Showing posts with label Gucci. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gucci. Show all posts

05/04/2011

'You Fancy Huh?'


I think if Drake ever re-wrote the track 'Fancy', I think he should ask 'you McFancy huh?' instead. 
'McFancy' is a concept thought up by creative agency access-agency.net aka The Cool Hunter. They've fantastically come up with this abstract idea of re-branding the very famous golden arches brand McDonald's towards a new demographic as it were-the Fashion week crowd.

‘Setting up pop-up restaurants during the fashion weeks across the capitals Milan, Paris, New York and London, Waiters in tuxedos providing silver service with private dining areas, and packaging co-created with the fashion brands that present at Fashion Week — Burberry burgers, Chanel fries on black packaging, Paul Smith Sundaes will be served in private dining rooms, and a fabulous bar as the focal point.’

I personally found this to be very unique and interesting and an idea that would be worth trying out, imagine drinking hot-chocolate out of say Henry Holland designed cups- with a massive letter ‘H’ on it. Its abstractness feeds off the joining of two opposite crowds- fast food and fashion doesn’t necessarily go together- more like sushi and Gareth Pugh as it were. The reaction of it all will be incredibly intriguing and if not for anything but to say ‘I had Chanel fries’! 

Images courtesy of access-agency.net

15/03/2011

I don't know who invented the high heel, but all women owe him a lot. Marilyn Monroe

Just a few of some of my favourite shoes from SS11 catwalks. I wasn't feeling blue when I made this post-honest, just realised that all the shoes bar one are in some shades of blue. 
Louis Vuitton 
Manolo Blahnik 
Christian Dior
Gucci
Versace

Images courtesy of style.com

14/12/2010

Day 12- I-pad love.

Bottega VenetaIntrecciato nappa leather iPad case
£365

BURBERRY
Check-embossed leather iPad case

£250
 

GUCCI
Monogrammed iPad case

£150


MARC BY MARC JACOBS
Jumble-embossed neoprene iPad case

£35
 

MARC BY MARC JACOBS
Jumble-embossed neoprene iPad case

£35
 

SMYTHSONLeather iPad case
£160
 

SMYTHSON
Leather iPad case

£230

Send some designer I-pad love this season with these wonderful delights, from Burberry to Smythson and in beautiful patterned, coloured leathers it's sure to put a smile on anyone's face. Available at Net-a-porter.com  


Images courtesy of net-a-porter.com 

03/09/2010

Retail Round-up






It's September! Fashion's January, a lot has been happening in the fashion retail industry here's just a bit of retail info...

  • Spanish company Zara are ready to unveil their transactional website allowing customers to purchase items from their collections; womens, mens, kids and home for the first time. 

  • American lingerie giant Victoria's Secret are getting ready to launch their company (later this year) this side of the pond- making it a lovely deal for us Brits-meaning we no longer have to pay hefty delivery charges! It'll be interesting to see if companies like La Senza will be able to ride out the competition battle. However- if it were possible to whisper into the ears of the VS HQ I'd love them to make their bras in sizes above DD otherwise girls (like me) will have to stick to Freya (not that it's a bad thing, mind). 
Another American company migration Forever 21 is opening here in the UK later this year , I saw the store being constructed in Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre(not sure if this is the first one)- I think it's safe to liken them to Miss Selfridge in the US, heavily trend led, young and fresh.


  • Gucci have spent the last 18 months re-working/re-designing their new transactional website which sells their latest collections and accessories even though they've had one since 2002. 



  • Henne's and Mauritz's 8th designer/mass market colabo is nearing the stages of release, with Alber Elbaz, creative director of luxury label Lanvin. Promoting it via youtube videos and selling some of the pieces online (in Sweden, I believe-its the only country with a H&M transactional site- after all it is the company's home country), it's sure to be another sold out gig with smiles and heartbreak for many. Available 23rd November.





Pictures courtesy of google.com