Kourtney Kardashian Barker and Boohoo undertake a journey into fashion and sustainability
It’s not a normal collaboration where a celebrity lends her name to a collection—Kourtney Kardashian Barker and Boohoo examine sustainable production and the challenges the industry faces […]
Supermodel Naomi Campbell photographs herself for Essence’s 50th anniversary issue
It’s by no means the only case of a model doing a shoot herself during lockdown—Lucire KSA’s May 2020 edition has Miss Universe New Zealand 2016 Tania Dawson at home with a Playstation in its opening spread—though it is probably the highest-profile, as Naomi Campbell took to doing a series of self-portraits using her Iphone […]
Levi’s releases Wedgie vintage jeans, properly designed for a woman’s hips and rear
Levi’s new Wedgie jean, introduced for December, is specially designed for women. The new style solves the awkward front bulge that other vintage jeans give, accentuating the waist with better fit through the hips. By effectively creating a wedgie, Levi’s expects the Wedgie high-rise vintage jean to help women best show off their assets. There’s […]
Sweeta Desai at Chicago’s Clarke House Museum—Thomas Salme’s latest photographs
Thomas Salme Our Milano-based photographer (and author) Thomas Salme has been photographing on the other side of the Pond again, this time in Chicago, Ill. His latest subject: ‘23-year-old Chicago native Miss Sweeta Desai is modelling a very vintage piece from the early 1930s in this photo. This particular piece is from a chic […]
The British Fashion Council has announced the recipients of the Newgen sponsorship, giving designers a chance to show at London Fashion Week’s spring–summer 2013 shows in September. On the catwalk are: J. W. Anderson, Michael van der Ham and Simone Rocha. Christopher Raeburn, J. J. S. Lee, Lucas Nascimento, Marques Almeida, Nasir Mazhar and […]
Cheryl Cole replaced by Nicole Scherzinger on US X Factor?
Fox The media are going into Cheryl Cole overdrive again with rumours that ‘Britain’s sweetheart’ has been dumped from the US version of The X Factor, after months of speculation over the producers’ attempt to court her. The gossip mill claims that there is no chemistry between Cole and fellow judge Paula Abdul, and […]
Tanya Sooksombatisatian A love for vintage and vintage inspired pieces saw to the creation of the New Bohemian boutique. Situated in the beautiful holiday town of Mt Maunganui, it is open Saturday mornings by appointment and provides an easy-to-use website for people not living in that area wanting to purchase something unique. New Bohemian […]
Nostalgic Boutique: for the retro–contemporary
Jamie Peachey Photography Five years ago, Rebecca Turley was working a typical nine-to-five job pushing papers, developing product under the umbrella of Bay Area corporations and eager to spread her wings within the fashion industry. But, finding happiness and her niche within the industry was going to take more than a mere title at a […]
Vintage Chanel, Dior pieces will go on the catwalk at ID Dunedin
As an extra drawcard to 2011’s ID Dunedin Fashion Week, whose tickets go on sale on the 27th, pieces from the Darnell collection of vintage fashion (including labels such as Chanel and Christian Dior) will go on the catwalk on April 8 and 9. Charlotte Smith (left), owner and curator of the largest private […]
Elizabeth Caruana Let’s face it. Everyone has their own formula for productivity. For many people, it’s caffeine to provide the needed and wanted kick-start in the morning, or it may even be visiting a quiet and serene place that’s comforting to get into the groove of working. However, for designer Alison Rutherfurd, it’s simply music […]
