The fashion world is going crazy with the exciting news that the high street giant, H&M are to collaborate with the designer brand Lanvin for its next in store collection. The rumours of such collaboration have been flying around for sometime now but they have officially now been confirmed true and that the women’s and men’s collections will be in stores from November.

We all can’t wait to see how Lanvin’s luxury creations will interpret onto the high street; we only have a few months to wait however.

Lanvin’s artistic director, the infamous Alber Elbaz has reportedly stated that in the past he would never have dreamed of creating a mass-market collection, but the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public is what finally intrigued him to do so.

This has been an outstanding implementation, which shows how two companies at opposite ends of the spectrum can work really well together. This work relationship is said to be so strong due to the fact both names share the same philosophy of transporting both joy and beauty to men and women around the world.

The collections will initially be revealed on 2nd of November and then appear in stores on 23rd of November. You better get this date noted down in your diaries promptly as we can only imagine customers will be queuing from the early hours!

Designers left, right and centre have this season been throwing free clothes at the Art Director, Julia Restoin Roitfield, and this courtship may however have something to do with Julia being the daughter of the much-loved French fashion editor, Carine Roitfield and Christian Restoin, the former owner of the label Equipment.

Growing up in such a fashion forward environment is one of the reasons Julia is so intrigued by both creativity in the design and fashion world and possibly why she decided to begin a career in such a creative industry.

Julia spends most of her time in either Paris or New York, both places are extreme fashion capitals and also the reason why the Art Director and model has an adopted such a cultivated and signature style.
One of the art director’s and model’s proudest moments is said to be starring as Tom Ford’s Black Orchid, which has been described as the ‘Ford flotilla’ of fragrance and cosmetics initiatives.

Julia appears in the full-colour campaign images, which were photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Roitfeld is showcases striking glossy long locks, dramatic red nails and matching lips. The model appears clutching the bottle in a boudoir-like atmosphere. Tom Ford said he chose Julia to front this particular campaign as he believes her to be “exactly what beauty is.

Every now and then an existing brand introduces a new collection that creates a bit of a stir, one that we all want to shout about!  One such label this season goes under the name of Superdry.  The of the moment brand initially launched their line back in 2003, the inspiration for the label was taken from a previous trip to the exciting city of Tokyo.  The brands creator, Julian Dunkerton began selling a few individual items on a market street stall in Cheltenham, teaming up with James Holden who is the founder of the renowned skater label Bench.

In just a period of seven years, the label has grown phenomenally and is now a firm favourite of many celebs.  This is pretty impressive since Superdry started their career with a total of only three t-shirts and has now gained cult status!  The range now boasts to release a total of three thousand pieces a year.

The label is now globally recognised and pieces in the collection have recently been seen adorning the likes of the singer Pixie Lott, the actress Kate Winslet, the footballer David Beckham, the chef Jamie Oliver, the actor Leonardo Dicaprio and the suprmodel Helena Chritensen.

Current favourites in the collection include chunky belted cardigans, quilted winter boots, vintage thrift pieces, the statement infamous Superdry logo tee, the standard checked boyfriend shirt and of course the denim, available as both hotpants and distressed jeans.  One of the must have pieces for next season is the jacket, which comes in the shape of a cool leather belted biker style that will most certainly be on every fashionista Christmas wish list!

The high fashion label Mulberry recently hosted a pool party we all would have loved to been invited to! The stylish bash took place in the city of LA and was held in order to launch the brands exciting new A/W 2010 collection.

Some of the most stylish faces in fashion appeared at the do which took place in Chateau Marmont, where arrays of cocktails were sipped around the pool. One famous face was Alexa Chung who appeared to be very tanned and took the position of the resident DJ for the evening at the uber trendy after-party, the stylish star looked exquisite in a silk crème blouse, cut-off denim shorts and of course her fail safe Kurt Geiger sandals. To finish the look off and in order to pay tribute to the host, the model sported an eye-catching new season piece from the Mulberry label, a leopard version of her eponymous sell-out bag. We are sure this piece will be the next bag on every fashionista’s ‘must-have’ list.

Alexa was joined by good friend and singer Kelly Osbourne, who wore a chic black dress ensemble and a pair of this season’s retro specs. Model and actress Kate Bosworth also attended the event and looked super stylish as always in a graphic print tee, cut off denim jeans, towering stilettos and a fashionable over the shoulder leopard print clutch. .

Other A-list celebrities that were seen included 90210’s Jessica Stroup, model and presenter Cat Deeley and Molly Sims. Apparently the party was such a hit that even guests from the Mad Men premiere across the road wanted a look in.

Edward Bess is the cult new make-up line that has come in direct from New York to the U.K. The make-up connoisseur first revealed the exciting and innovative new collection back in 2006 and Edward Bess has been solely specialised to Bergdorf Goodman in NYC ever since, that is until now of course!

The range is now available in the U.K and is crammed with impressive formulas and skin perfect shades that flatter every skin tone and all of this is encased in a sleek and sophisticated packaging that will be an asset to any girl’s make-up bag or dressing table.

However with news travelling extremely fast regarding the introduction of the Edward Bess line to the U.K, you better be quick if you want to get your hands on any one of the products in the make-up collection.

It has in fact been reported that all the products have almost sold out and that is only a few days after launch, however fear not if you don’t make it this time as more deliveries are said to be on the way!

Key and favourite products include the fabulous Lip Wardrobe, the Compact Rouge and the Ultra Slick Lipstick and of course the easy to use All Over Seduction piece.

This Edward Bess make-up line is said to be just as big here as it is in the United States! The Ultra slick lipstick is a firm favourite and is priced at a total of £24; this is certainly the product that got Edward Bess noticed.

This summer some of the most prestigious names in hairdressing are initiating half-price deductions on all haircuts and Daniel Hersheson is also offering half-price deductions on hair colouring too and at all of their salons. This amazing and exciting event is all in the name of the charity HAIRraising with all the proceeds going towards the label.

HAIRraising was firstly founded by the infamous hair stylist John Frieda in order to unite the hairdressing industry and in turn raise an immense total of £1 million. This impressive total will go towards a great cause and will aid in opening a series of new operating theatres at the Great Ormond Street Hospital.

With infamous names such as the renowned hair stylist John Frieda, Michael Van Clarke, Daniel Hersheson and Charles Worthington all offering the half-price hair cuts at their salons, customers can not only recieve a brand new and high fashion hair cut but they will also be doing something completely worthwhile and for a great cause.

Most of the half price cuts will be featuring at the salons located in London but if you don’t live in the capital why not encourage your own salon to take part in this extremely worthwhile event in order to raise money for the charity or in turn you can make any donations through the HAIRraising website any time up until 31 August 2010.

Be sure to check out the HAIRraising website before this date or alternatively see which salons are participating and get yourself booked in…

Britain is certainly showing a lot of style this season and as a nation we have produced some of the most stylish ladies to date, from pop queens and T.V stars, to presenters and singers.

The renowned make-up brand Max Factor have decided to celebrate this style and have recently been on a mission to find the most glam girls in the U.K, the lucky finalist will be awarded the top title of 2010’s Max Factor Glam Nation winner.

You may have seen the Max Factor make-up team and their Glam Van recently cruising various cities in the U.K in order to find the finalist. Hundreds of lucky ladies have been able to jump on board the Glam Van and enjoy makeovers, as well as to experience Max Factor’s exciting new product, which comes in the shape of the fantastic Vibrant Curve Effect Lip Gloss. This particular lip-gloss is a must have accessory for your handbag and comes in an array of enticing shades.

Every one that received a make over was instantly entered into the Max Factor Glam Nation competition; these were judged along side all the entries on the Glam Nation Facebook page. The competition is still going strong but it’s about to close, so if you want to be in with a chance of winning make sure you get your entry in soon!

Chanel reveals the first images from this season’s campaign.Images of Chanel’s fresh campaign have just been revealed and each picture features the stunning French songstress, Vanessa Paradis. The beauty is the face of Chanel’s new Coco Cocoon bags and is portrayed in a series of black and white images. The photographs for the campaign were in fact taken by Karl Lagerfeld himself and each picture to make up the campaign is certainly causing a stir, this is due to both how striking the model looks and also the status of the much-wanted bag she is holding.

We’re sure just about every fashionista will want to become the proud owner of one of the updated infamous quilted Chanel bags, they are both the signature of chic and certainly sum up the brands spirit.

The new range from Karl Lagerfeld congers up more of a sportier vibe than any of the previous pieces features in the line, each has been created in a leather and nylon fabric and there are a range of styles available. Such styles include a bowling bag, which is said to be Vanessa Paradis’s preferred and a messenger style bag. Both have been designed with function and style in mind. Other pieces in the collection include a bag creating in shearling; this furred and soft fabric is set to be a big hit for autumn 2010 and is to replace this season’s denim material. The most popular creation is possibly the padded rucksack; this piece is the ultimate in 1990’s cool.

These unique creations will be hitting stores in the very near future; in fact you will see them lining the shelves of the many prestigious Chanel boutiques on the 15th May. Prices start at £950 and we’re sure they will be flying off the shelves come Saturday

Harold Tillman has just recently introduced a campaign to aid ethical fashion brands meaning the price tags on such garments will no longer be so hefty. We all know even the extremely astute fashion followers would be willing to buy into the world of ethical fashion if it just wasn’t so expensive. The higher price tags attached to environmentally friendly garments certainly means not everyone can afford to support the ethical brands despite wanting to. It is so much easier and pocket friendly to dash into a high .street store and pick up essentials, some of us don’t even think twice about it.

Harold Tillman is currently the head of the British Fashion Council and believes such a campaign will help both the brands and the ethical cause. He wishes to source labels that possess a more thoughtful approach to the world of fashion and because of this believes these particularly ethical friendly brands shouldn’t have to pay so much tax. The head believes that by working with such a cause will in turn persuade other brands to work in conjunction with the ethical cause and think about producing a series of environmentally friendly garments.

His theory on giving ethical label tax breaks is sourced from the fact the government currently allow UK citizens to pay less tax on both many sustainable products and energy efficient and environmental friendly vehicles. Other famous fashion faces that are already on Harold Tillmans side include the London Collage of fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion, the infamous Vivienne Westwood, and High street brand Monsoon. Each of these designers will be showing their support by sign up to such a great cause.

Fashion label Marni and denim gods Current and Elliot have recently joined teams in order to create an exciting collection for the autumn/winter season, boasting each piece to be the perfect fit.

The creatiors will be introducing this collection to both of their respective headquarters in the fashion capital Milan and also Los Angeles. The new collaborations will be a mixture of both Marni’s signature style in terms of bold graphic prints and in keeping colour with that of Current/Elliot’s Americana inspiration and heritage approach to denim. The end products are said to result in an “authentic and whimsical combination” of individual and uniquely designed pieces, these items certainly won’t resemble anything seen before and boast to be an extremely different take on fashion for this season.

The much-loved Marni label is owned by the Consuelo Castiglioni’s family and has had a firm following of fans since the labels appearance in 1994, the brand offers a diverse and flirty-fun take on extravagant wear. Fashion label Current/Elliot only came about two years ago, yet they have already had a big impact on the fashion world especially regarding designer denim. Their signature style offers pieces of a classic fit with a vintage twist, all in all boasting to create the perfect silhouette.

The Current/Elliott and Marni collaborations are set to go on sale very shortly and will be housed at all Marni stores as well as a selected number multi-brand retailers and department stores featured in various locations all over the world.