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Interview: Bas Kosters

Our very own Seb Law was the envy of the rest of us when he got the chance to catch up with eccentric Dutch designer Bas Kosters. His collections are always full of colour and energy, from shoes to hair and scarves to jewellery, no element is spared his

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News: Mr Cox is in the building

Cast your mind back to 1949, or since most of us probably can’t do that, imagine you are in 1949 and this is the breaking news: George Cox pioneers new brothel creeper shoe. Back then they developed out of an inherent need for practical footwear. Come the late 1950s, …

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Vivienne Westwood – The Gainsborough Collection

Ah, Dame Vivienne, how we love you, your eccentricity and your love of all things British. Having conquered the fashion industry with Couture, Ready to Wear, Bridalwear and accessories, this week see’s Westwood’s fashion domination continue with the launch of the ‘Gainsborough Collection’, a new line of palladium ready-to-wear and …

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Video: Vivienne Westwood at Tate Britain

In this intimate and incredible video Viv gets her culture on by holding us totally captive during a discussion of some of her favourite London paintings. Frank Auerbach’s ‘Oxford Street Building Site’ (1959/60) and JM Whistler’s ‘Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Cremorne Lights’ (1872) are part of the BP British Art Displays …

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LFW Interview: Julian Hakes

They make you feel like you’re walking on air and are manufactured from materials found in the latest aeroplane designs. To say that Julian Hakes’ shoes are innovative and unique is an understatement akin to stating Vivienne Westwood enjoys the odd dash of tartan and punk. Julian’s already iconic design –

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Joe Brummell #26 – A/W 2012 Hair Trends – Italian Style

Milan is currently overrun with fashion editors, style conscious celebs and Europe’s finest designers as fashion week has rolled around once more to snap up out of our post-Christmas blues. Before that glorious bi-annual event reaches our shores, we can take a look at what the great and the good …

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Graduate Fashion Week Day 2- Agatha Hambi

Today, the second day of our graduate feature week we are taking a closer look at the impending future of womenswear. We talk to two talented and accomplished womenswear design graduates. First off we talk to Middlesex University graduate Agatha Hambi. Agatha, who has previously interned at Firetrap, Vivienne Westwood

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Festival Fashion Essentials: Icon Brand Hats

These nifty fedoras from Icon Brand are perfect for keeping you in the shade while out in sun-exposed fields. These hats are the latest from the new ‘Rags of the Recession’ range which aims to revive forgotten vintage fabrics through the limited edition headwear. Originally from Byron Bay, Australia, these …

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Fashion gets deadly at the Enchanted Palace

Vivienne Westwood and William Tempest, among others, are some of the designers charged with the task of dressing the dead princesses of Kensington Palace. In collaboration with Wildworks production, the palace has turned its state apartments into an extended installation inspired by the lives of the princesses who have lived …

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Backstage Pass: Hard As Nails

Liked our coverage of LFW?  Well, we though we’d bring you some sneaky backstage pics from Paris Fashion week.  Joining Alexa Chung and Lily Allen at some of the shows featured this year was Lady Gaga.  But, being Gaga, she went one step further; the singer didn’t just sit …

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