A few weeks ago,Oxfam asked us to customize a t-shirt for their new Fair Deal campaign(which you can view here). Even though Oxfam has managed to get support from some journalists and fashion editors, they are especially interested in getting support from Festival goers. Oxfam is the only high street retail brand in the country right now to have a
As the Haute Couture collections came to a close, we couldn't stop dreaming of the headgears at the Christian Dior shows that were created by milliner Stephen Jones. The plastic wrap used for freshly cut flowers inspired the head pieces for the show. Plastic wrap, you may ask? Yes, but using everyday materials is nothing new to the milliner,
Valentino Garavani may have announced his retirement in 2007, but he continues to live on. On Friday,Valentino and his business partner,Giancarlo Giammetti, launched an archive at Valentino's Chateau de Wideville. The archive includes more than 200 sketches of his collection, from his beginnings in 1959 to his final couture collection shown in
The range has finally arrived! Luxury British brand Burberry has transitioned into the world of beauty launching its own make-up range. English Model Lily Donaldson, the sultry Miss Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and catwalk newcomer Nina Porter, front the campaign for the line. I love when designers extend into the beauty domain; it helpfully
You must have already heard that this year's prestigious ANDAM award went to Turkish-born designer Hakaan Yildrim. Because the award includes a €220,000 prize,(increased by €60,000 from last year) ,it is quite a big deal for a winner. Previous winners like Giles Deacon, Martin Margiela and Viktor & Rolf became well recognized brands after
Indian model and Bollywood actress Viveka Babajee was found dead Friday. She was thirty-seven years old. It is being reported that she hanged herself from a ceiling fan in her apartment, in the suburbs of Mumbai, after a struggle with severe depression. Babajee was the one time face of Kama Sutra ads and Coca-Cola in India. This is
French model Tom Nicon was found dead a day before Milan Men's Fashion Week which began on Saturday. Nicon, who was only 22,jumped four floors from the window of his apartment. There is speculation as to whether this suicide was as a result of his break up with his Italian girlfriend or pressures from the Modeling industry.The news of his death
Net-A-Porter.com celebrates its 10th birthday in style with the announcement of the company’s plans to launch Mr Porter – a dedicated menswear site due to go live January 2011. The launch aims to revolutionise the designer menswear industry in the same way it has for its female counterpart. Due to host a mix of established and contemporary
Grab a pen and write down these names because you’re going to want to remember them: Rhea Fields, Thomas Crisp and Rebecca Thomson were the winners of the top three awards at Graduate Fashion Week 2010. Forever on the watch for the next big British talent,I attended the gala show for the 19th Graduate Fashion Week on Wednesday to find out
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