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Victoria Beckham’s first fashion nomination
Well, she’s done it folks. Victoria Beckham, pouty Spice gal turned rather decent dress maker, has been nominated for her first ever fashion accolade. And it’s not just any old nomination either- the British Fashion Awards are generally regarded to be the Oscars of Fashion, and VB faces Mulberry, Pringle and Burberry for the Designer Brand Award. Nail-biting stuff.
Beckham, who’s label has been running for just two years and has been widely praised for its elegance and fine construction, proves how passion can indeed pay off. In further news, as Victoria is showing her brand at New York Fashion Week this season, fans have been instructed to follow her progress as she tweets her way through the day at @vbfashionweek.
The British Fashion Awards, supported by the British Fashion Council, have been running since 1989; and this time the heavyweights fighting it out for the title of Designer of the Year are Celine, Erdem and Christopher Kane. Who knows which way that one could swing! All results will be announced on December 7th at the Savoy hotel ceremony, and we’re pretty nervous already. Best of luck V!
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Victoria Beckham on Turkish Vogue
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(Get) On Your Bike
Plenty of events fit either side of Fashion Week, but none more intriguing than London’s City Cycle Style, which takes place Friday September 17th (the day sartorial proceedings kick-off) for an evening of all things bicycle in London’s Smithfield market.
We know what your thinking, between those cocktail drenched after-show parties and the latest ‘wheels and frames’ show there doesn’t appear to be much competition. But what with the city’s recent bike hire scheme now fully under way (well done Boris), plenty of us are considering dabbling in, if not already participating in, a spot of cycling. The event intends to celebrate fashionable bike fashion in cities all over the world, not just London, with displays, collections and performances – particularly looking at cities such as Amsterdam, where looking chic atop a bike saddle is effortlessly practised.
All this has got us planning our best biking get-up for when we eventually hit the road. Sans helmet (we’re still browsing), we think we’ve mocked up our best pedalling gear. Comfortable chino trouser leggings and stay put trendy black flats form the core, along with the all-telling rucksack for safe storage. Then, to glam up proceedings, were forgoing delicate jewellery for a show-stopper motif t-shirt by Tom Binns. Forget hanging around Somerset House, this really sheds new light on the term ’street style.’
All proceeds from City Cycle Style go towards Re-Cycle, a charity providing bikes to rural Africa.
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Elizabeth Emmanuel at London Fashion Week
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Elizabeth Emmanuel at London Fashion Week
Many of us will remember Elizabeth Emmanuel as being one half of the team that designed a whole host of exclusive dresses for Princess Diana. Although that is impressive in itself, Elizabeth now wants to show the world what else she has to offer in the style department. So we take it relaunching your own label at London Fashion Week is on the cards? Well naturally.
The label, Art of Being, will relaunch this September as a small capsule collection of little black dresses, but fear not, they will be edgy and they will be unique. All dresses will be made using the finest Italian crepe fabric moulded into exquisite feminine silhouettes.
Clearly not content with just one relaunch, Elizabeth has opted to design a second, as if LFW wasn’t stressful enough. But putting our judgements aside, the cleverly named Special Pieces collection will feature intricately designed boned bodices and delicate embroidery, suggesting these dresses are aiming to out do the others. But either way we can’t wait to see the end results.
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Lily Allen opens Lucy in Disguise store in Selfridges
Since announcing her resignation from the music industry Lily Allen seemed destined to fade away from the limelight…Or so we thought. In fact the mum-to-be has set her sights on entering the world of fashion after opening her very own store in Selfridges yesterday, Lucy in Disguise. We don’t quite understand the moniker, either.
If you told us a few years ago that Miss Allen wanted to own her own fashion boutique we may have recoiled in horror at the thought of fifties frocks paired with an abundance of Air Force Ones. But the pop star has changed her ways since then and seems to be taking her new found style very seriously. The pop-up store is located in The Wonder Room at Selfridges and will be open until September 15th. But don’t worry, the shop won’t be gone for good as Lily plans to open the real thing in Covent Garden a few days later on the 18th of the month.
The Smile singer promises her customers a menagerie of vintage goodies to persue, but in the mean time, has been teasing her Twitter followers with images of retro chain mail Chanel sunglasses and sequin sixties frocks. Oh Lily you little devil, but only a few more weeks to wait. Phew.
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Where has Katy Perry gone?
Where has the old Katy Perry, who we all know and love, gone? The cupcake bras, bright orange lipstick, candy coloured tutus and diamond encrusted leotards are nowhere to be seen in this recent get up. And we want to know why, fast!
Katy may have been attending a radio interview in Paris but that’s no excuse to put the cartoon style behind her. The knee length pencil skirt, long sleeved jumper and neutral colour scheme look more oh la la than California Gurl! Katy entertained us with the bright shimmery style we’ve come to know and love during a performance on the Today Show, reaffirming our belief that once you manifest an image it is therefore your duty to uphold it. So please Katy don’t turn into a cardigan wearing plain jane, go back to Candy Land and let us once again live in your fantasy of unpredictable fashion.
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Diane Von Furstenberg’s charitable tote
It’s a well known fact that Diane Von Furstenberg never fails to disappoint in the style stakes, our love for her bold prints and flirty cuts is endless, and with her recent charitable collaboration our heart just grew even more. The Whatever It Takes campaign is one of those organisations lucky enough to have a whole host of impressive house hold names on board their unique artwork campaign, and DVF happens to be its most recent.
Lending her exquisite eye for fashion and style, Miss Furstenberg has designed a truly stunning piece of art work for the charity, in the form of a tote bag of course. The limited edition shopper features a printed pop art image, complete with feminine sultry smoky eyes and plump blood red lips. Rather impressive don’t you think?
But the American designer isn’t the first mogul to lend her talents to such a worthwhile cause, as Vivienne Westwood, Claudia Schiffer, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney have also donated unique one of a kind contributions to this particular fund raiser.
The bag is available online here at £14.99 and all proceeds help to fund worldwide charity projects.
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Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington Vogue dolls
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Lanvin partners with H&M?
Stella, Sonia, Jimmy Who? Stylish purveyor of affordable fashion worldwide, H&M, has partnered with an impressive roster of designers through the years, but its latest match-up might really take the cake (and how sweet a piece it is). Truth be told, Lanvin’s press office has yet to confirm the rumours, but the Twitter-verse is abuzz this morning with the news that Alber Elbaz will be the latest designer to collaborate with the Swedish retailer. Though some believed a teaser released from H&M suggested Tomas Maier of Bottega Veneta would fill this prime position, WWD has reported the link to Lanvin will debut 9 September. Holy autumn, hurry up!
In the past H&M’s runway to high street projects have been snatched up ravenously despite varying degrees of creative success. Matthew Williamson was a no-brainer–the bold prints and bright colours were easily adaptable to a lower price point. The same can be said for Sonia Rykiel’s multi-colour striped campaign. But how will Lanvin fair? It’s no secret that the French fashion house is a favourite (or more accurately a fantasy favourite) here at FFL, and whilst we’d love the chance to own a piece of its decadent luxury it’s difficult to imagine that paired down to affordable fabrics and embellishments. What do you think? Will Elbaz’s designs translate to mass-produced must-haves or result in the same ole bling with a fancier label?
UPDATE: Lanvin has confirmed it’s true, and the collection will be available at H&M from 23 November! “What intrigued me was the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public. This has been an exceptional exercise, where two companies at opposite poles can work together because we share the same philosophy of bringing joy and beauty to men and women around the world,” Elbaz said.
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Kate Moss designs final collection for Topshop
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Kate Moss designs final collection for Topshop
We’re sorry to be the bearer of bad news ladies, but it has been announced that Kate Moss will end her three year partnership with Topshop and design her fourteenth and final full collection this October.
In 2007 fashion lovers all over London saw the launch of Miss Moss’ first collection for the high-street label, marking one of the biggest retail frenzies ever seen. A menagerie of shoes, belts, bags and clothes went on sale in over 22 different stores across the UK, causing a colossal amount of media attention. And rightly so, it’s Kate Moss for crying out loud.
But sadly all good things must come to an end and this October we will see the last ever Moss-Topshop collaboration. From then on the store will only feature small capsule collections throughout the year, consisting of iconic pieces from the supermodels previous designs. So with only one month to go, this clothing launch certainly promises to go down in history.
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Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington Vogue dolls
Here at FFL, Christmas has come early. And why may you ask, well thanks to designer Andrew Yang, one of us can now own a little slice of American Vogue. So move over Barbie and make way for the new toys in town, Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington to be precise.
In celebration of Fashion’s Night Out, Mr. Yang actually hand made these little rag dolls from scratch, stitching and sewing every itsy bitsy little detail himself. But ladies, these dolls are strictly special editions only and go on auction TODAY! So if you fancy taking your chances at owning one of these iconic caricatures then start placing your bids now at charitybuzz.com. We’re pretty sure the Anna and Grace dolls will be raking in the cash rather quickly.
Now we know what you’re thinking and trust us we’re thinking the same: we don’t know why these dolls haven’t been mass produced either. Just think of the accessory possibilities, little mini Chanel handbags, Louboutin shoes, Alexander McQueen ball gowns…We could go on all day but we shall distract you no more and let you get down to some serious bidding.
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New web look: Pure Collection
This week we noticed a pretty big style revamp over at Pure Collection HQ. The brand, famous for quality cashmere separates, have turned their site into a slick new outfit complete with a theme to love- city living.
Or in fact, more importantly, city dressing. Two iconic locations – London and New York- have been given the Pure treatment, with pieces selected to match the atmosphere and signature style of each place respectively. So we have edgy jewellery and bright colours for New York, and retro shapes and cable knits in London. Oh, and the photography showing it all off isn’t too bad either!
Alongside each feature is a short and snappy ‘eat, sleep, to do’ list for city beginners- offering Pure a fun new feel as the place to go for style secrets.
And all of this has let us to our discovery of the day- the camel coat from the London feature. Perfect cut, colour and er, buttons..and it’s now on offer too!
Visit Pure Collection’s makeover here.
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