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I certainly wouldn’t describe myself as a gloater – but when I peruse the street style snaps taken on the streets of London during London Fashion Week, I do feel pretty proud. There’s something so wonderfully effortless about its style and I find myself liking, saving and pinning so many more pictures than any of...
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As always, when the seasonal biannual Fashion Weeks come around, I tend to look more towards the streets for inspiration rather than the catwalks. Don’t get me wrong, the eclectic vibes of Raf Simon’s Calvin Klein debut and fuss-free looks from The Row certainly caught my eye as New York kicked off the first week of the A/W17...
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Emilia Wickstead New Zealand born, British based designer Emilia Wickstead spent her formative years in Milan and New York, working with the likes of Giorgio Armani, Proenza Schouler and Narciso Rodriguez. Her eponymous label was originally a made-to-measure atelier but has since expanded to include ready-to-wear collections which she first debuted in 2012. Wickstead‘s clothes...
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With just days to go the buzz around the start of London Fashion Week is electric, but while everyone is anticipating the latest from Burberry, Tom Ford and Daks it was something a little more ethical that caught our eye. Founded in 2006 by the British Fashion Council with Orsola de Castro and Filippo Ricci,...
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Earlier this week, all eyes were on the one and only Christian Dior, as the new AW14/15 Couture collection was unveiled. Held once again in the Rodin Museum, a location close to the heart of Creative Director Raf Simons, the high end fashion label praised the elegance and form of the female silouhette, with a...
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Funkyoffish adjective /fun-key-oh-fish/ 1. A phrase derived from the words funky and the abbreviation of official, “offish”, coined by Pixie Geldof and Ashley Williams.    Fashion brands are evolving before our very eyes. It’s no longer enough for Chanel to just offer the perfect suit, for Manolo Blahnik to just produce the perfect pump, because...
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Sophie Maguire asks “Is it incessant greed, pride or just plain consumer brainwashing that has us spending money we just realistically don’t have?”  Nowadays Father Christmas is quite possibly a sexual deviant, carolers are hooded yobs looking to make a quick buck, toy stores are crowded and overflowing with spoilt children and our time-honoured Christmas...
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Jade-Marie Marchant is a fashion and textiles design student currently entering her fourth and final year of university. Jade set up Sugar Romance after her boyfriend Ryan wanted a plain jumper made more exciting. Jade says that Sugar romance is a brand that offers “exciting bold fashion pieces for those people who want to look...
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It is not often that we regular folk are given the chance to get up close and personal with couture designers. In fact it is not often we get close to couture itself. A new boutique event aims to change just that by showcasing new emerging fashion designers and young labels at the first ever...
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The first image which comes to mind when I think about the integration of chocolate and fashion is a vision of French TV presenter Karine Ferri trying desperately to stop her chocolate skirt from disintegrating on the catwalk. While most models only have to deal with the odd stumble or tight fitting ensemble, which is...
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