It's been a busy week for denim stores! Last Thursday marked the opening of a much-anticipated Cheap Monday store in the unofficial 'Denim Street' in London: Carnaby street. Then yesterday saw denim giants G-Star Raw open the doors to their biggest ever flagship in the iconic Times Square area of Hong Kong. Here we explore both the interiors and the
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ESCAPE IN THE NIGHT
London: For his darkly romantic collection, designer Giles Deacon imagined a damsel frantically escaping a flaming country estate on a cold winter night. The clothes had a Victorian feel to them, especially the black velvet looks — each with a crisp white high neck collar peeking out — that evoked the daily uniform of a strict
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DELUXE DECOUPAGE
London: Michael van der Ham's inspiration — the Golden Age of Hollywood, or more specifically, Veronica Lake and the Ziegfeld Follies — was evident in the luxe fabrics incorporated into his signature collaged constructions. Blousy puff sleeve tops had a glamorous vintage feel, as did slinky off-shoulder silk dresses. A mix of texture and pattern — abstract paint strokes
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HAUTE HIGHLANDS
London: Sarah Burton has triumphed in the face of adversity for the last year and a half, taking the reins at Alexander McQueen upon the passing of the brand’s critically lauded namesake. While she has managed to create the directional, high-drama ready-to-wear that garnered the collection endless press under McQueen himself, re-developing the brand’s diffusion line presented a somewhat
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Last week we attended the Words as Words event at Selfridges, as curated by online publication It’s Nice That. The talk was the third in a series of discussions and presentations celebrating all things ‘language’, and part of the Words Words Words six-month takeover at London’s iconic department store, this season.
Set in the store’s Ultralounge, which has been temporarily converted
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In honor of Black History Month, the Active Team attended the premiere of 12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldon Story at the iconic Montalbán Theater in Los Angeles. This film, made possible by Nike Surfing, was directed by Richard Yelland as an homage to Nick Gabaldon -- the first documented African American surfer. The evening was steeped in emotion, as
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CLASSIC ASYMMETRIC
London: Vivienne Westwood’s signature asymmetric dishevelment was alive and well on the runway this season, an integral part of her wide-ranging Fall presentation. As expected, suiting was the standout here and Westwood crafted menswear pinstripes into relaxed little skirt suits and high-collar shirting, while her classic plaids turned up as feminine tapered trousers or wrapped cashmere vests. A series
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