The increasing integration of touch screen technology into our daily lives has made touch screen equipped gloves an emerging essential item for winter. With trend leaders like Opening Ceremony and Marc by Marc Jacobs pushing a more stylish design approach, we have selected our favourite pairs for this Winter.
Opening Ceremony use bioelectricity to allow users to click, scroll and
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Innovation-led German eyewear brand MYKITA has joined forces with Italian athletic and explorer outfitters Moncler to create a unique capsule eyewear collection.
Available from mid December the collection of two styles in 3 colors are inspired by the 1954 Italian expedition to the second highest mountain in the world, the K2. This homage to the mountaineers and the expedition has resulted
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Julie Dupont is a new luxury women's accessories line created by French sisters Julie and Justine Dupoint, gathering attention among accessories press and buyers. The collection uses premium leathers to create bags and small leather goods, complimented by a small range of jewellery. Julie Dupont has 10 years experience within the luxury accessories industry including positions at Christian Louboutin and
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The Cutler and Gross 'Museum' interior
Iconic british eyewear brand Cutler and Gross recently launched a new bespoke service combining access to a vast archive of eyewear frames, with an old world luxury, personal retail experience.
The entire top floor of the London flagship store has been renovated to house the new service, dubbed 'The Museum'.
A sleek, lacquered room showcases over 4000
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The next edition of the Bread & Butter tradeshow for Fall/ Winter 2012 collections will include a brand new area dedicated to accessories under the name Treasury.
Bread & Butter organizers have added Treasury to the energetic industry show in recognition of the importance of the accessories market and the increased importance of complementing accessory items to store collections. From classic
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Munich-based menswear label A Kind Of Guise have just added a limited collection of carpet duffel bags, rich in heritage, and fuelled by a research trip to the middle east, entitled the Kilim Project.
Only 100 unique, handmade bags are available to buy, each made from vintage used carpets purchased on the trip, from almost every country around the Persian Gulf.
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We have just added the; lovely new jewelry reference book 'Drawing Jewels for Fashion', by Prestel Publishing, to our ever-growing library here at Stylesight Accessories HQ.
Author Carol Wooloton used her expertise as British Vogue's Jewelry Editor to give an insight into the inspirations, working practices and design processes of over thirty key contemporary jewelers influencing the market today.
Alongside interviews with
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US eyewear retailer Warby Parker has teamed up with designer duo Suno to create a limited edition capsule collection of sunglasses. The three frames combine Suno's print design expertise with Warby Parker's iconic, custom made archive shapes.
The Crawford in Geo Lanyard Print
The Wendel in Stained Glass Print
The Thatcher in Roses Print
The retro silhouettes available represent three of the
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The accessories range from Kurt Geiger continues to evolve and grow for the Spring/ Summer 12 season, and yesterday we were invited to the press launch in London to see the new collections.
Accompanying the new footwear assortments the KG Kurt Geiger Accessories, Candy, jewelry and eyewear collections take inspiration from retro California and taking styling inspiration from strong glamourous muses
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On the lookout for fresh Men's jewelry brands we came across Duffy Jewellery; an enlightened, androgynous collection, handmade by designer/ maker Duffy from his studio and showroom in Shoreditch, London. Traditional craftsmanship teamed with striking designs makes this a unique and exciting talent to watch.
The latest collection "Memories of Innocence" draws on Duffy's childhood memories and day dreams. Pieces
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Jeweler Nicholas King has become the latest accessory design talent to be fostered by retail giant and youth market influencer Topshop; creating a signature collection to be sold exclusively through the new jewelry Freedom at Topshop's designer jewelry boutique. A number of designers including Maria Francesca Pepe, Lucy Hutchings and Piers Atkinson have also created pieces for the specially curated
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Céline Lookbook S/S 12
Yesterday the premium luxury eyewear distributor Safilo announced the signing of a multi-year licensing agreement for the production and world-wide distribution of Céline eyewear.
The collection will be available in January 2012, and we cannot wait to see how this product area of one of the most desirable brands right now, evolves with the knowledge and experience of
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M.Hulot is a new, London-based, Women's brand with a fresh approach to leather accessories; offering simple, accessible designs to complement a contemporary, refined sense of style.
M.Hulot F/W 11
Originally inspired by Monsieur Hulot, French film character played by Jacques Tati in a range of films during the 50s and 60s, famed for his sartorial style, there is a pared-down sensibility to
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Each year eyewear retailer Sunglasses Hut teams up with an emerging artist to create a range of collectible collaborative sunglasses, as part of their Artist Series, which are sold in support of the OneSight charity organization.
This year the creative team selected Magda Sayeg, aka KNITTA, one of the instigators of the yarn bombing movement, as featured in our S/S 13
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Model of the moment Coco Rocha has embarked on a side project as a jewelry designer, with her first collection debuting yesterday in conjunction with charity initiative Senhoa.
The move into design was fueled by Rocha's desire to help survivors of human trafficking in Cambodia. Working in conjunction with Senhoa, a company that supports victims of human trafficking by providing income
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