London Fashion Week’s autumn–winter 2014–15 shows begin today. Catch all the shows from the week on our live player.
   Doug Rimington and Sarah Beresford will cover London Fashion Week and a post-event report will be published in Lucire.

The Body Shop is getting in for this Valentine’s Day with its new White Musk Smoky Rose scent which adds to its cruelty-free White Musk range. This sensual scent includes fused scents of bergamot, pink pepper, and blackcurrant.
   White Musk Smoky Rose is available as the pure eau de parfum and eau de toilette as well as many other cheaper options. There are the White Musk Smoky Rose body lotion, bath and shower gel and fragrance mist, suiting all budgets—prices start at NZ$25 for the gel and finish at NZ$56 for the eau de parfum.
   The White Musk Smoky Rose exudes youth and floral sweetness with a note of aqua. To us, it evokes a sense of a fresh summer breeze and a fresh teen romance, with school-day memories and associated nostalgia. Head down to the Body Shop and give the scent a test to see what memories it draws for you.—Anna Deans

The Body Shop has released its Special Edition Blueberry range, comprising body butter, body lotion, shower gel, body scrub-gelée and lip butter.
   Made from cold-pressed blueberry seed oil, and Community Fair Trade shea butter and cocoa butter from Ghana, the range is rich in vitamin E and essential fatty acids that nourish and hydrate your skin, while softening, protecting and smoothing it.
   The fruity fragrance is the perfect icing on top that will leave your skin smelling like fresh blueberries!
   Prices begin at NZ$15·25 for the lip butter, and the sweet-smelling body butter retails at the top end for a still value-packed NZ$36.
   Feed your skin with this limited-time-only edition at your local Body Shop store or visit www.thebodyshop.com.—Christine Min

Tom Ford

Esther Heesch models Tom Ford’s spring–summer 2014 campaign, shot by the designer himself in London.
   The setting sees Heesch, in the role of a star, surrounded by a male crowd in a nightclub setting, looking seductive in black dresses and shoes from Tom Ford. Trends in the advertisement include leather, crystal embellishments, short hems, perforations, killer heels and thick-rimmed eyewear.
   The male campaign features Conrad Bromfield and Carlos Peters, wearing brightly coloured tailored jackets and trousers.
   The entire women’s collection, shown last September at London Fashion Week, had a harder edge than other designers’ projections for the season. Instead of soft and romantic, Ford’s woman is sensual and powerful. While not depicted in the initial campaign images, the spring–summer 2014 collection also features long-sleeve dresses, leather jackets and psychedelic patterns.
   Ford photographed and styled, while Orlando Pita did the hair, Charlotte Tilbury the make-up, and Liza Smith the manicures. Charlie Parker produced the campaign shoot.

Tom Ford

Rainer W. Schlegelmilch

Top Michael Schumacher comes to the Mercedes-Benz pits at the Shanghai Grand Prix, April 17, 2011. Centre John Surtees and others do the opening sprint at Le Mans, July 21, 1964. Above Nina Rindt waiting for her husband Jochen to pass by. He had a fatal accident at Parabolica just moments after this picture was taken, on September 6, 1970.

An exhibition at the Getty Images Gallery, Freeze the Speed, showcases the work of Rainer W. Schlegelmilch, the famed Formula 1 photographer.
   Schlegelmilch began his career as a Formula 1 photographer in 1962. The 50 years’ worth of images form an enviable archive of 350,000 photographs, some of which appears at the Gallery between February 6 and March 1.
   The work includes his first race at the Nürburgring in 1962, taking portraits for his final exam at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie, before he set up his studio 18 months later. From 1970 he began shooting only in colour. He has attended more than 500 Grands Prix, including taking candid pit and trackside shots.
   Schlegelmilch tends to rely on natural lighting rather than digital enhancement. His work has been published in, among others, Auto Revue, Auto Motor und Sport, Powerslide, ADAC, Sports Car Graphic, Car & Driver, Road & Track and Car Review. Philip Morris, Mobil, Shell, Champion, Mercedes, BMW, Tag Heuer, DHL, and Red Bull are among the clients who have featured his work.
   Louise Garczewska, Director of Getty Images Gallery, says, ‘In the run up to the 2014 F1 season, we are delighted to represent this iconic collection and bring it to a wider audience through this latest touring exhibition.’
   The Getty Images Gallery is close to Oxford Circus, London, and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and 12 to 5.30 p.m. Saturday.

Rainer W. Schlegelmilch

Above, from top Swiss racing driver Jo Siffert waits with bandaged road shoes at Monza, September 8, 1968. A portrait from Monte Carlo, 1963. A recent Monaco Grand Prix.

Eva Rinaldi/Creative Commons 2·0

Hugo Bernand/Cartier

Top Angela Lansbury, who receives a DBE in the New Year Honours’ List, announced today. Above Katherine Jenkins receives an OBE for her contribution to music and services to charity.

Actresses Angela Lansbury and Penelope Keith are to become Dames in the New Year Honours’ List. Lansbury, 88, best known for her role in Murder, She Wrote, is on the diplomatic and overseas list for her work in drama, charitable work and philanthropy, while Keith, 73, is honoured for her services to the arts and charity.
   The Honours’ List this year has more women than men for the first time—611 out of 1,195—though men still outnumber women in the higher honours. Five per cent are from ethnic minorities.
   Singer and actor Michael Crawford, 71, receives a CBE for services to children’s charities.
   Nicholas Parsons, now 90, receives an OBE for his work in drama and broadcasting. Comedienne Sandi Toksvig also receives an OBE for her services to broadcasting, while mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins gets hers for her contribution to music and for services to charity. Lynda Bellingham, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, receives her OBE for her services to charity.
   Author Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War) receives an OBE for services to literature.
   Celebrity recipients on the list receiving MBEs include actress–writer Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey), for her services to entertainment, Kevin McCloud (Grand Designs) for his work on sustainable buildings, and DJ Pete Tong for services to broadcasting and music.

While we had our newsmakers, what else summed up 2013 in the fashion business?
   In a nutshell: Marc Jacobs’ departure from Louis Vuitton after 16 years and his last show at Paris Fashion Week, the return of Tom Ford and a big show to London, the revival of Schiaparelli under Christian Lacroix, the return of grunge on the streets and the catwalks, the Met-inspired revival of punk, the exhibitions on Azzedine Alaïa at Palais Galliera, Chanel at the Palais de Tokyo and Christian Dior at the Grand Palais, Ralph Lauren’s restoration and patron sponsorship of L’École des Beaux-Arts and Fendi’s restoration of the Fontana di Trevi, under Karl Lagereld and Silvia Venturini Fendi.
   There were also more films promoting fashion this year, and while promotional in motive, they have increasingly become works of art. Kenzo had its Electric Jungle by Mat Maitland and directors Smith & Read, Fendi at the Palazzo Farnese, Miu Miu’s dancing women, Martin Scorsese directing Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey for Dolce & Gabbana’s The One, Sienna Miller and fiancé Tom Sturridge for Burberry, Monica Bellucci for Dolce & Gabbana, and Wes Anderson directing his film for Prada. Karl Lagerfeld’s astonishing works for Chanel get special mention, revealing more each season about the history of la maison.
   Our final video shows this year’s most intriguing fashion show scenery, featuring Jean Paul Gaultier, Givenchy, Rick Owens, Vionnet, Rodarte, Jason Wu, Yves Saint Laurent, Proenza Schuler, Antonio Berardi, Christian Dior, Marc Jacobs, Moncler Gamme Rouge, Hermès, Kenzo, Alexander McQueen, Prada, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, and Chanel.

Photographer Cat Garcia is behind a new book, Our Time, which showcases 60 of the UK’s most inspiring people, including pop artist Sir Paul Smith, Bella Freud, Sir Peter Blake, Kate Moross, Fergus Henderson, Polly Morgan, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk, Beatrix Ong, Julie Verhœven, Robbie Honey and Gary Card.
   Garcia spent a day with each of her 60 subjects, which included designers, photographers, restaurateurs, filmmakers, curators and others, capturing what the publisher calls ‘a flash of insight into the day-to-day stories of Britain’s creative generation.’
   Our Time has been curated by Olivia Triggs, founder of the Breed agency, and edited by Anthony Leyton. The words themselves have been provided by Nick Knight, Lulu Kennedy, Dita Von Teese, Tracey Emin, Livia Firth and others. Liz Farrelly served as editorial consultant.
   The 252 pp. volume is limited to 1,000 copies, printed by London’s SPM Print on premium, tactile, uncoated paper from G. F. Smith.
   Preview pages can be seen at thisisourtimebook.com. The book is released on February 24.

Cat Garcia