From ready-to-wear to ready-to-board: Ashley Roberts unique dress

-Ashley Roberts takes fashion to new heights in dress made entirely from boarding passes-

 Former Pussycat Dolls member and presenter of ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Ashley Roberts, shows off her stunning figure in a bespoke dress created entirely from boarding passes.

  The dress was created by avant-garde designer, Aleah Leigh Wood, who constructed it from more than 5,000 of the airline’s boarding passes, with inspiration taken from current LA fashion trends.

 Completed in just over 100 hours, each boarding pass was individually sewn; all of which was applied to a custom lining of square fabric tabs to create a multi-layered effect, which was perfectly matched to Ashley’s figure.

 Long-time LA resident, Ashley Roberts, comments: “I’ve spent half my life in LA and adore the city. It’s effortlessly cool with fashion inspiration around every corner. The City of Angels should be on everyone’s bucket list, that’s why I’m so excited to showcase this boarding pass dress and in doing so, highlight how easy it is for others to visit and experience the thriving fashion scene for themselves.”

 The West Coast city of Los Angeles has long been known for its pared-down style of ripped jeans, big sunglasses and fedora hats sported by resident A-listers. Now with the likes of Saint Laurent and Tom Ford relocating studios there, Los Angeles’ influence on the world of fashion is set to reach new heights.
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Anna-Karin Karlsson presents Decadence at the V&A shop‏

Avant-garde eyewear designer Anna-Karin Karlsson is delighted to announce the launch of her collection in the V&A Shop at the Victoria and Albert Museum this summer.

 Acknowledged as the world’s greatest museum of art and design, the introduction of Anna-Karin Karlsson’s dark and romantic design aesthetic to the V&A Shop comes during the V&A’s landmark exhibition, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, and demonstrates the Museum’s commitment to showcasing the work of creative pioneers.

 From July 1st until September 27th, the V&A Shop will present the DECADENCE 2015 collection by Anna-Karin Karlsson in its High Arcade display cases. The collection tells you stories of wanton luxury and opulence. Karlsson’s work is characterised by excess and indulgence in pleasure that is here taken even further in the interplay between the morbid and over-refined. Artifice and sophistication are cherished over nature and simplicity - more is definitely always more in the house of Karlsson.
 The designer will also be creating two dedicated limited edition styles available exclusively from the V&A Shop. The first model is named “The Queen” - a celebration of both Queen Victoria and Alexander McQueen as well as referencing Karlsson’s own reputation as the queen of sunglasses. The second limited edition model is an ode to Karlsson’s Swedish ancestors who belonged to a tradition of hair jewellery artisans commissioned to create mourning pieces for Queen Victoria. Anna-Karin Karlsson says:
 ”I am thrilled to be represented at the V&A Shop in the Victoria and Albert Museum and to be a part of this fantastically ambitious fashion project. To show my work during Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and London Fashion Week is a great honour and a major landmark in my career.”
 Artists and celebrities including Madonna, Lady Ga-Ga, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, Grace Jones and Usher are all ardent fans of Karlsson’s styling, as well as her many true individualist fans around the world. Her creations regularly feature in international style, fashion and design titles, and she is cementing her reputation as the most creative, fashion eyewear designer in the market.