We Are Back!!!

We are back!

It has been a while and life has taken us on many adventures and travels but we are finally back in London and ready to pick up where we left off.

Since our last post in January there have been so many fashion events, shows and happenings that we have missed but rather than look back ...we are focussed on the new season that is coming up.

We arrived back in town in time to catch up on London Collections Men - a great opportunity to meet up with old friends and new designers. Since last season LCM seems to have generated even more interest from press and buyers - there seemed to be more of a buzz about the event and recognition for it as a permanent event on the fashion calendar.

We are hastily compiling our images so that we can share our favourite shows with you ....so watch this space. We are also
popping over to Paris to visit Tranoi so looking forward to seeing what exciting new mens brands they have to show too.

In the meantime we look forward to seeing you all soon at Fashion Weeks                                      

Fashion Icon Kate Moss Celebrates 40th Birthday

Today we raise a glass to the inspirational Kate Moss as she celebrates her 40th birthday

London Collections: Men now a serious contender

After a tricky start it now seems that London Collections: Men has found a formula that works and there was a much more positive buzz about this edition

The schedule seemed a lot more organized this season and offered a broad range of activity with exhibitions, seminars, film screenings, events and parties in addition to the shows. There was also a lot of activity around the main show schedule with a full calendar of off schedule activities and a general drive to promote British men’s wear from Savile row to the high street

Our favs this season include KTZ, Christopher Shannon, Ada + Nik plus the awesome Katie Eary with her neon animal prints and mickey mouse ears.

London Collections Men - up and running

It seems a really early start on the fashion calendar with the Christmas decorations still up and the New Year hangover only just fading - but LCM has kicked off in style with the Dolce & Gabbana party this evening. 

Over the next three days LCM will feature over 130 designers hosting shows, presentation and events. The Designer Showrooms has nearly doubled in size and will showcase collections by 54 designers. Highlights on the event schedule include a Dolce Gabbana event, an opening party by Esquire; a reception at Liberty hosted by Men’s Health and YMC; a dinner hosted by Jonathan Newhouse and a Tommy Hilfiger and a Mulberry event. On Wednesday 8th January the BFC Fash/On Film initiative, sponsored by River Island will showcase five of the year’s best films at a screening at the Old Sorting Office. These include a film introduced by Alex Bilmes, Alex Mattsson AW14, palmer//harding AW14 and Joseph Turvey in collaboration with the River Island Design Forum. The showcase will close with a London Collections: Men GQ dinner hosted by Dylan Jones and Anya Hindmarch.

We are sorting though our tickets and fixing our schedule over the next three days and though we may not be here for a couple of days -  we will be back soon with news from the shows !

Enjoy LC:M

2014

Welcoming in 2014  -  it is going to be a fabulous fashion year 

Party Dresses for NYE from ASOS Sale

There is still time to buy yourself the perfect party dress from the ASOS sale - here are a few of our favourites

Boxing Day Sales

It is hoped that the traditional post-Christmas sales provide a boost to High Street retailers, as shoppers look for increasingly competitive discounts.

Many large department stores and chains opened early on Boxing Day, while a number of online sales began on Christmas Eve with a huge n umber of people shopping on line on Christmas Day!

In London's Oxford Street, some had queued outside their favourite retailers since the early hours of the morning in their eagerness to grab the best bargains with some people queueing outside the flagship Topshop branch since 06:00.

Meanwhile Harrods kicked off its winter sale with mugs of hot chocolate and gourmet smoked salmon canapés served by butlers to people in the queue, while they were serenaded by a string quartet and watched a performance by street magician Dynamo.

The crowds certainly turned out in force at Westfield Stratford as this image shows

Jameel Prize 3 at the V & A

Jameel Prize 3 - Winner Announced

Dice Kayek has won the £25,000 Jameel Prize 3 for Istanbul Contrast, a collection of garments that evoke Istanbul’s architectural and artistic heritage. The judges felt that Dice Kayek’s work demonstrates how vibrant and creative Islamic traditions continue to be today. Their translation of architectural ideas into fashion shows how Islamic traditions can still transfer from one art form to another, as they did in the past. Ece and Ayşe Ege were presented with the prize by Martin Roth, Director of the V&A and Fady Jameel, President of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI) at an awards ceremony at the V&A on Tuesday 10 December

Another look at Felicities Issue

Just before Christmas I popped into the Felicities Showroom as we were looking for inspiration for some new music artists I am styling and I wanted to check out the new Felicities Issue designers ...

As a regular visitor to Felicities I am always thrilled to discover new brands there and I found some fabulous ideas for future shoots and styling jobs. My absolute new favourite is luxe sports focussed D'ALBERT with its crisp white and pink palette

D'ALBERT LONDON

CHARLI COHEN

DANIEL BARDIS

KEUNGZAI

DEMASI 

ALLUMER AND CATHERINE MARCHE

Check out Holiday-Nails-Ho-Ho-Ho

We just found this great Pinterest site that has really inspired us to enter into the Christmas Spirit with specially themed nails - we will be tip-tap-typing away in style with the best nails in town soon

http://www.pinterest.com/bethshapouri/holiday-nails-ho-ho-ho/

British Fashion Awards

Tomorrow will be an exciting day in the fashion calendar when the British Fashion Awards are hosted by Jack Whitehall at the London Coliseum. 

The glamorous evening will see the great and the good of fashion scene strut the red carpet wearing some of the best of British designers. 

Kate Moss will receive a Special Recognition award to acknowledge her contribution to the fashion industry during her 25 year career and there will be a Special Recognition Award for journalist Suzy Menkes. Awards will also be presented for Emerging Talent in Womens, Mens Wear and Accessories, The Red Carpet Award, Model of the Year, Brand of the Year amongst others 

My-Wardrobe to focus on UK as part of administration

As reported on Drapers - My-Wardrobe.com to focus on UK as part of administration deal.

This week Alex Cadwallader and Neil Bennett, directors at insolvency company Leonard Curtis were appointed joint administrators of My.Wardrobe.com, before selling the business to Growth Capital Acquisitions. Drapersonline revealed this week that chief executive David Worby has left My-Wardrobe as part of a restructuring. My-Wardrobe co-founder Andrew Curran will take over responsibilities from Worby with immediate effect. Curran, who rejoined the business six months ago, said it could “now face the future with confidence”. “We are refocusing our efforts on the UK,” he told Drapers. “There is Chasing a deal: Eggleston and Duffy significant growth to be had in the UK and too much focus has been on markets further afield.” The business will also focus on digital marketing and “innovative shopping concepts”. Curran said he would look to address the pricing structure by buying lower-priced products from the etailer’s existing brands rather than switching to new names. “Our product offering has been slightly north of what it should be, as it was too expensive and too fashion forward,” he added. My-Wardrobe is in the process of merging its London and Nottingham offices, resulting in all but the buying team relocating and at least 18 departures

Fashion East Unveils AW14 Mens Line Up

Fashion East unveils AW14 menswear line-up

Up-and-coming menswear talents Liam Hodges, Tom Ryling, Nicomede Talavera, Roxanne Farahmand and Massimo Casagrande have been revealed to take part in Fashion East's autumn/winter 2014 menswear installations at London Collections: Men. 

Fashion East has teamed up with Red Bull Catwalk Studio for the first time, which sees the drinks brand provide the soundtrack for the event. Fashion East menswear installations takes place January 6 in Covent Garden

Felicities Issue launches with 9 new brands

Felicities are well known for the support they give for young brands and have discovered some of the most exciting talent in London over the last few years. So we were not surprised to hear that they have launched a new initiative for creative start-up businesses. The new project Felicities Issue is a unique PR and business support package for start up labels and new lifestyle brands. The brands that join will be part of a collective and they will send out an online magazine promoting their brands and their latest news

The project will only take on a maximum of 10 brands and Felicities have announced the first 9 Felicities Issue designers which include a host of really exciting new labels – Allumer, Catherine Marche, Charli Cohen, D”ALBERT, Daniele Bardis, DeMASI London, Keungzai. Linnie Mclarty and Shanti Sundays

We will be popping in to the Felicities Showroom soon to find out more about these designers and see the collections