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Chérie Loves: J.W Anderson For ALDO Rise

February 11, 2012 by cheriecity

ALDO is quickly becoming the ‘go to’ brand for shoes straight from the catwalk yet with an affordable price tag. ALDO Rise launches with its first collection featuring London Fashion Week designers J.W Anderson, Mark Fast, Libertine and Preen.

The ALDO Rise fashion programme invests in emerging designers, assisting them with producing their shows and creating the perfect shoes for their collections.

Irish designer J.W. Anderson’s collection is a particular favourite, as there’s something a little bit ‘Manolo meets Cote d’Azur’ about these slim, elegant and slightly eccentric heels.

The contrasting textures of leather, cotton and eyelet detailing are inspired by J.W. Anderson’s Spring Summer 2012 collection. Many of the shoes reflect the designs of the garments very closely, so they’re a great, affordable way to get a piece of the collection.

The colourful, tribal cocktail hour sandals are real future classics and the fringed heel of synthetic swan feathers make them even more covetable. They are set to be a party staple for the summer, although we might spot them even earlier on some freezing fashionista feet at London Fashion Week next week!

J.W. Anderson for ALDO Rise is available now at Young British Designers and Selfridges, and at ALDO from 8 March.

Designers, Fashion, London, London Fashion Week, Shopping, Websites

Felicity Brown arrives at Young British Designers

September 24, 2010 by cheriecity

YoungBritishDesigners.com is the exciting new website stocking pieces from London’s up-and-coming designers and they’ve just got even better with the arrival of Felicity Brown!

As soon as I saw her debut collection earlier this year, I instantly fell in love with her super feminine, ombre dip-dyed silk dresses with exquisite pleated ruffles and floral-inspired silhouettes. Her pieces are unapologetically romantic, fresh, beautifully crafted and almost Grecian.

Inspired by the ruffle-adorned Parisian women depicted in the artwork of Henri Toulouse Lautrec, Felicity’s ethereal, painterly pieces are utterly unique and can’t easily be compared to any other contemporary designer.

London-born Felicity studied at the Royal College of Art and went on to design for Alberta Ferretti, Loewe, Mulberry and Lanvin. Her debut collection was shown at Vauxhall Fashion Scout earlier this year and she was awarded the acclaimed NEWGEN sponsorship for Spring Summer 2011.

Felicity recently showed her Spring Summer 2011 collection at Fashion East during London Fashion Week, alongside Heikki Salonen and Simone Rocha.

Already stocked at Liberty, Barneys New York and Corso Como, Felicity Brown’s Autumn Winter 2010 collection is a highly covetable addition to YoungBritishDesigners.com and a future classic – invest now!

Felicity Brown’s Autumn Winter 10-11 collection is available now at www.youngbritishdesigners.com

Designers, Fashion, London, Shopping, Websites

Chérie Loves: Young British Designers

September 11, 2010 by cheriecity

It’s been the talk of London fashion circles all summer and finally, YoungBritishDesigners.com is here for us to shop to our hearts content.

As the same suggests, Young British Designers is dedicated to working with emerging designers who will really benefit from the support and exposure as they try to expand their labels.

Young designers can often be at a disadvantage, as customers just don’t know where to source their pieces, or the boutiques that stock them can be off the main shopping circuit.

So what better than to bring together all our fave new designers and showcase their clothing and accessories on one beautifully crafted and accessible website!

The first retail experience of its kind, Young British Designers backs designers in the formative years of their label and from different fashion pathways.

It showcases designers who have made their names through NEWGEN, ON | OFF, Estethica, Fashion Fringe, Vauxhall Fashion Scout, London Fashion Week and Arising.

Established womenswear designers include Danielle Scutt, Felder Felder, Kinder Aggugini, Olivia Rubin, Felicity Brown, LP.BG and Jasper Garvida.

Striped Mohair Coat by Danielle Scutt, £1420

Square T-Shirt Top in 100% Wool by LP.BG, £330
Olivia Rubin, Rose Belle Dress, £175

Young British Designers also promotes up-and-coming labels such as Ada Zanditon, Alice Palmer, Emesha, Simeon Farrar, Viking Wong, Minna, Jena.Theo, Julian J Smith and many more…

Agyness Dress by Ada Zanditon £127.50
Batman Dress by Alice Palmer, £600
Corseted Cocktail Dress by Emesha, £730

Accessories are a great way to invest in a new designer and the collection of jewellery, bags and leather goods at YBD are sure to make it onto a number of wishlists this season.

I love this embellished swallow necklace by Minna and am plotting ways to bag ever piece by Cabinet and Fannie Sciavoni’s oxidised steel ring body jewellery.

Bird Necklace by Minna, £112
Feathered Collective Pendant by Cabinet, £175
Cross Necklace by Fannie Sciavoni, £189

Leather Cuff by Felder Felder, £149
Grey Pin Tuck Oversize Clutch by Heidi Mottram, £264
Picasso Cuff by Lucy Hutchings, £324

YBD’s shoe collection is covetable enough to rival Manolo and Louboutin. Bionda Castana create elegant heels using the most luxurious materials, Sophie Gittins takes inspiration from architecture and Kinder Aggugini’s shoes were created exclusively for his catwalk show.

Nyla Shoes by Bionda Castana, £570
Khaki Romanza Peep Toe Boots by Sophie Gittins, £1123
Black Military Court Shoes by Kinder Aggugini, £480

The website is easy to navigate, with pieces divided into categories, and there is a dedicated designer section with detailed bios.

YBD highlights the fact that they are all emerging designers and you can sort through by fashion organisation such as Arise, LFW and Estethica. Making the experience even more interactive, YBD promotes its designers’ presence at London Fashion Week.

Some of the prices may be more than you would expect to pay for new designers, but the cost reflects the amount of work, fine detail and craftsmanship. There are a number of affordable pieces so you can have something unique and special without spending a fortune and support new design talent.

To see the full designer collection, visit www.youngbritishdesigners.com