Fashion
Flirty and feminine
Darimeya’s short and sweet dresses in touchy-feely satin, jersey or knit have an unmistakable vintage vibe but the super-cute original prints bring the pieces bang up to date. On trend ruffles, bows and embellishments make each dress extra-special. Darimeya has a boutique on Kensington Church Street and one on Brick Lane. The dresses are also available from Topshop as well as from the online boutique.
Nell McAndrew launches new Ultimo store in Sheffield
Ultimo, the UK’s leading lingerie brand, this month (Wednesday 8th October) unveiled its 12th ‘shop in shop’ boutique in Sheffield’s Debenhams department store. The new store, the very first for Yorkshire, was launched by a new-look brunette Nell McAndrew and Ultimo creator and Bra Queen Michelle Mone.
Wish upon a star in Regent Street this Christmas
‘Wish Upon A Star’ is the theme for this year’s festivities in Regent Street, transforming the famous London destination into a winter wonderland for Christmas shoppers.
Looking good, girlfriend!
Mel B, without a doubt, has more girl power in her life than ever before! Ahead of her stint presenting the MOBO awards later this month, Mel B has unveiled a stunning new campaign with lingerie giants Ultimo and she looks like a million dollars.
DJ Natt Weller hits the decks for Bench
To celebrate the launch of its UK flagship store earlier this month, Bench teamed up with cool ‘upcoming musician’ and ‘man about town’ Natt Weller. Offspring of rock legend Paul Weller, Natt treated shoppers to a mix of eclectic sounds mixing the likes of The Ting Tings and Kate Perry with vintage anthems by Aerosmith and Michael Jackson.
Hooch gets into the party mood
The Autumn Winter collection from Hooch executes the catwalks trends to perfection with an element of surprise. The future for Hooch promises to be exciting thanks to their key stories; Gothic Curiosity, My Fair Lady and Global Traveller.
Putting the fizz into cocktail jewellery
Icecool.co.uk, the pioneering on-line diamond jewellery boutique, launches effervescent new collections of diamonds for winter, bringing some intoxicating style to the cocktail ring, turning it into a sublime object of desire. Always fashion’s favourite for the party season, this year the cocktail ring is reborn, more effervescent than ever, daringly expressive and intensely individual.
Heavenly gems in Hatton Garden
Nestled on an inconspicuous street corner deep in the heart of London’s historic diamond trading district, Star Jewellers is a highly regarded vendor of precious gemstone jewellery with an expertise in diamonds. Established in 1997, Star Jewellers have quietly spent the last decade establishing themselves as one of the leading retailers in Hatton Garden and enjoy a hard earned reputation for quality, value and service.
Jaeger opens flagship store in Westfield
Jaeger has announced the opening of its new flagship store, Jaeger Westfield, on 30th October 2008. Jaeger Westfield is located within the new, major Westfield development and housed over 3,000 square feet, making it the largest store opened by Jaeger in over five years. A new shop fit design is incorporated within the store, elements of which have previously never been seen in any other Jaeger store worldwide.
A shoe for all seasons
Delicate embroidery and luxury Kimono fabrics, splashed in rich golden materials, were carefully sourced from small villages, tucked away in the depths of Japan, as part of shoe designer, Hetty Rose's next collection. With a desire to create something different and unique, the designer found unusual fabrics and used them to create key significant pieces in strong, bold designs as part of her Spring/Summer 2009 collection.
Asos.Com enlists experts to create ‘Untitled’ collection
‘Untitled’ is the innovative new menswear project initiated by online retailer asos.com. Developed from the idea that limited edition products captivate men, ‘Untitled’ invites experts in denim, vinyl, trainers, sunglasses and new designers, to collate, and then offer to asos.com, a series of rare, hard-to-find or limited edition products for sale. The project propels menswear forward on asos.com and highlights some of the current creativity in men’s fashion and lifestyle products.
Fashion and style at your fingertips
Those who have always sought one fashion website with all the best brands under one roof need look no further, with the UK’s arrival of ShopStyle (shopstyle.co.uk) – the first search engine just for fashion and a fashionista favourite in the US. ShopStyle, which just launched here in the UK this September, is a unique online shopping experience – allowing shoppers to search for fashion across the best brands, High Street names and boutique labels, with the simple click of a button.
Cancer Research seeks design star of the future
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with MySpace to launch a nationwide t-shirt design competition to unearth emerging design talent. Launched exclusively on MySpace at myspace.com/tshirtdesigncompetition, the competition will call for entries from the hottest young design talent across the UK from 20 October.
Autumn cocktail rings
The latest collection from award winning jewellery designer Kimberley Selwood is a stunning modern range of cocktail rings, available in time for Christmas. The new range will consist of semi precious stones including, quartz, peridot, garnets and amethyst.
Credit Crunch isn't getting between the sheets
It seems lingerie is resilient to any economic downturn as Brits continue to buy underwear despite the credit crunch. Sales went up by two per cent in the last three months, according to the UK's leading cash back shopping network froggybank.co.uk. It analysed the spending habits of its half a million members between July and September 2008.