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Vivienne Westwood Spring Summer 2010

Vivienne Westwood's ad campaigns are so unpredictable that they are predictable. Her latest ad campaign features Pamela Anderson, her husband Andreas Kronthaler, model Tatiana Cotliar and Vivienne. The ads were shot by Jurgen Teller.

Photoshop gone too far: Rihanna is i-D’s next cover girl.

Rihanna is on the cover of "The Lovers of Life" issue of i-D magazine which is all about Love, Sex, & Magic.  I love i-D and I love  Rihanna  but this cover is looking like the victim of some really bad photoshop. Its like the retoucher just went wild on this photo and  airbrushed it until it looks like a cartoon. I haven't seen this much photoshop since Madonna's Louis Vuitton campaign.

There is one big difference. Rihanna is 21 and Madonna is 51. A 21 year old does need this much retouching!!!!

BURBERRY TO STREAM LONDON FASHION WEEK SHOW IN 3D

Burberry was one the first brands to stream their fashion show online. Now the rest of the fashion pack at LFW has caught on and  London Fashion Week will now be streamed online. Burbery is always one step of the competition so they have decided to go one step further host the first  ever 3d  Fashion show.

"We are the first ever truly global fashion show. We will be simultaneously live streaming our show using 3D technology directly to New York, Paris, Dubai, Tokyo and LA. This unprecedented event will enable people to experience the energy and atmosphere of this show from around the world. 3D technology will bring our global audience into the London show space allowing them to see the colours and fabrics, to hear the music and to be a part of that moment when it all finally comes together.'' - Christopher Bailey, Chief Creative Officer.

Burberry's Autumn Winter 2010/11 show will take place at CHelsea COllege of Art on February 23rd and the show will be streamed live in 3D to events in New York, Paris, Dubai, Tokyo and Los Angeles.


The  events will take place as follows.

NEW YORK                  3D live streaming event at Skylight studios
PARIS                         3D live streaming event hosted with concept store, colette
DUBAI                         3D live streaming event at The Address
TOKYO                        3D live streaming to La Fabrique for ''Burberry Night''
LOS ANGELES*             3D streaming event hosted by Tina Brown, editor of The Daily Beast


Burberry will also live stream its show in 2D at live.burberry.com .

Gant opens a new flagship store in London

 

Gant recently invited us to the exclusive opening of their new flagship store on Regent Street in London. Gant chic can be described as combining American casualness with European elegance and they provide a variety of items ranging from clothing to home furnishings.

We were most interested in their spring/summer 2010 collection, which is inspired by the Italian coast and features themes including “New Nautical” and “Amalfi”. These pieces have an optimistic and adventurous feel.

I particularly love their look book which features exotic Brazilian supermodel Caroline Ribero. They are shot by photographer Alexi Lubomirski on the beautiful Italian island of Capri and feature Caroline in black and white images wearing some classic Gant pieces. Strolling along the bay of Marina Piccola in Gant clothing? Definitely a lifestyle I could get use to! Be sure to pop into 187- 191 Regent Street, London, W1 or visit www.gantuk.com to succumb to the Gant way of life.

French Connection SS 2010: This is the Man

Men have lost the ungentle art of manliness. The man in the street doesn’t know what to bring to a knife fight. He gets nervous around large fish. He can’t tie a full Windsor. Men have forgotten how to snap a bra open with a click of their fingers – women are undoing their own bras to save time! Meanwhile guys are eating little portions of leaves and putting too much gel in their hair. They are wearing t-shirts with dope leaves and robots on them when they are over 22 years-old. - French Connection Manifesto 

The French Connection SS2010 campaign is one of the brands strongest for many season. The campaign is titled "This is the Man".  "The Man" embodies a classic, tough, handsome and intelligent persona. I particularly like the image below  and I its one of my favourites ads this season. its the right mixture of machismo and simplicity.

I have seen some shots from the lookbooks and the clothes are just as amazing as the ads so stay tuned as we will soon post images from the French Connection menswear and womenswear lookbooks.

French Connection SS 2010: This is the Woman

This is the woman for French Connection Spring/Summer 2010 -"She is knowing we are looking at her".

French Connection has just launched their Spring Summer 2010  campaign and we have got the  exclusive photos for you. I'm loving the the  new campaign. Fror SS2010 French Connection has relied soloely upon what made the brand is famous - the clothes.

The French Connection Woman is feminine, nonchalant, sassy and chic.  The shots are beautifully simple and really focus on the product, while French Connection’s trademark touch of subtle humour is stamped on the images with witty irreverent captions in ‘Franglais’ – English with a cheeky French twist.