Daniel P Dykes

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Editor-in-chief & Chairman.

Katy Perry crowned at the MET Gala

It wasn’t hard to adore every inch of Dolce & Gabbana’s autumn 2013 collection when it took to its Milanese catwalk. And it was just as easy to adore it at the MET Gala as the gilt mosaic collection crowned Katy Perry.

Cara Delevingne is your studded vamp

Cara Delevingne’s look from the MET Gala‘s Punk: Chaos to Couture opening could be described as something of a Morticia Addams one were it not for the padlocked, mesh clutch bag she had in hand. All plunge and studs, the model took to the Gala’s red carpet decked out in Burberry.

Sienna Miller is Burberry’s punk at the MET Gala

Safety pins, piercings and studs. This year’s MET Gala was a punk laden affair, all in the name of the The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring 2013 exibition, Punk: Chaos to Couture. And from that formula of iconic punk elements, Sienna Miller opted for studs and a pierced-up ear wrap. Appearing on the Gala’s red carpet with partner Tom Sturridge, Burberry…

Naked but not

“Oh, it’s meant to be over the top,” we reassure our friends when they look upon a catwalk with bewilderment. So much of the fashion that hits catwalks is described as ‘wearable art’, made only to fill the wardrobes of the likes of Anna Dello Russo. But what happens when a piece really is wearable art? What happens when the echo of Helmut Newton’s voyeuristic…
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A dark spot for Winona Ryder

With The Iceman, the cinematic adaptation of the life of contract killer Richard Kuklinski, hitting the silver screen, the steady comeback of co-star Winona Ryder continues. And with that, naturally, comes some magazine exposure for the actress.

Upon a vintage beach

As far as photo shoots go, vintage swimwear can do no wrong. On the beaches I’ve frequented so far this summer, however, it’s a look that’s in short supply. XOXO might hopefully redress that balance with model Linnea Hellbom’s and photographer Marco Trunz’s collaboration for the title.

See, do, read, check out: whimsy and weight

From cats in your coffee to the colour of models on your catwalk, we’re closing the week with issues of whimsy and weight. In between those two polar opposites is your chance to see the not-so-1920s fashion of Prada’s work for The Great Gatsby along with scientific proof that I am now more masculine. Read on for a fashionisers’ guide to the weekend ahead.

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.

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