Forbes released its 2016 list of the 20 highest-earning models yesterday. Maybe it was because I happened to be researching a piece of multicultural beauty at the time but the thing that struck me first (well, after “Gisele? Really?” and “how shallow are we to care about this stuff?”) was that most of them are…
Topshop has released more of its AW16 campaign images featuring Taylor Hill. What we get isn them is a casual, urban approach and a series of heavily on-trend pieces (embellished biker, floral slip dress, subverted sports, faux snakeskin bag, a must-have leopard faux fur three-quarter-length coat, mini-length skirts/dresses).
I never used to be a great fan of Stuart Weitzman ad campaigns. Loved the shoes (and boots) yet the campaigns always seemed a little, well, cheesy, especially the Gisele series. But I think I was probably out of step (pun intended) with the rest of the shoe-buying world because the brand has undeniably been a storming success…
Burberry has launched a new ad campaign. Tell me something new I hear you say. Well this is something new actually because the luxury brand is hitting a new trail by combining Mario Testino portraits of its star models alongside matching model and still-life illustrations by interior designer-turned-Next Big Thing British artist Edward Hall.
It always irritates me when fashion writers use the word ‘futuristic’ about some new style statement. It usually means it’s either a) silver, b) a jumpsuit with a zip or c) something that looks vaguely like a retro sci-fi character would have worn.
Supermodels get everywhere these days and it always shocks me how the fashion industry doesn’t seem to mind that its latest campaign star is in everyone else’s campaign too. In fact, given that the very word ‘fashion’ does presuppose a herd mentality, brands seem to like that she (or occasionally he) is everywhere. It means…
Perhaps the most striking aspect of the Met Gala on Monday evening was the way the high street made such an impact. A few years ago, high street attempts to compete on the red carpet weren’t that great. On Monday though both H&M and Topshop were up there with the best and who’d have known…
The Met Gala red carpet last night showed just how big this event has become. For a start, the build-up was almost Oscars-style in its intensity. But whereas the Oscars are fairly staid these days and other red carpet events (like those for the music industry) are frequently festivals of bad taste, this one treads a line…
Rihanna has a new baby. No, not literally. She’s launching her own make-up brand. OK, that may not come as a shock. In fact, the biggest surprise is that she hasn’t done it before given her existing perfumes portfolio and the beauty agency, Fr8me, she opened with Benoit Demouy last year. What’s perhaps just a…
My niece got married on April 2 (to tattoo artist extraordinaire Jack Pearce) and her dress really reminded me of how far wedding dresses have come in the past few decades. And of how much more strongly they relate to eveningwear than the white satin crinolines of old… Thank goodness.
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