Posts Tagged ‘vivienne westwood’
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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Tags: Amsterdam Fashion Week, Bas Kosters, covent garden, jean-paul gaultier, london, paris, vivienne westwood
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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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Tags: brothel creeper shoe, George Cox, king's road, McLaren, Oxford Circus, Red or Dead, schuh, Teddy Boys, vivienne westwood
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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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Tags: jewellery, Palladium, Paris Fashion Week, Selfridges, vivienne westwood
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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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Tags: art, tate, tate britain, video, vivienne westwood
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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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Tags: ada zanditon, architecture, Forbes, shoes, somerset house, vivienne westwood, Zandra Rhodes
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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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Tags: Alexander McQueen, AW12, Donatella Versace, fashion week, joe brummell, milan, Sarah Burton, vivienne westwood
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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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Tags: Agatha Hambi, Alber Elbaz, Firetrap, Harrods, Lavin, Middlesex University, Paolo Roversi, vivienne westwood
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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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Tags: Austrailia, Byron Bay, fedora, hats, Icon Brand, New York's Chelsea District, Rags of the Recession, Sydney, vivienne westwood
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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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Tags: Enchanted Palace, fashion, Kensington Palace, vivienne westwood, William Tempest
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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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Tags: alexa chung, Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, lady gaga, Lily Allen, Minxs, nails, Paris Fashion Week, thierry mugler, vivienne westwood
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