For the final show of LG Fashion Week, Line Knitwear closed the event with a strong line and fun show, the brand was definitely the perfect choice to end the week. The show started with a speech from FDCC president Robin Kay about the success of the week, thanking journalists, volunteers, and the PR teams.
The design duo offered innovative knits in earthy and neutral hues inspired by from European settlers. The crochet cardigans, chunky knit maxi dresses, and patchwork sweaters were all very wearable and appropriate for fall. A crochet dress with a deep v back gave the knitwear line added very glamorous feel.
Line didn’t only show knits this season. F
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Kasia Struss joins Jaco van den Hoven and Jacob Dekat for Greg Kadel‘s stark Numero Homme story. A little black and white, a couple of chic poses and a few outfits expertly styled by Charles Varenne, the combination makes for a very cool series of shots. <
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A personalised leather envelope and card holder from Belgian label Delvaux and a grey leather Dunhill evelope with my initials are the sort of things that make me mighty happy these days. It’s the sort of happiness that is slightly frightening as I know that I’m approaching that age when sturdy, well-made things (that also depressingly come with a haughty price tag) are becoming more and more appealing. Who knew that day would come when ten years ago, I mocked my mother’s leather bags and thought my faux fur backpack was the best thing EVA…
This is old news for those of you that are very grown-up and swan around Knightsbridge dropping wads of cash here and there, so please ignore if you’ve seen this all before. Said Knightsbridge regulars better not laugh at me either because today was my first discovery of Anya Hindmarch Bespoke line as they have popped up at Selfridges for six weeks with a shop that looks more like a permanent space than a temporary pop-off venture. With my complete non-plussed-ness over bags, all things Hindmarch probably floats over my head so even though Anya Hindmarch opened up her Bespoke store on Pont Street in London two years ago, it’s not a place I’ve ventured before (this video is a GREAT overview/intro).
Good on Selfridges Oxford Street for planting a compact Anya Hindmarch Bespoke space at the department store for six weeks, so that yobs like me get to gawp at all the customised, engraved and personalised leather goodies that I have a penchant for copping a feel and getting a whiff of. Hindmarch was there herself today and she joked that if she died, she wouldn’t mind having her ashes sprinkled over her Bespoke store and I can see what she means from just seeing this pop-up space. In this vaguely Victorian, vaguely English, distinctly old-looking set-up are a slew of little delightful surprises that unfold, reveal themselves and are pleasingly discreet…
The main diffentiation between AH Bespoke and a lot of the customisation/personalisation options that high-end brands offer is that often you’re just limited to initials your name in fonts that are pre-selected. At Bespoke, if you can doodle, write and draw your message/inscription clearly enough, anything goes basically…
Oh and not to be stereotypical to think all mothers mend clothes but honestly this sewing kit box needs to be given to some mothers out there this Sunday. At the very least it will get you a “Awwww! That’s so SWEET that you THOUGHT that I would sew your buttons back on for you… Now bugger off and get me my proper pressie…”
Drinking money is of course important to prioritise in a wallet…
Each wallet comes with a lucky penny because… “see a pe
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All women dream of creating an impression and stepping out of the box. And a trendy outfit can surely help them achieve that.
Spring 2011 is surely waking up lovely fashion memories bringing back everything we loved about the glamorous 70’s, the shinny 50’s and the hot 90’s.
Eclectic combinations of colors, intricate designs and beautiful details are the things all fashionistas should look for. The accessories come in the loveliest combination of Earth tones, with touches of electric colors and disco style bling-bling.
Sunglasses follow the glamour of the 70s. The l
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American Apparel has been in trouble for some time now (and we’re not just talking about those sexual abuse allegations which, as of today, just got about four times worse). The business side of things keeps looking more and more dismal. The debt, the delisting scare, the management changes — it’s all just really messy. Looking to stay afloat, the company is now going to give wholesaling a try.
A new chief sales development officer has been brought in to makes things happen, and he sounds like a bit of a loose cannon. Explains the 60-year-old “hard-partying” Marty Staff: “I’ve never been the adult supervision before.” Well then! Staff does make
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