Daniel P Dykes

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Editor-in-chief & Chairman.

What we’re listening to this week: designer drugs & getting lucky

It’s been an eclectic week for us, with Fashionising.com’s office temporarily moved beach side in Gran Canaria. Thus as we moved from London to Spain, our musical tastes moved too. I’m not one for listening to music as I lie back on a beach towel, but when I did this week it was a case of cinematic-inspired music meeting fashion inspired music, with a lot…

Emily Ratajkowski furthers the beat (video)

It’s the most safe-for-work version of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” that you’re likely to see; i.e. it’s made up of more than just the perfect curves of Emily Ratajkowski cavorting about naked. Or is it? Is that really the new Beats Pill (an odd name for wireless speakers if ever there was one) or is it a sex toy?

The good, the fab, and the just-plain-wrong: sheers & open weaves for men

Keen catwalk watchers will have seen it blip across their radar for a few years now: the men’s interpretation of sheer fashion. The wit of one our Twitter followers summed up our guide to women’s sheer as ‘how to be naked nicely.’ Spot on. Few men are going to go there, however; and with good reason. As anyone looking to avoid social leprosy knows, a…

Daft Punk, Michael Jackson & Get Lucky: listen

Get Lucky, the debut single from Daft Punk’s forthcoming album, has topped all manner of digital charts and broken a few records along the way. Deservedly so; it’s a great layering of vocoder and electronica, with Pharrell Williams featuring across the track. In another time or place, however, Get Lucky might easily have been a great Michael Jackson collaboration that never was. That won’t prevent…

Katie Ermilio spring 2013: complex woman represented in sweet simplicity

New York designer Katie Ermilio has the distinct characteristic of creating collections that somehow seem to satisfy both the requirements of feminine sophistication and flirty fun. This ‘femininity’ inspired spring / summer 2013 collection reflects the playful and flirtatious nature that resides within each woman, while still portraying the grace and poise that one would behold in a modern, self-respecting woman.

Burberry drops men’s Milan Fashion Week

Showing the increasing popularity and marketability of the men’s component of London fashion week, London Collections: Men, Burberry have today announced that their most recent Milan Fashion Week men’s catwalk was also their last. After more than a decade of showing in Milan, they’re setting their eyes on their natural home of London for their spring 2014 menswear show.

Martin Grant Autumn / Winter 2013

Black, white, grey. That’s the Melbourne ‘uniform’. No surprise then that Melbourne-born designer Martin Grant plays to it, even as he continues to show at Paris fashion week. Seemingly you can take the boy out of Melbourne, but can’t take Melbourne out of the boy. Or can you?

Paris street style: 22 glimpses at yesterday’s fashion

Paris fashion week finally got into gear yesterday, shadowing the overcast day with plenty of dark looks on the street. While major accents of colour were few and far between, texture was not – and texture is, largely, what we’re taking you through after the break from looks on Anna Wintour to plenty of mainstream sports and plenty of appropriate layers.

Street style from Paris fashion week: 26.2

Paris fashion week kicked off yesterday with enough sun to make the preceding Milan Fashion Week seem nothing but freezing. There was equal brightness on the streets with accents of metallic clothing to be spotted along with the obligatory fluoro beanies (there’s one trend that I hope dies a rapid death). In a street style gallery that kicks off with our own editor Tania Braukamper,…

Street style from Milan: 25.3

It might only have been the second last day of Milan fashion week‘s autumn 2013 showings, but it was a quiet one. Despite the morning’s Armani show, many of the fashion industry’s familiar faces had already departed the rain soaked city in preparation of today’s start of Paris fashion week. There was still street style to be snapped, however, and you can see a few…

Aigner Fall / Winter 2013

Aigner’s fall / winter 2013 collection was one of those that lulled you into thinking it was all safe shapes and modest cuts, and all the while the bold details and sexy points of differentiation were sneaking up on you until BAM: you were left looking at a plunging keyhole or entirely backless gown wondering if you were still watching the same show that started…

Street style from Milan fashion week: 23.2

The snow stayed away from Milan fashion week yesterday, though the cold continued to bite. That left us with a lot of layered street style looks to snap. And in those layers there were still hints of statement and colour, all of them adding something to the grey city. After the break, you’ll find a selection of them.

Antonio Marras Autumn 2013: well loved

They say that home is where the heart is. Whether that’s true or not, Antonio Marras was certainly at home yesterday as his autumn / winter 2013 collection was revealed at Milan fashion week. Normally you could say that a collection hit the catwalk, but that’s only partly true for Marras. His catwalk this year weaved through several rooms and had a figurative house built…

Savas handbags: minimalistic masterpieces

In a world awash with mediocrity, the perfect accessory makes the perfect statement. It is both at once purposeful and eye catching. It communicates style and taste but, most importantly, personality. Few statement accessories are crafted for everyone. For some, the perfect accessory is awash with embellishments. For others, it’s a minimalistic masterpiece. Launched over drinks during Milan fashion week, Savas’ collection of autumn 2013…

Burberry Prorsum autumn 2013: an ode to Bailey and co.

I once asked if Christopher Bailey’s genius allowed him to spot trends well in advance of their happening, or if his creativity was so influential that it set them. After Burberry Prorsum’s catwalk at London fashion week yesterday, I’ll settle on ‘genius’. Bailey is a master of reading the social climate from a lifestyle perspective. Doubt it? Try to suggest differently while viewing Trench Kisses,…

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