On 20 November 2013, London’s Somerset House unveiled ‘Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!’, a major exhibition that celebrates the life of the late patron of fashion, Isabella Blow, by showcasing personal memorabilia and over a hundred pieces from her own fashion collection (now owned by Daphne Guinness and considered one of...
The British Fashion Council has announced that Kate Moss will receive a Special Recognition Award at this year’s British Fashion Awards for her 25-year modelling career and continued influence on the fashion industry. Moss’s career began in 1988 when she was discovered in New York by Sarah Doukas, founder of...
The British Fashion Council has announced that fashion writer Suzy Menkes will receive a Special Recognition Award for her 25 year-long career. The award will be presented at the 2013 British Fashion Awards ceremony on 2 December in London. A graduate of Cambridge University, where she was the university newspaper’s...
French leather goods company Longchamp has unveiled images of its Spring 2014 promotional campaign, featuring British model and TV presenter Alexa Chung. Set in the French seaside resort of St Tropez, the campaign also marks the 20th anniversary of Longchamp’s Le Pliage bag. The full print campaign (photographed by Max...
London-based independent lifestyle brand Stööki has unveiled its first collaborative jewellery project with Topman. Comprising 11 pieces made from 18-carat gold plate, the ‘Geodesic’ collection is described as focussing on form, layering and innovation by exploring the qualities allowed by geometric shapes. The result is a range of items ranging...
New York-based fashion designer Phillip Lim has unveiled the first UK store for his label 3.1 Phillip Lim. Located at 91 Pelham Street in South Kensington, London, the 3,200 square-foot shop makes the label’s men’s, women’s and accessories collections available in the same standalone retail space for the first time...
Italian fashion brand Versace has unveiled the first campaign images for its Spring/Summer 2014 ready-to-wear and accessories collections for women featuring Lady Gaga. The singer (who is appearing in fashion advertising images for the first time in her career) was shot by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott in London in...
When you are a child and reach a certain age, your parents and other adults tell you that it’s time to start going to school. It seems exciting that you are now able to join other children of the same age in a group in a place other than your...
According to the guys in the GANT Rugger creative team, the current conceptual focus in menswear is the adaptation of Swedish design to American style in a combination of Scandinavian midsummer bucolicism with Ivy League sportswear and preppiness. As such, their Spring/Summer 2014 collection is all about ‘Stockholm meets New...
French multinational luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton has today announced a new international initiative to support and reward talented emerging designers. The LVMH Young Fashion Designers Prize will offer one designer under the age of 40 (who has presented or sold two collections of men’s or women’s...