Style Addict – Fashion News & Views – 4th November 2005

 

Yob’s Don Another Top Brand

 

{mosimage}The curse of the chav has struck once again. In the firing line this time is top fashion brand Prada. In particular Prada hi-top trainer style shoes have been listed as a dress code no-no at a selection of bars and clubs in Manchester. Last year Burberry check items became associated with yobbish clans inciting bans in pubs and clubs in the Leicester area. Fortunately for the international brand no real harm was done and profits look better than ever. (Plus Creative Director, Christopher Bailey has just topped the Forbes list of the world’s most influential fashion designers.) In Manchester, meanwhile, recent troubles have put the spotlight on dress policy once again. Named and shamed on the ‘no entry’ list are – sportswear, hooded tops, Prada shoes, scruffy jeans and flashy jewellery. I wonder what Miuccia makes of it all?

 

 

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Bella 4 Miss Selfridge

 

It seems we can’t get enough of those designer/High Street collaborations. Just in at Miss Selfridge is the new exclusive Bella Freud range. The collection comprises of smoky grey velvet jackets, scarf neck dresses, patterned cheongsams, embroidered grey wash jeans and a variety of vintage inspired prints.

 

 

Stella 4 H&M

 

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Over at H&M the press has been out in force to report on Stella McCartney’s High Street contribution. Interviews aplenty plus a glitzy star-studded bash – a collection sell out looks guaranteed. The capsule range includes silk wraps, tailored jackets, jump suits, skinny jeans and draped silk dresses. Hitting the stores on the 10^th of this month there’s talk of overnight camping and queues around the block!

 

 

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Jeans That Fit in an Instant

 

Jeans, so much choice, so many styles, it’s no wonder that 57% of us have bought a pair in the wrong size at one time or another. Thankfully help is at hand from the forward thinking brand – Levi’s. Just in store from the States is a body scanning device that records over 200 parts of the body within seconds. Advice is then passed on as to the best size and style for you. Intellifit is available at the Levi’s Flagship Store, Regent Street, London W1.

 

 

 

Drapers Announces Awards Finalists 2005:

 

Best New Business, sponsored by Betty Barclay

baby e, Ealing, London

Bridget Skelton, Charing, Kent

Cilento, Strabane, Northern Ireland

Grapevine, Newport, Gwent

 

Kidswear Retailer, sponsored by Children Worldwide Fashion

Bratz, Sheffield

Cilento, Strabane, Northern Ireland

JNR Station, Edinburgh

Peppermint, London

 

Lingerie Retailer, sponsored by Triumph International

Fishnets Lingerie, Whitby, North Yorkshire

Sacred Hearts Lingerie Boutique, Shipley, West Yorkshire

Williams & Griffin, Colchester

 

Sales Assistant, sponsored by Emreco International

Abi Cashman – N. Shelley of Billericay, Essex

Katherine Cusack – Therapy, Petworth, West Sussex

Caroline Lowther – Tessuti, Chester

 

Best New Store/Department, sponsored by Pulse Retail Technology

Ann Summers, Trafford Centre, Manchester

Desire by Debenhams, Truro

Harrods Personal Shopping, London

Williams & Griffin fashion floor, Colchester

 

Independent Department Store, sponsored by Enterprise Ireland

Avoca, Dublin

McEwens of Perth

Moores of Coleraine

Williams & Griffin, Colchester

 

Designer Store, sponsored by Sand

Courtyard, Guildford

Eleven, Sunderland

Sarah Coggles, York

 

E-tailer

ASOS.com

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Vivaladiva.com

 

Menswear Brand of the Year, sponsored by Drapers

Gant

Gibson

Hugo Boss

Paul Smith

Polo Ralph Lauren

Remus Uomo

Ted Baker

 

Womenswear Brand of the Year, sponsored by Pure

Basler

Gerry Weber

Libra

Marc Cain

Michael H

Oui

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Young Fashion Brand of the Year, sponsored by USC

Chefdeville

Diesel

Duck & Cover

Full Circle

G-Star

Henleys

Replay

 

Independent Young Fashion Retailer, sponsored by David Bitton

Dr Kruger, Preston

Fusion, Preston

Gasoline, Cork

Intro, Manchester

Utter Nutter, Romford

 

Independent Menswear Retailer, sponsored by Tommy Hilfiger

Blueberries, Blackpool

Frank Bird, Wakefield

Trotter & Deane, Bury St Edmunds

 

Independent Womenswear Retailer, sponsored by Marc O’ Polo

Anne Furbank, Buckden, Cambridgeshire

N.Shelley, Billericay

Sahara, Oxford

Sister, Sheffield

 

Smaller Multiple, sponsored by Barclays

Bank

Cecil Gee

Coast

Miss Selfridge

Republic

 

Value or Discount Retailer, sponsored by Geac

Asda

Peacocks

Prima Designer Clothing

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Multiple, sponsored by TNT Fashion Group

Monsoon

New Look

Principles

River Island

Zara

 

 

 

Drapers Award Winners will be announced at a glitzy gala dinner at Grosvenor House in London, 23 November 2005.

 

 

 

Website of the Week…

 

 

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www.fad.org.uk 

 

FAD – Fashion Awareness Direct

 

Supporting and promoting the art of fashion, there are workshops, an annual competition, events and more…The FAD competition is open to BA & MA fashion students from colleges across the UK and this years brief is based around the mysteries of Egypt. For more information visit http://www.fad.org.uk/images/6thComp-Brief.doc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By JoJo Iles