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- Embroidery, beading and brocade
- Bold gold jewellery, like gold chains, solid gold cuffs, and gold belt buckles
- Gold leather accessories, like sexy high-heeled shoes, evening bags and soft leather belts
- Sparkle
Tom Ford is set to design a collection of luggage and high-end designer jewellery, adding to his already popular range of accessories. The new collection will launch after his own Madison Avenue boutique opens in April 2007, FWD reports.
It may never be purchased, and is certainly not the most practical of undergarments. But the 2006 Victoria's Secret dream bra sure is pretty. Worth US $6.5 million, it contains 2,000 flawless diamonds and has a 10-carat diamond brooch as its centerpiece. Karolina Kurkova has been chosen as the model of this year's uber-glam diamond bra.
From Vogue UK.
High waists may be creeping their way back (or should I say up) into fashion, but for many still clinging to their hipsters, wayward knickers rising above jeans are still a problem. One solution: High Tieds. These knickers have a sash sewn into them which rises above the hemline to be tied in a bow around the waist. That's one interesting way to tackle the problem...
Source: KnickersBlog.
Ann-Sofie Back shows off her boldest collection at London Fashion Week. After launching her own label in 2001, she has continuously succeeded in offering an alternative to other designers with her pieces being inspired by normality. This week is no exception with her line showing that the mundane can, indeed, be exciting.
Like Marajoara in their recent collection, this designer has used 'real women' in the past to promote her designs. The Swedish designer has not failed to impress, with reported new stocklists picking up her garments this season.
She's the darling of the fashion world, the envy of millions, and the style icon for a few million more, and it seems that Kate Moss is just about to make life a hell of a lot easier for people after her style.
We've mentioned it already, but this time it's official - 2007 will see the launch of 'Kate Moss for TopShop'.
The trend toward designer / store collaborations continues with the announcement of Roland Mouret for Gap.
According to Vogue UK:
A line of ten dresses... from the man who created the Galaxy dress will put Gap in the running for plenty of cash come November 7, when they are due to go on sale in the UK and France. Even better, three of Mouret's designs will be sold as part of the Gap (PRODUCT) RED collection - 50 per cent of the profits they generate will go to The Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria that was set up by Bono and Bobby Shriver earlier this year.
One of Mouret's famed designs:
After Kate Moss' style without the designer price tag? Rumour has it that Kate is about to sign a deal for 1 million British pounds to design a range for Topshop. The Daily Mirror reports:
We may well have said goodbye to Rochas recently, but Oliver Theyskens isn't ready to give up yet. The Belgian designer, 29, has been hired by the Paris house of Nina Ricci and will likely show his first collection next March for Autumn 2007.
From SassyBella.
Portmans and internationally renowned Australian designer Kit Willow, have combined forces in an exclusive collaboration of seven signature dresses entitled "The Dream of a Dress".Renowned for romantic shapes and feminine fabrics, Willow launched in 2003 and have been going strong since.This exclusive range will arrive in-store in early October, just in time for Spring Racing and ahead of the party season.
From Willow's Autumn / Winter 06 collection:
