Bargain-hunters Flock To Sales
Click:Scalp treatment The number of bargain-hunters visiting the sales is up on last year, according to figures published by analysts. FootFall said the number of people in key shopping centres across the country over the final days of 2004 was 2.1 per cent above the equivalent days in 2003. The figures record only how many…
M&S Criticised For New Collection
Marks & Spencer’s new spring/summer collection – the first ranges over which new chief executive Stuart rose has had control – were severely criticised yesterday by on of the City’s leading analysts, according to The Telegraph. In a report to clients, Tony Shiret of Credit Suisse First Boston attacked the company’s “quite shoddy” women’s t-shirts…
Modeling Drew
The latest Hollywood star to join the ranks of models with lucrative contracts with cosmetic’s giants is Drew Barrymore. The star and producer of the Charlie’s Angels films has been persuaded by her good friend, make-up artist Gucci Westman, to be one of the faces of Lancome’s spring 2005 line, French Riviera. The campaign sees…
Halle Berry new Versace model
Click:全国楼凤论坛 The New York Post is reporting that Halle Berry will be the new face of Versace. According to the paper, the actress participated in a photo shoot last weekend in Los Angeles with fashion photographer Mario Testino for the upcoming print campaign.” The shoot was beautiful portraits, slightly messy hair and a wind machine…
Forget Uggs, It’s Mukluks
If you want to know which boots to invest in next, try Mukluk. These are the new Ugg. They are big and furry and not at all sexy, but they are irrististible. The suede and rabbit fur creations, lined in sheepskin, are handmade in Canada, where they were originally worn by Native American Indians. Available…
Berlin Tradeshow Gets Mixed Reactions
Bread and Butter, the Berlin tradeshow for premium streetwear brands, received mixed reactions from exhibitors. Much hype in the past has been attached to the directional fair, but this season it seemed as if it’s sister exhibition in Barcelona stole the show. Footflow for the event was down 35% and 60 per cent of buyers…
London parties get a bad rep
The Evening Standard has launched an investigation into the use of cocaine at high profile parties during London Fashion Week. Events hosted by Donatella Versace, TopShop and Alexander McQueen were all tested for traces of cocaine in their lavatories, all of which proved positive. The investigation was instigated after supermodel Kate Moss last week was…
Menswear second best when it comes to stores
What’s happening to the so-called revolution in menswear? GQ Style this month announced that it’s (finally) ok for men to spend time and money on grooming and that men can herald being fashionable. In clearer words, if you were not aware already, it’s ok for men to want to look good. Menswear on the catwalk…
Holiday bling
If staying in opulent surroundings whilst on holiday seems fashionable to you, the Versace Gold Coast hotel would be considered the ultimate in trend-setting luxury. So exactly what is a Versace hotel? A temple to all things gaudy, glitzy,glamorous – in effect, all things Versace. The Palazzo Versace is the only resort in the world…
Soft focus for Gucci
Gucci’s new spring/summer advertising features Northern European models Freja Beja and Iselin , as is a move away from Tom Ford’s in-your-face sex appeal. The new ads are not the steamy poses we have come to expect from the Italian luxury brand, rather they are reportage-style images with a hint of seventies nostalgia. Debuting in…