For Pakistani women, dupattas are more than a fashion statement
Posted by Lucky on Feb 24, 2010
The long scarves that many wear with traditional shalwar kameez outfits are laden with religious and cultural significance. For some it’s a sign of Islamic modesty, for others a cumbersome relic.
A Pakistani woman in Islamabad adjusts her dupatta. The scarf has served as protest symbol, political must-have and, for some, a burden imposed by Islamic [...]
Lily Collins Checks out London Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Feb 24, 2010
Lily Collins pulls her hair back for a couple of London Fashion Week shows earlier in the week.
The 19-year-old actress checked both the Matthew Williamson show and the Pringle of Scotland Fashion Show at the Serpentine Gallery.
Lily also stopped by the Love Ball, in aid of The Naked Heart Foundation, at The Roundhouse on Tuesday [...]
Our London Fashion Week blog: Day Three
Posted by Lucky on Feb 23, 2010
It was a soggy Sunday, but our spirits didn’t stay damp for long thanks to a breakfast-time pick-me-up in the form of the Betty Jackson collection. Always a YOU favourite, this season Betty showed leather (note to selves: leather is next season’s investment buy) and over-sized coats. We particularly loved the A-line navy skirts and [...]
[Read More]Flower winter fashion launch
Posted by Lucky on Feb 23, 2010
West Australian retail chain store Flower has launched its French inspired winter range at their flagship store in Cottesloe.
For the mature woman wanting something special this winter, there are many fashion-forward pieces in the new range.
The three collections of La Parisienne, French Resort and Dark Romance cover the three main areas of feminine nudes, splashes [...]
The Olympic red carpet: Quick, call the fashion police — some of these outfits are out of control
Posted by Lucky on Feb 23, 2010
Not Shaun White’s loud madras snowboard jacket, the one he wore on his joyride to a gold medal for the U.S. in the men’s halfpipe, attire almost as blinding as that famous mane of red curls that popped out when he took off his helmet after nailing the Double McTwist 1260.
Not the Russian team’s bold [...]
Anna Wintour and her elite Vogue team of fashion magicians opened their exclusive world for filmmaker RJ Cutler during the publication giant’s exulted industry bible that is The September Issue.
Posted by Lucky on Feb 23, 2010
The September Issue, available on DVD and digital download from Lionsgate as of February 23, is an intimate, funny and surprisingly candid look at an icon at work.
In The War Room, Cutler made media stars of Clinton campaign strategists James Carville and George Stephanopoulos. In The September Issue, Cutler’s stars are a Hall of Fame [...]
London Fashion Week: Betty Jackson Autumn Winter 2010/2011 show
Posted by Lucky on Feb 23, 2010
Betty Jackson was in what she called ‘workwear’ mode, with military-look jackets with ‘battle-dress’ pockets; baggy, drop-crotch trousers; and oversized T-shirts and tops, accessorized with chunky clogs, stack-heel booties and sling-back brogues.
Peasant scarves added to the workaday feel. Lightweight denim was used for long, over-shirts and loose tunics, worn with skinny jeans, or, conversely, black [...]
Moss rolls out latest celebrity fashion range
Posted by Lucky on Feb 23, 2010
THOUSANDS of Kate Moss fans have queued for a taste of the British supermodel’s first foray into fashion design at the launch of her eagerly awaited new range.
The 33-year-old, who has inspired fashion trends from skinny jeans to sawn-off shorts, was at retailer Topshop’s central London flagship store wearing one of her new creations — [...]
Fashion 2.0: New video games help kids try the field on for size
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
Video games have taken players to battlefields and football fields. Now they’re taking you into the world of fashion.
Two haute new games are paving the way for the next generation of players: creative and tech-savvy teen and twentysomething girls.
“This is definitely a growing market. Fashion-themed games can be so multifaceted and sophisticated, which is what [...]
Youthful Luxury Brand House of Holland Hits The Catwalk At London Fashion Week
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
Youthful Luxury Brand House of Holland Hits The Catwalk At London Fashion WeekPosted by Elena Knightsbridge On February – 21 – 2010
Designer Henry Holland has managed to create one of Britain’s most unique luxury fashion brands over the last few years and he showed his brand new Autmun Winter 2010 collection at London Fashion Week [...]
London stays vibrant with young fashion talent
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
LONDON — London’s taste for the avant garde makes it vital for young talent and veterans alike, designers and industry watchers said, brushing aside fears the city is being squeezed out by rivals Milan, New York and Paris.
“It is eclectic. The diversity you have in London you just don’t have anywhere else,” Kinder Aggugini, an [...]
London Fashion Week: Nicola Roberts wows with a daring thigh-skimming skirt at Vivienne Westwood catwalk show
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
Fashionista: Nicola Roberts, who was at the Vivienne Westwood Red Label show last night, has become a keen follower of fashionShe’s slowly but surely morphed into a fashionista since her humble beginnings with Girls Aloud.
And Nicola Roberts proved she can pull off a show-stopping look when she made an appearance at Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label [...]
London Fashion Week: Twenty8Twelve Autumn/Winter 2010/2011 collection
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
As Covent Garden played host to the BAFTAS, just down the road, on the banks of the River Thames, London Fashion Week was in fierce and stylish competition with its own global superstars, red carpet-worthy gowns and the ‘premiere’ of a new movie, starring Sienna Miller.
Ms Miller played a sexy rock-chick in a short film [...]
It’s black magic as Rocha bewitches with rich fashion drama
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
TWENTY-five shades of black were just about enough for fashion guru John Rocha to hammer home the impact of single-colour dressing.
His exciting and intuitive use of textures and fabrics meant the London Fashion Week crowd weren’t left gloomy.
Tattered georgette ruffles and shredded fabrics with rough salvages created stunning three-dimensional drama on the catwalk at Somerset [...]
Triumph for British fashion at Baftas
Posted by Lucky on Feb 22, 2010
The Baftas turned into a triumph for British fashion designers tonight, with the red carpet becoming an extension of the London catwalk. A buoyant British fashion scene, and a desire to pay red carpet tribute to combined to make the Baftas a near-landslide for British fashion.
who on Tuesday stage their second catwalk show in London since [...]
