Sep 05 2010

10 Hottest items this week

Posted by Andrew Knowles in Fashion Consultant

Want to know what to buy from this week’s in-store drop? Take a little inspiration from us – every week we’ll scour the virtual rails of our favourite online haunts to bring you 10 hotter-than-hot items that style-savvy shoppers are just dying to get their hands on as they land.

In this week: Leopard print pieces, autumn neutrals and our favourite military piece of the season…

1. Poltock & Walsh Browns Silk Playsuit, £146, theOutnet.com A classic black playsuit with a twist, this Poltock & Walsh silk onesie boasts bright multi-coloured buttons to add a bit of kitsch to a wardrobe staple – its as perfect for pared-down workwear as it is for off-duty days.

2. Carvela Sophia Leopard Print Ankle Boot, £170, Kurt Geiger Inject a bit of autumn into your current wardrobe with a leopard print boot. We love Car

Read more…

Sep 03 2010

september catalog video

Posted by Makayla Chataway in Fashion Vocabulary

our september catalog drops tomorrow! here is the behind the scenes video from the shoot in kent in the UK, featuring models dewi dreigen, karolina babczynska and adam wallace, and photographer iain mckell. song is “wolf” by cuddly toys.

Sep 03 2010

WATCH: Jennifer Hudson Launches New Campaign to Lose for Good

Posted by Anna Johnstone in Fashion Zone

She’s famously dropped from a size 16 to a 6 in a stunning trim-down, and now Jennifer Hudson is focusing her attention on those in need. The Weight Watchers spokesperson is teaming up with the brand’s Lose for Good initiative, which teaches families how to prepare healthy low-cost meals in an effort to help fight hunger and obesity. You can join Jennifer in helping the charity win–while you lose. Between Sept. 5 and Oct. 23, Weight Watchers members and online subscribers who lose weight or participate in other activities will help the company in its goal of donating $1 million to two leading hunger-fighting organizations: Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger. Learn

Read more…

Sep 03 2010

how to wear: effortless daytime dress

Posted by Andrew Knowles in Fashion Consultant

No matter if you work in an office or at home, here’s a dress that can work for both lifestyle needs as well as easily transition from summer to fall.  The studded jersey dress (by Donna Ricco) is perfect for the broad-shouldered hourglass with the draped detail at the neck and waist.  The shoulder line is known as a raglan sleeve and fits the broad shoulder perfectly.

For a summery or more casual day at the office, wear a simple slide or sandal in a pretty color such as these Frye studded t-straps. Sin

Read more…

Sep 03 2010

The Magnificent Seven

Posted by Makayla Chataway in Fashion Vocabulary

1. Who’s afraid of Katie Eary? The buzzy London designer, inspired by Irvine Welsh’s dark, hallucinatory 1995 novel, ‘‘Marabou Stork Nightmares,’’ has created enormous reptile-print coats, hats with studs resembling teeth and other frightful creations that might haunt your sleep. Go to katieeary.co.uk.

2. The Viennese jewelry designer Florian Ladstaetter looked to the animal kingdom for the debut of his Florian men’s collection. And he had the ‘‘strong alpha male’’ in mind, he says. Translation: cow-horn necklaces, lizard cuffs and python scarves with silk lining. Go to openingceremony

Read more…