You have got to love Giles Deacon‘s gift of the quirk/ his latest quirky collaboration – a limited edition box of seven pairs of crazy socks for Swedish brand Happy Socks – is no different. Each sock features a different design, from a cute and cuddly teddy bear to socks with its jaws wide open revealing some...
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The youthful watch brand, ToyWatch has been given a high-end fashion touch by Missoni in a collaboration aptly called ‘ToyWatch dressed by Missoni’. And at first sight, we were not impressed by the design – which is basically a plastic or ceramic watch face attached to a beautiful Missoni print strap. You...
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Designers are expanding in to all kinds of things outside of fashion, Dame Vivienne Westwood has added a eco-friendly range of stationery to her list of brand extensions. The news comes off the back of the announcement that she was enlisted by the Brit Awards to redesign their trophy earlier this week. The Vivienne Westwood...
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Every season Atelier Swarovski enlists a group of up and coming or established fashion and jewellery designers to design a collection of crystal jewellery and accessories. In its eighth season, for spring/summer 2010 they’ve teamed up with Prabal Gurung (pictured above), Jenny Manik Mercian, Mark Fast, Joseph Altuzarra and...
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In a fashion first, A|X Armani Exchange are adding 3D eyewear to their lineup of fashionable accessories – all the better to watch their Fall 2010 3D ad campaign with (which also happens to be a fashion first). The unisex Armani Exchange 3D glasses were created in the classic 80′s navigator style and should see you...
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This is one of the jewellery pieces I get complimented on most in my travels: a simple chunky ring from Bec & Bridge’s first jewellery collection aka the Orbit ring – a gift in the goody bag of their Australian Fashion Week show earlier this year. Becky Cooper and Bridget Yorston delved into jewellery design to...
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Mulberry is one of my favourite British brands (and I have my eyes firming set on the prize – that being acquiring a Mulberry Alexa bag in just the right shade of Oak) so it was pretty much guaranteed I would love their Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show at London Fashion Week. Since I’m in the midst of working on a very...
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Countless designers have redesigned the iconic Band-Aid in the last few years, so it came as no surprise that the fashion designer who’s going collaboration crazy right now, Cynthia Rowley, has just announced her limited edition dress-up Band-Aids. It’s all for charity of course with $1 from each tin of 20 going to help...
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He’s often called the ‘couture king’ or ‘showman’ in Australian fashion design (design-wise think Alber Elbaz or Giambattista Valli inspired) but whatever your thoughts are, there is no denying that Alex Perry certainly has his network of high ranking fans in the land down under. His gowns often retail...
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Angela Lindvall has always been one of my favourite models, more so lately thanks to her philanthropic work outside of fashion. She has just been unveiled as the face of John Hardy’s Fall 2010 ad campaign, photographed by Sebastian Kim. The campaign was photographed in New York City, in a set built to resemble the exotic...
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