Fashion
Recycle your broken jewellery for charity
Marie Curie Cancer Care, in partnership with Laura Ashley, is calling on the public to donate unwanted and broken jewellery in a national recycling scheme. Donations of any unwanted or damaged gold, silver or costume jewellery and watches are needed. Items such as odd earrings, snapped chains, and broken watches will be recycled, with Marie Curie Cancer Care benefiting from a share of the proceeds.
Red or Dead steps out at Schuh
Retail design specialists, Design4Retail have designed and installed a unique merchandise display stand for Red or Dead, sold exclusively at major fashion footwear retailer Schuh. The stand will be featured in a total of 20 Schuh stores nationwide including their flagship Oxford Street store from this month. The team at Schuh approached Design4Retail to create a feminine, yet visually strong floor stand to display the brand’s fun style conscious footwear.
When something old is something new
Polly & Prince launched just this month and present a beautiful collection of hand picked accessories for both you and the interior of your home. Stunning vintage bags are the centrepiece of the collection and represent everything Polly & Prince is about – fabulous quality (handmade in London) and timeless style, with a twist.
Haute Couture arrives on the UK shoe scene
Every girl has a passion for high fashion shoes, whether it is the latest towering designer heels or funky flats. This season the UK shoe scene has seen the arrival of eccentric designer of the 60’s Jan Jansen.
Slim, trim and not at the gym
Yoga? Been there. Spinning? Yes (it hurts). ‘WAG’s Workout’? Whatever . . . British weather has finally given in and summer is fast approaching, the pressure is on to shape up ladies. No need to panic though- because if the lingering smell of the cabbage soup diet, and painful evenings in the gym just aren’t your thing, then we may have a little suggestion for you.
Fashion starts from the inside out
With celebs such as Amy Winehouse, Kylie, Sarah Jessica Parker and Victoria Beckham frequently sporting the corset on nights out and on the red carpet, it’s little wonder that the rest of us are pining to get one. No longer are corsets restricted to under garments, you can now wear your corset with pride as an item of outerwear too. The fabulous corset company Vollers have realised that we love to show off our favourite corsets and so came up with the idea of introducing skirts alongside their corset range to create sexy, stylish eveningwear outfits.
Award winning designer to exhibit at Coutts London Jewellery Week
Discover the enchanting world of this talented award-winning designer - before others do - Kimberley Selwood will be showcasing her stunning range of jewellery at Treasure in the Tower as part of Coutts London Jewellery Week.
Oasis supports the 2008 Fashion In Film Festival
The Oasis sponsored London Fashion in Film Festival 2008, which is running till the end of May, comprises a series of films sharing the running theme of how fashion, costume and styling are used in film to add an air of chic decadence. The films will be screened at five major London arts venues, the ICA, BFI, Tate Modern, Cine Lumiere and Horse Hospital.
Get the look with Big Label Fortnight at TK Maxx
For celebrity street style at half the high street price head down to TK Maxx for a very special delivery of casual wear from the world’s hottest lifestyle brands. From 21st May – 8th June, Big Label Fortnight will feature a huge selection of jeans, tees, vests, sweats, hoodies, dresses and polos in the coolest street, surf and skate labels.
Jewellery label makes colourful debut
Most Common Most Rare (MCMR) will be exhibiting in London Jewellery Week’s prestigious “Treasure” exhibit featuring 40 of London’s cutting-edge jewellery designers.
Corsages – Not just for prom queens
Mikey London introduces all you need to brighten up your new season wardrobe ensembles with its sexy new collection of floral corsages and jewellery a la style leader Carrie Bradshaw of course!
Mad hatter prepares for Royal Ascot
With Royal Ascot just around the corner, Sloane Square’s mad hatter, Louis Mariette is day and night surrounded by feathers, pearls, crystals, flowers and ribbons preparing for his most important showcase of the season, Royal Ascot. Each year, Louis is inundated with requests for his stunning, surreal and wholly original take on millinery.
Fashion says ‘Balls to Bullfighting’
Don’t Panic and The League Against Cruel Sports have joined forces to launch the ‘Balls to Bullfighting’ creative campaign to find the next big thing in the graphic design world. Do you reckon you have what it takes? The brief is to create awareness by giving talented graphic designers a chance to come up with a T-shirt design that promotes the ‘Balls to Bullfighting’ message.
Summer accessories are in the bag
Fabulous young fashion brand Hive & Co has just launched its Summer bag collection online. Combining great design with premium-looking fabrics and hardware, the look is confident and stylish and the prices are eminently affordable too.
Celebrating Britain at its creative best
Graduate Fashion Week has become the world’s greatest showcase of young up and coming fashion and design talent and with a move to Earls Court 2 this year, it promises not only to be bigger but even better. Truly the best place in the world to spot undiscovered new talent Graduate Fashion Week is the industry’s looking glass into the future of fashion and all its related disciplines. It will celebrate the work of more than 1000 of the finest BA Degree fashion students from 49 member universities across the UK, for the biggest showcase of young talent in the world.