Marni & Friends: H&M’s Next Design Collaboration

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Lines forming from Los Angeles to Tokyo. A high-profile fashion show featuring Prince and Nicki Minaj. The entire collection selling out within minutes of going on sale. Donatella Versace moving her face for the first time in decades. Twas a highly successful collaboration between H&M and Versace, one the retail chain will no doubt find hard to replicate. Although that doesn’t mean it’s not going to give it a try when H&M’s next diffusion line with Marni hits 260 stores and the interwebs in March.

Step Into Exotic Skins & Architectural Heels With tom gunn

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Designers Gabrielle Thompson and Shannon Gunn believe shoes should be wearable art. Their shared passion for luxury materials and strong, structured silhouettes led to the launch of their Australian footwear label tom gunn. Described as “sophisticated with an edge,”  tom gunn shoes are constructed with materials from the top Italian tanneries and suppliers and have been used by the likes of Prada, Marni, CoSTUME NATIONAL and Gucci. I got a chance to to ask Thompson and Gunn about how they got started, where they find inspiration and how their label has become a shoe industry stand-out.

Coke On The Runway

Edited by FashionIndie

Coke on the Runway? Yeah, you never see it but you know what’s happening backstage. Oh, wait, Coca Cola?!? Yeah, I guess that makes more sense.