October 2008

Pink Ribbon for Breast Cancer Research

Westfield London Opens Thursday

 

Westfield is opening its doors in London on Thursday, 30th October, 2008. The Australian shopping centre owner has created London's largest mall (150,000m²) with approximately 270 stores, 4500 parking spaces and easy access via transport. The shopping centre is located in Shepherd's Bush and apart from your high street stores will also offer deluxe dining, a library, a gym, a spa, a high end retail area with premium labels called 'The Village' and a multiplex cinema with 14 screens. For further information about this exciting shopping centre, visit Westfield London.

The Grand Social Pop-Up Store

'The Grand Social' is an online store where Australian and New Zealand designers come together to sell their products under one roof. For 4 days only, they will open a pop-up store with a selection of summer pieces from some of their designers at 461 Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney from Wednesday 22nd October 2008 - Sunday 26th October 2008 (10am-6pm). For those who can't make it all the way to Paddington, it will be just a click away at www.thegrandsocial.com.au with worldwide shipping available to all fashion lovers. Expect to see items by myPetsQuare, Ruby Smallbone, Nathan Smith, Zoemou, AppleGator, Isson, GRAZ, ZM925, Matt Weston, Trimapee, Deadly Ponies, Sewn, Anna & Boy and Elsom. The owners of the site have also jumped on the bandwagon and will be showing their very own 'Black Summer' collection. They collaborated with some of the mentioned designers to create a limited number of summer pieces in everyone's favourite colour, black. Enter the Black Summer Competition for your chance to win a $500 voucher to spend online. Happy shopping!

Farewell CosmoGIRL

 

CosmoGIRL has been the teenage version of Cosmopolitan magazine for the last nine years. Hearst, the publisher, made the decision to fold it at the end of the year and hope that its teenage fan base will warm to Seventeen which holds the top spot as a monthly teen magazine. Teenagers who have been avid readers of the publication will be comforted by the fact that the online version cosmogirl.com will remain active.

Sean Connery the Model

He may have recently turned 78 years old but Sir Sean Connery has still got it. Annie Leibowitz, the famous portrait photographer, has snapped Connery for Louis Vuitton's 'Core Values' campaign which supports The Climate Project led by Al Gore. The campaign features a relaxed looking Sean Connery sitting on a jetty in the Bahamas. Next to him is the timeless Louis Vuitton 'Keepall' travel bag which has become iconic over the years. Beneath the image, the tagline reads: 'There are journeys that turn into legends'. How right they are!

Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009

Here is a sneak peek at what you will be seeing next year.

Jean Paul Gaultier ....................................Vivienne Westwood

Givenchy ...............................................Celine

Celine .....................................................Emanuel Ungaro

Karl Lagerfeld .........................................Karl Lagerfeld

Milan Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009

Here is a sneak peek at what you will be seeing next year.

   
Versace ..................................................Versace

 
Luisa Beccaria......................................... Giorgio Armani

Moschino ...............................................Emporio Armani

London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009

Here is a sneak peek at what you will be seeing next year.

 
Julien MacDonald.................................... Basso & Brooke

 
PPQ .......................................................Jasper Conran

Christopher Kane ....................................Temperley London

New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009

Here is a sneak peek at what you will be seeing next year.

 
Ralph Lauren........................................... Badgley Mischka

 
Monique Lhuillier....................................... J.Mendel.......................................Tracy Reese

Oscar De La Renta.................................. Tadashi Shoji

The Standardisation of Sizes

There needs to be a global standardisation for apparel and shoe sizes. Manufacturers and fashion houses should not be permitted to have their own interpretations. This stunts the growth of the fashion industry. Companies still fail to understand that sales suffer a great deal, as well as emotions. Consumers are not aware of their sizes as they differ from one label to another. High fashion customers find that their dress sizes increase yet in many less expensive labels, they fit into smaller sizes. Currently, one of the biggest issues for companies as the result of non-standard sizing is the loss of online sales. When customers are not aware of their sizes, they will avoid purchasing clothes or shoes online. Consumers are time conscious today and the internet has become their favourite shopping mall. Now, consider the increasing number of internet sales and tell me why companies are not fighting for a standardisation of sizes.

Something to consider:
It doesn't matter if the numbering is different, as long as the size remains the same and accurate in the conversions.
A shoe size should look like the following example:
Womens UK 5 = EU 38 = AU 8 = US 7.5 = JP 24.5
Currently, this is not the case and some of the biggest offenders in shoe sizing are sneaker manufacturers.