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The Hare and the shoe fetish

Such shoes of fine quality, purist design and Italian craftsmanship inevitably carry a lofty price tag. The latest collection is available for pre-order (http://www.oki-ni.com/) with prices from £400. Far from the pocket of the average fashion devotee, this is an investment purchase for an individual longing for dapper elegance. [Full Article]

FASHION GEEK: This charming man

Lord Byron claimed there was nothing really exceptional about Beau Brummell’s style save “a certain exquisite propriety”. George Bryan Brummell, born in London in 1778, was not of aristocratic birth but became a confidante of the Prince of Wales, the future George IV whilst still a schoolboy. Impressed [Full Article]

Menswear street snap...

Brighter skies, yet bitterly low temperatures brings a new turn for your Spring/Summer wardrobe. It’s time to shed the layers and create a simple neutral combination. Leave the socks at home, and exchange the knitwear for deep necked t-shirts. GS

Briefcase wanker

Briefcases are no longer the respected accessory of lawyers and city professionals. They have fallen out of favour, and into the laps of the non-trendy geek brigade. This concept has media support as embodied by Will from Channel 4’s The Inbetweeners, a former private school geek dumped unceremoniously into the [Full Article]

London Fashion Weekend

With inspiration from the catwalks of London Fashion Week fresh in the minds of fashion fans everywhere, the following Fashion Weekend is the perfect destination for a low income student to spend wisely a sum of her precious little money on a piece of discounted designer gold. This year’s London [Full Article]

THE EXCHANGE: Clothes Swap for Sustainability

If you’re interested in trying this clothes-swap malarkey, ‘THE EXCHANGE’, a student-run clothes swap disco shall be taking place at Jabez Clegg, 8pm on Tuesday 16th March. So get rummaging through the back of your wardrobe! Tickets cost only £4 and all proceeds shall be donated to TRAID. [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W Report: Mark Fast

After the hype from Mr Fast’s show last season; just in case you missed it, Mark had a highly publicised fight with his stylist (who subsequently quit) after he announced the use of plus size models in his S/S 2010 runway show; Mark had a great deal to live up [Full Article]

Manchester Fashion Network: ‘Making it in Styling’

In a working environment, which will take years of experience and networking before you see any financial dividends, a love of the task at hand is an absolute necessity. [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W Report: Aminaka Wilmont

Models looked wind swept and aloof as if it was a windy Sunday morning in Southend and they were casually walking along the cobble beach. Hair (fringes included) swept across slightly flushed, blue eye shadowed faces in busy hypnotic graphic prints. From mesmerising long sleeve, mid-calf loosely draped sea-printed [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W Trend Alert: The Sheepskin coat

The Sheepskin coat The classic sheepskin coat is not so classic anymore. No need to take to the skies to pull off this Top Gun look, as designers from Alexander Wang in New York to Topshop Unique in our hometown embraced the new trend. Leather coats with visible sheepskin lining [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W Trend Alert: Shoulders

It’s all in the shoulders… It was only 3 seasons ago that Parisian design genius, Christophe Decarnin showcased power shoulders at Balmain. Before you knew it, everything from leather jackets, to blazers and dresses had an exaggerated sharp edge. And by the time it hit [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W Report: Topshop Unique

Imagine a scene from Where the Wild Things Are; gold Autumn leaves litter the runway below as models appear behind a makeshift twig arch, complete with faux fur wolf heads; the new hat, I believe. A page from a childhood favourite was embodied from start to finish at the Topshop [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Report: Louise Goldin

The catwalk took to the stars at Louise Goldin created the quintessential sophisticated ‘Star Trek’ uniform with angles, angles and more angles. Shapes were sharp and architecturally structured and shoulders were padded and oval. While fabrics were kept thick and rigid, details were heavily embroidered panels or straps. As armoured [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Report: House of Holland

Henry is apparently fond of the S/S pastel palette of the runway, as House of Holland revealed baby blue dresses, powder pink skirts and lavender accessories this season. An 80’s inspired calligraphic print dominated the runway: incorporated into strapless dresses, mini skirts, shirt collars and headbands. [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W Report: Christopher Kane

Lace, ran from the tips of patent black heels to the bodice of corseted floral patterned dresses at Christopher Kane. Leather and lace never looked so innocent; coupled with plain-faced models and an array of hand stitched flowers and petals. Kane’s well-cut pieces had a slight [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W Report: Sass & Bide

I like to think of this duo as one of Britain’s undercover old school talents. Sass & Bide continue to showcase at London Fashion Week, season after season, revealing collections with immense detail and structure. Their style is always classically orientated, yet twists on cultural aspects, keeps the brand a [Full Article]

London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Report: Burberry Prorsum

The eagerly anticipated Prorsum show, did not disappoint as Bailey created masterpieces to suit the lady who lunches; showcasing knee length lace panel high waisted skirts. As well as works of art to suit the rebel chick, in the form of cropped crème sheepskin jackets and black below the knee [Full Article]

Fashion Geek: Vivienne Westwood

For an industry continuously criticised for its ‘in-a-bubble’ mentality, sometimes fashion really does itself no favours. A prime example of this came in the form of Vivienne Westwood’s menswear collection in Milan this month, which featured a cringe-worthy collection of ‘homeless-chic’, featuring men in disheveled jumpsuits pushing shopping trolleys down the runway. (Another came only last week when the winner of London College of Fashion MA menswear designer based his collection on the clothes ‘worn by Jews in their transfer from concentration camps.’) Honestly, sometimes I wonder why I bother trying to defend them. [Full Article]

Power of Blog event with Leon Bailey-Green and Drapers

When: 7 pm - Tuesday February 9th 2010 Where: Epernay, Great Northern Towers, Watson Street RSVP: £10 bookable online [Full Article]

Fashion Bites

This week Manchester’s resident devil in prada has a snipe at: Men in boots. [Full Article]

New year, new wardrobe

‘But settling upon new clothes is so trying’, said Lucetta. ‘You are that person’ (pointing to one of the arrangements), ‘or you are that totally different person’ (pointing to another), ‘for the whole of the coming spring; and one of the two, you don’t know which, may turn out to be very objectionable.’ [Full Article]

Mixtape: Volume 2 - Client taking a stand

Holmes envisages the collection in everyday environments for everyday people; “It’s for the office dark horse; an interesting uniform dress, but with GVR military button detail”. And the result: a collection that’s captivating, unique with forceful flair, subtly suggestive and yet somehow elegant. After the success of the bands first collection, Client is pushing a new accessories line and a make-up range to compliment the brand. Check out Client’s blog, have a gander at the new collection or have a listen to their upcoming single ‘Satisfaction’ at www.clientlondon.com. [Full Article]

Fashion Forecast: Nike Akinola London – the new era in party attire

Her ethos; “Our sophisticated designs pay homage to the ceremonial fabrics of Africa’s history. The luxurious and extravagant designs of our culture have been given an innovative twist, creating a effortless, comfortable, and sexy style without being in-your-face. We show that African prints don’t have to be in maxi dresses to be fashionable.” [Full Article]

Going GaGa for Angelika

Fashion Editor Yety Akinola speaks to Olivia Totman, a 20-year-old graduate from the Fashion Retail Academy (owned by Topshop’s Phillip Green), sample items from whose collection have been requested for fashion-forward celebs like Lady Gaga and Alexa Chung. [Full Article]