Author: FABUK Magazine
Renowned for its beautifully designed and screen-printed scarves, kimonos, kurtas, pants and gowns, One Hundred Stars is delighted to announce a collaboration with Royal Botanical Gardens Kew and is launching the new collection at Top Drawer this week. Created by sisters Heather and Rona Stevenson and inspired by their travels around the world, One Hundred Stars has established a loyal following of customers, celebrities and influencers who adore the unique and eclectic designs featuring striking botanical and quirky vintage map prints, each screen-printed onto sumptuous soft natural fabrics. Kew is London’s largest UNESCO World Heritage site featuring some of the…
Today, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announces that following a survey conducted with all London Fashion Week designers on the official catwalk and presentation schedule, no animal fur will be used at London Fashion Week September 2018. As representatives of the British fashion industry, the BFC supports the creativity of designers and keeps an open dialogue with the industry, from designers to media, retailers, business leaders, government and global brands while encouraging designers to make ethical choices when it comes to their selection of materials and supply chain. The BFC survey results reflect a cultural change based on ideals and…
Alarming new research released by the British Red Cross shows that there is just a 50:50 chance that someone would be confident enough to help you in a first aid emergency. Research conducted for World First Aid Day, with a sample of 2,004 UK adults, found there was a worrying lack in confidence amongst the British public when it comes to stepping in to help in a first aid emergency: Whilst most of us (88%) would want someone to come to our aid, only half (50%) of UK adults would actually feel confident about helping. The majority of those asked…
Cabaret superstar Jonny Woo is delighted to announce the return of his stunning ‘Un-Royal Variety’ to Hackney Empire for its third year this 19 & 20 October. This year the show is set to be bigger and better than ever before as Jonny Woo brings you the absolute best in cabaret, drag and nu-variety. The darlings of the UK scene will join up with some incredibly exciting transatlantic performers, to create all new, out of this world collaborations. HEADLINERS Adrienne Truscotte (NYC), feminist comedian, Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner and performance artist will be presenting solo work, alongside world premiere collaboration…
Thomas Sabo Announces Uk & Ireland Brand Ambassador: With Exclusive Shoot, Featuring Influencer, in the Frow THOMAS SABO, the global premium jewellery brand, is delighted to announce the signing of a new UK and Ireland Influencer Brand Ambassador, Victoria Magrath, owner of the award-winning fashion, travel and beauty blog/destination, Inthefrow. Victoria will be working alongside the brand to showcase its collections to her digital global audience, alongside participating in various offline activities including in-store events and brand appearances over the next few months. In addition, THOMAS SABO releases new imagery featuring Victoria in the new collections, which was shot in Vancouver,…
London Fashion Week has established itself as one of the most creative and innovative fashion showcases in the world, with its home, London, being one of the most multicultural, vibrant and diverse cities on the planet. London Fashion Week Festival brings a city-wide celebration throughout the month of September 2018 merging creative institutions, designer businesses and global brands, offering consumer activation in London as a backdrop to London Fashion Week. London Fashion Week Festival opens up the city and celebrates the intersection of the creative industries, from music, art, tech and design and there are many ways the public can…
Culture Matters were established in 1920 as a result of the cult following of the martial arts brand Feiyue in Shanghai. CM is a refined and original brand owned by Feiyue’s innovative design team “Shanghai CM”. This brand mainly sells slimmed cuts, simple, comfortable and exquisite consumer-escalated footwear products. The brand integrates outstanding domestic and foreign designers and the best manufacturing factories in the industry. By using micro-innovation and unique techniques they reduce the complexity of the structural body. The finely crafted pair of ingenious shoes are based on the minimalist structure with controllable details. The creative DNA of the…
Today Liverpool FC has launched a brand-new apparel range, in conjunction with its Official Demin partner, Levi’s®. The exclusive Levi’s® x LFC capsule collection features a range of key wardrobe stables, featuring understated LFC branding woven into the fabric. Made up of iconic tees, shirts, jackets and Levi’s® signature jeans, the range boasts effortless and smart design. At the centre of the collection is the classic Levi’s® 511™ slim fit jean, with a subtle LFC twist. Complete with YNWA taping on the inner leg, LFC woven label on the inner waistband and the iconic Levi’s® back patch in Liverpool red,…
Doesn’t it feel like watch brands emerge on Kickstarter like sand on the beach? They are all jostling for position with taglines like “revolutionary design”, “affordable luxury” or the promise to “disrupt the industry”. With Alpina successfully launching their latest smartwatch on Kickstarter, they demonstrated the crowdfunding potential for established watch brands. Formex with its nearly 20 years of Swiss watchmaking history and more than 40 in-house developed watch collections, comes to Kickstarter to introduce the first ever officially COSC-certified Automatic Chronometer launched on a crowdfunding platform. Why launching a watch on Kickstarter makes sense Selling direct-to-consumer already allows for…
Fast-Sell: One bad night – one bad decision – can haunt you forever. Misfits and Mute star Robert Sheehan goes up against Jessica Jones and Doctor Who’s David Tennant, here on sensationally nasty form, in a white-knuckle home invasion thriller from the producers of Independence Day. Key talent: David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch, Fright Night) Robert Sheehan (Fortitude, Misfits) Kerry Condon (Three Billboards, Better Call Saul) Carlito Olivero (Blood Heist) Brandon Boyce (Writer, Apt Pupil, Wicker Park) Dean Devlin (Director, Leverage, Geostorm; producer Independence Day) Synopsis: Struggling photographer Sean Falco (Sheehan), who funds his lifestyle with a sideline in burglary, thinks he has hit the jackpot when…