This season we have seen the return of velvet, so much so I brought my classic black velvet out for my Christmas party, something I haven’t worn for a couple of years. It has defiantly become a must this party season especially as the Duchess of Cambridge wore a black strapless black velvet dress to [...]
A dispute between the two big fashion labels, Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent took a new turn yesterday when the jeweller, Tiffany, came in on the side of the shoe designer. Tiffany joined the dispute arguing that a colour such as red, or blue (the colour of its very famous Tiffany boxes) can in [...]
Thomas “Tommy” Hilfiger, as his name suggests, is the main man behind the premium lifestyle brand, Tommy Hilfiger. Born in 1951 in New York City, Hilfiger received no formal design training. Shunning his parents ideas for him to become an engineer, Hilfiger left high school at the age of 18 and went on to find [...]
Some of the most recent Alexander McQueen styles feature a somewhat military look. The style is inspired by Navy uniforms, yet also provides a good business look for women of all ages. Many other designers are making use of the unique look that Navy-style and other nautical outfits offer. Most highstreet stores have also embraced [...]
One style that has really been taking the cat-walk by storm has to be bird-printed clothing. This look is perfect for every type of style whether it is a vintage look that you aim to achieve or move of an abstract one. The prints have been demonstrated on a variety of runways especially on women’s [...]
The royal wedding did many things but it seems as if the lasting legacy could be that of the reputation it brought to London as being the fashion capital of the world. All eyes were on the dress worn by the Duchess of Cambridge and designed and produced by the Alexander McQueen fashion house, prompting [...]
At the age of 64 many would be forgiven for thinking that the fashion industry’s obsession with youth would mean that even an actress as accomplished as Susan Sarandon would not be selected to represent a fashion brand. The decision of Japanese brand Uniqlo to use the Thelma & Louise star demonstrates a shift in [...]
When Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani released his first collection in the seventies few could have envisaged that he would go on to become one of the biggest names the industry had ever seen, let alone that his life and career would become the story of a new Broadway musical, but that is exactly what [...]
London has recently gained the edge over New York in terms of where the world capital of fashion is located, following a survey that measured the number of times countries were mentioned in relation to certain fashion buzz words. Carried out by the Global Language Monitor, the study looked at online coverage and social media [...]
It seems this season fashion designers were feeling all nostalgic, and took inspiration from era’s past. So this season you can look forward to designer clothes from fabulous decades such as the forties and seventies with small amounts of the fifties and eighties thrown in for good measure. Over the summer seventies styled clothing became [...]
