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| 06:02 Mon 12 May 2008 |
Tag: Fashion
These items have all been tagged with the tag "Fashion", You can see other tags in the Tag Cloud| Fashionation |
| 2008-04-29 15:30:07 |
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The Cool Hunter is launching a new fashion site next month. Here's a tease. |
| Gold Python Blackberry/iPhone Purse |
| 2008-04-09 14:02:24 |
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If you carry a Blackberry, iPod or iPhone, do you have to look like you have no style at all? Cute accessory bags are fine for weekend hiking trips, just like boring “businesslike” cases are fine for, well, boring people, but for the power lunch with the merger guys or cocktails in high places, you’ll want this bag made of gold python-print Italian leather. Grab you platinum credit cards, a few large bills, your well-traveled passport, and your ever-present favorite device/s — there’s a slot for each in this baby — and you are set. The bags are hand-made in Spain, the internal lining is satin and the color options are gold and black. Oh, and you need to decide if you’d prefer python or rattler. Of course, you could choose the chic creamy-soft lamb but isn’t that a bit too tame? The gold python Blackberry Purse is available exclusivey through the cool hunter. How much you ask? US$390. Order through This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . By Tuija Seipell |
| Horological Star, Urwerk 201 |
| 2008-04-01 20:35:06 |
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For some, a watch is just a watch and a needless thing to boot as our mobile devices tell the time. For others, it is an accessory, a piece of serious bling, a reflection of status. And for the owners of an Urwek, their timepiece is an example of “traditional haute horologie for the 21st century.” Urwerk partners, Swiss watchmaker Felix Baumgartner and designer Martin Frei, draw inspiration from far and near — from NASA spaceships and the father of English watchmaking, Thomas Tompion (1639–1713) — and many things in between. The result is an astonishing collection of timepieces starring Urwerk 201 with its Revolving Satellite Complication (what’s that? you ask) and its Control Board inspired by the gauges of a sport car. The Board alerts the wearer to Oil Change (service), 100 Year Plus (the world's first horological odometer) and Fine Tuning that lets you adjust the timepiece “for your specific lifestyle.” Does it tell the time? Yes. That’s what the Revolving Satellite Complication does, but you need to read the instructions to figure out how. By Tuija Seipell. |
| Olga Gromova - Ukrainian Fashion Week |
| 2008-03-14 15:52:01 |
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Pic of the day - Fashion designer Olga Gromova during the opening of the Ukrainian Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week in Kiev. |
| Bonobos Pants |
| 2008-03-05 16:27:19 |
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At last...an alternative to jeans for men. NYC company Bonobos has created a range of great-fitting men's casual trousers that'll take you from the office to drinks. Available only online, the brand uses lightweight corduroy, stretch corduroy, twill and tigersharks wool - all comfy fabrics that hug the body without suffocating it. And that means across the backside too (if you know what we mean)....so if you've got it good, flaunt it. By Lisa Evans |
| Marimekko Spring |
| 2008-02-28 16:29:09 |
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Samu-Jussi Koski’s Spring/Summer 2008 collection for Marimekko is a combination of Art Deco angularity and summer-breezy ruffles and girly pleats. The styling and colorways remind us of the early 80s, but the two main fabric designs he has used for the collection are much older. The collection includes pieces made of the Sireeni pattern but the star is the geometric Attica, designed in 1959 by Marimekkos’ most prolific and famous designer, Maija Isola (1927-2001). Isola created more than 500 fabric patterns at Marimekko from 1949 to 1987, including the iconic Unikko, Kaivo and Lokki. Koski’s spring collection is a soft take on stylish simplicity with salmon, pink and black as the main colors. Feather-weight silk dresses and tops, 100% cotton dresses and tops, and the long cotton Akemi anorak are all perfect for urban life, which is something that inspires Koski. He’s designed for Marimekko since spring 2005, and sites people, old photographs, jazz, cigarette smoke and city life as the sources of his ideas. The large Marimekko Spring 2008 bag collection includes two gems by a 14-year Marimekko veteran, Mika Piirainen. The Horisontti carry-all (size 54 X 47 X 18 cm) and the Ankkuri shoulder bag (35 X 30 X 11 cm) are both made of 100% cotton canvas in another Maija Isola pattern, Dyyni, form the 1980s. Piirainen has also produced a fashion collection for Marimekko this spring. By Tuija Seipell |
| Space Invader Hoodies (Purchase Here) |
| 2008-02-13 07:01:45 |
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In the 80's, there wasn't a corner store that didn't have a Space Invaders arcade game in it. Enthusiasts would line up their coins on the glass table console, marking their position as the next challenger in line. Today, over 25 years later, that infamous digital design has a strong presence in urban fashion and accessories. The hoodie is a staple for any urban wardrobe and we’re loving this unisex Space invader Hoodie. An ode to the 80s, when space invaders was the coolest game in the world and Michael Jackson was a serious artist at the top of the charts (yes, it’s hard to believe but there was such a time). The cool computer-test-pattern style graphics come in hot pink and black, giving all the generation Ys – who were just babies in the 80s – a chance to experience that fabulous fashion era for the first time. As a warm up to our upcoming online store, the exclusive Space Invader hoodies are now available to purchase only through us. Over 300 submitted their orders yesterday (subscribers were notified via our newsletter) and with less than a 100 left, these won't last long. They cost US $150, which includes deliverey within the US. Those of you outside the US can e-mail us your sizes/style. Some countries we don't deliver to. We start shipping Monday. Note – the sizing is small and the hoodies are tight fitting, so if you’re ordering best to go up a size or two if you like your hoodie loose. BLACK (3 fluro space invaders) - SIZES: Sml (1 left), Med (sold out), Lge (1 left), X-Lge -(sold out) B+W mini space invaders SIZES: Sml. Med, Lge, X-Lge - All Sizes SOLD OUT Fluro Pink mini Space Invaders SIZES: X-Sml 2 left), Sml (12 left) Med (7 Med) Fluro Green mini Space Invaders SIZES: Sml, Med, Lge, X-Lge - All Sizes SOLD OUT - E-mail us your sizes, colors, county/state to see what we have left: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Oliver Goldsmith |
| 2008-02-11 16:36:16 |
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Britain’s Oliver Goldsmith has been making iconic eyewear since 1926. In 1935, it was Charles Glodsmith who made sunglasses a must-have accessory for anyone who was, or wanted to look like, a celebrity. There’s hardly a Hollywood movie icon or international celebrity who hasn’t been photographed wearing Oliver Goldsmiths. Since its 2005 re-launch, led by Oliver Goldsmith’s great granddaughter, Claire Goldsmith, the brand has experienced a strong revival. Another UK native, Aseef Vaza, burst into the limited-edition luxury handbag scene in 2004 with his collection of bags in fine Parisian silks and dyed skins of ostrich, stingray, shark, alligator and python. Today, there’s hardly a red-carpet event where the leading ladies aren’t clutching a Vaza. Now take the 1969 Oliver Goldsmith TAK sunglasses known for their unique detailing and sexy Hollywood proportions. Give the design to English craftsmen. Then give them some Bengal Blue vintage acetate discovered in an abandoned Italian factory and have them recreate TAKs by hand. Then have Vaza design a luxurious pouch in metallic graphite-grey ostrich with a black patent trim and lined in the Vaza trademark pink suede decorated with a hand-painted gold monogram. Only 50 sets of VazaTak sunglass and pouch sets were created. With £800 (US $1500), one of them can be yours. By Tuija Seipell |
| KAREN WALKER EYEWEAR 08/09 |
| 2008-01-30 10:02:55 |
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According to an early 2007 interview with Fast Company Magazine, designer and native New Zealander Karen Walker declared, "I started my career at age 18 with $100 (NZ) and a heap of naiveté." Incredibly, the fashion world didn't catch wind of the designing sensation until 1998, 8 years after starting her career, when Walker presented her first eponymous runway line in Hong Kong. Since then, Walker's quirky fashions have rocketed the designer to success. She has shown her clothing at Australia, London, and (in Fall of 2006) New York's Fashion Weeks. There are also currently over 140 stockists of the Karen Walker label worldwide. Recently, Walker decided to extend her brand beyond clothing to eyewear. In October 2005, she launched a line of whimsical "sunnies" in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The line sold out in two weeks, according to The Independent of London. Walker's most recent shades for the 2008 season are marketed with the tagline "Master of Disguise." There are 32 different offerings, all fun, funky, and the perfect complement to Karen Walker's carefree, wearable clothing designs. Regardless of one's own power issues, all fashionistas will embrace Walker's unique take on an otherwise monotonous parade of black, over-sized "Nicole Richie" shades. L. Harper |
| ROPE RACK |
| 2008-01-18 15:01:52 |
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Annoying as it is to admit but we did not invent this device. This hangover of a clothes rack, this marvel of a loss-prevention tool, this clothes line with an attitude, this hallway accessory that we all — at least in theory — could make at home. A couple of things worry us about this potential nightmare, though. With the Christmas season still in fresh memory, we all know how tangled up a string of anything can get. So this could really drive you mad. And when the cab’s waiting outside, how do you quickly grab your coat and run? By Tuija Seipell |
