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Wendybird: Fashion in motion
Thursday, 17 Apr, 2008 – | One Comment

Getting dressed the other morning, as I twirled in my flippy little skirt and enjoyed that brief moment of bare legged joy before pulling on the black opaques and enjoying my daily dose of fashion …

Where the Wild Things Are: Emma Cook for Topshop
Monday, 14 Apr, 2008 – | One Comment
Where the Wild Things Are: Emma Cook for Topshop

With the impending onset of summer (ha!) comes the inevitable announcement of those annual summer trends that will never go away (nautical stripes or ethnic prints anyone?). Lets take the ever-present ’safari’ trend - predictable …

Comme des Garçons Collaborates with H&M for Autumn
Thursday, 3 Apr, 2008 – | No Comment
Comme des Garçons Collaborates with H&M for Autumn

The suspense is over. For autumn, H&M will collaborate with, Comme des Garçons.
Founder and head designer of the Japanese label, Rei Kawakubo will create a capsule collection for both women and men, childrenswear, …

Marchesa to launch Bridal Collection
Wednesday, 26 Mar, 2008 – | 2 Comments
Marchesa to launch Bridal Collection

High-end fashion label, Marchesa are famous for creating show stopping gowns for the red carpet, so it’s only natural that they’ve decided to create show stopping wedding gowns too. Georgina Chapman (one half of Marchesa) …

Designer Spotlight: Calypso by Christiane Celle
Wednesday, 26 Mar, 2008 – | No Comment
Designer Spotlight: Calypso by Christiane Celle

I may have mentioned Calypso by Christiane Celle before, but it was only in passing and this stylist-cum-designer-cum-boutique owner definitely deserves to be in the spotlight! Born in France and inspired by the traditional …

Role Models: Naomi Campbell and Gavin Douglas praised by Prime Minister
Friday, 21 Mar, 2008 – | One Comment
Role Models: Naomi Campbell and Gavin Douglas praised by Prime Minister

Supermodel, Naomi Campbell and designer, Gavin Douglas (winner of Fashion Fringe 2006) were among 50 black indviduals praised by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday night, at the launch of the Black Britannia photgraphic …

Smash and Grab: Anya Hindmarch sends warning to thieves
Thursday, 20 Mar, 2008 – | No Comment
Smash and Grab: Anya Hindmarch sends warning to thieves

Anya Hindmarch (handbag designer, famous for the “

Donatella Versace: Out and About in N.Y
Wednesday, 19 Mar, 2008 – | No Comment
Donatella Versace: Out and About in N.Y

Donatella Versace took her dog along for the ride, as she made her way to appear on the Today show yesterday. We are lost for words.
The designer is in N.Y to promote the Versace …

Sonia Rykiel tells us how to be chic!
Monday, 17 Mar, 2008 – | No Comment

“It’s very difficult to explain en anglais, but for me, chic is really a question of attitude. And because of that, chic is an expression of the individual. She might be sensuous or mysterious, boyish …

Get All Dressed Up!
Monday, 17 Mar, 2008 – | One Comment
Get All Dressed Up!

Call me crazy, but I periodically like to go onto the net-a-porter/Barneys/shopbop etc designer lists and click on unfamiliar names. I am forever getting emails declaiming the latest DVF, Louboutin, Balenciaga etc must-have, so …

Henry Holland’s Fashion Easter Egg
Friday, 14 Mar, 2008 – | No Comment
Henry Holland’s Fashion Easter Egg

Designer Henry Holland took time out from designing clothes to stamp his signature on a special Easter Egg for the chocolate heaven that is, Thorntons.
Holland decorated the 1kg milk chocolate egg with his motto “Passion …

Thank you, Marc Jacobs!
Wednesday, 12 Mar, 2008 – | 2 Comments
Thank you, Marc Jacobs!

I am a longtime fan of Marc Jacobs, and I usually don’t make any effort to hide it. If the man ever needed a kidney transplant, I’d probably offer him one of mine. …

Opinions: Garments as Art
Tuesday, 11 Mar, 2008 – | No Comment
Opinions: Garments as Art

It’s easy to criticize the fashion industry. Promoting eating disorders aside, the clothes are well beyond the price range of most people and it can be fairly pretentious (read an article in Vogue objectively). …

London Fashion Week AW08: Suzy Menkes talks to Christopher Kane
Thursday, 14 Feb, 2008 – | One Comment

It seems as though Christopher Kane can do no wrong, his AW08 collection has received rave reviews from some of the harshest critics…see