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Designers & Collections
Beatrix Ong - www.burlington-arcade.co.uk
At last, one of fashion’s best-kept secrets won’t be a secret anymore.
Luxury footwear label Beatrix Ong is now setting its sights on becoming a global luxury accessories brand, with help from British Fashion Council chairman Harold Tillman. Tillman, who owns fashion brand Jaeger, is working with designer Beatrix Ong and Jaeger's chief executive Belinda Earl to make that vision come true.
Continue reading 'Beatrix Ong Eyes Expansion With Harold Tillman’s Help'
Hussein Chalayan - www.handbag.com
London’s Dover Street Market has added British designer Hussein Chalayan to its already illustrious list of fashion stores.
Located on the retail space's third floor, the unique space has already hosted Chalayan’s launch, in collaboration with British design team Block Architecture, of five worldwide exclusive, special show looks this weekend. Key pieces from his Grains & Steel autumn/winter 2008-9 collection were also on display.
Elie Saab - ali100.learnerblogs.org
Big week for Elie Saab: he is set to open this week his first ever boutique at London department store Harrods.
"I am delighted to be opening my first boutique in London at Harrods. I believe that Harrods is the right partner for us because of its status in luxury retail in the UK and its broad base of customers," he says.
To be situated right on the first floor of Harrods, the store is expected to carry the label's ready-to-wear collection, as well as the embellished cocktail frocks, accessories and the Oscar-worthy creations that Saab is known for.
Karl Lagerfeld - www.eonline.com
Karl Lagerfeld is preparing to release three new unisex fragrances, first in Europe in October and then in America by the end of November.
Aptly named Kapsule, the new Lagerfeld fragrance is made up of three scents, namely Light, Floriental, and Woody, which contain notes of fresh bread, woods, vanilla, and spices.
"I don't like heavy, flowery things. I think there are never enough fragrances — they are so much fun to play with. I do strange mixes. There is no gender in perfumes anymore."
Yves Saint-Laurent - news.bbc.co.uk
The extensive art collection of the late designer Yves Saint Laurent is going under the hammer at Christie’s in Paris in what is being regarded as one of the largest private-owner auctions to be ever held.
Works by such greats as Picasso, Matisse, Goya, Warhol and other pieces from various artists will be up for grabs next year when Pierre Bergé & Associates, the auction house of the departed designer’s partner, begins auctioning off the collection estimated to be worth a breathtaking $600 million.
Christopher Kane - www.femalefirst.co.uk
The winners of this year's Fashion Forward sponsorship have been announced, and they are: Christopher Kane, Erdem, Marios Schwab and Roksanda Illincic.
This is the first time for Kane, Erdem and Schwab to be awarded the Fashion Forward sponsorship, while it’s the second time around for Ilincic.
Fashion Forward, a British Fashion Council-led initiative, aims to financially back UK designers who have already made a mark at London Fashion Week, but whose businesses are still relatively young.
Vivienne Westwood - www.newcultureforum.org.uk
Last month, reports surfaced on the Internet, this blog included, that designer Vivienne Westwood didn’t really think much of the Sex and the City movie, that she thought it was dull and that she left the premiere ten minutes into the film.
But in an interview with British Vogue, Westwood dismissed those reports, saying she actually finished the movie and liked it.
Continue reading 'What Westwood Really Thought of the SATC Movie'
John Galliano - jezebel.com
The first fragrance created by John Galliano is scheduled to hit stores in October.
The eponymous fragrance, which the designer had initially launched in Paris earlier this week, is described by those who were at the event as sweet, light and floral, which o course makes a lot of sense, as the scent combines rose, lavender, bergamot, violet and amber notes.
Galliano, which comes encased in a fabulous bottle designed to look just like one of the designer’s couture creations, will be available exclusively at Harrods in three sizes, a body lotion, shower cream and body scrub.
Continue reading 'First Galliano Fragrance To Be Unveiled in October'
Karl Lagerfeld - nymag.com
Karl Lagerfeld has signed a deal with Dubai Infinity Holdings to create 80 homes on Isla Moda, that man-made island being constructed in Dubai with the aim of making it an island devoted entirely to fashion.
Surely, Lagerfeld’s expertise fits in with the scheme of things.
"Dubai is a fashion bud on the verge of blossoming into the next fashion hub of the world. The city is alive with culture and rich in personality, making a perfect place for aesthetics, fashion and design to flourish," Lagerfeld tells WWD.
Continue reading 'Karl Lagerfeld to Design Isla Moda Houses'
Roberto Cavalli - www.popcrunch.com
Roberto Cavalli has declared that he would no longer be pushing through with the sale of his fashion label.
WWD reports the Italian designer told Italian financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore that he wouldn't consider selling before 2009 because of the market conditions and lower than expected valuations of his business.
"I'm not selling the company. The timing is not ripe yet for such a step. What's more, as I have already said a thousand times, we don't need [to sell]," he reportedly said in the interview.
