• Arcadia SS10 press day: Topshop
    As one of the UK’s biggest retailers, the Arcadia spring 2010 press day was bound to be a busy affair. Victoria House was packed with fashion insiders including Susie Lau of Style Bubble and the Arcadia man himself, Sir Philip Green, all sneaking a peek at the latest offerings from Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Evans, Topman and Burton. We popped...
    by Nicky Branagh at November 21st, 2009 at 07:11 pm
  • Read up on over 30 years of fashion with the new Prada book
    Wednesday night saw the much anticipated launch of Prada’s mammoth book Prada: Creativity, Modernity, Innovation at the label’s Bond Street store. Across 738 pages, Miuccia Prada herself, along with Patrizio Bertelli (the company’s CEO), have compounded the fashion house’s successful history since being established in 1978. Grazia Daily reported:...
    by Nicky Branagh at November 20th, 2009 at 10:11 am
  • Update: Blake Lively and Victoria Beckham collaboration whispers were just rumours
    Earlier this week, we reported that it looked as if Blake Lively was to step up as the face of Victoria Beckham’s eponymous label but we can now say that these rumours have been well and truly quashed. A spokesperson for Beckham told Vogue: ‘I don’t know where this one has come from - other than from Blake being a fan of the Victoria Beckham collection…...
    by Nicky Branagh at November 20th, 2009 at 08:11 am
  • Zac Posen launches Z Spoke
    Zac Posen’s got a new venture, launching Z Spoke – a new lower-priced line launching exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue for spring.
    by Emily O'Brien at November 19th, 2009 at 10:11 am
  • Gareth Pugh at SHOWstudio
    We’ve always wanted to know what really goes on in a designer’s studio, and here’s a chance to find out: Gareth Pugh is opening up his designing doors in the SHOWstudio shop next week.
    by Emily O'Brien at November 19th, 2009 at 10:11 am
  • Victoria Beckham’s first in Louis Vuitton SS10
    This one’s hardly surprising, is it? Victoria Beckham has been spotted wearing a Louis Vuitton messenger bag from the S/S10 collection.
    by Emily O'Brien at November 16th, 2009 at 12:11 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
  • Lunchtime buy: Preen Line quilted leather skirt
      Since launching in spring 2008, Preen’s diffusion line - Preen Line - has seen massive success. The second (and more affordable) collection from Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi offers a range of designs, true to their main line. The collection caused a stir last spring when the Fountain cotton-jersey dress sold out within 24 hours and it seems this season is following...
    by Nicky Branagh at November 12th, 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
  • 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