Fashion
Celia Birtwell designs for John Lewis
John Lewis has launched an exclusive womenswear collection by the iconic 1970s designer, Celia Birtwell.
Bicester Village celebrates new British design talent
Luxury shopping destination, Bicester Village and the British Fashion Council have joined forces in a unique collaborative venture to launch the first ever ‘Pop-Up’ store designed specifically to celebrate new British design talent.
Alternative Fashion Week
From April 19 to 23 Spitalfields will play host to the most original and creative collections by a fresh crop of new designers with truly innovative ideas during Alternative Fashion Week.
Topman launches Fashion Fridays
This month sees the launch of Fashion Fridays in the Topman Oxford Circus Flagship Store. The events will hosted by the team of instore Topman Stylists and run from 7pm-9pm on the last Friday of every month and offer customers a unique shopping experience featuring exclusive offers.
Brighton hosts first Festival of Shopping
Local retailers join forces this Easter to help boost Brighton’s shopping economy with the city’s first ever shopping bonanza - The Brighton & Hove Festival of Shopping.
Fabulous over 50
Today’s women over 50 are more active, healthier, fitter and more vibrant than ever before. They are a generation used to breaking new ground and have more time for themselves and mostly more spending power than their younger counterparts.
Vintage jewellery finds at The Stellar Boutique
At The Stellar Boutique, they believe every girl deserves a little sparkle in their lives. Now every girl can have just that! The gorgeous new range of vintage jewellery has been cherry-picked with a discerning eye for current trends, each piece a unique vintage gem.
Leblas – Ethical jewellery & accessories
Leblas is a fine jewellery boutique that fuses together traditional techniques with modern design and sustainable practises. Winner of Coutts New Jeweller Award 2009, Leblas was founded by Commercial Director Clare Winfield and award-winning jewellery designer Arabel Lebrusan in 2008.
Madonna to launch sunglasses collection
MG ICON, the newly formed joint venture between Iconix Brand Group and Madonna and Guy Oseary have announced their first designer accessories collection, MDG.
Sustainable fashion at H&M
As the weather begins to warm up, a new fashion mood is blossoming at H&M. This spring will see a women’s collection of floral and feminine fashion in sustainable materials.
Kenneth Cole at House of Fraser
House of Fraser in-store and online has launched the new women's footwear range from Kenneth Cole New York, in addition to the menswear and womenswear lines.
Bulgari announces Matthew Williamson collaboration
Bulgari has appointed British fashion designer Matthew Williamson to design a capsule collection of handbags for Spring/Summer 2011.
Fred Perry and Amy Winehouse launch fashion collection
Fred Perry has collaborated with Amy Winehouse on a 17-piece clothing and accessories collection. The collection features Winehouse’s quirky input on classic Fred Perry pieces, including polo shirts, the Harrington jacket and the jumper dress.
ASOS.com launches fashion Twitter app
ASOS.com, the UK’s leading online fashion store has launched asosfollowsfashion.com, a Twitter application aggregating the latest tweets from fashion industry insiders and influencers.
Simply Yours reveals the ‘real woman’ behind new lingerie set
Following Gok Wan’s belief that lingerie must have the Va Va Voom factor, plus size lingerie specialist Simply Yours decided to give the women who wear its lingerie the chance to decide what they want to wear.