Entries Tagged as 'Designer Spotlight'

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 by Cressida Meale

Hot Brand: Mulberry

 
Last night the infamous Chateau Marmont in LA played host to a little star studded soiree; with Alexa Chung as DJ, giant glittering leopards and a plethora of fabulous bags present – it was of course in honour of Mulberry. This English Heritage brand has come a long way since its mid nineties slump, and [...]

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 by emporastylespy

Label made in LA: Supertrash

The tag line is “born in L.A.” and don’t we know it, this dynamic L.A. based brand is the go-go label of the moment. Founded by the Hollywood it-girl and socialite Ava Rily, it has been an instant success in America, and Supertrash is now creeping into our wardrobes. Uber-cool LA label recently snagged the [...]

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 by emporastylespy

Lulu Guinness to open pop-up shop for Valentine’s Day

Oh how we heart Lulu Guinness.  And she obviously loves us too, as she has announced plans for opening up a lip-themed pop-up store just in time to share the love on Valentine’s Day.
The store, situated in the Carnaby Street shopping precinct, will be opened by Lulu herself on February 8th, and will continue to [...]

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 by emporastylespy

Designer spotlight: Twenty8Twelve

When actress Sienna Miller announced back in 2006 that she and her designer sister Savannah would be launching a clothing label Twenty8Twelve (named for Sienna’s birthday), the truth is, the fashion world weren’t holding their breath waiting for anything ground-breaking.  ’Just another celebrity fashion line’ was how it felt at the time, in a market [...]

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 by emporastylespy

Louise Amstrup shortlisted for design prize

Talented designer Louise Amstrup has been shortlisted for the Max Factor and Copenhagen Fashion Week New Talent Award, which, if won, would see the Danish-born Amstrup showing at Copenhagen Fashion Week this February.
Relatively new on the scene, Amstrup set up her own label in 2006 after training with the likes of Alexander McQueen and Jonathan Saunders.  She has [...]

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 by emporastylespy

Giuseppe Zanotti named Footwear Designer of the Year

Oh how we love his shoes – and so it’s no surprise to hear quite a few other people out there love Giuseppe Zanotti’s fab footwear too!  The Italian shoemaker has been named ‘Footwear Designer of the Yea’r by Footwear News, a title previously held by luminaries such as Manolo Blahnik.
We suspect it is Zanotti’s [...]

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 by emporastylespy

Alice Temperley shows her Spring/Summer collection as digital installation

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Alice Temperley decided once again to forgo the catwalk at London Fashion Week and instead showed her newest collection via a “travelling circus” presentation and digital installation at London’s hip hangout, Sketch.  Hear the designer talking about her collection (inspired by circuses of the 1920s and 30s) in the video above, plus [...]

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 by emporastylespy

Dolce & Gabbana down with the online crowd at Milan Fashion Week

This year, Dolce & Gabbana went all out to prove they are down with the world of online – from setting up bloggers BryanBoy, Garance Dore, Tommy Ton of Jak&Jil and The Sartorialist’s Scott Schuman in the front-row complete with their own tables and laptops, to hosting an online press conference where Domenico and Stefano [...]