Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Alice is in Wonderland



WHILST Alice Temperley is getting set to show her ready-to-wear collection for autumn/winter 2010-11 at New York Fashion Week next month, us mere mortals are still excited about buying pieces for the approaching summer. The British designer's hotly anticipated, and reasonably priced, ALICE by Temperley collection is almost ready to launch.

With the same feminine but rock-inspired feeling as the mainline collection the line is priced from £60 to £500 and will debut at department stores internationally, including Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Harrods, Neiman Marcus, Isetan and Net-A-Porter.

Celebrities including Gemma Arterton, Fearne Cotton, Laura Bailey and Ben Grimes have already been spotted wearing preview pieces from the new ALICE offering, but the rest of us will have to wait just a little longer, as the collection won't be in shops until the second week of February.

The collection comprises simple jersey pieces, light knits, and covetable summer dresses, as well as the signature Temperley denim and leather biker jackets. (I WANT!) Fabrics featuring simple white embroidery Anglaise and striped jersey sit cosily alongside Temperley's famed prints, including polkadot, floral and tiger.

LFW: Fashion to aid Haiti



SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell joined First Lady Sarah Brown yesterday to launch a London Fashion Week catwalk show in aid of the survivors of the Haiti earthquake.

The show, will take place during London Fashion Week, which starts February 18. High profile models and celebrities are going to take to the catwalk in designs by Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Dolce & Gabbana - amongst others - to help the cause.

Campbell and Brown have worked together before for another charity - the White Ribbon Alliance, of which the model is an ambassador and the First Lady is patron.

Brown told Vogue.com at the launch yesterday; "The British public has been amazingly generous in its response to the tragedy in Haiti." "Your donations are already making a massive difference and we can still do more."