It used to be a dream realised by only the privileged and ambitious few: going to fashion shows and writing them up for Harpers or Vogue, before swanning around the international style circuit with the rest of le beau monde. After all, the fashion industry is hardly known for its inclusive approach.
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When Tom Ford parted company with the Gucci Group back in 2004, fashion pundits predicted the end of an era for the “superstar designer”. Henceforth, it was argued, anonymous teams would be the order of the day, the types who did most of the work anyway – at least so the story went at the time.
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We love… Clemency London
This new super-luxe label launched for autumn/winter and has impressed with its range of chic and cool reworked classics. There are silky party dresses with appliqué chiffon detailing to die for, as well as some excellent modern and edgy tailoring. Available from Selfridges. Clemencylondon.com
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Whether you want to stock up on summer dresses for next year or fashionable winter tights for winter, this week’s sample sale boutiques have got you covered. Plus: new site swirl.com just announced that its first sale on November 19 will feature Alisha Levine’s knitwear.
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F.C. Gundlach, who built a reputation between the 1950s and 1990s for his fashion but also his travel and portrait photography, will be honored in a new German retrospective, opening November 20.
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Her chic black dresses, big sunglasses and elfin elegance made her an instant – and enduring – style icon. For more than 50 years women have copied Audrey Hepburn’s look, but next month fans will be able to get their hands on the real thing, when the actress’s clothes go under the hammer in London.
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Careful observation of and curiosity about the world, society and culture are the core of Prada’s creativity and modernity,” states the foreword to the first major book dedicated to this monolithic designer name. “This pursuit has pushed Prada beyond the physical limitations of boutiques and showrooms, provoked an interaction with different and seemingly distant worlds, and introduced a new way to create a natural, almost fashionless fashion.” More than any other globally recognised luxury-goods company, Prada has sought to experiment and innovate, to push at the boundaries of fashion and anything else it touches – from fragrance to yachts – taking any interested party way beyond what might be expected from the comparatively straightforward appeal of designer clothes and accessories, however arresting these may be.
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John Lewis has revealed that sales in the week to Saturday November 14 rose 17.1% on the year before to £71.9m and were £500,000 ahead of the equivalent week in 2007.
H&M sales were worse than expected in October, down 3% on a like-for-like basis.
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