I’ve never had a purely functional watch. In fact, the one that I’ve been sporting since college is a Gucci bracelet watch that has no hash marks or numbers on the face. I can barely make out the hour on it (the oblong shape doesn’t help my cause either), but it’s just so pretty. I mean, who needs an actual time-telling watch when we can’t leave the house these days without a cell phone or Blackberry in tow? Becoming more demode is the concept of heavy, traditional watches, and more prevalent are unique and stylish accessories that happen to be watches.
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Men Don’t Make Passes at Women Who Wear Glasses!
Whomever coined the above phrase was seriously deluded. Granted, the frame choices of yore lacked much of the style that today’s glasses do, but eyeglasses can be seriously sexy. Gucci, Valentino, and now Marc Jacobs all have eyeglass frames for everyday wear that are as much of a personal style choice as what you put on your feet or wear out to an important event.
Read MoreArticles: Personal Treasures
Buddhists say that we shouldn’t be too attached to our material possessions, and to a certain extent I agree. However, there are certain dresses, pieces of jewelry or other accessories that we don’t merely love; there is a memory associated with them that comes back each time we look at or wear the item in question. Jewelry is the most obvious of these—we have wedding rings, pieces inherited from loved ones or given as gifts to commemorate extra special occasions.
Read MoreHalloween Special: Fashionistas as Vamps
This is a guest post by Valerie Stivers , freelance journalist and author of the novel Blood is the new Black. Her work has appeared in Time Out New York, Blender, Elle and various other fashion magazines. There’s a fun and easy way to see for yourself that vampirism is fashionable. Take a tube of red paint and a small paintbrush, and paint fangs on nearly any ad from any fashion magazine. Vogue, Marie Claire, Elle…it doesn’t matter. The fangs will look perfectly natural. When I first started writing Blood is the New Black, I saved tear-outs from magazines of models that looked particularly dead—or undead as the case may be—but then I stopped, because there were so many there was hardly a point.
Read MoreFashion Rocks 2007: Music meets Fashion
Fashion rocked its Prada socks off last night at the Royal Albert Hall as music met fashion for one of the most anticipated dates this year. Samuel L Jackson along with Uma Thurman played hosts as top artists from the musical arena collaborated with top runway designers. Line ups included The Gossip for Christopher Kane, Dame Shirley Bassey for Marchesa, Rosin Murphy for Gucci and Lily Allen for Chanel. Highlights of the evening: Whitney Houston making a comeback to remember and Uma Thurman leaving hardly anything to the imagination in a see-through Valentino gown embellished with Swarovski crystals More pictures after the jump.
Read MoreHas it been 10 years already?
It’s been 10 years since the fashion industry was rocked by the senseless murder of Gianni Versace and 10 years since Matthew Williamson emerged. The former will be remembered with a series of tributes. The latter celebrated with a showing during London fashion week and an exhibition at the London Design Museum. In retrospect both landmarks represented the end and the beginning of what was to come. Fashion as we knew it is no longer….some changes have been good – who would have thought one day we could watch a Gucci show live from the comfort of our homes? Some have been bad….we’re still debating about the relevance of couture (its relevant god-damn-it!) and others have been downright ugly (these celebrities are relentless…they’re determined to take over fashion). But I’m still asking myself has it been 10 years already!
Read MoreDo you dare?
More than being the hot accessory for the summer, the turban demonstrates the power of the catwalk. Re-introduced by Prada during Milan fashion week for spring summer 07, the turban has since been featured heavily in the fashion mags and experimented with by fashion loving celebs forcing the high street to sit up and take notice.
Read MoreFord explores men
Yes there is a boom in men’s fashion and doesn’t Tom Ford know it. From the Hip Hop elite to Hollywood’s brat pack, men have finally woken up to the importance of style. Credited for given Gucci a boost in the 90’s, Ford intends to capitalise on the growing market with a new menswear line and a store located in New York next spring. His partner in crime and luxury brand owner, Ermenegildo Zegna, said of their venture Men are becoming more feminine. They enjoy shopping, they take more time over the way they look, they travel and they shop around, they finally are taking better care of themselves.” So with this revelation in mind, expect male style icons with no talent, but who’ll become famous just for their stylists sense of style… [Washington Post]
Read MoreJoe Prince
Love Vintage? Then you’ll want to know about Joe Prince, a vintage fashion boutique dedicated to the rare, retro and more individual pieces in fashion…. What makes Joe Prince unique? There are a number of sites out there selling vintage and retro fashion but we’re trying to do things a little differently. We have a huge passion for fashion…new and old. Current designers are constantly taking inspiration from what has gone before and translating it into a modern interpretation of the latest look. At Joe Prince we have our eye on the runway and source items from the past which you will see in the stores next season. Most vintage sellers just buy up anything vintage! We purchase items from all over the world to ensure that we have an eclectic mix of products on our website and we want the vintage pieces we select to work within a modern wardrobe. We want our customers to find something at Joe Prince which they will treasure forever but wear to death! What do you think is so appealing about Vintage clothing? Vintage is perfect for the girl (or guy!) who has nightmares about walking into a bar and seeing someone else in exactly the same outfit! Vintage pieces, by their very nature, are unique and individual, so this appeals to the fashion trend-setters. I also think the stories behind the vintage clothes are appealing. For example, I recently bought some dresses from a lady’s estate in Texas. Apparently she was ‘lady of the manor’ and used to host cocktail evenings and balls at her home in the 1920’s. I bought some of her cocktail dresses and I can just imagine her gliding down her marble staircase ready to greet her guests!
Read MoreKate’s Mates Stand By Her
Kate Moss’ recent apology has worked in her favour, Rimmel London have decided to stick with Kate and Christian Dior, H Stern and Fred Paris seem to be doing the same. However she has lost 3 high profile contracts with Burberry, H&M and Chanel and further reports claim Burberry may be replacing Kate with Sienna Miller. A bit sad really considering Sienna is a complete copycat of the supermodel, but like a fake Gucci bag, she will never be the original. Photographer Mario Testino is in talks with the label to shoot the campaign which will be a very difficult choice considering he is one of Kate’s closest friends.
Read MoreMcQueen says no to YSL
Alexander McQueen turned down the job of designer at Yves Saint Laurent, one of fashion’s top jobs. When Serge Weinberg, chief executive of PPR, the parent company of McQueen’s backers, the Gucci Group – so in effect McQueen’s boss’s boss – travelled to London to offer him the job, he didn’t even show up to meet him
Read MoreTrainers
Some cool trainers from Complex
Read MoreTeen Mags
I have actually noticed the difference between American and British Teen magazines. According to this article teen mags in the U.S are more about the fashion wheras the Brits are more to do with sex. I do agree that this is very true. But I dont know which is worse to make teenagers to sexually advanced or materiastically minded… But in the end, fashion is the be-all and end-all. One trick is to use the teenage daughters of designers as a way to make haute couture accessible to America’s mall- goers. A huge coup for the magazine (at least on Planet Fashion) was a piece showcasing Donatella Versace’s daughter, Allegra. It was one of a regular series called ‘Fashion in the Family’ that has also featured the daughters of actress Nastassja Kinski and Carine Roitfeld, edi tor-in-chief of French Vogue . But are teens really aware of fashion at such a young age? Do they really need their own dedicated fashion bible? ‘Everyone now has heard of Gucci,’ says Astley. ‘Kids carry Prada bags.’ But is that a good thing? ‘That’s debatable, of course. But that’s the world we live in now.’
Read MoreTom Ford Saga
I think I prefer Margaret Cho’s take on the whole “Tom Ford” saga…. Tom Ford is walking away from Gucci. I am beside myself with grief. Ford and some other dude Domenico De Sole who nobody cares about but is the money side of the famous fashion house are leaving because the shareholders, the Louis Vuitton mafia and the dynamic duo cannot come to an agreement about some shareholder bullshit. This is a real tragedy. Tom Ford is a genius. I hate fashion, I hate the fashion industry, I hate the fashionistas, I hate fashion shows, I hate most of the couture culture, but goddamnit – I love clothes. Therefore, I must love Tom Ford
Read MoreDesigner of the Year
Alexander McQueen has been named Designer of the year.. Born in London in 1969 and dubbed ‘enfant terrible’ by the fashion press, Alexander McQueen has manipulated his own fashion career to become one of the youngest designers to achieve the title ‘ British Designer of the Year’ in 1996, 1997 and again in 2001. Alexander assumed the position of Chief Designer at the French Haute Couture House Givenchy from October 1996 – March 2001. Leaving school aged 16; he walked into Anderson and Shepherd on Savile Row, angry at the lack of apprentices in what was the dying leg of the fashion industry. Moving on to Gieves and Hawks, Savile Row, and the famous theatrical costumiers Angels and Bermans, Alexander has mastered 6 methods of pattern cutting from the melodramatic 16th Century to the brutally sharp tailoring which has become a McQueen signature. At 20 years of age Alexander began work with Koji Tatsuno. At 21 he ventured to Milan where he worked for Romeo Gigili. He finally returned to London to complete an M.A at St. Martins School of Art, where his final collection gained him extensive press coverage. Alexander McQueen has now captured world-wide attention with his theatrical shows. Unequalled in London, they have become the predominant reason why the city currently radiates energetic fashion. Shows including ‘#13’ ‘The Overlook’ ‘Eye’ (also shown in New York) and ‘VOSS2001’ represent creative showcases that have captured world-wide attention. December 2000 saw a new partnership for McQueen with Gucci Group acquiring 51% of the company with Alexander serving as Creative Director. Plans for expansion include the opening of stores world-wide and the launch of a perfume in 2003. London: Alexander McQueen (Jan 2003). Harvey Nichols and Harrods New York : Alexander McQueen ( Spring 2002 ) Paris : Printemps and Colette […]
Read MoreImitation
This is a very interesting article which highlights the point that unlike the music and film industry the fashion world accepts rather than rejects imitations. I have never actually thought about this in depth before and I have always viewed copying as the norm in the fashion industry. It is not unusual that you have the runway shows full of new trends and creativity and within 6 months there are duplicates in the high street shops. If there are complaints from designers I don’t hear about it too much and I think this is probably the reason why. For virtually all players in fashion, some form of derivation, recombination, imitation, revival of old styles, and outright knockoff is the norm. Few denounce, let alone sue, the appropriator for “creative theft.” They’re too busy trying to stay ahead of the competition through the sheer power of their design and marketing prowess. Designers are always are trying to keep ahead and if they attempted to sue all those that copied their work they would never work themselves. Whether its right or wrong for their creativity to be re-worked I cant really say. I can completely understand why they would be irritated. But to be honest I have always viewed it as a compliment for the designer and not as if they are being ripped off. For me, when I make it big one day, I would feel a large sense of happiness to walk into a high street shop and see an imitation of my design. Mainly because if I do make it to the level of the Prada’s and Gucci’s, I would appreciate that not everyone could afford my clothes. I would want them to wear my vision and if they couldn’t afford it then fine wear a copy. At the […]
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