Report from London

Fashion Fringe launches new hunt for design talent

Fashion Fringe at Covent Garden 2009 officially launches tonight with a star studded party in London.

This year not only will chairwoman Donatella Versace (pictured) be searching for the next big thing in fashion, she'll also be teaming up with Tamara Mellon to find London's hottest new accessories designers too.

Mellon, who will search for one talented and lucky accessories designer, who will win a 6-month apprenticeship at Jimmy Choo, will chair the new initiative, Fashion Fringe at Covent Garden 2009.

Versace will also be joined by new judges this year including, Natalie Massenet, founder of Net-a-Porter.com; Joshua Schulman, CEO of Jimmy Choo; Anne Pitcher, Head of Buying at Selfridges; and Roy Peach, Dean of MA Fashion at London College of Fashion.

Past winners of this prestigious prize include Erdem and Basso & Brooke, For your chance to join them, have your own show at London Fashion Week in September enter Fashion Fringe now at fashionfringe.com now. (Entries must be received before the May 1st deadline)

Report from Paris-NO HEELS

Click on the link below and watch this video.

Paris Fashion Week: Nina Ricci A/W 09

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid14868489001/bclid14872406001/bctid14955706001

Well done to all the models for walking in these shoes with no heels, beautiful but a nail biting show as we willed the models not to fall.

Report from London

Tilda Swinton

AnOther Magazine and Selfridges

Selfridges celebrated fashion week and teamed up with AnOther Magazine for a very special installation at the London store.

As a salute to British talent, beautiful actress du jour Tilda Swinton graced the cover of AnOther, wearing dresses made exclusively by British designers; Peter Pilotto, Craig Lawrence and Mary Kratantzou. In a series of firsts, it was the first time any British actress was featured on the cover of the magazine, and the first time that these took part in London Fashion Week

A special issue of AnOther Magazine with a limited edition cover made exclusively for Selfridges will be on sale in-store.