Vivienne Westwood

Glasgow retailers refuse to go extra mile for marketing project

Published Date: 30 November 2008 HARD-PRESSED retailers in Glasgow have thrown out plans to promote the city centre because it would have involved a hike in their business rates. The so-called Style Mile initiative, based on...

Fashion Statement: Millinery mafia hit the British Fashion Awards

Fashion Statement takes its hat off to the millinery madness at the British Fashion Awards, discusses the benefits of feathers and asks whether it's possible to transform trainers into elegant high heels

Hit & Run: Britney redux

On Saturday, US pop princess Britney Spears will appear on ITV's reality talent show The X Factor. She will follow the performance, it is rumoured, with a gig at London club G-A-Y, ahead of the general release of her new album,...

Never be frumpy again: As M&S launches its first range for older women, a fiftysomething gives...

Despite the fact that older women represent a huge - and growing - percentage of the population, the fashion industry has been slow to seriously address their tastes and needs and, in the process, to enjoy the benefits of their...

Fashion designer’s Westwood break

Nov 27 2008 by Moira Sharkey, Western Mail A FASHION student is getting the chance to learn from a master with a job offer from world famous designer Vivienne Westwood. Jayne Pierson, from Llanelli, is currently studying the...

Civil Rights Event | 10th Dec LSE

Background Info 10th December 2008 at the LSE The Purpose of Event On the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) creating a global framework for the protection of the rights of...

Sophie: We're pretty spoilt

Nov 26, 2008

Sophie Ellis Bextor was among the celebs who shunned designer frocks in favour of high street chic at the British Fashion Awards. Expectant mother Sophie, Erin O'Connor and Meg Mathews all took a trip to Topshop before the...

Jade Jagger's ripped tights, Pixie's furry coat and plenty of cleavage... The best and worst of...

It is known for being a night of glitz and glamour to showcase the best in British haute couture. But it seemed that some stars struggled with the concept at last night's prestigious British Fashion Awards show.

Slash, Queen Rania, Britney Spears

CBGB's sticker-decorated urinal is already museum-worthy, and this week more detritus from the era of the Ramones and the Clash hurtled its way into high culture, when Christie's hosted its first auction devoted to punk...

Peaches Geldof's New Collection for PPQ to Include Lace, Velvet, and Gothic Capes

British socialite and Nylon magazine columnist Peaches Geldof has unveiled her 10-piece capsule collection for the label PPQ that, according to yesterday's Women's Wear Daily, is made up of "chiffon, velvet and lace dresses...