Luxury and sports have gone hand in hand forever, and it only continues to get better. Well crafted baseball mitts being oiled for the first time and the smell of fresh cut grass are all nods to some of America's favorite past times. This summer many luxury brands are getting in on the action by releasing their own take on sports accessories
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It was bound to happen, and yes this really is a cocktail bar without an alcohol license. Opened earlier this year and well-hidden underneath an unassuming juice bar in Covent Garden, at B.Y.O.C. you will find a cozy basement bar (20 seats) complete with vintage interiors, exposed brick walls, an original fireplace and most importantly: an antique cocktail trolley complete
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Bite Beauty offers custom lip colors in its Prince Street location. Shoppers can mix Bite colors to their liking to create custom shades. Personalize a pick further with a choice of flavors like violet, peppermint, and superfruit. The Canadian company creates natural products with great performance that are completely safe to consume.
Bite solves the search for a wearable red or
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Stylesight’s Graphics Team takes a look at the works from collaborative design practice Department International. D-I consisting of freelance designers Bobby Singh and Brian Okarski have worked with clients such as Nike and BMW in their commercial practice. Together, they merge web art, photography and fashion to create vivid posters and redesigns of men’s magazines.
To view more work visit - www.departmentinternational.com
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London-based design studio Aberrant Architecture has unveiled a mobile roaming market as their latest quirky project.
Inspired by sixteenth century market structures and Lambeth’s connections to mystics and fortune-tellers, the bright blue mobile stall acts not only as a signpost but it serves as a local information point for passers-by.
Located at one of London's oldest markets, Lower Marsh Market in Waterloo,
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Giorgio Armani will present his first showcase for emerging Italian fashion talent at his Via Bergognone catwalk theater in Milan. The catwalk, which has in the past been reserved for the house’s collections, will serve as Armani’s platform for pushing Italian fashion. “We need concrete actions to support Italian fashion, initiatives that give more strength and a feeling of novelty
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EXOTIC SPIRIT
New York: A Mediterranean mood pervaded the resort collection for Rachel Roy. There were exotic tile prints, embroideries, kaleidoscope prints and eyelet decorating shift dresses to fit and flair silhouettes. Digital underwater scenes and exotic animal prints added to the fun and playful mood. — Lizzy Bowring
Silhouette: Fit-and-flare / Slim /Relaxed / Fluid
Color: White / Biscuit / Black / Red
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SUGAR SWEET
London: Erdem Moralioglu looked to 60s seaside holidays for Resort. Shift dresses in lush floral prints with embroidery and organza overlay were a sweet counterpoint to relaxed pants, oversize tees and leather jackets. Lace jumpsuits, jacquard poodle skirts and leather separates rounded off the collection.—Natalie Shukur/LizzyBowring
Silhouette: Relaxed / Tomboy / Gamine / '60s / Feminine / Fit-and-flare
Color: Ivory / Black / Navy
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WORLDLY WOMAN
New York: From Grecian draping to Middle Eastern gold coin embellishment, there was a luxurious note to Donna Karan's collection. Draped jersey, asymmetry and trailing handkerchief hems, elongated in bias-cut silk gowns were highlighted by peplums and nipped-waist blazers adding to the sheer femininity.—Lizzy Bowring
Silhouette: Long & lean / Tailored / Asymmetric / Draped / Languid
Color: Black / White /
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Luxury lifestyle brand Quinn opens its first New York City location on the Lower East Side’s trendy Orchard Street.
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New York: Krakoff was inspired by Robert Motherwell’s Open series for his use of colors and abstract asymmetrical shapes. His signature tees and sweatshirts were updated in perforated leathers and dresses were given a feminine edge in leather tulip shapes. There still prevailed a sense of geometry but these silhouettes were softer, lighter and sensual. — Lizzy Bowring
Silhouette: Draped asymmetry
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LIGHT WORK
New York: Andreas Melbostad showed a collection inspired by authentic workwear pieces such as fitted denim, motorcycle jackets and urban tailoring, complete with utility details. Denim washes from indigo to ice blue were cleverly combined as color-blocks on jeans and miniskirts. —Natalie Shukur
Silhouette: Workwear-inspired / Slim-cut / Fitted / Biker
Color: White / Cream / Bone / Grey / Cement / Ice
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SEVENTIES APPEAL
New York: There exuded a modern opulence to the collection that Michael Kors showed for Resort 2014. The lineup was crisp and glamorous with a hint of updated seventies silhouettes. A tan coat with matching flared pants, a leather dress with a lace chain detail, (think YSL) and several midi silhouettes in striking contrasts, all dramatically pulled together by bold
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A lot has been published about denim patch and repair work lately. All the boro patchwork trends hitting retail, runway and the streets have their roots in Japanese history...even if the brand or designer is unaware!
But true repair work driven by necessity, not fashion is a dying process. Not so in Osaka however, where our favorite denim enthusiast, Jon from
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