http://blog.emap.com/wgsn Just another Blogs weblog Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:25:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A lot has been written about the sugary sweet embroidery that plays a central role in Christopher Kane's latest collection. Kane is the master of the 'edit': he always sends a series of capsule signature looks down the catwalk that are designed to make his clothes memorable - stylists have ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/the-perfect-must-have-jacket/ 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 ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/alexander-mcqueen/ As becomes increasingly clear in this sped up, digitally focused world of ours, timing is everything in life. So I shouldn’t have been surprised that having just finished looking at the work our creative direction team are putting together on the concept of beauty last weekend, that I came across ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/the-power-of-beauty/ The Couture shows may be about to start, but the Hong Kong fashion elite was treated to an extravaganza that will best anything shown in the next few days in Paris when Guo Pei, China's leading couturier helped launch Hong Kong Fashion Week. Designing under her own label, Rose Studio ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/guo-pei/ [caption id="attachment_951" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Emily Blunt"][/caption] 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 ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/golden-globes/ [caption id="attachment_945" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Swappler"][/caption] Don’t get me wrong. Everyone at WGSN is crazy about what they do, it’s part and parcel of working in this business. And then there’s Jen Sherrin. Jen  is National Sales Manager for  Australia and New Zealand and she is particularly passionate about what she does, who ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/swappler/ The new year is a time when the media world tends to overload on lists. Lists are a powerful structure with which to communicate a range of disparate information quickly, easy bite sized pieces of information, all prioritised through ranking. Traditionally, they've worked particularly well for men, who have a ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/power-of-lists/ [caption id="attachment_932" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Art of the Trench"][/caption] Burberry’s web 2.0 project, The Art of The Trench is now settling down to business as usual and it’s easier to see the true power of the project. For those of you who haven’t seen or read about it yet – and ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/art-of-the-trench/ [caption id="attachment_924" align="aligncenter" width="192" caption="Vanity Fair, 1886"][/caption] Posh, such an English word, and for so many years, one that evoked memories of a young Princess Diana and eighties excess. Ruffle neck blouses have been making a sly entry into the market for a while (I will admit to owning a post-modern ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/re-inventing-posh/   I’ve been writing about objects of desire for L’Uomo Vogue’s December issue this week. The lovely Gianluca Cantaro, who edits the title has been sending us interesting briefs for the past year. This time he’s asked us to think about objects of desire  and the response from my team has ... http://blog.emap.com/wgsn/objects-of-desire/