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Tag: Fashion
These items have all been tagged with the tag "Fashion", You can see other tags in the Tag Cloud| The Cool Hunter Launches Fashionation |
| 2008-07-03 22:56:58 |
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Welcome to Fashionation, an alternative fashion universe where fashionistas, photographers and creatives can get their weekly fix of the best fashion editorial from around world. Never before has the world's best fashion editorials/photography converged in one great central hub. Each day we scan the globe's top fashion magazines - from every international edition of influential glossy bibles Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, right through to obscure and cutting edge fashion and pop culture tomes such as Pop, Marmalade, ID and Dutch to unearth the most creative and inspiring work happening in the world right now. From Moscow to the Netherlands, Bejing to Melbourne, New York to London and Milan, Fashionation is searching the globe to deliver inspiration direct to your desktop. In addition to bringing you the hottest fashion editorial, Fashionation will also cover the coolest offerings from fashion week events around the world. We've also brought the best of the web's street style blogs together into one place, providing a truly global view of street style, city by city. Subscribe now to our weekly newsletter. Fashionation - the only fashion destination online. |
| Toy Watch |
| 2008-07-01 15:28:36 |
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The fluro/rainbow colour trend is still moving off the RTW catwalks and into accessories with a bang (or should we say a splash?). We're loving this Italian range watches, amusingly dubbed the "Toy Watch" which comes in blindingly bright selection of primary and fluro colours. So enamored are we that we're predicting that the Toy Watch could be the new Rayban Wayferer. If its presence on the streets on London is anything to go by (it's on the wrist of every second hipster in West London), world domination can only be imminent. By Lisa Evans |
| Prada - Leading The Way In True Fashion Innovation |
| 2008-06-25 12:33:31 |
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Mark our words: skinny legs are on their way out. Hard to believe, we know, given that every hipster from Hobart to Helsinki is sporting licorice legs right now but the tide is slowly turning, thanks to the world's top designers who have decided that they've had enough of the look. Enter Prada, who are still setting global trends and leading the way in true fashion innovation, despite being a global mega brand (which usually spells one thing: boring). The brilliant fashion house is on a mission to bring back seriously voluminous "flares," but with a fabulous signature quirky Prada twist in the form of lavish fabrication and intricate prints. Not for the faint-fashion hearted. Still with Prada, parts of their beautiful new shoe collection look as if they have slipped straight out of a Salvador Dali painting or some other strange alternative universe where there are no design rules. We love the decorative heels, which look more like pieces of grand, hand-carved furniture than a pair of pumps. They're almost too good to wear. By Lisa Evans |
| Creative Fashion Collaborations - Justice Does Surface To Air |
| 2008-06-20 11:48:20 |
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Collaborations are the way forward now in a rapidly changing fashion landscape. Everyone from high-street retailers right through to smaller, niche labels are collaborating with interesting creatives from all disciplines in an effort to bring a bit of true individuality, exclusivity and authenticity back into fashion. French label Surface 2 Air Paris has taken a unique approach to the concept by collaborating with cult French dance music outfit Justice to produce a mini collection. Epitomizing the personal style of Justice members, the collection includes 2 worn-in biker-style leather jackets, which are fitted to the body, in keeping with the “super-skinny” silhouette still favoured by most hipsters around the world. Jeans are also part of the collection, which, you guessed it….are super skinny. The result is a hot look but one that requires the long-term abstinence from traditional French staples - cheese and croissants. Ah…what we do for fashion. By Lisa Evans |
| Blackberry/iPhone Gold Python Purse (Purchase Here) |
| 2008-04-09 15:40:56 |
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If you carry a Blackberry, iPod or iPhone, do you have to look like you have no style at all? Cute accessory bags are fine for weekend hiking trips, just like boring “businesslike” cases are fine for, well, boring people, but for the power lunch with the merger guys or cocktails in high places, you’ll want this bag made of gold python-print Italian leather. Grab you platinum credit cards, a few large bills, your well-travelled passport, and your ever-present favourite device/s — there’s a slot for each in this baby — and you are set. The bags are hand-made in Spain, the internal lining is satin and the colour options are gold and black. Oh, and you need to decide if you’d prefer python or rattler. Of course, you could choose the chic creamy-soft lamb but isn’t that a bit too tame? The gold python Blackberry Purse is available exclusively through the cool hunter. How much you ask? Price: £195.00. Order through This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it By Tuija Seipell |
| Photographer - Robert Jaso |
| 2008-03-18 11:58:00 |
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What do you do after becoming one of France's highest-paid male models? You become a fashion photographer, of course. Or that's what Robert Jaso did, anyways, and by looking at the fruits of his work, we think his change of career was a wise choice. The Slovakia-born Jaso who moved to France with his family at the age of five and fell into the fashion world by accident when he was spotted by a booker This started a successful 10-year stint in front of the cameras. A decade is a quite some time for a model, so when Jaso was looking for a change and something with more longevity, photography seemed like the next obvious step in his career. Having already had such an amazing first-hand look into how the fashion industry works, Jaso then spent several years working on and refining his own signature style that can now be seen in magazines around the world. Still based in Paris, but being sent to all corners of the globe to work on various campaigns and shoots, he currently spends most of his time working for Italian Vogue. With a passion for creating stories and a keen interest in all things technical and aesthetic, Jaso creates carefully constructed images that are strong and beautiful with a hint of quirkiness. By Brendan McKnight. |
| Bonobos Pants |
| 2008-03-07 16:38:09 |
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At last...an alternative to jeans for men. NYC company Bonobos has created a range of great-fitting men's casual trousers that'll take you from the office to drinks. Available only online, the brand uses lightweight corduroy, stretch corduroy, twill and tigersharks wool - all comfy fabrics that hug the body without suffocating it. And that means across the backside too (if you know what we mean)....so if you've got it good, flaunt it. By Lisa Evans |
| Marimekko Spring |
| 2008-02-29 10:46:27 |
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Samu-Jussi Koski’s Spring/Summer 2008 collection for Marimekko is a combination of Art Deco angularity and summer-breezy ruffles and girly pleats. The styling and colourways remind us of the early 80s, but the two main fabric designs he has used for the collection are much older. The collection includes pieces made of the Sireeni pattern but the star is the geometric Attica, designed in 1959 by Marimekkos’ most prolific and famous designer, Maija Isola (1927-2001). Isola created more than 500 fabric patterns at Marimekko from 1949 to 1987, including the iconic Unikko, Kaivo and Lokki. Koski’s spring collection is a soft take on stylish simplicity with salmon, pink and black as the main colours. Feather-weight silk dresses and tops, 100% cotton dresses and tops, and the long cotton Akemi anorak are all perfect for urban life, which is something that inspires Koski. He’s designed for Marimekko since spring 2005, and sites people, old photographs, jazz, cigarette smoke and city life as the sources of his ideas. The large Marimekko Spring 2008 bag collection includes two gems by a 14-year Marimekko veteran, Mika Piirainen. The Horisontti carry-all (size 54 X 47 X 18 cm) and the Ankkuri shoulder bag (35 X 30 X 11 cm) are both made of 100% cotton canvas in another Maija Isola pattern, Dyyni, form the 1980s. Piirainen has also produced a fashion collection for Marimekko this spring. By Tuija Seipell |
| Oliver Goldsmith |
| 2008-02-11 00:48:54 |
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Britain’s Oliver Goldsmith has been making iconic eyewear since 1926. In 1935, it was Charles Glodsmith who made sunglasses a must-have accessory for anyone who was, or wanted to look like, a celebrity. There’s hardly a Hollywood movie icon or international celebrity who hasn’t been photographed wearing Oliver Goldsmiths. Since its 2005 re-launch, led by Oliver Goldsmith’s great granddaughter, Claire Goldsmith, the brand has experienced a strong revival. Another UK native, Aseef Vaza, burst into the limited-edition luxury handbag scene in 2004 with his collection of bags in fine Parisian silks and dyed skins of ostrich, stingray, shark, alligator and python. Today, there’s hardly a red-carpet event where the leading ladies aren’t clutching a Vaza. Now take the 1969 Oliver Goldsmith TAK sunglasses known for their unique detailing and sexy Hollywood proportions. Give the design to English craftsmen. Then give them some Bengal Blue vintage acetate discovered in an abandoned Italian factory and have them recreate TAKs by hand. Then have Vaza design a luxurious pouch in metallic graphite-grey ostrich with a black patent trim and lined in the Vaza trademark pink suede decorated with a hand-painted gold monogram. Only 50 sets of VazaTak sunglass and pouch sets were created. With £800, one of them can be yours. By Tuija Seipell |
| KAREN WALKER EYEWEAR 08/09 |
| 2008-01-31 06:03:55 |
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According to an early 2007 interview with Fast Company Magazine, designer and native New Zealander Karen Walker declared, "I started my career at age 18 with $100 and a heap of naiveté." Incredibly, the fashion world didn't catch wind of the designing sensation until 1998, 8 years after starting her career, when Walker presented her first eponymous runway line in Hong Kong. Since then, Walker's quirky fashions have rocketed the designer to success. She has shown her clothing at Australia, London, and (in Fall of 2006) New York's Fashion Weeks. There are also currently over 140 stockists of the Karen Walker label worldwide. Recently, Walker decided to extend her brand beyond clothing to eyewear. In October 2005, she launched a line of whimsical "sunnies" in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The line sold out in two weeks, according to The Independent of London. Walker's most recent shades for the 2008/09 season are marketed with the tagline "Master of Disguise." There are 32 different offerings, all fun, funky, and the perfect complement to Karen Walker's carefree, wearable clothing designs. Regardless of one's own power issues, all fashionistas will embrace Walker's unique take on an otherwise monotonous parade of black, over-sized "Nicole Richie" shades. L. Harper L. Harper |
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