| This week in Paris, Karl Lagerfeld presented a poised, elegant and mostly black take on power suiting for Chanel that included this fantastically witty take on the working girls’s briefcase. We hope that it’s not just a prop for the catwalk. We’re sure someone out there could pull it off in the real world. It’s highly functional, after all.
Reebox 2009
Pop culture’s fervent embrace of the 80s aesthetic - from fashion to music - is not about to abate anytime soon. Which is why now is the perfect time for iconic 80s brands to wipe away the cobwebs (and any chips on their shoulders about being "has-beens") and re-invent themselves to a whole new generation (Y, that is) that did not have the pleasure of consuming them the first time around.
Iconic 80s sports shoe giant Reebok has heard the revival call and is responding beautifully with a mix of classic retro-ism and futurism. Everything about the brand is undergoing a renaissance, from the product right through to the marketing, such as their recent pop-up store in New York which was a feast for the illustrative senses. Good work, we say. Will the brand rise to the dizzy heights of its former glory when a pair of Reeboks was the only shoe any man, woman or child from Dusseldorf to Detroit wanted? Maybe not but we’re predicting that the hipsters will give them an excellent run (pardon the pun) this time around
4Stroke
The bursting ranks of international boutique denim labels has a new member, 4stroke. The label is inspired by Theodora Richards, the glam It-Girl, model and daughter of Rolling Stones legendary guitarist Keith Richards.
The rock’n’roll inpsired label stays true to its theme, naming styles after iconic rock’n’roll venues and taking wash names from classic rock’n’roll lyrics. The label has also thrown its weight behind the concept of eco-fashion, with the development of their pure denim range made from organic and eco-conscious fabrics with clean washes and styles that bring a refined look to the collection. This season’s collection takes inspiration from the 1970’s and 1980’s, mixing classic retro styles with earth toned colours.
Smartphones Clutch Bags
Todays modern woman cannot be without her beloved Blackberry, iPhones or other smartphones. With these range of exclusive clutch bags you carry a Blackberry, iPod or iPhone, do you have to look like you have no style at all? Traditional cute accessory bags are fine for weekend hiking trips, just like boring business like cases are fine for, well, boring people, but for the power lunch with the merger guys or cocktails in high places, you want this bag made of gold python-print Italian leather.
Grab you platinum credit cards, a few large bills, your well-travelled passport, and your ever-present favourite device/s there’s a slot for each in this baby and you are set. The bags are hand-made in Spain, the internal lining is satin and the colour options are gold and black with new - Anthracite, Pearl and Cobalt Blue with a hot pink snake trim.. Oh, and you need to decide if you’d prefer python or rattler. Of course, you could choose the chic creamy-soft lamb but isn’t that a bit too tame?
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The gold python Blackberry clutch is available exclusively Violet May London . How much you ask? £195.00 . Order through http://www.violetmaylondon.com
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