Edited by Amanda Gabriele
LOOKBOOKS editor-in-chief Cator Sparks came across these incredible images of our favorite UK designers, and we simply had to share the love. See it all after the jump.
Edited by Adrien Book
Next month sees the launch of the first ever London men’s fashion week-end. Three days of presentation and shows set to give British menswear an unprecedented position on the global stage (it’s about time!) A good excuse then, to celebrate the best in British tailoring by reviewing the 5 best tailored brands and what they have in store for us this season.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
A tight pack of British fashion designers and contemporary artists have paired off at the British Fashion Council’s discretion, to create eight installations for the London 2012 Festival. Backed by the BFC and Bazaar Fashion Arts Foundation, the event is set to raise funds for art and design scholarships. There are 16 creative minds already at work on the projects: Giles Deacon and Jeremy Deller, Hussein Chalayan and Gavin Turk, Jonathan Saunders and Jess Flood-Paddock, Mary Katrantzou and Mark Titchner, Matthew Williamson and Mat Collishaw, Nicholas Kirkwood and Simon Periton, Paul Smith and Charming Baker, Peter Pilotto and Francis Upritchard, and Stephen Jones and Cerith Wyn Evans. Flip through the gallery to see how the pairs’ styles compare.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Nothing says the holidays like candy apple red Italian patent leather in the form of a handsomely masculine evening bag. Paul Smith throws in a chain strap and lock opening for good measure and extra badass-ness. Whoever Julianne is, we want to be her.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
In a rare, and unstaged, show of emotion — public or otherwise — Victoria Beckham wiped away a tear as she collected her award for Designer Brand at the 2011 British Fashion Awards. Thanking her husband and 13 children, Beckham beat out industry vets Tom Ford, Burberry and Stella McCartney – who still managed to win the Red Carpet award – to snatch her first BFA trophy. Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton was awarded the Designer of the Year award while Christopher Kane beat out Erdem and Jonathan Saunders to take home the inaugural New Establishment prize, which recognizes “a particular movement in British fashion that is taking the industry by storm.” Gallery and list of the winners follows after the jump.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Miss Piggy has been hogging the fashion spotlight for quite some time, but now it’s time for all the Muppets to step out in style. Have designers like Tom Ford, Rick Owens, Versace and Michael Kors been secretly inspired by the Muppet clan? We think so, because we found a whole ton of muppet doppelgängers on the runway. They took over Good Morning America this morning, and now they’re taking over FashionIndie. What with all this media, once they’re done saving their theater, maybe they can help save Fashion Week.
Edited by McArthur Joseph
If you’re like us then you’re probably wondering how November can upon us so fast. With that the days are getting shorter and colder. To help you with the latter we’ve our top transitional coats to take you from Autumn to Winter in style.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
We know how busy life can get. Between work, fashion events, friends, family and those few precious moments of relaxation, there’s not much time left for leisure. But in this month of travel, we want to change the way you think about vacation. Whether far or near, getting away doesn’t have to be a stressful affair. Taking a short overnight trip upstate, to the shore or even within the city can be a huge breath of fresh air. So you can do it in style, here are 10 stylish overnight bags we can’t get enough of.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Damien Blottière creates a collage of the latest men’s couture for VMAN‘s eye-catching editorial, “The Shape of Things to Come.” Tom Van Dorpe piles on the prints with looks from Versace, Comme des Garçons, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Lanvin, Paul Smith and Zegna. While AJ Abualrub, CJ Hancock, Ethan James, Michael Wozniak, Nicholas Madrid, Petey Wright and Paolo Anchisi strike puzzling poses. The spread appears in VMAN‘s “Decades Issue” already on newsstands featuring a red hot James Franco on the cover.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Welcome to our month of Fashion Education. To start you off in the right direction, let’s examine your choice of design university, or more importantly, the fashion schools of choice. Certain alma maters produce an exceptional level of talent, consistently. Let us see where you stand, and who stands out as your alumni and professors. (Note: we are only looking at schools that speak English. Paris has burned.)
