It’s a little hard at times to distinguish the line between the current fascination with comics, and the revived interest in Pop Art. That’s because the two things are themselves intertwined, so any hope of determining one’s influence on the other, in how they play out on the fashion scene at least, is futile. What we do know is that both are popping up (pardon…

Sometimes there’s naught to be said for a shoot other than that it takes a selection of the season’s most striking looks, and presents them in a singularly striking way. This is one of them. Photographed by Daniele Rossi with styling by Lorenzo Posocco, it uses no fancy settings or backdrops and yet breathes new life into many of the things we’ve seen dozens of…

One of the challenges for a Fashion Editor is picking up the same pieces from a particular season that have been used countless times in countless shoots, and coming up with a new way to style them. While Western inspired shoots aren’t exactly new, Katie Mossman does a commendable job of working in unexpected pieces in ways that feel like they were somehow made to…

Every fashion trend has its poster-girl. The sapphic and androgynous did, as did rock, but the 1950s fashion trend revival has to find its own. Or has it? For the second time in as many months, model Miranda Kerr graces a magazine’s pages transformed from Victoria’s Secret bombshell into mid-20th Century pin up.

Prada are certainly one of the luxury fashion houses upping their online advertising game. As devoted users of the medium, you and I both know that online advertising is a very different beast to the advertising which appears in any other medium. We engage with it. Provided it’s right for online of course. Burberry have long been the masters of this, each of their online…

If you remove the oriental inspirations and focus your attention on the pairs that curve a lick of red leather onto a black body, Jason Wu’s fall 2012 shoe collection might look a little like it’s playing in the same space as Prada’s hot rod heel. But that little hint of flame-like red is where the similarities end. Instead the exotic influences dominate with plush…

Digital fabric printing is “probably the greatest innovation of 21st-century fashion,” Christina Binkley declared in the Wall Street Journal last month. The “vastly improved digital printing technologies allow designers to innovate while beefing up their brands,” she says. For Binkley, the printing revolution means that the textiles print isn’t just the new big thing, but is becoming more important and more recognizable than the logo…

Take inspiration from the playful hourglass silhouettes of the fifties with skirts that rise to the waist. Whether pencil-slim, A-line or full, the high-waist skirt is both flattering and feminine - not to mention the perfect compliment to other trends for the spring 2012 season. Read on for what's so special about it, and how you can make it work for you.

Last spring any mention of scuba was to be taken fairly literally. The trend centred around clinging diving-suit cuts, neon panels, exposed zips and neoprene-gone-luxe. But 2012 is the year of swirling influences of trends, and now it doesn’t matter if it’s Prada’s 50s inspired bodysuits or a floral Cavalli jacket; the neoprene plays second fiddle. It’s all about femininty infused with a sporty sensibility, and…

Crop tops in 2012 don't have to be about showing the world your entire torso. From Dolce Vita lace to sweet floral bandeaus, here are 5 picks for retro-inspired crop tops and bustiers that hint at midriff but keep it ultimately feminine. See them all after the break.