interest in the industry that made her name and won’t pursue a catwalk career forever.
She said: “You know, even though I’m in fashion, I don’t, like, do fashion. Fashion isn’t me, even though I work in it. It’s just materialistic stuff. I just want to do whatever makes me happy.”
Tags: Agyness Deyn, Henry Holland, management, Models, runway, select 1
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Gallery, Trend Alert
By Andrea Petrou on April 14th, 2011
As we told you earlier on today, fringing is back with a vengeance. It made an appearance on Louis Vuitton, House of Holland and Mark Fast catwalks covering bags and coats as well as hanging off dresses.
Therefore it’s no surprise that the highstreet is buzzing with these designs from shoes to suits.
The key rule with this trend is to keep it simple.
A fringed top and skirt won’t work, so instead select one item of clothing with this detailing and accessorise with plain jewellery and if you’re feeling daring add a fringed bag or sandals. Just over do it. The fringe look may be in but the cowboy one went out a while ago.
View the gallery below for some of our fringed faves.
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Tags: "Top Five", bags, dresses, fringing, H!, Henry Holland, shoes, SS2011 trends
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Designers, Models, News
By Andrea Petrou on April 13th, 2011
Agyness Deyn has taken up boxing during her training for the London Marathon.
The British supermodel – who is taking part in the charity run with designer Henry Holland on Sunday says she has been working with a coach in the US to help prepare for challenge.
She told Britain’s The Times newspaper: “A friend suggested I would be good at boxing because of my long limbs, so I joined his gym in downtown New York. My coach has such a good name – Action Jackson.
“I didn’t think about what would happen if I got injured – you have to live your life.”
The 28-year-old beauty says she hopes to complete the 26.2-mile race by trying to forget about how long it is and is taking inspiration from the Tom Hanks movie ‘Forrest Gump’, in which he runs for days at a time.
She said: “My tactic for getting through the 26 miles is to go steady and stop thinking about how far I have to go. Like Forrest Gump, I just keep running.”
Agyness also keeps in good shape by watching what she eats but doesn’t deny herself treats.
She explained: “I try to be aware of what food I put in my body, and I eat lots of green veg and juices. That doesn’t mean I’ll deny myself a burger and chips, but it might mean I will make it myself, so I know what’s in it.”
Tags: Agyness Deyn, Charity run, H!, Henry Holland, Marathon, model
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Designer Fashions, Designers, Gallery, London fashion week
By Andrea Petrou on March 17th, 2011
By Emily Borrett.
We’re at a point at the moment where the British fashion industry has never been so exciting. From veterans like Vivienne Westwood to whippersnappers like Christopher Kane, there is an incredible amount of talent out there right now. For the first time London is definitely giving both Paris and Milan a run for their money as fashion capitals.
There isn’t a designer out there who encompasses everything about London street style quite as well as the House of Holland does. Ever since their 2007 runway show, which saw the model stomp down the runway looking boyish and sexy in a fluorescent T-shirt that boldly stated: “FLICK YA BEAN FOR AGYNESS DEYN.” Everyone remembers that moment, right? A dedication to Agyness, model of the moment and face of the “new rave” craze, this was a piece that summed up that year in fashion. It was a bold and graphic collection that summed up everything that London style is about: eccentric fashion with a sense of humour. We were all hooked.
Since then creative director Henry Holland has never failed to disappoint us. Always taking a witty approach to luxury designer wear, using surreal prints, camp fabrics and huge furry pom-poms, fashion is fun again. We absolutely adored his recent A/W 2011 collection, which was a range of ladylike skirt suits in fun, bold fabrics teamed up with his trademark slogan T-shirts. Finally, the fashion-savvy young girl has a designer to look to for inspiration. To see our favourite House of Holland moments, check the gallery above.
Tags: Agyness Deyn, best of, block colour, designer spotlight, Henry Holland, House of Holland, new rave, slogan tees, spring/summer
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