Paula Knorr AW18 at London Fashion Week

PAULA KNORR's AW18 collection plays with the impact of intimacy and sensuality in female dressing.

 Womenswear today ranges from extreme nudity to demure precision. Inspired by this freedom, Knorr creates a collection that showcases her own vision of what empowered and sensual dressing can be today.

 The collection features body-hugging silhouettes throughout; highlighting Knorr’s signature cutting techniques as she transforms evening dresses into comfortable yet powerful designs.

The collection combines luxurious fabrics with dramatic shapes and strives to push the boundaries of eveningwear with hints of power dressing incorporated. 

Wrapped turtleneck, sequin gowns and mini-dresses in velvet printed tulle

 are mixed with voluminous wool trousers and tunics.

Materials include glossy metallics, soft wools and heavy sequins; all of which intensify the sensual feel of the collection.

Strong, bold reds and silver sit in contrast to

 blush blues to create a strong but sensual colour palette.

Jewellery: Rathel & Wolf
Footwear : Topshop
Photographer: Daniel Fraser

 For her AW18 presentation, Knorr collaborates with experimental Jazz singer Laura Totenhagen who transforms empowering poems into music. Her live performance together with a strong and diverse mix of models, exclusively cast from Linden & Staub, celebrates female sensuality and power throughout. Video here:

New women’s fashion label Tori Michaels launched this week in TopShop

New women’s fashion label Tori Michaels has now launched this week online at  www.torimichaels.co.uk and at TopShop Oxford Circus.

 This is the first collection of former Ted Baker designer Jodie Fleischmann.
With a range of 20 elegant, chic styles designed to perfection, Tori Michaels has a collection to suit the sophisticated urban woman.

The pieces range from dresses, to top/short combos, to capes and coats. Always envisioning having her own fashion label, Jodie’s autumn / winter ’15 collection is the culmination of years of hard work and creative design.
 After studying at the London College of Fashion, and completing two successful years at Ted Baker in the womenswear design team, Jodie launched Tori Michaels this week.

ZARA MARTIN WEARS HAMNETT COLLECTION FOR TOPSHOP

Cara Delevinge is the face of Topshop AW14 Campaign

Available soon in Topshop stores and online:

www.topshop.com

Topman Generation Transform Made in Chelsea star Amber Atherton into Warhol's Muse Edie Sedgwick

Topman Generation Transform Made In Chelsea Star And Jewellery Designer Amber Atherton Into Warhol’s Muse Edie Sedgwick

 

Topman Generation'transforms contemporary Chelsea girl and entrepreneur Amber Atherton into the Warholean Factory-era poster-girl Edie Sedgwick.
Shot by photographer Elliott Morgan (GQ, Disorder Magazine)and styled by maverick stylist David Motta, the Chelsea girl slotted perfectly into the character of the beautiful muse with more-than-a-few problems. 


Photography: Elliot Morgan
Styling: David Motta
Art Direction/Casting: John-Paul Pryor
Hair: Emily Kent
Make-up: Katherine Gould
Models: Ricki at NEVS/Ryon at ELITE
 
Amber wears (clockwise from top left): Dress, Beatrice Newman; Raincoat,
Mary-Quant@Vintage Modes; Leotard and skirt, Beatrice Newman; Skirt, Topshop. Necklace (worn throughout): ‘Star Necklace’, Estella Bartlett, myflashtrash.com.
All other jewellery: Linda Bee at Grays Antiques Market.

Boys wear Topman, Topshop and Sorapol (fur coat)

Shot at Late Night London and at Jewel of Covent Garden

Image credit Topman Generation 

Article is due out now in the new issue of our Generation Magazine,
http://magazine.topman.com/issue-6

Jovonnista getting ready for Spring

Bunny Ears and all , London based Jovonnista is clearly ready for Spring with their SS12 collection now online.

www.jovonnalondon.com

And their Tash skirt has been so popular, it is to be launched in 7 new shades on 27 Feb

Pink

Navy

Beige

Blue

Cyan

Green

Brown

Jovonnista is also stocked at the Topshop flagship Oxford Street store.

The Cocktail Hour - 20s Vintage Look

The popularity of drinking cocktails started in 1920s America when prohibition resulted in the available alcohol being of such poor quality that the taste had to be drowned with fruit and mixers.

Early evening Cocktail soirees and parties became the craze and the ‘Cocktail Hour’ was born.

The fashionable modern women would wear a sheath dress with a matching hat, shoes and gloves (although the hat was removed once inside and the hostess never wore gloves.)This early evening dress was the first cocktail dress, although the term would not be used until in the late 1940’s when Christian Dior came up with the name.

The 1920’s cocktail dresses were embellished with beads, fringing or lace and you can create a similar look as 20’s Vintage glamour is again the Bees Knees!

They say ‘Blondes have more Fun’ – Brunettes and Redheads there is no need to change your hair colour, just wear this Blonde Fringe Lace Dress from www.phase-eight.co.uk   Plus the fringing is a great way of hiding the tummy and any other lumps and bumps! Price: was £140 sale price now £73.50 Dress up with a dusty pink flapper head band and a pair of nude Mary Janes

Headband from Freedom at Topshop Price £14 www.topshop.co.uk or 0127 784 4476 

Head over Heels Meg in nude patent with black side corsage Also available in black fabric with grey side corsage Price was £49 now £29.50 www.shoestudio.com

Flapper style cocktail dresses were usually sleeveless but for those of you who prefer to keep the tops of your arms covered, this star embellished dress by Next is ideal.The fabric does not cling so also is good for hiding any lumps or bumps making it a star of a dress! www.next.co.uk

For a more sultry go for Silk and Sawdust’s tighter fit midi length Clara dress with black deco style lace over blue polyester satin. Details: Wide lace straps, bust gathering detail, slim fit, side zip and back slit. Price £139 www.silkandsawdust.com Price £27 www.laredoute.co.uk

And don’t forget to accessorize with lots of long beaded necklaces!

Topshop Unique Pudsey for BBC Children in Need Designer Pudsey Collection

For BBC Children in Need’s Designer Pudsey Collection, Emma Farrow, the design manager of Topshop, turned to the Topshop Unique SS12 collection for inspiration. And what was the inspiration behind Topshop Unique SS12? – The glamour and opulence of Ancient Egypt brought in to modern urban London.

From top to paw, Pudsey is wearing a modern monochrome take on the ancient hieroglyphics; black on white with a contrasting white on black for his ears (only the front) and paws.  There is a faint shimmer to the fabric giving Pudsey a pharaohic glow.

The eye bandage in sliver spangled metallic fabric would make any Egyptian mummy proud.  

His eye is that of a black button adorned with a silver scarab beetle, revered in ancient Egypt as the symbol of resurrection and worn as a good luck charm.

Around his neck is he wears a chunky silver chain complete with charms of the sacred scarab beetle, and other good luck amulets such as the single eye and hand.

The Desinger Pudsey Collection is being exhibitied on the 2^nd floor of Liberty in London until 19 Nov.

If you can’t visit Liberty to see these couture bears then go online to view:  www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey.

All the bears in the collection are being auctioned on eBay to help raise money for disadvantaged children in the UK. If you want to bid for Topshop’s Designer Pudsey go to: 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Topshop-Designer-Pudsey-/230699199347?pt=UK_Dolls_Bears_RL&hash=item35b6be6b73

At the moment the top bid stands at £260 , but sure to rise to pyramidal heights.