The Rodnik Band for Audrey Napoleon

The Rodnik Band fashion label and pop band, created by eccentric British Fashion designer Philip Colbert, launched their collection for S/S 2013 with the collaboration of DJ Audrey Napoleon. The brand is famous for its bold and humorous designs, with fans ranging from Lady Gaga to Katy Perry. Audrey’s line—inspired by a pop art take on historic figure Napoleon Bonaparte—features figure-hugging jersey repeat print dresses, graphic cotton vest dresses and T-shirts with skeletons, cannon balls and swords. 

Audrey Napoleon is becoming a cult fashion icon of the U.S. music scene. She has an energetic talent and grace with keen instinct for electronic music, edgy personal style and a playful personality to arrive at one of today’s most gifted new global stars. 

Jake.

Givenchy for H&M Collaboration Coming in 2013?

The new Maison Martin Margiela with H&M collection has just released last week and the rumors have already started about the next big collaboration by the Swedish fast retailer.

It sounds like some first rumors have come from inside Givenchy that they might be the next big fashion house to go mass market with H&M. Will we be seeing Rotteilers all over town now?

We will know more next year.

Jake.

The New Era of Fashionable DJs

Dutch fashion designer Maartje Dijkstra who previously wooed the fashion world with her seductive design for Studio Roosegaarde's first Intimacy dress is now challenging DJs with an interactive and high fashion approach to controlling tracks.

Her latest design called DENZIPFADEN combines fashion, music and technology in an atmospheric, baroque and dark men's outfit that allows the DJ to change the volume of your music and add samples -or anything else that you might do with a midi controller- by pulling on the six golden zippers on the suit and a bracelet. The suit is handcrafted out of golden silk/polyester wires and costume made golden zippers.

The project was developed together with DJ and electronic composer Beorn Lebenstedt (also known as Newk), who developed and improved the technology and wrote music for the suit.

Maartje Dijkstra

Mood of the season: FUR!

Fur in general is the trend that just won’t die. This fall it was practically impossible to find a fur-free runway.

Coats, vests, stoles... in every shade and texture imaginable.

Real or faux, is one of the easiest ways to glam up a look. Are you ready to glam up yours?

Jake.

Get ahead with a HAT!

Hats are the biggest - sometimes literally - accessory for party season this winter, so don't be afraid to stand out. 

When it comes to styles, it's about getting ahead with a statement piece. Look to Mark Jacobs fro a masterclass - in his show, each model worn a larger-than-life hat. A little bit Edwardian, and a lot of fun, that's one way to go right now. Other styles are also on the hatstand, though - try a 1940s-style film noir shape worn over one eye, great for after dark glamour, at Giorgio Armani. Elsewhere, baker boy styles, caps and cloches turned up at Lacoste and Ralph Lauren.

My advice? Try them all out and find the one that suits you just so. One thing is for sure - it's hats off to hats this season babes!

Jake.

NYFW, February 2012

Princess Diana

Faye Dunaway - Bonnie and Clyde, 1967

Junko Shimada A/W 2012/13

Ralph Lauren A/W 2009/10

Louis Vuitton A/W 2012/13

Limi Feu A/W 2012/13

Giorgio Armani A/W 2012/13

Marc Jacobs A/W 2012/13

Marc Jacobs A/W 2012/13

Jean-Paul Gaultier A/W 2012/13

Italian Fashion is Architecture

When you go for the first time in Milan, you realized that fashion was not only the latest look on a fashion show catwalk, but a social expression of oneself; the hairstyle, colours, accessories, combined together to give you a style that is unique to you. Italy is the cradle of fashion. 

Here you can find high level Italian brands on every street corner and these types of clothes are worn by most people. Radical street chic is the most common style in Italian metropolis. The inhabitants of the famous Peninsula love to mix high level brands accessories such as Prada, Fendi or Armani with popular international brands like Pull&Bear or Zara. 

When you walk down Italian streets surrounded by renaissance buildings and ancient city wall and cathedrals you feel like Alice in Wonderland, because you are a part of a magic world nestled perfectly between the past and the future. Italian design is envied by most of people around the world because of its glamour neatness and its colourful garments. Italy is recognized as being a worldwide trendsetter and leader in design, because there is a good mediation between the past and the future. 

Italy today still exerts a vast influence on urban design, industrial design and fashion design worldwide. As a matter of fact, Italy's iconic design has emerged into the common phrase "Made in Italy".

Italian fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.