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The vampires and werewolves came out to play last night at a screening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema in New York. All the principal cast members were in attendance - Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed and Taylor Lautner, as well as rumoured off-screen couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. After watching the second in the series of Twilight films on the eve of... ]]>
Fashion comes to the masses next week, as the 21st annual Clothes Show Live descends on Birmingham's NEC from 4 to 9 December - just in time to make all your Christmas style dreams come true.Promising to be bigger and better than ever before, guests at the event are promised a veritable fashion feast. As well as shopping all the leading brands you can imagine in... ]]>
It may not be time to deck the halls with boughs of holly just yet, but if you're itching to get into the Christmas spirit, read on. Some of your favourite designers have already flexed their creative muscles for the season, and the results are just as festively fabulous as you'd imagine.Earlier this week, Lily Cole turned on the lights of the now-renowned Tiffany tree at... ]]>
Ever wanted to take a sneak peek at one of your favourite fashion designers at work and see what goes into making one their show-stopping creations? From tomorrow, fans of Gareth Pugh can do just that in a new interactive project with photographer Nick Knight and SHOWstudio SHOP.In a first of its kind, a webcam video of Sunderland-born Pugh at work in his temporary studio,... ]]>
Who doesn't remember Kookai, the high street favourite that injected our wardrobes with a welcome dose of French sass in the '90s? Well, the brand is back and for 2009 it's got a new design team, a new brand focus, a new flagship store, a new e-commerce site and big plans for staking a claim on the loyalties of UK shoppers once again.The comeback will begin officially on... ]]>
Stuart Rose's name is as synonymous with Marks & Spencer as Philip Green's is with Arcadia, but today the fashion world is digesting the news that Rose will step down as M&S chief executive to make way for new blood in the shape of Morrison's chief Marc Bolland in the new year.Rose's tenure has been widely accepted as a positive one - he masterminded the famous... ]]>
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New in this week at Banana Republic is the store's debut high end offering, Monogram. The limited edition collection, which hits the shop floor this week, is brimming with contemporary winter wardrobe staples with a heavy focus on tailoring and quality fabrics for modern, elegant and sophisticated city dressing. From the draped shoulder shift dress and snug black zip cardigan to the... ]]>
English design legend Sir Paul Smith scooped the best British luxury brand prize at last night's Walpole awards ceremony.The much-loved designer, who was knighted for his services to the fashion industry in 2000, beat off stiff competition from Burberry, Harrods, John Smedley, Mulberry and Quintessentially to win the night's biggest prize. French fashion label Louis Vuitton was... ]]>
The backing of the all-powerful Council Of Fashion Designers Of America can work wonders for a young designer's career - just ask the unstoppable Alexander Wang, who last year won the prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award and, in the past 12 months, has seen his name championed in every fashion circle in the world.Which means that womenswear designer Sophie Théallet, who was... ]]>
Where: The launch party for Mango's new collection in Madrid.Wore: A black tie-neck top, tweed pencil skirt and cut-out heels - all by Mango, but of course. See more Week in style See more Celebrity fashionSee more Red carpet fashion ]]>
Looking for unique designs from under-the-radar labels that will make you stand out from the crowd? Then you're in luck, because from today shoppers visiting the Harrods website can browse and buy creations by undiscovered designers in a new initiative called Harrods Launches. The project will act as an online platform showcasing new and rising design talent, with two featured designers each... ]]>
Not content with having glittering acting careers, involvement in humanitarian work and a picture perfect brood of kids, Hollywood golden couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have turned their hand to jewellery design. The couple have teamed up with British luxury goods brand Asprey to create a capsule collection of gold and silver jewellery, entitled The Protector, featuring snakes.The range,... ]]>
Audrey Hepburn fans, listen up. Next month will see the largest sale of couture pieces and accessories belonging to the late Audrey Hepburn, star of film classics such as Breakfast At Tiffany's and My Fair Lady. Yes, you read that right, from December you could own a little black dress, tweed coat or a hat from the screen legend's personal wardrobe.The collection, 36 pieces... ]]>
Fashion fans might do well to remember the name Kate Fearnley. The 33-year-old designer's star is firmly in the ascendant, with her talents having earned her the title of Young Fashion Entrepreneur at this year's Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Of The Year Awards.Fearnley joined the likes of Dannii Minogue, Pixie Lott, Holly Willoughby and cricket ace Andrew Flintoff at the... ]]>
Having already bagged last year's prestigious CFDA award, American designer Alexander Wang can now add another gong to his ever growing collection of prizes. The New York-based designer has been named the winner of the 2009 Swiss Textiles Award, scooping a prize fund of €100,000 to help boost his brand's global reach.Wang, one of New York Fashion... ]]>
Echo Morgan has created artworks for the likes of Vogue China, Prada and Selfridges and now her stunning, whimsical prints are appearing as illustrations on three limited edition T-shirts for multi-label boutique Oxygen. Oxygen, which is based on London's Eastcastle Street and can also be found online, prides itself on being the place to go for hard to find and under the radar labels.... ]]>
With the arrival of the first cold snap of the year online shopping has never been so appealing. And what better place to start updating your winter wardrobe than with a visit to the recently relaunched Whistles website? The British brand has given its online shopping experience a boost with a snazzy, innovative redesign, improved functionality and the complete autumn/winter... ]]>
Prepare to forget everything you've ever known about garage sales. Selfridges is gearing up to give riffling through someone else's cast-offs a much-needed shot of glamour with its Really, Really Great Garage Sale - and the help of a few celebrity friends.Visitors to the Oxford Street store's first floor car park this Sunday, 15 November, will be treated to the spoils cleared... ]]>
You're having a fashion crisis. Who you gonna call? Well, Karl Lagerfeld would be a safe bet. The 76-year-old designer has swatted away persistent rumours that he is set to stand down from his position as the helm of Chanel, insisting, "The world can count on me for a long time.""Retirement is not one of the topics with which I deal. Why should I?" he... ]]>
There's nothing quite as satisfying as spotting a fashion star long before anyone else does. At handbag.com we pride ourselves on our track record, which so far has proved faultless. Last year we drew your attention to Leigh Lezark, Abbie Cornish, Coco Sumner and Georgia Jagger among others. Want to know who are the new names to watch out for? Course you do. We've picked out 10 to be... ]]>
Stella McCartney isn't just about nice frocks, you know. The designer has been named as the only fashion personality in the Top 20 of the third annual Evening Standard 1000 List, which charts the most influential people in London.That's not to say, however, that the fashion pack are lacking in clout - far from it. The list comprises 24 categories, including Tycoons and Retails,... ]]>
It's no secret that there was no love lost between designers Tom Ford and Yves Saint Laurent when the former took over the head role at the latter's label, but Ford has spoken publicly for the first time about just how bad their relationship was, going so far as to brand Laurent "evil".Ford was taken on to design YSL's ready-to-wear collections in 1999, following the... ]]>
Giles Deacon certainly lived up to his reputation as fashion's Mr Nice Guy when he invited us into his studio just days ahead of showing his spring/summer 2010 collection in Paris. Looking remarkably unflappable, the former British Designer of the Year title holder talked exclusively to Handbag.com about old fashion friends, new fashion ventures (a cycling line? Yes, really!) and the... ]]>
Next month's British Fashion Awards are set to be a suitably stylish affair with the cream of UK design talent jostling for one of the prestigious prizes. However, this year's awards ceremony comes with a twist. For one year only - to celebrate the 25th year of the British Fashion Awards - there is a new category, the London 25 award, where you can vote on who you would like to win.For the... ]]>
Following the recent surprise report that Louis Vuitton has snapped up up-and-coming London model Daisy Lowe to star in its spring/summer 2010 lookbook, it's perhaps less surprising to hear that LV's poster girl, Madonna, is also moving onto pastures new - that is, all the way over to rival label Dolce & Gabbana.The Material Girl has already been shot by Steven Klein... ]]>