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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:49:29 +0100

Karl Lagerfeld Launches Augmented Reality Shopping For New Line ‘KARL’

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:35:02 +0100

German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has released his new collection ‘KARL’ on online luxury fashion giant, NET-A-PORTER.COM.

To celebrate the launch of the masstige fashion collection, the e-tailer has produced an augmented reality iPhone/iPad app NET-A-PORTER KARL, so that users can literally ‘window shop’ at pop-up stores with a different experience.

With the mobile app, users can scan, inspect and buy items, on pop-up shop displays in Paris, New York, Munich, Sydney and London.

Users could also ‘Karlify’ themselves: by taking a photo of themselves or choosing one from the library, users could get how they’d look like in Lagerfeld’s new collection.

Visitors who find five Karl Lagerfeld heads in the app may also win up to $1,000 British pounds to spend on NET-A-PORTER.

The first 50 visitors of the window shop also received limited edition goodie bags: T-shirts and a pair of iconic KARL leather gloves, or collar, from the collection.

beautiful snow…

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:26:43 +0100

beautiful snow…

scarlettetienne: Hynam Kendall, Sienna Miller, Poppy Delevigne,...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:05:59 +0100

scarlettetienne:

Hynam Kendall, Sienna Miller, Poppy Delevigne, Olivia Palermo, Cat Deely and Scarlett Etienne front row at Matthew Williamson’s London Fashion Week SS/2011 show

Matthew Williamson is giving away tickets to his show in February’s London Fashion Week, please enter the competition here if you’d like to come:
http://tiny.cc/99jp3

L.A.dy Dior The Film (video)

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:30:04 +0100

3D Printing & The Future of Fashion

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:14:47 +0100

Someday customers will be able to print out clothes in the comfort of their living rooms, and that day is closers than you think.

The first time 3D printed fashion debuted on the runday was at Amsterdam Fashion Week in 2010.

We <3 Matt Wisniewski photography here at Beauty Social....

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:11:21 +0100

We <3 Matt Wisniewski photography here at Beauty Social. Check out his website

la-batarde: Matt Wisniewski

Hussein Chalayan incorporates more technology into his S/S 2012 show

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:03:24 +0100

British fashion designer Hussein Chalayan is one designers that incorporates technology into his designs. S/S 2007 a line of animatronic dresses (which zipped, flipped and reconfigured right before your eyes), pixelated LED dresses from F/W 2007 and laser dresses from S/S 2008.

Chalayan says, “Technology is really the only thing through which you can do new things.”

For his S/S 2012 presentation in Paris this September, The Creators Project collaborated with the fashion mogul in order to shake things up a bit. Read more from the source here

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Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:45:58 +0100

Kidult Responds to Céline Spring 2011 Skateboard Campaign

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:44:23 +0100

Graffiti artist Kidult has striked again. This time he has tagged the Paris flagship store of French brand Céline. The move comes as a response it seems, to the Spring 2011 campaign of the brand, which featured models Daria Werbowy and Stella Tennant, shot by Juergen Teller, posing with skateboard decks. As such, Kidult did not tag his usual ‘KID’ tag, but rather went with ‘SK8′.

Sourced from: www.highsnobiety.com

Berlin: Walk-In-Cosmetics at Face & Body Spa (offer)

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:09:34 +0100

Face & Body (my favorite place in Berlin to have a microdermabrasion facial) is starting up a new promotion.
Each Thursday it’s possible to get an appointment in the time between 5 pm to 9.30 pm.

All you need to do is call or send a email on the same day so that we can offer and reserve you the appointment for the evening.

Email: info@fabsb.de
Website: www.fabsb.de

Mies Nobis jewellery interview + launch in Berlin 22.10.2011 (interview)

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0200

Model: Millicent N / Photo by: Raphael Guillou

Mies Nobis is the Designer name of Millicent N; a Berlin based designer/ style blogger, she is exhibiting this week a small collection of jewellery pieces alongside the photo shootings the pieces have been represented in, it is an introduction to a fledgling Jewellery Label and a glimpse into her Design work of the past 6 months

How long have you been doing your jewellery line for?

Not so long really just the past six months or so.

How did you get started?

I studied Fashion Design in Sydney before moving to Berlin mid 2010, became a little disenchanted with Fashion and began creating hand made jewellery pieces earlier this year,at this stage they are really only concept pieces and not yet ready to sell.

Is it a hard industry to crack?

Its hard to know as not really at the cracking stage yet, but so far i find most Industries in Berlin quite supportive and open to new ventures.

Model: Millicent N / Photo by: Jannis Mayr

What elements do you work with?

For the concept pieces i was working with a modeling clay, lacquer, gold and silver wire, cotton thread and other random elements. I am now in the final stages of producing my first collection to sell using wood and brass laser cut shapes with the similar techniques, It should be ready shortly after this weekends Berlin exhibition and is planned for Sydney Gallery Breathing Colours Christmas Exhibition

Whats your inspiration?

For these pieces i was thinking allot about animal horns and bones, at DMY Design festival earlier this year someone made all these hat stands out of different animal horns… they are very interesting shapes, but also i like just experimenting with different materials and seeing where it leads me.

Where can we buy your pieces?

The collection being shown at this weekends Berlin exhibition is a concept collection and there for not really for sale, it is more an introduction to my design process. The new collection to be shown at Breathing Colours Gallery in Sydney over christmas will be listed for sale, and if have time i would like to find some Berlin stockists for these pieces as well; i aim to have an online store up and running by February 2012.

Australian Malls To Track Shoppers By Their Phones

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:55:17 +0200

“Australian shopping centers will monitor customers’ mobile phones to track how often they visit, which stores they like and how long they stay. One unnamed Queensland shopping center is next month due to become the first in the nation to install receivers that detect unique mobile phone radio frequency codes to pinpoint location within two meters.”

Sourced from news.com.au

Stunning!

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:39:43 +0200

Stunning!

Discover the hottest shoes and bags with 'Snapette' (mobile app)

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:41:45 +0200

Snapette is a new location-based fashion app enabling users to “share and discover the hottest shoes and bags” from anywhere in the world.

Users take photos of their favorite bags, shoes and accessories and post them to Snapette, along with comments and where they found them. Users can then search by brand, store, description and by what’s new, near or trending, as well as comment on photos, share tips and recommendations.

Sourced from: springwise.com

miesinberlin: Mies Nobis Jewellery Exhibition. Finally half way...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:27:55 +0200

miesinberlin:

Mies Nobis Jewellery Exhibition.

Finally half way organized to presenting a little exhibition of some of the jewellery pieces i have been working on recently, represented through the photos of some talented Berlin based photographers.

So far they are really just concept pieces and the next step is looking into producing but have had fun collaborating with such talented people in a collection of shoots over the past couple of months.

If you are in Berlin (or not- feel free to fly in) come enjoy a glass of champagne and some tunes from Michelle Owen with me at Pigalle Bar and celebrate the first step.

The next step being fly to Bali to look into production (and sunbake!) and on to Australia to be part of ‘Breathing Colours’ Gallery Christmas Exhibition (and sunbake some more!) before returning to Berlin for the launch of an online store… well that’s the plan anyway, but lets just have some champagne first…

We love Chloe 'Oscars' (video)

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:29:58 +0200

Nector and Pusle get the locals advice with their kitch travel guides...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:54:44 +0200

Nektor and Pulse, a personalized travel guide creation service, was founded by Carina and Tanja . The pair, who have lived in Salzburg, Vienna, Hamburg, London, New York, Stockholm and Munich together, met while studying design and product management in Salzburg, before founding Nectar & Pulse in 2010.

N&P ask inspiring people around the globe what their favorite hot spots are are. Its always the locals themselves who proved to be the best guides. N&P have called these people “Soulmates”.

Live though each soulmates differnt experience of particuar cities such as Vienna, Stockholm and London.

If you think you could be one of them, drop them a line and send a picture of your lovely self to: cata@nectarandpulse.com

Sourced from: Springwise

Could Video Presentations Eventually Replace Runway Shows?

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:07:00 +0200

Could Video Presentations Eventually Replace Runway Shows?

New York-based fashion designer Norma Kamali is all about pioneering trends, but even though she’s been in the business since 1967, her processes are far from traditional.

She’s integrated scanning technology in her NYC flagship store, which allows shoppers to purchase items directly from the floor or window (and has an iPhone app for those who can’t conveniently pop into her Midtown West boutique).

Even though iconic British label Burberry had some technical difficulties with their live-stream last season, 3D technology is certainly presenting itself as a viable platform for presentation of fashion—the idea of film replacing live models is now certainly a possibility more than ever.

Read more from the source: The Creators Project