Alice Temperley's been a busy bee. The Temperley empire is expanding exponentially and, hot on the heels of the launch of her new 'Somerset by Alice Temperley' exclusive line for John Lewis (launching September 2012), the brand have announced the launch of a new line of Temperley Scarves.
It seems such an obvious leap that I can't imagine why it's taken so long (and I can say that as I am a huge fan as well as purchaser of the label). Alice Temperley's beautiful silk prints and hint of Bohemianism make for rich pickings. Pair that with her very modern British outlook and the scarf line is sure to be a dead cert success as well as the perfect entry price point into the world of Temperley.
The scarf collection, launching with the 2012 Cruise collection, consists of six typically Temperley styles in a fine cashmere or silk mix fabric in a wide range of colourways, from neutral Oyster and Blush to bright Capri and Raspberry hues. Prints, designed in-house, are hand painted before being digitally engineered and come in a variety of patterns, from signature Temperley animal print, to detailed, colourful prints inspired by 1950 and early 1960’s jewellery.
To celebrate the upcoming British summer festivities, Temperley is also releasing a limited edition Medal print scarf for the launch. The Medal scarf, which comes in a white and black base, includes coloured illustrations of Olympic Gold’s and Royal awards and insignias.
The Medal scarf (pictured above) will be available from June in all Temperley own brand boutiques and online at temperleylondon.com. The scarf collection will follow in November to coincide with the opening of the first Temperley Flagship store in London’s Bruton Street. Scarves will retail from £55- £275.
Chutzpah is on a bit of a Louboutin trip at the moment. Call it Summer love or madness or an affair to remember but once you've had your toes in Louboutins, there's no way you can go back.
Firstly, the man who can has just released his Pre Fall '12 collection and woah momma, these babies are hotter than Hades. Whether you love tartan, new nude spike heels or thigh high suede boots with fringing, this collection will rock your boat.
Hot on his red soled heels retrospective at London's Design Museum, Christian Louboutin has just launched his first App so girls on the go can iphone/ipad away and indulge their Louboutin lust.
The Louboutin App provides all the information that they could require about the brand in one easily accessible guide. Comprised of six different interactive areas ready to be explored, the App opens with a signature flash of red before ushering users in...
The Collection then invites users to browse through the seasonal collections and then go on to discover each shoe and bag in detail. Favourites can either be shared with friends via Facebook, Twitter & email or added to a wish list.
20 Ans celebrates Louboutin's 20 years in business and offers Louboutin fans the unique opportunity to view the full set of sketches of the 20th Anniversary Capsule Collection. With a flick of the hand the sketches are transformed into the finished product showing how the creative process has developed from initial idea through to realised shoe.
The Wish List is a digital moodboard where fans can collect their favourite shoes from the season. Use the wish list as a shopping list when visiting the boutiques, or share it with friends on Pinterest. And, just shake the globe and find all the details of your nearest boutique in the Store locator. This is the perfect travel guide for Louboutin lovers looking for boutiques as they travel the world literally or in their imagination.
And News....receive updates on the latest news and events throughout the world for Christian Louboutin as well as videos of Louboutin’s People.
The Christian Louboutin App is available at no cost from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore
Pre Fall AW'12 collection has now launched in our stores and on the online boutique. www.christianlouboutin.fr
Quick folks! You've just got time to catch this rare beauty of an exhibition before it turns to dust and disappears.
Capturing an age of fashion revolution and cultural upheaval, Somerset House is hosting an exhibition by photographer, Jim Lee, the original wild child of fashion photography who has collaborated with some of the most iconic designers of our time including Valentino and Alexander McQueen.
'Arrested' brings together a collection of images, films and memorabilia spanning Lee's 50 year career. Starting out by photographing bands such as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, Jim Lee rose to fame in the '60s as a fashion photographer of a different genre, working with designers such as Gianni Versace, Ossie Clark and YSL. Power to the man who has a close working relationship to this day with Anna Wintour, she of the bob and dark glasses and mighty power.
Lee has also worked on many TV advertising campaigns for brands such as Aquascutum and Elizabeth Arden and still works on commissions. His blend of natural portraiture meets motion sets him apart and Lee still continues to push artistic boundaries and court controversy.
The exhibition coincides with the release of a book of the same name 'Jim Lee: Arrested' published by Ammonite Press and written by Peter York, a close friend of Lee.
Opening hours: 16 May – 5 June 2012, daily from 10.00 to 18.00
Address: Somerset House, East Wing Galleries, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
It's been hot in London. Too hot to handle without something cool and refreshing in a long tall glass or sprayed on you from a bottle promising thoughts of cool sea breezes and landscapes.
Enter Dior's latest addition to their Escales collection, Escale a Parati, as uplifting and fresh as the others (Portofino, Pondichery and Marquises) but with the subtle nuance of Brazilian shores and sandy beaches a la Astrud Gilberto, with its faint Brazilian Rosewood tones, reeking of greenness but also with hints of tonka bean (and note folks, I'm not usually a fan of said ingredient) which carries through a softness and adds a mellow timbre.
Escale a Parati is more slouchy 'tall and tanned and young and lovely' than serenading you with Italian pop by crooner Dany Brilliant like it's Escale a Portofino counterpart or with the underground sound of Indian melodies as in the Escale a Pondichery offer.
Beautifully presented with it's tinge of Tiffany eau de nil in packaging and in fragrance colour, Escale a Parati has all the trademarks of this superior group of collective fragrances - classy, fresh, uplifting, zesty and breathing sophisticated Summer in all their locations with degrees of subtlety brilliantly created by perfumer, Francois Demachy.
In this release, Demachy has been inspired by the lush green of Brazil with it's minty freshness combined with the superior Amazon Rosewood. He then added Petigrain from Paraguay, Lemon from Argentina and a touch of piquancy with Cinnamon and Pink Peppercorns. The effect is dazzlingly seductive and feminine like a sexy Brazilian Samba.
Parati is gentle, though. Like an Isley Bros' 'Summer Breeze' caught up in a South American moment. The sparkle of sun on water, vast beaches, the background tempo of a land pulsating with rhythm and the bursts of green, eau de nil and turquoise all make for quite an effect. You can practically hear 'Desafino' lulling you in the background.
Escale a Parati EDT (75ml) £52.50 (125ml) £74 is available nationwide from 2nd July 2012.
Right on cue (just as London is bathed in glorious sun) and on time for the Diamond Jubilee Weekend celebrations, that handsome maverick genius, Christopher Bailey, has pressed 'go' on the release of the brand new Burberry 2012 ad campaign which sees new stars, actress Gabriella Wilde and musician Roo Panes, backlit and moody against 'ye olde London town'.
The campaign conjurs up thoughts of deepest darkest London whether it's dead of night Soho or the Jack the Ripper territory of the East End with its vacated arches and steely gloom.
The Burberry Autumn/Winter 2012 ad campaign celebrates Britishness, London and the Burberry heritage of weather protection in the brand’s most cinematic shoot to date. The campaign was shot at night under the creative direction of Christopher Bailey (Chief Creative Officer of Burberry) by Mario Testino at the iconic Royal Naval College in Greenwich London.
Says Bailey, "We wanted to play with everything that’s at the heart of the Burberry world – celebrating our brand and London through imagery, film, music, weather and our iconic outerwear, all in a very poetic and British way. Using London as the backdrop, we shot the series of cinematic, emotive black and white images and short films with the incredibly talented Gabriella Wilde and Roo Panes, who effortlessly bring the campaign and our collections to life across all of our platforms.”
This week will also be the first time Burberry offer 'click-to-buy' on burberry.com for a campaign; a continuation of making the collection available to buy online immediately as Burberry show their catwalk collections - meaning customers can access the AW12 collection a whole season before traditional drop dates. London stores will also stock campaign pieces from 6th June.
There is even a nice link with the Olympics through the chosen location as Greenwich is the official Equestrian competition site for The Olympics (and ties in with Burberry's Equestrian Knight logo).
And, to cover off Burberry's well known links with up and coming indie music stars, Roo Panes wrote and recorded “Indigo Home” exclusively for Burberry at RAK Studios in London, which will be released as the official soundtrack to the campaign and available globally on iTunes from 1 June 2012.
The full Burberry campaign will go live across all Burberry platforms and in London stores and Burberry.com on 1st June. The collection will be available in store globally from 6th June.
Nothing is left to chance with Mr Bailey and that is why this brand is at the forefront of design, marketing and social media. Every possible synergic link covered, 't' crossed and 'i' dotted. The man's a marvel.
First three images are from Burberry's A/W'12 campaign. The remaining images are behind the scenes shots.
It's rather remiss of me not to have written about this before now. The launch night was 'one of those nights' where anything could happen and it did as the crowd mingled with designers, stars and the ultimate Burlesque artiste, Miss Dita von Teese. Open from 1st May 2012, the exhibition not only shows the life works of Monsieur Louboutin but also makes you feel the experience and excitement of new shoes, is nothing short of exhilarating. As it's on until 9th July, I'd advise you to get there while you can...you won't regret or forget it.
The exhibition takes you on a thrill ride (the theme is fairground focused) as it celebrates Louboutin's career to date, showcasing 20 years of designs and inspiration and revealing the sheer theatricality of a Louboutin design and the lure of the red sole from stilettos to lace-up boots, bright satin heels and Swarovski encrusted, bejewelled pumps - they are all there.
From first entrance where walls of shoe lasts greet the visitor to sneaky shadow outlines of the shape of things to come, the exhibition is a gasp a second as the beauty, the elegance and power of Louboutin heels is revealed. Like a kid in a candy store, any woman worth her salt won't know where to look first. Mini works of seductive art, this is the stuff of dreams.
At the core of the exhibition is a unique exploration of Louboutin’s design process, taking the viewer through every stage of the design journey, revealing how a shoe is constructed, from the initial drawing and first prototype through to production in the factory. Then there's the theatre. Monsieur Louboutin has always been obsessed by Folies Bergere showgirls and their glimmering theatricality so each of his flight of fancy designs presents a woman with the opportunity of transformation, of being the centre of attention, of feeling like a red carpet star and of creating an illusion. These are not merely shoes, these are wish makers.
Says Louboutin, "every woman wants to be a showgirl" and uses his muse, the gloriously glamorous Dita Von Teese as the icon. And here she is at the exhibition, looped in a hologram form on a large screen above a bright red (naturally) stage, transforming into a glittery stiletto and back again over a breathy, sensual soundtrack.
Each section of the exhibition should be savoured like a fine champagne and sipped instead of gulped. There is so much to take in, 9 inch ballet pumps, floral bedecked works of art, fetishistic thigh high boots, embroidery, glittering jewels and the clash of satins, each and every one is begging for a new home.
There is even a flash of fetishism as the visitor makes their way through a curtained off section revealing a dark, black display of Louboutin's 2007 Fetish collection, all under bell jars and with accompanying David Lynch photography. Magical.
Last week, Triumph International announced the winner of the UK heat of their annual Triumph Inspiration Award after a catwalk show of finalists at London's Circus restaurant. Student Sian Whitefoot from DeMontford University's winning design, 'Ecliptic Renewal' will be representing the UK at the Shanghai global final along with 31 other international finalists.
The event saw Poppy Delevinge and Jade Parfitt (who presented the show) vote alongside a 'who's who' of the industry including design duo Felder Felder, the BFC's Caroline Rush and representatives from magazines including Vogue, Grazia and Instyle.
As past of the judging panel, I concentrated on whether the design wowed me, whether it perfectly represented the 'Dragons and Butterflies' East meets West theme, innovation and commerciality combined with creativity. One of my favourite designs of the evening didn't feature in the final three choices but the other two did - at 2nd and 3rd place (below).
The 16 UK finalists from London College of Fashion and De Monford University (Leicester) had honed their designs to ensure catwalk appeal as a place in the Shanghai final meant the opportunity of taking home the Global winning prize fund of 15, 000 Euros with the 2nd & 3rd prize winners at 10,000 and 5,000 Euros respectively. As well as the chance of clearing student dept, there's the opportunity to boost your CV, gain recognition and experience and have the winning design produced.
Last year's global winning design 'Les Fleurs du Mal' from Hungary will go on sale in November as a limited edition item at selected Triumph stores and other retailers worldwide.
A light hearted look back over the past week’s good, bad and indifferent including the “don’t even go there’s”.
LOVING
Louise Gray and Topshop – Miss Gray’s Autumn/Winter collection is, frankly, BANGING, so breath is officially bated for her collaboration with Topshop, which includes make-up, set to hit stores in August. (Catwalk pic from Louise Gray's A/W'12 collection)
Sibling – The avant-garde collective stage the first catwalk presentation of their eccentric luxury knitwear designs as part of London Collections: Men. Expect a riot of rich colour and pattern.
Orlebar Brown – Team Chutzpah loves the photo-realistic prints of high-end resort brand Orlebar Brown’s latest limited edition swimwear collection. Available from 24th May.
Prada’s ‘A Therapy’ – Following the last Prada catwalk show, Miuccia Prada told reporters “Everyone has a theory about their collections these days, but I’m sick of theory. This collection is about the pleasure of fashion”. Roman Polanski’s campy short, starring Hollywood A-listers Ben Kingsley and Helena Bonham Carter, encapsulates that ethos perfectly.
Estee Lauder's Advance Night Repair - 30 years old this year and still a favourite on our beauty shelves. Works to repair skin while you sleep. (£41-£54. Currently on offer at Debenhams).
London Collections: Women – London gets a double dose of forward fashion this June. Following a week after the inaugural menswear event, this showcase of pre-collections (i.e. what you’ll be buying next February) from established London designers such as Richard Nicoll, Roland Mouret, and Roksanda Illincic, is a welcome addition to the fashion calendar.
Paolita – Former McQueen assistant Anna Paola’s swimwear brand releases a capsule range of T-shirts inspired by her Mexican heritage (referring the Day of the Dead alongside Paolita's signature birds), stocked exclusively by Harvey Nichols at £60 each.
Antiatoms roll-top leather bag – Fans of Raf Simons’ faux crumpled sandwich bags which featured in his last menswear collection for Jil Sander might like to take a gander at Antiatoms’ rather more modestly-priced version (£110), available from cult London emporium Present.
Shell Belle Couture's Slip of Mint Green Satin at Fox & Rose - Reeks of 1930's sexiness and good taste. Oh la la....
SHOPPING – Like, DUH! Seriously though, non-sport fans and republican retail addicts have months of shopping bliss ahead of them. Manchester’s Trafford Centre launch their 'Summer of Hope and Glory' this week, and we predict other retailers will follow with a series of discounts, in-store promotions, and customer events designed to prise us away from our sofas and street parties.
HATING ‘Apres’ by Iggy Pop – Is the world ready for an Iggy Pop ballads album, sung mostly in French? We certainly aren’t. This ‘Great American Songbook’ for the punk generation suggests that Iggy should spend a lot less time hanging around fashion folk.
Blisters - Come Summer, come the trials and tribulations of hot weather - waxing, leg fake tanning and blisters. Cue women's feet covered in the damned things and looking less than fetching with plasters all over.
Hedi Slimane – Announced that press will be barred from his first two “transitional” presentations for Yves Saint Laurent, namely cruise and menswear, meaning we have to wait until September to discover what Slimane has hidden up his skinny sleeve.
The Ugg Bridal collection – Everything that is wrong with society today, in a slouchy sequinned boot.
David Beckham’s hair – The top half, part Edwardian gentleman, part New Wave undercut, isn’t bad at all, if a little bandwagon-hopping. The beard, however, OVERKILL.
Cannes interlopers – Cheryl in her used tampon dress, Ronan Keating plugging his film debut, and Lindsay Lohan partying like its 2007 all over again. Tragic.
Peter Pan collars – Finally put to death by Patron Saint of Compulsive Liars, and future bio-pic subject, Rebekah Brooks.
Croydon’s Walk of Fame – We’re amazed that Croydon is actually considering this, and even more astounded that local-girl-done-bad Kate Moss hasn’t even been shortlisted.
‘Olor a Nuevo’ – A fragrance formulated by Ford Spain to imitate the smell of a new car. For ‘Top Gear’ groupies only.
Boris Johnson – A generation of hirsute men who spend their waking moments fiddling with knobs in darkened rooms took a long, hard look at their lives as BoJo announced his admiration for abstract electronica artist Mira Calix’s Olympic sound sculpture, which is to be displayed at the Fairlop Waters nature reserve in Redbridge.
DON’T CARE
Kim Kardashian – Still a “thing”, apparently, flying hither and thither to promote her second fragrance 'True Reflection' (we're surprised she even has one so cold blooded is she), a typically headline-grabbing romance (HA!) with Kanye West, and a completely absurd trip to Cannes. We think Anna Wintour, who point-blank refuses to admit Kim even exists, has the right idea.
Mark Zuckerberg’s wardrobe – Whilst most eyes this week were on college sweetheart Priscilla Chan’s Claire Pettibone wedding dress, crueller commentators observed that the founder of Facebook had thankfully ditched his hoodie and scrubbed-up for the ceremony. At Chutzpah Mansions we find Zuckerberg’s adopted uniform of sweatshirt and chinos endearing and grounded, plus he’s a very rich man. If he wanted to wear a dead squirrel on his head, like Donald Trump, who’s to stop him?
Barometer compiled by Lee Clatworthy (@TeamChutzpah) and Katie Chutzpah. Please let us know if you agree with our likes and dislikes by leaving a comment below. Thanks.
Marketing & PR hack who cuts to chase as erstwhile blogger. Guest lecturer at Conde Nast College. Lover of fashion, beauty, fragrance & art. Huge collector of vintage clothing. Never happier than when in designer shoes, cocktail in hand. Well versed in the art of parties.
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