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August 21, 2012
Last week I brought you the news that Disney’s most stylish mouse would be honoured at London Fashion Week in September with a collection entitled Minnie Mouse Must Haves, in collaboration with some of Britain’s finest fashion designers. This week I’m thrilled to bring you sketches of the upcoming pieces by Giles Deacon, Lulu Guinness, […]
August 16, 2012
Exciting news has emerged from the House of Mouse today! Minnie Mouse, the First Lady of Disney, will be gracing London Fashion Week with her presence this September as a host of British designers pay tribute to her inimitable style. Giles Deacon, Lulu Guinness and Richard Nicoll are amongst the designers who will create Minnie-inspired pieces as part […]
July 31, 2012
Being a superhero is not easy, especially when you’re a woman. As well as the job spec (killer body, long voluminous locks, ability to kick ass whilst throwing out witty one-liners) there’s the uniform, which is usually comprised of a skin-tight catsuit and knee high boots. For those looking for something a bit more, well, […]
July 23, 2012
Introducing Mon Shu (above), the manga-inspired make-up mascot created by fashion genius and Chanel legend Karl Lagerfeld to front his collaboration with Japanese cosmetics brand Shu Uemura. The collaboration has been a long time coming, given that Lagerfeld and the late Uemura-san (who sadly passed away in 2007) were friends and long-time admirers of each […]
July 22, 2012
Whilst there has been a lot of excitement for Disney’s upcoming Designer Villains line, it turns out that Disney’s bad girls aren’t the only ones releasing a collection this Fall! In October cosmetics kingdom Sephora will debut the first of three Disney Princess-inspired make-up lines, which comes less than a month after Maleficent, Evil Queen, […]
July 18, 2012
Ok, so this Fox Clothing t-shirt is not technically part of the upcoming Disney Villains collection but it’s rare for Snow White‘s Evil Queen to ever get a look in and mainly I couldn’t wait until October to get my hands on some villainous apparel. Also, it’s purple, which is my favourite colour, so obviously I had to get […]
July 11, 2012
A while ago I posted about Kukula, an Israeli artist who draws sad, doll-like figures with a gothic Lolita/Victoriana vibe. Recently I discovered that Israeli fashion brand Castro (AKA the Mediterranean’s answer to Topshop) had picked her for their Street Art project, a clothing collaboration in which the aim is to connect the worlds of fashion and art. The project […]
July 6, 2012
This October Cinderella will be the latest Disney film to emerge from the vaults (the House of Mouse is re-releleasing the classics, one by one) and in honour of the 1950 animation Christian Louboutin was asked to design a pair of glass slippers, which were unveiled this week. The shoes are exquisite: I love the […]
April 28, 2012
Last Thursday saw Uniqlo’s flagship store on Oxford Street invaded by kooky cats, luscious lips and doll faces in celebration of the UT Lulu Guinness launch party. Despite the collection actually having launched the previous Monday (and promptly selling out of all but two designs), the Lulu gang pulled off a fabulous event that included a host of activities and delicacies for Lulu […]
October 7, 2012
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