Tag Archives: London
IKEA takes over Paris Métro!
Clever IKEA have read commuters’ minds and made the underground more like home. For two weeks, four Paris Métro platforms will host relaxing pop-up lounges with dozens of sofas lamps and wallpaper bookcases. IKEA are promoting their best selling Ektorp … Continue reading
Posted in Paris, Stores
Tagged Champs-Elysées Clémenceau, commute, Concorde, couch, Ektorp, furnishings, furniture company, guerilla, IKEA, Karlstad, living room, London, London transport system, Opéra, Paris, Paris metro, pop-up, pop-up lounge, Saint-Lazare, sofa, sofas, sofas in the metro, underground
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Pinko go Clueless for Spring!
Remember Cher’s amazing personal styling computer in Clueless? Well, it turns out she was years ahead of her time, as Italian retailer, Pinko recently launched a similar device at their Brompton Road store. Store Stylist is a like a massive … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, London, Shopping, Stores
Tagged Alicia Silverstone, Brompton Road, catwalk trends, Cher, Clueless, designer shop, Erin Wasson, fashion organiser, high end high street, iPod, iPod touch, Italian retailer, King's Road, London, Mary Portas, Mary Queen of Shops, Naomi Campbell, nude dresses, Pinko, sequinned harem pants, Sloane Square, store stylist
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Beauty lust-have: Kate Moross x Kiehl’s
Kiehl’s have enlisted illustrator/designer Kate Moross to give their best selling body lotion, Creme de Corps, a new graphic make-over. The limited edition bottle features her super bright, hand-drawn slogans paying tribute to the product’s reputation as a cult must-have. … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Shopping, Stores
Tagged apocalyptic club poster, Big Cartel, body lotion, Creme de Corps, Dairy Milk, Dazed & Confused, designer collaboration, designer packaging, east London club night, FACT magazine, Guardian jobs, Isomorph Records, Kate Moross, Kate Moross for Topshop, Kiehl's body lotion, kiehls, limited edition beauty product, London, mother's day, New York, Nike Dunks, NYLON, Oyster card holder, Sony Walkman, Space NK, Topshop, Young Turks
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From Shopgirl to ELLE Stylist!
Last week, I joined the ELLE team and invited bloggers for breakfast at The May Fair Hotel, to get the low-down on their first national campaign, Shopgirl to Stylist. As part of their 25th anniversary celebrations, ELLE is launching a … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fashion, Stores, Websites
Tagged Anne-Marie Curtis, assistant, Avril Mair, Carrie Gorman, competition, ELLE, ELLE magazine, ELLEuk.com, fashion magazine, fashion shoot, fashion X Factor, Hachette Filipacchi, high street, judges, London, Lorraine Candy, Marissa Bourke, Natalie Wansbrough-Jones, photo shoot, shop girl, Stacey Duguid, styling, stylist, The May Fair hotel
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LFW Day Two: Jacob Kimmie at Vauxhall Fashion Scout
Jacob Kimmie’s show was one of the highlights of the Vauxhall Fashion Scout schedule and his collection was certainly the most dramatic, much helped by the spectacular Masonic Temple location. The self-taught South-African designer’s monochrome A/W 10-11 collection, ‘Pilgrims’ was … Continue reading
Posted in Designers, Fashion, London, London Fashion Week
Tagged A/W 10-11, apartheid, Aspinals of London, Aztec, baby at fashion show, catwalk, chunky knit arm warmers, feather coats, feathers, Freemasons Hall, Ginta Siceva, high fashion, Inca temple, Jacob Kimmie, laser cut leather, laser cut leather jewellery, LFW exhibition, London, London Fashion Week 2010, Masonic Temple, monochrome, pilgrim, Pilgrims, primitive, primitive skirts, puritan, sculptural dresses, seductive puritan, sequinned snood, somerset house, Sophie Anderton, South African designer, Vauxhall Fashion Scout
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Guest portraits at Radisson Edwardian hotels
Last week, I headed down to Gallery 27 on Cork Street for the launch of We Are Very You, a series of 10 fine art portraits of genuine hotel guests at Radisson Edwardian hotels. 10 regular guests at the hotels … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Events, Exhibitions, Hotels - Luxury, London
Tagged advertising campaign, Alice Dyba, art critic, artists, Bucks New University, central London, Cork Street, emerging artists, Evening Standard, Fine Art, Fiona Hughes, Gallery 27, Hopsland Ranch, London, Manchester, Mayfair, portrait, portraits, Radisson Edwardian hotels, Raspberry Lynchberg, The May Fair hotel, Zoe Nichols
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London Fashion Week comes to TOPSHOP!
Why should only the fashion editors and celebs have all the fun at Fashion Week? It’s a question that’s being asked by many designers this season, with a number of them like Alexander Wang, Burberry, Rodarte and Proenza Schouler all … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Cafes, Events, Fashion, London Fashion Week
Tagged alexander wang, Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Burberry, cake, catwalk, central London, Chanel, Chew Lips, Christopher Kane, Clare Nicholls, Coco's Tea Party, cupcakes, Dalston, Designers, disneyrollergirl, east London, Ella's Bakehouse, Erin Wasson, Esben and the Witch, ethical footwear, fashion shows, free manicure, Hackney, high street store, Jeanne Lanvin, Judith Watt, Karl Lagerfeld, London, London Fashion Week 2010, Lorraine Pascale, Louise Goldin, Marios Schwab, Mary Katranzou, Meadham Kirchoff, New Gen, Nick Knight, Oh Elle, Ossie Clark, Oxford Circus, Peggy Sue, Proenza Schouler, Richard Nicholl, Rodarte, Samual and the Dragon, SHOWstudio, Sienna Miller, somerset house, streaming, Stricken City, style your sole, Times Square, TOMS shoes, Topshop, Topshop Style Advisor, Topshop Unique, Vintage Acadème, vintage designers, WAH Nails, Wet Dog
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Liberty says ‘merci’!
Liberty of London have been working away on an impressive number of collaborations this year and one of my favourites has to be the cross-channel partnership with Paris concept store, merci. The two stores will open pop-up shops in London … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Fashion, France, London, News, Paris, Shopping, Stores
Tagged 3rd arrondissement, A.P.C, Accueil des Sans Abri, annick goutal, Bernard Cohen, Bonpoint, Boulevard Beaumarchais, carnaby street, central London, Chloé, chloe sevigny, clothes shop, department store, Designers, florist, France, Isabel Marant, Liberty, Liberty florals, liberty of london, loft space, London, Madagascar, marais, Marie France Cohen, marni, merci, merci concept store, Paris, philanthropic store, Regent Street, soft furnishings, YSL
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