Posts under ‘Celebrity’

It’s rare that the fashion industry achieves cut through in the UK newspaper world unless there is a fashion week on… and that’s usually just an excuse to put a pretty girl on the front page.
So the blanket coverage of Alexander McQueen’s death, from The Sun to the Financial Times this morning is impressive.  In [...]

As the Golden Globes kicked off on Sunday, the mood was a mix of glamour and contemplation. The most noteable thing about the red carpet interviews wasn’t the rain soaking every dress, but that just about every star took the time to talk about the disaster in Haiti, the red ribbons many of them were [...]

Last week I met one of my heroes, Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion, the people behind Blackberry. Hero is a big word, and here’s why - he’s a Canadian (me too) with a big, big vision. Mike is a physicist first and it is his passion - so when he talks [...]

Never say that the WGSN blog isn’t a la minute!
The fashion merry go round moves to Milan today and this morning’s 9.30 am Alitalia flight from London to Milan is the fashion express. On board: Lisa Armstrong of the Times, Jo Jones of the Observer, Sophia Neophitou, Creative/Fashion director of British Harpers Bazaar and editor [...]

Tough market, tired customers, changeable weather, it’s a retailers nightmare out there right now. These days the increasingly savvy customer – and yes this is a global phenomenon - shops the web first, knows to wait for the ‘secret’ discounts that are increasingly prevalent, and if worst comes to worst is willing to wait until [...]

More from our guest blogger and WGSN Associate Style, Media and Beauty Editor, Jodie Ball…
So last night the G20 ladies gathered for a girls’ night in at No 10. The politico spouses were invited for a dinner prepared by the Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver. Thankfully no-one was naked and the fashion commentary carousel can keep [...]

Guest blog today from Jodie Ball, Associate Editor, Style Media & Beauty, who is analysing hour by hour the clothes of the First Ladies of the G20. More I am sure as every event unfolds!
So amid the protests and politics in London this week, what’s everyone talking about? Fashion of course. As world leaders hit [...]

While the shows kick off in New York, London saw the soft launch of Katie Grand’s new Love on Saturday. Official publication date of the launch issue of Conde Nast’s new baby is Feb 19, but those reading Love’s blog knew that the title would be available for sale at Dover Street Market in London [...]

For those of you who read this blog outside of the UK, here’s the link for Phoebe Philo’s first interview in three years. Written by Hadley Freeman for The Guardian, it is  shall we say, a more honest profile than might appear elsewhere… Particularly interesting to read between the lines of the piece… enjoy

Interesting piece in the Guardian today by Alex Shulman, editor of the UK edition of Vogue on why British designer fashion still has a low profile. It’s a great feature with a lot of important points to make — including my favourite, right now: the importance of creativity to drive sales in a downturn. That [...]