The Vivienne Westwood Africa bag collection is an ethical collection made with recycled canvas, re-used roadside banners, and unused leather off-cuts. The bags are handmade in Nairobi by communities of women who are affected by extreme poverty. Available in a range of styles from unisex rucksacks, totes, and zip clutches from £58 at ASOS.
This year the Christmas Jumper has gone luxe with the help of a few British designers. Friday 13th December is Christmas Jumper Day, wear a chrimbo jumper and donate £1 or more to help save childrens lives with Save the Children.
With the support of the British Fashion Council, some of the world’s leading British designers including Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Burberry, Anya Hindmarch, David Koma, Paul Smith, Giles Deacon, House of Holland, Jonathan Saunders, Matthew Williamson, Peter Pilotto, Mary Katrantzou and Sibling have each customised a unique one off jumper for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day.
The 14 Christmas jumpers have been designed and hand-knitted by fashion brand Wool and the Gang and their British Gang of knitters here in the UK before being customised by each designer. The jumpers will go on display exclusively at The Village, Westfield London in a stunning installation designed by the visual artist and curator Stuart Semple.
You can own these couture wooly creations by entering the text auction, but take note because this auction has a twist – it’s the lowest unique bid that wins the prize, not the highest!
Go to Christmas Jumpers Day for all the details.
As a big shoe enthusiast I was excited to be invited to a preview of the Shoes for Show exhibition. The chance to see Beyoncé’s futuristic Gareth Pugh heels as seen in her ‘Girls’ video up close and personal was something I could not pass up.
The exhibition featured one-off shoes loaned by fashion’s finest including Daphne Guinness, Nicholas Kirkwood, Christian Louboutin, Gareth Pugh and many more, Shoes for Show spotlights high heels to be appreciated for their beauty, rather than their function. It offers an exclusive look at couture pieces from the private collections of well-known figures, one-off designs created for their two minutes of catwalk fame and heels that can only be described as an art form. Shoes for Show: The Sculptural Art of High Heels was curated by online shoe store Javari.co.uk
If you follow FD regularly, you’ll have read that we were being treated to a trip to Royal Ascot with Longines. Despite the rain we had a fabulous day filled with races, socialising, and FASHION! (more…)
So we are into Festival Season now, not entirely sure what the weather will be saying for us all but I do know that there are some great headline acts for this Festival Season such as Jay Z at the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, Gorillaz at Glastonbury, and Scissor Sisters at iTunes. (more…)
