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Oxfam goes Eco
The stores are known all over London and now they have a place in the world of eco-sustainable fashion. According to the Daily Mail, Oxfam is opening a new store with a focus on fair trade clothing, sustainable fashion and designers one would normally find in high-end boutiques. Some of the names being trotted out by the Oxfam folks include Giles Deacon, Henry Holland, Christopher Kane, Jonathan Saunders, Richard Sorger, Jens Laugesen and Stephen Jones. While Oxfam won’t be trading it’s industrial-wear mantle anytime soon, this development is definitely welcome news for those who love diving in bargain bins and getting a surprise in the form of a Christopher Kane top.
online: Daily Mail
First Fashion East Now This!
Danielle Scutt is creating a capsule collection for TopShop in the UK. That in and of itself is astounding news. The really wonderful news is how beautiful the collection looks. There’s always this (sometimes justified) fear that designers who create high end collections will scrimp on the details when it comes to something slightly downmarket. From the photos it’s obvious that Scutt scrimped on nothing and created a collection in the same family as her autumn/winter 08 runway collection. The other concern is, if she has this capsule collection for TopShop, does it detract from her vaunted Autumn/Winter 08 collection. The thinking is, why get something that costs more when you can get it’s cousin that costs less. The news for Scutt is good here as well. Although the collections are vaguely similar they are not the same. Time will tell how successful the TopShop collection really is, but most will be happy to have anything from Scutt.
She’s EVERYwhere
This Agyness Deyn thing is getting way out of control model of the year for this, exclusive contract that and now the cover of Vogue UK? Is this simply the beginning of the new age of supermodel stardom. Arguably the last batch of supermodels came in the form of Heidi Klum, Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bundchen and one or two others. Deyn is obviously destined to be that next uber-model-star and so the count of how many covers she will make this year and runways shows she will walk in begins now.
The Vogue UK issue hits newstands this June.
What she’s wearing:
Agyness Deyn wears cotton waistcoate, £359, Ann Demeulemeester at Dover Street Market. Cotton vest, £25, All SAints. Cotton shorts, £85, Burberry London. Necklace, £2,250, Louis Vuitton. Sandals, £630, Givenchy. All make-up by Givenchy.
Australia Fashion Week via Hint
Australia Fashion Week must have hit the big time as backstage photos were published on Hintmag.com late last week. The veteran fashion site just their usual awesome backstage shots from designers Akira, Antipodium, Kirrily Johnson, Romance was Born and Wayne Cooper. If there’s one thing that can be gleaned from the Australia fashion week event is that Simon Lock may be on to something when he stated that Sydney is becoming the fifth fashion capital of the world.
Whether that distinction is worth a mention is arguable, but discussions aside, the want, need, have crowd have added Sydney designers to their shortlist. See the back stage photos here.
Kate Sylvester Offends Almost Everyone at Australia Fashion Week
Kate Sylvester favorite within the hallowed halls of Papierdoll ended up apologizing after her show during Australia Fashion Week. The New Zealand designer apologized to returning servicemen after adorning her models with fake medals during her fashion show. An Australian military official said that the use of the medals was “appalling and sickening”. Possibly the most egregious use of a medal was the New Zealand Operational Service medal given to veterans who served in extreme and/or hazardous conditions. (more…)
Australia is ONNNNN!!!
til the break of dawn. I am loving the coverage of Australian fashion week and to be perfectly honest, although there’s been this sort of lull because we’ve suffered from fashion week exhaustion, this one comes at the right time. We’re in the midst of recharging and, BLAM.. new collections from Kirrily Johnston, Josh Goot and many others. Keep an eye on this space for more photos later this week.
This photo is from the Kirrilu Johnston show that happened this past weekend.
Willow Won’t Show in Australia
Kit Willow-Podgornik has decided not to show her collection during Australia Fashion Week according to Stuff.co.nz. Willow, who actually held a show during New York fashion week in February has opted to show in her first Sydney store during her opening party a couple of days before fashion week. Her store is also set to function as an art gallery where she will rotate collection that will be sold to the public every two months.
Visit the Willow website here.
Petite Salope
Locher’s Spring collection is gracing the presence of magazines and e-mail boxes everywhere. What you really have to love is the different names of the items in their fashion collection. A personal favorite is this cotton embroidered top called Petite Salope. If anyone asks you what the shirt is , just say, Petite Salope, translation, Little Slut.
Dutch, White
You have to love it when a designer can simply name their collection a color and get away with it. There’s so much confidence in the line that by calling it White even though it may get confused with a million other white things, it is simply your clothing line. White is making it’s debut in Australia. As a result of this debut, the Australian press is apparently tripping over themselves in generous praise of the collection. Upon seeing some of the photos from the Autumn/Winter collection it’s not hard to see why they love it. The classical styling is reminiscent of a grungier St. John, that’s used for lack of a better term. The Age describes the line:
The range is characterised by classical cuts with a modern twist in the detailing.
A fetish for outsize buttons, collars and cuffs, slimline tailoring and power suit pinstripes lend the label an edgy elegance that travels from boardroom to bar with nothing more needed than a fresh coat of lippy.Pricepoints start at $400 Australian Dollars and up. See the story here.
Wanted: your LBD
Attention all Londoners: The Fashion & Textile Museum in London desperately wants your little black dress for an exhibit they are having. A museum spokes person stated that:
“We want to know about your favourite dress,” be it cocktail or classic, sexy or chic, let us take a look.”
The exhibition is going to run all summer long from June 19th to August 25th and will feature LBDs submitted for the event and also LBDs from top designers. They are looking for dresses that run the gamut from the 1930s and on. To get in on the LBD exhibit simply contact Dennis Nothdruft at info@ftmlondon.org or call 020 7407 8664 by April 30, 2008.
