Style Addict – Get Your Monthly Fix: March 08
20-03-2008
Caryn Franklin 4 Simply Be
Fashion editor, stylist, presenter and all round fashion guru, Caryn Franklin, has just announced a design partnership with fashion line Simply Be. As a stylist Caryn has worked with women of all shapes and sizes and is particularly skilled at knowing what works and flatters each body type. Her expertise will be well utilized with Simply Be, a fashion line for style diva’s that range from a size 14 – 32. www.simplybe.co.uk
Broome Etchings 4 TopShop
Already well-known for its designer collaborations TopShop has announced their latest creative recruit. Sweet n’ sour illustrator Will Broome will be applying his dark humour to a small TopShop capsule collection, giving cotton tunics and vests a dose of Broome appeal. No stranger to collaborations Broome’s etchings can already be found on the Marc by Marc Jacobs range, his capsule collection for TopShop will launch in selected stores on 20th April. www.topshop.com
Banana Republic Lands In The UK
American retail favourite Banana Republic has just opened its doors for the very first time to the UK market. Housed over three floors in the old Dickins & Jones building on London’s Regent Street, fashion editors and press were treated to a private shopping prelude by way of a media kick-start for the brand. Key spring pieces include chic high-waisted skirts, silk blouses, classic Macs and urban safari separates.
Banana Republic, 224 Regent Street, London, W1. www.bananarepublic.eu
Schiffer @ GFW 2008
Claudia Schiffer has been named as this year’s celebrity judge and media magnet at June’s Graduate Fashion Week. 37-year-old Schiffer has been in the fashion business for over two decades will join the judging panel that will determine the River Island Gold Award, which comes with a £20,000 prize for one lucky graduate. Commenting on the role she said: “I have been privileged to witness the incredible expertise of some of the most inspiring design talents in the world. The passion and energy that surrounds this creative world are addictive and to take part in supporting the birth of new talent is fantastic.”
Graduate Fashion Week will feature the work of over a thousand students from 49 universities & colleges across the U.K. It will take place from 8th to 12th June at London’s Earls Court. www.gfw.org.uk
Ethical Casa Copenhagen Shopper
Eco bags, they are all the rage darling! Forget ‘it’ bags and certainly wave goodbye to plastic carriers, these days going shopping means bringing your own fair trade shopper to the retail party. The latest, of many, to catch my eye is from Casa Copenhagen. Produced under strict Fair Trade guidelines and screen printed with AZO free dyes you can be more than sure that every aspect of this shopper is eco-ethical. Available in shades of Aqua/Chocolate – Chocolate/Aqua and Red/Pink – Pink/Red. Price: £29.50
www.casacopenhagen.com
By JoJo Iles
