For all the shoefreaks and Vivienne Westwood fans; Selfridges in London presents the most extensive selection of Westwood’s shoes ever to be showcased in the UK, showing the evolution of her style from 1973 to the present. Nearly 200 shoes, including the Super Elevated Gillie (2th picture below)– known for causing Naomi Campbell’s famous fall on the catwalk in 1993-, will be shown. ‘Shoes must have very high heels and platforms to put women’s beauty on a pedestal,’ said the designer. The exhibition opened last week and runs until 22 September in the Ultralounge, Selfridges London. read more…

Bringing together quirky Japanese brands such as Sasquatch and Unused with more established designers like Damir Doma and Rick Owens, the new London-based concept store LN-CC aims to mix menswear and womenswear in new and exciting ways. John Skelton (formerly of oki-ni and Harrods) and Dan Mitchell have teamed up with a range of specialists, including art book dealer Conor Donlon, sound engineer Mickey Boyle, and set designer Gary Card to form the perfect surroundings. read more…

Photographer Philip Riches shot these stunning photos of Kristen McMenamy before and after the fall/winter ‘10 show of Viktor&Rolf. The first three were taken before the show and the last were taken shortly after her return from the catwalk. read more…

If there ever was a model to channel her inner 70’s rock goddess, Jamie Bochert is certainly it with her cool attitude and dark looks. Hedi Slimane shot a beautiful portrait of Bochert for Vogue UK September. read more…

Here’s the latest lookbook from Prada, this time for their fall/winter collection of this year. Working with the same team behind the previous lookbook, Prada receive art direction and artwork from OMA (Alexander Reichert & Fausto Fantinuoli) as well as photography from Phil Meech.  The colourful fantasy lookbook is mixing (mostly backstage) photography and images of models and clothing with illustration art. read more…

Jil Sander

Liverpool-born illustrator Richard Kilroy, has been drawing since he was a little boy. He developed his signature style during his teenage years, where he was supported  by artist Dave White. A growing affinity with fashion publications and aspects of the industry further influenced the direction of his work. His work range from abstract minimalist line drawings to detailed realism, typography and photography. He recently launched DECOY Magazine, a newspaper based primarily on fashion illustration and related areas of interest. The premier issue features interviews with Alex Noble and Cédric Rivrain, as well as an ode to Bruno Pieters, both penned and pencilled by Kilroy himself. Here’s an illustrated look at some of his favourite elements from the fall/winter 2010 menswear season which just passed. read more…

Looks like a new direction for Swedish brand Cheap Monday, which is now for the second season under the creative direction of designer Ann-Sofie Back. Photographer Thomas Klementsson shot the lookbook in black/white and gives the collection a futuristic feel. read more…

Definitely my fav couture collection of the season!

I’ve written about the first collection of designer Max Tan a while ago in Glamcult. ‘Against’ is his second collection and even flawless as the first. In the minimalistic work of the Singapore-based designer forms are blown out of proportion and different shapes are created. The collection for autumn/winter 2010-11 features monochrome colours, sharp lines and draped silhouettes. The designer is always exploring the relationship between the masculine and the feminine, and androgynous model Luth Seah Zhiqiang is typical for the look and feel of the brand. read more…

Finally found some time to post an update on AIFW! It’s been crazy and busy the last few days, but lots of fun. On Thuesday Rogier and I were invited to the third edition of Boutyq. Boutyq is a platform that takes place twice a year and invites one national and one international designer to show their designs. Unique is that both designers generally present their collections on fashionweeks abroad. Before each show, a short movie was shown to give a view at the design process and inspiration behind the collection. read more…

Back in town after a trip to Greece! We went to the beautiful island Corfu and did nothing but relax and lay out in the sun. So now I’m totally relaxed and ready for the Amsterdam International Fashionweek, which starts coming week. Looking forward to the shows and hope to see a lot of exciting things! read more…

If you happen to be in Paris the coming month, check out the exhibition ‘Transclassic’ by artist and designer Rad Hourani. The exhibition features film, audio and photographic installations in which Hourani introduces his unisex transformable collection. The fact that the designer choose female models for his exhibition during men’s fashion week, represents the genderless/unisex aspect of his vision. His intention is to give a black and white look at his world, his interests and his vision of a new world; one with no gender, no rules, no seasons, epitomizing the very modern value of freedom, passion and elegance. The exhibition opened yesterday and runs until the 22th of July at Galerie Joyce, Palais Royal. read more…

Photographer and filmmaker Ari Marcopoulos has created the short film ‘No Way Back’, on the occasion of the Yves Saint Laurent spring/summer 2011 menswear collection. The documentary-style film showcases the philosophy of the new collection by Stefano Pilati through the eyes of legendary tattoo artist Mark Mahoney. You can watch the film’s worldwide debut tonight at midnight on ysl.com. read more…

Strolling down the internet, I came across this cool short movies by Swedish model Wiktor Strand Hansson. read more…