Top Drawer boosted vendor confidence with a buoyant show to kick-start the 2017 buying season. The UK’s leading design-led lifestyle event opened its doors to present more than 1500 brands occupying the entire Olympia complex. Retailers and contract buyers took full advantage of the chance to source from an unprecedented roster of exclusive products and new launches from key international brands and new talents – most of whom were showing exclusively in the UK this January. Top Drawers’ core principles of quality, selection and impeccable standards of presentation were much in evidence across the core “Worlds” of Home, Gift, Fashion,…
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Design-led, international lifestyle event, Top Drawer, hosted its stand out Spring/Summer 17 (SS17) edition this January (15-17) at London Olympia. The must-see fashion show took centre stage presenting six key aesthetic trends for the upcoming SS17 season. The fashion show expertly showcased new directions in jewellery and accessories to inspire buyers to source with confidence, knowing what their customers will want to buy in the seasons ahead. Headline sponsor The Design Lab was the creative branding and strategy agency at the helm of this season’s catwalk. The dynamic fashion show featured key sponsors within the edit from Bahamian hand…
View : THE LOOKBOOK Turkish fashion takes inspiration from the country’s east meets west culture to create unique designs that can bring a point of difference to your collection. Young designers are thriving through the Istanbul Moda Academy which has the London College of Fashion as its partner. Together their energy is being translated into the beautiful brands you will meet at Pure London.
Matera European Capital of Culture catwalk of High Fashion International Fashion Award “Città dei Sassi” International Competition for Designers, 9th Edition – Matera (Italy), June 10, 2017 By: Cem Kaplan June 10, 2017 is going to take place the Fashion Award “Città dei Sassi” International Competition for Designers now at its 9th Edition and which this year celebrates the event through the theme “fashion, elegance and creativity.” The award is a competition of high fashion designers created to promote artisans and professionals of fashion specialized in total look women from all over the world, taking part in the event to highlight…
Color Plays with “Secret Garden” Giada Curti By Gabriella Chiarappa A different, expensive and imperceptible Couture that Giada Curti is the idea to unveil on the AltaRoma’s catwalk, suggested by the various artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Sartorial creations that echo noble and seductive intentions, inebriated by radiant light and ethereal femininity, in a dual shades game. Sumptuous Antiquities as the main theme of a line that is inspired by distant echoes, reinterpreted on the suggestion of an aesthetic symbolism of the fin the circle. The Giada Curti’s collection is thought in its entirety in honor of feminine beauty, almost a dreamlike vision…
Photographer : Solange Podell Article : Cyriaque Griffon This quote could have been taken from a newspaper dated November 2016, referring to the run-up to the U.S. elections and iconic figures either supporting Hillary Clinton such as Meryl Streep, Beyonce, Cher and Madonna, or Donald Trump with celebs like Mike Tyson, Chuck Norris, Paul “Hulk” Hogan, Clint Eastwood, Jean-Claude Vandamme and Kirstie Alley.This quote is taken from the Time weekly magazine issue dating May 1968 though. And that was already true ata time when celebrity participation in the presidential primary and general elections of the United States reached an unprecedented level.…
Marina Qureshi Spring Summer 2017 Collection For Spring Summer 2017, Marina Qureshi presents a collection that radiates liveliness in soft pastel colors;; calm and dreamy aura with the cool colors of the nature wrapped up in a palpable excitement. The spring summer colors appear gentle and powerful at the same time. The collection sets the mood for carefree days of sun and balmy summer nights. Lively and exciting surfaces such as jacquard, lace and faux leather give the materials lightness and structure. Flowing organza and crepe ensure additional freshness. Inspired by using denim, the color theme appears in deep blue,…
By: Deepika Padukone In xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone stars as Serena Unger, deadly rival turned xXx partner-in-crime in Vin Diesel’s merry band of lethal misfits. Tasked by the NSA’s Jane Marke (Toni Colette) with retrieving ‘Pandora’s Box’ – a nifty little gadget capable of hijacking and weaponizing satellites – the third installment in the franchise sees Padukone and Diesel (joined by Donnie Yen, Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev, and Rory McCann) in a race against time to save the day. Listed by Forbes as one of the highest paid actresses working today, 31-year-old Deepika Padukone is…
UNCHAINED AND REIMAGINED THE NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTION BASED ON THE MUCH-LOVED MOVIE MASTERPIECE By: Cem Kaplan Carolyn Maitland will join Bill Kenwright’s production of the timeless story of love, despair and hope, GHOST – THE MUSICAL, in the part of Molly alongside Andy Moss as Sam. Taking its inspiration from the classic movie, this innovative reimagining features an expanded book, new music and original staging, and will continue to tour the UK in 2017, starting at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford on 17 January. Carolyn’s musical theatre credits include ‘Ellen’ in Miss Saigon (Prince Edward Theatre), ‘Joelle’ in Groundhog Day…
Musical theatre star Lucie Jones will represent the United Kingdom at the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place this May in Kyiv, Ukraine. By Corina Stoicescu Lucie Jones took to the stage alongside five other hopefuls who all competed for the honour of representing the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2017. Everything happend in a live 90-minute musical fantastic show on BBC Two, presented by Mel Giedroyc. Lucie Jones will be performing Never Give Up On You, written by The Treatment, Emmelie de Forest and Lawrie Martin. ”It’s a very emotional song for me. Even thinking about it…