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Preen
February 14, 2010
Fash Off: Alexandra Richards Vs. Leigh Lezark
Alexandra Richards; Leigh Lezark with Derek Blasberg
Alexandra Richards made her layered look pop with a bright scarf at the Preen show at New York Fashion Week, while Leigh Lezark kept it muted in a grey long-sleeved dress and black tights.
Whose look works better?
September 13, 2009
Rate or Slate: Alexa Chung Sits Front Row At Preen
Alexa Chung wore this white Twenty8Twelve dress and boyfriend cardigan to the Preen show at New York Fashion Week this week.
What do you think of her look?
September 13, 2009
Preen Presents 90's Grunge Meets Subtle Sexuality
Harold Tilman has worked wonders this season, pulling all of the big British designers back to London Fashion Week to celebrate the events 25th anniversary. Unfortunately, he didn't manage to lure one of our favourites, Preen.
"We love New York and we love London," Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi explained told Style.com shortly before their Spring collection hit the runway, "but showing in New York has vastly increased our business internationally and in the U.K."
The show experimented with last season's 90's grunge with a hint of romanticism, featuring a dress heavy collection full of holographic prints, ruffle details and a lot of textures. A bandage element appeared on dresses that were subtly seductive on black dresses.
September 09, 2009
Cheryl Cole To Add Fashion Designer To CV?
Not happy with being a successful singer, television presenter and WAG, it has emerged that Cheryl Cole wishes to add fashion designer to her list of talents.
It seems that the Girls Aloud star is following in the footsteps of Victoria Beckham - the girl band, the footballer husband and finally a clothing line - however Cheryl plans to aim her range at a younger audience, claiming that Victoria's line is aimed at 'older women'. The range will reportedly include casual wear, handbags and formal dresses, the latter in which Cheryl has been queen of since the days of the X Factor.
‘With her new hair and edgier clothes choices, Cheryl has told work colleagues that she wants to capitalise on her best dressed status and is exploring the possibilities of launching her own fashion label next year,’ a source reports. With Posh supposedly having been mentored by designer and friend Roland Mouret, it will be interesting to see if Cheryl follows directly in her steps, with possible mentoring from pal Matthew Williamson, or even perhaps, her X Factor choice of the moment, Preen? We look forward to seeing whether the rumours are true, because it sure would be one catwalk contest between Miss Cole and Miss Beckham! Watch this space.
July 30, 2009
Rate or Slate: Gwyneth Paltrow Glows In Preen
Gwyneth Paltrow was glowing in this black and silver Preen cut out dress to the Children of the City "Champion of Hope" benefit gala in New York's Tribeca rooftop.
What do you think of her look?
July 23, 2009
Fashion Week Addition/Competitor Lands Big Designers
Erin Fetherston
Now that MAC cosmetics has dropped its sponsorship of New York Fashion Week, the makeup giant has new plans. Specifically, a set of shows that overlap with the regular fashion week but run in a separate venue, Milk Studios, under the event name "MAC at Milk". Erin Fetherston, Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler are among the dozen labels to have already signed on.
Milk Studios can hold 25 to 30 presentations, Mazdack Rassi, the site's founder, tells the NY Times. Designers will not be charged for space there, but the smallest of venues at Bryant Park, fashion week's main location, cost at least $25,000. And as John Demsey, the Estee Lauder group president who oversees MAC, adds: "Not everybody wants to be in a giant tent environment. And not everybody should be."
Even labels that typically separate their events from the pack at New York Fashion Week - think Band of Outsiders, Threeasfour and Preen - have agreed to take part in the new shows. "It’s not just an alternative show space we are creating, but truly a movement," Rassi says. OK, maybe a strong word choice, but we're betting plenty of people will be watching.
June 14, 2009
Mini Trend: Cut-Outs
If you're comfortable
with yourself, then it's sexy.
- Scarlett Johansson
with yourself, then it's sexy.
- Scarlett Johansson
June 10, 2009
Preen Makes Us Want a New French Vogue
The grungy-sexy Preen collection that was Resort 2010 makes us want to call Carine Roitfeld and start planning Lara Stone editorials for next year.
