Don't wait for that evening party to pull out your metallics! This season, try metallics for day too. Are you tired of your black-and-white wardrobe but not quite ready to jump headfirst into color? Try adding a little bit of shine to your look instead. I find that I rarely venture that far past white, black, and navy in my wardrobe, but the spring runways sparked a solid love of metallics in me—especially these three designers below! Daytime metallics for beginners: A little pop of meta

The new Jimmy Choo boutique in Beverly Hills is the first retail outlet to house the luxury footwear brand's new store concept. Designed by the UK's David Collins Studio, the new retail design features pale chevron floors, satin gold and rose marble fittings and mink velvet soft furnishings. “We wanted a feeling of being at home in an exciting place,” said Pierre Denis, Chief Executive Officer at Jimmy Choo. “The richness of the concept is its contrasting materials…a shoe shop is also a place

The Etam Group generated sales of 1,215.2 million euros (1,679.2 million dollars) in 2013, including a negative currency impact of 3.3 million euros (4.5 million dollars) relating mainly to the depreciation of the yuan against the euro – almost stable compared to 2012. Like-for-like and at constant exchange rates, net sales increased by 1.4 percent. Gross margin went down 0.6 point year-on-year to 57.9 percent, mainly due, in Europe, to less favourable purchasing costs in US dollars, and in C

If you don't wear a uniform at work, getting dressed for the office can be a daily test of patience. But never fear! Every evening at 10 P.M., we're bringing you simple and chic work-appropriate outfit ideas to answer the perpetual question "what should I wear for the office?" A Boxy Button Down Shirt and Ladylike Skirt: It's almost the weekend so get comfortable up top in a slightly boxy button down shirt. Keep things ladylike below in a full A-line skirt. The unexpected contrast reads a

Iconic sportswear and streetwear brand, Fred Perry, has teamed up with British manufacturer Southsea Deckchairs to launch a summer capsule collection. Southsea Deckchairs was established in 1982 and is known for its striped deckchairs and deckchair fabrics, which can be seen along the British coastline. Stephen Davies from Southsea Deckchairs told Strong Island about how the partnership came to be: “They approached us last year to see if we wanted to work with them on fabric design [inspired

Shivaji Dutta, a young Kolkata-based designer has become the first Indian designer to showcase at the prestigious Mercedes Benz Fashion Week (MBFW)in Moscow. His collection was based on the theme ‘Sustainable design’, Dutta used scrap leather and converted it into thin strips and knitted it together to form an interesting range. Aiming for a global footprint After his successful debut in Moscow, Dutta now aims to promote sustainable design and take it to the next level. Talking about this

Kate Upton, Cameron Diaz, and Leslie Mann have been doing a sartorially stellar job out on the world promo tour for their upcoming movie, The Other Woman. Bravo, ladies. It's always the best when there's a style lesson to be learned too, right? So behold their latest outing, which shows us a trifecta of chic ways to wear a white top to work. Let's start from the left with Kate, who layered a J. Brand collar-less blazer over an embellished neckline shell top. While short shorts probably wo

If you don't wear a uniform at work, getting dressed for the office can be a daily test of patience. But never fear! Every evening at 10 P.M., we're bringing you simple and chic work-appropriate outfit ideas to answer the perpetual question "what should I wear for the office?" A Crisp Shirt Dress and Ankle Boots: Go the sharp and sophisticated route in a stark white shirt dress. If you're feeling like it, take the shirting trend in a slightly edgier direction with rugged black ankle boots

High street shoe specialist Clarks has teamed up with heritage label Musto on a collection of sailing focused footwear for Spring/Summer 2014. The collaboration for men and women unites Musto’s ocean engineered technology with Clarks shoemaking and craftsmanship for a premium range of sailing shoes. Nigel Musto, president of Musto, said: "The collaboration fuses what Musto has learned through decades of equipping sailors on the water with Clarks’ shoe-making expertise to produce a range of to

Not to be out-done by H&M’s latest designer collaborator announcement with Alexander Wang, American retailer Banana Republic has signed up Roland Mouret to design a limited-edition capsule collection. Mouret, known for his figure-flattering styles, will create an almost 30-piece collection for the high street store that has previously collaborated with L’Wren Scott and Issa London, launching worldwide and online in early August 2014. The foundation of the womenswear Roland Mouret for Bana