Breaking news Lady Gaga will be the cover star of the second issue of Net-a-porter's Porter magazine. She's as far from the idea of "the Porter woman" as you can imagine, but as we all have heard, uninhibitedly commercial cover decisions are all the rage these days. Any celebrity with a marginal connection to fashion ... Read more
With last week's news of Anna Dello Russo designing an accessories collection for H&M and revival of the brand Elsa Schiaparelli, I've been asking myself what is rotten in the fashion industry that the most exciting designers seem to be non-designers and dead designers. Anna Dello Russo for H&M I. When the press release announcing ... Read more
H&M has announced a new designer collaboration with Marni. The spring collection designed by Marni's creative director Consuelo Castiglioni will be released in 260 stores worldwide and online. It will include womenswear, menswear and accessories with focus on the Italian label's signature prints and patterns. The Marni for H&M release date is March 8, 2012. ... Read more
When I was a kid in the early nineties, Gianni Versace was one of the most talked-about designers, a name synonymous with striking, sexy glamour. Owning Versace pieces was considered an utmost prestige, even if it was only a t-shirt with "VERSACE" written across your chest. Yes, the t-shirt would be a status symbol, but ... Read more
I like it when clothes from H&M, Asos or Zara look like Dior. It pokes fun at high fashion's exorbitant cost* and proves that the impression given by clothes (expensive/cheap, put-together/random) depends entirely on the wearer. So actually, I like it when people wear clothes from cheaper brands like they're Dior (I'm using Dior as ... Read more