Archive for the ‘Features’

  • Change of Date for Fashion’s Night Out 2010
    Vogue, NYC & Company and the CFDA have announced a change of date for next year’s Fashion’s Night out, which is now due to be held on 10th September 2010. Initially scheduled for Thursday 9th, the decision was made in order to maximise local customer and tourist participation by holding the shopping event on a weekend evening. This year’s Fashion’s...
    by Nicky Branagh at November 20th, 2009 at 08:11 am
  • Rigby and Peller SS10 press day
    We’re firm believers that a great set of underwear makes you feel, er, great, and it doesn’t get much greater than Rigby and Peller. The luxury lingerie label is this year celebrating its 70th anniversary, and never ones to turn down a look at some gorgeous undies, we headed down to take a peek at its S/S10 offerings and to enjoy a catwalk show of the new...
    by Emily O'Brien at November 16th, 2009 at 07:11 pm
  • my-wardrobe SS10 press day
    As one of the UK’s largest luxury online retailers, my-wardrobe.com is always our one-stop designer shop and go-to place for current season collections from a huge roster of big-name designers as well as young emerging talents. So, as you’d imagine, popping down to their S/S10 press preview was a lovely little treat for us. As we’ve come to expect...
    by Emily O'Brien at November 16th, 2009 at 06:11 pm
  • Weekly Round-up
    See why people are actually wearing McQueen’s SS10 hoof heels, watch an exclusive video of the 2009 CDFA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists, and hear Cindy Crawford’s views on skinny models in mags… We all looked on in awe at Alexanander McQueen’s ‘Armadillo’ shoes, but never once did it cross our minds to actually wear them. But now Lady...
    by Emily O'Brien at November 13th, 2009 at 03:11 pm
  • Whistles press preview
    As if the shows and presentations at London Fashion week and the press previews at Harvey Nichols hadn’t already got us longing for spring, the Whistles press preview certainly got us wishing for warmer weather.
    by Emily O'Brien at November 11th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • Harvey Nichols SS10 press day
    The S/S10 previews are out in full force, so last week we popped down to London’s luxury Harvey Nichols store to check out its new season offerings from a whole host of designers. Harvey Nichols‘ roster of designers is as strong as ever for the new season, as old and new faces take to the floor and embrace everything from bold brights and abstract prints...
    by Emily O'Brien at November 11th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • Guilty Indulgence: The Designer Laptop Bag
    Has your laptop been down recently? Have you found it difficult to wake it up in the mornings? Maybe it’s been lethargic and slow to load pages? Does it need little pick-me-up? Well how about treating it to a new designer laptop bag? The Belen Echandia Laptop Bag – called I’m Beautiful – is being marketed as the perfect arm candy for the working fashionista....
    by Claire Dodd at November 10th, 2009 at 02:11 am
  • Mulberry x Apple launch party
    We were more than a tad excited when we reported news recently of a collaboration between Mulberry and Apple, so imagine how we felt when we were invited to the British brand’s Bond street store last night for the launch party.
    by Emily O'Brien at November 7th, 2009 at 03:11 pm
  • Weekly Round-up
    Heidi Klum makes a catwalk comeback, find out what’s saddened us about the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection, and which new designer collaboration is a flop?… Heidi Klum’s returning to the Victoria’s Secret catwalk next Thursday to host the luxury lingerie label’s annual fashion show, after only giving birth six weeks ago. - Grazia Balmain’s...
    by Emily O'Brien at November 6th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • H! by Henry Holland launch party
    So we’ve been pretty excited about Henry Holland for Debenhams for a while, but never more so than now. We popped down to his H! by Henry Holland launch on Tuesday evening for a sneak preview of what’s to come next spring. Full of high hopes though we were, we had our anxieties – Debenhams may well have a roster of big name designers (Betty Jackson, Matthew...
    by Emily O'Brien at November 5th, 2009 at 08:11 am