Do you still want to buy and wear angora after seeing this video?

Shocked by seeing the video by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) I didn't know that angora was collected in this way..I was under the assumption that the rabbits were shaved...painless...

Please read the message from PETA:

We're grateful to H&M and other compassionate retailers who have either pulled angora products from their shelves or halted production of clothing and accessories that contain this vile "fabric".



PETA Asia's unprecedented investigation shows the never-before-seen reality of life and death for millions of angora rabbits in China - the source of 90 per cent of the world's angora fur. The video footage shows how the terrified animals have clumps of their fur yanked out as they scream in pain.



Rabbits who have their fur cut or sheared also suffer: during the cutting process, their front and back legs are tightly tethered. Those who have not died of shock have their throats slit once their production wanes, and their skin is torn from their bodies. The simple fact for retailers still selling angora products is that you cannot regulate animal cruelty. The brutal angora industry is just as unacceptable as the fur trade.

PETA's message to Christmas shoppers is that regardless of whether a label says 100 per cent or 1 per cent angora, the price paid by the animals is too high. Consumers can send a clear message to any retailers still selling angora items by leaving those items on the shelves and hangers and instead purchasing from among the multitude of warm, high-quality, animal-free clothing and accessories that are now available.

H&M Spring 2014 Press Preview

Yesterday afternoon at H&M headquarters in the center of Athens the press was invited to have a glimpse of the spring 2014 collection.

Here a photoreview.

Anna Kotsareli shows the Spring 2014 collection

Lydia Papaioannou

Alexandra Katsaïti & Mariza Petrakou

Michael Pandos

Tasos Lazaridis of Posh Fashion

John Foundis of FashionFreaks in action

Photos courtesy of H&M

Spotted in New York: Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz is spotted in New York on set filming of 'Annie' with Wrangler cut-off shorts. she is playing one of the meanest characters of the movie, Miss Hannigan...

The remake of the movie "Annie" will be screened in December 2014 with co-star Jamie Foxx.



Photo by Broadimage/REX - Courtesy of Act & React

Become “Talent Scout of the Year" by LVMH

In my previous post you could read all about the new LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize but
throughout this LVMH Prize competition, you can become a fashion scout.
Helping discover talented young designers around the world thanks to the photo contest on Instagram.
Discover and help LVMH discover the young fashion designers of tomorrow.

Show LVMH the young fashion designers you really love by joining the contest yourself!

To become “Talent Scout of the Year", see here for more information.

 

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LVMH announces Young Fashion Designer Prize.

LVMH has always made support for the talents of tomorrow a cornerstone of its corporate philanthropic programs.

Today LVMH is pleased to announce a major new commitment with the creation of the LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize.

The LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize is a groundbreaking award in terms of concept, content and international scope. Each year, the prize will celebrate a young designer recognized for his or her exceptional talent.

LVMH will also recognize three recent fashion school graduates, offering them an opportunity to join the design team at an LVMH brand for one year.

For the LVMH Prize, the Group has asked eight creative directors from its Fashion Houses to select the most promising young fashion designer each year.

Delphine Arnault : "The LVMH Prize has been created to support promising young fashion designers. This philanthropic initiative resonates powerfully with the core values of our Group. Our designers will recognize the talents of tomorrow, who will receive awards and support in developing their brand. Our goal is clearly to energize the vitality and creativity of the fashion world on a global scale. As a leader in our industry, we have a responsibility to discover young talents and to help them flourish."

The members of the jury for the first edition of the prize in 2014 will be composed of eight creative directors from LVMH Fashion Houses including: Nicolas Ghesquire (Louis Vuitton), Marc Jacobs (Marc Jacobs), Karl Lagerfeld (Fendi), Humberto Leon and Carol Lim (Kenzo), Phoebe Philo (Celine), Raf Simons (Dior) and Riccardo Tisci (Givenchy).

The designers will be joined by Delphine Arnault, Jean-Paul Claverie (advisor to Bernard Arnault and head of corporate philanthropy for LVMH) and Pierre-Yves Roussel (Chairman and CEO of the LVMH Fashion Group).

The winner will receive a grant of 300,000 euros, as well as personalized assistance from a special LVMH team in developing their company for a period of twelve months. This support will include all crucial areas of expertise that are critical to successfully building a nascent fashion brand - including advisement on intellectual property, sourcing, production and distribution, image and advertising, marketing, etc.

The LVMH Prize is open to designers under 40 years old who have presented and sold at least two women's or men's ready-to-wear collections. Applications will be accepted beginning today and until February 2, 2014 exclusively through the official LVMH Young Fashion Designers Prize website at  www.lvmhprize.com.

The website has been envisioned as a collaborative platform, where the public is invited to discover and interact with young design talent through a unique digital hub.

A panel of international fashion experts including journalists, stylists and buyers will help establish a shortlist of ten finalists who will be presented to the Prize's Jury.

The inaugural winner will be announced in May 2014.

The LVMH Prize will also recognize three young graduates who have completed a university program in fashion design. The three winners will each win 10,000 euro. They will also receive an invitation to join the design team at an LVMH brand for one year. Candidates for this award may apply exclusively through www.lvmhprize.com.

LVMH Young Fashion Designers Prize - Calendar

Launch: November 21, 2013
Candidate applications submitted on the website: November 21, 2013 - February 2, 2014
Ten finalists selected by a panel of experts: March 2014
Winner selected by the jury: end of May 2014

LVMH: 25 years of passion for creativity and support for young fashion talents

Over the nearly 25 years since the founding of LVMH, the Group's brands have all been inspired by a passion for creativity and innovation while nourishing an exceptional heritage rooted in time-honored savoir-faire. As Bernard Arnault puts it: "Innovation is more powerful when it springs from a preserved heritage."

In metiers as diverse as fashion, jewelry, perfumes, leather goods, winemaking or watches, LVMH brands and designers stand apart in their quest for excellence, and their unique passion for innovation, invention and creativity.

Because both its roots and future are intimately linked to creativity, LVMH and its brands have always actively nourished creative talent. Creativity is one of the Group's core values, guiding all its teams, from designers to noses to cellar masters. This engagement inspires all LVMH houses to actively support creativity in every form. LVMH is, for that reason, a sponsor of major exhibitions, like Daniel Buren's installation for Monumenta or the Gerhard Richter retrospective at the Pompidou Center.

Motivated by this "passion for creativity", LVMH has for many years supported the world of fashion globally through corporate philanthropic initiatives (which will continue following the launch of the new LVMH Prize), including:

• the ANDAM Fashion Awards (Association Nationale de Developpement des Arts de la Mode)
• the Hyres International Fashion and Photography Festival
• Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in London
• the investment fund for young designers created by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.

Today, this same passion has led the LVMH Group to launch the LVMH Young Fashion Designers Prize. This initiative helps drive the momentum and emergence of fresh talent that are essential to the vitality and diversity of the fashion ecosystem, a role that is perfectly in phase with the responsibilities of a Group that has become the world leader in luxury.

About LVMH

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is represented in Wines and Spirits by a portfolio of brands that includes Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Krug, Ruinart, Mercier, Chateau d'Yquem, Hennessy, Glenmorangie, Ardbeg, Wen Jun, Belvedere, 10 Cane, Chandon, Cloudy Bay, Terrazas de los Andes, Cheval des Andes, Cape Mentelle, Newton et Numanthia.

Its Fashion and Leather Goods division includes Louis Vuitton, Celine, Loewe, Kenzo, Givenchy, Thomas Pink, Fendi, Emilio Pucci, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs and Berluti.

LVMH is present in the Perfumes and Cosmetics sector with Parfums Christian Dior, Guerlain, Parfums Givenchy, Parfums Kenzo, Perfumes Loewe as well as other promising cosmetic companies (BeneFit Cosmetics, Make Up For Ever, Acqua di Parma and Fresh).

LVMH is also active in selective retailing as well as in other activities through DFS, Sephora, Le Bon Marche, la Samaritaine and Royal Van Lent.

LVMH's Watches and Jewelry division comprises Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Chaumet, Dior Watches, Zenith, Fred, Hublot and De Beers Diamond Jewellers Ltd, a joint venture created with the world's leading diamond group.

Source: PR Newswire

Mary Katrantzou joins BFC NEWGEN Selection Committee

Yesterday the British Fashion Council announced Mary Katrantzou will join the NEWGEN selection committee for autumn/winter 2014.
Mary is the first designer to sit on the panel, who meet today to select the designers who will receive support to show at London Fashion Week in February 2014.
 

Mary Katrantzou Fashion Show in Thessaloniki (for more see here)

 

A previous recipient of the initiative, Mary first received NEWGEN, sponsored by TOPSHOP, support for her collection in spring/summer 2009 and has graduated through both the British Fashion Council's (BFC) NEWGEN and Fashion Forward initiatives.



photo courtesy of BFC

Mary Katrantzou comments:
"I could not have managed to get where I am today without the support of the BFC and the NEWGEN Scheme.

They gave me the opportunity to pick up prestigious stockists such as Joyce and Colette from my first season.

NEWGEN is an unparalleled scheme and it is an honour to be included on the panel."

"I'm thrilled Mary Katrantzou has agreed to join our NEWGEN selection panel, as she's really our ideal poster-girl for how much an original talent can achieve through the scheme. Mary started out selling just a handful of printed shift dresses with NEWGEN at the first London Showroom in Paris in 2009 - now she exports all over the world.
She will add the invaluable perspective of someone who knows exactly what it's like, and what it takes, to be a young entrepreneurial designer. NEWGEN committee members devote hours to advising young designers and putting them on the fast - track to visibility, thanks to the generosity of Topshop's sponsorship and donation of their show space.
The interview stage is like the highest level personal tutorial for promising beginners, with freely given insights from the capital's very best retail executives, editors and buyers who are the ace team responsible for guiding Christopher Kane, Jonathan Saunders, Roksanda Ilincic, Peter Pilotto, J.W. Anderson, Simone Rocha and many more through their first steps in business.
Now that we have a home-grown designer of the calibre of Mary Katrantzou on our mentoring team, those who reach the short list of NEWGEN will come out armed with a uniquely valuable set of pointers, and sustained support, if they win." - Sarah Mower MBE, BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent and chair of the NEWGEN selection committee

The NEWGEN selection committee forms mentoring support groups for NEWGEN designers, alongside a series of focused seminars and 1:1 workshops delivered by the British Fashion Council and support from TOPSHOP, the long-term partner of NEWGEN, who commit access to their team's vast knowledge on all aspects of the business, to assist the designers as they build their own infrastructure and skills.

The NEWGEN committee comprises Sarah Mower, BFC Ambassador of Emerging Talent (Chair); Caroline Rush, British Fashion Council, CEO (Co-Chair); Alex Fury, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday and i, Fashion Editor; Anna Orsini, British Fashion Council, Strategic Consultant; David Watts, British Fashion Council, Business Support Manager; Emma Elwick-Bates, VOGUE, Style Editor; Kate Phelan, TOPSHOP, Creative Director; Laura Burlington, Fashion Consultant; Laura Hinson, British Fashion Council, Showcasing Manager; Laura Larbalestier, Browns, Buying Director; Madelaine Evans, TOPSHOP, Head of Buying; Mary Katrantzou, Mary Katrantzou, Founder and Creative Director; Melanie Rickey, Grazia, Pop and Ponystep Contributing Editor; Narmin Mohammadi, British Fashion Council, Head of Showcasing; Natalie Wansbrough-Jones, ELLE, Senior Fashion Editor, Rebecca Lowthorpe, ELLE, Assistant Editor; Ruth Chapman, Matchesfashion.com, Co-Founder and Yasmin Sewell, Fashion Consultant

Kate Moss & Chiwetel Ejiofor by Mario Testino for Vogue December 2013

For the December issue Vogue enlisted Kate Moss and this year’s Oscar front-runner Chiwetel Ejiofor for an editorial by Mario Testino that takes the pair to Istanbul on a romantic getaway.

Resort looks from Burberry, Jason Wu, Prada, Dior and a bit of SS14 Proenza Schouler as styled by Tonne Goodman, the pair looks resplendent. With architectural wonders like the Çinili Köşk as the backdrop and Testino showcasing the beauty of Istanbul in almost every shot the story also serves as an especially chic travel diary.

Dazzle Shades for Dazzling Christmas

Lancôme welcomes Christmas holidays with eyeshadows Hypnose Dazzle for a glamorous look, bold color and dazzling sparkle to the eyes!
Waterproof shades smudge and long lasting shine, the collection includes 4 unique eye shadows in shades of silver, green, purple and gray.
With unique sensuous silky texture that spreads easily and evenly, collectible series Eye Makeup Hypnose Dazzle promises glamorous look that seduces and festive performances that do not pass unnoticed.

 

 

The line Hypnose Dazzle has a new applicator for perfect application and customized finishing

Natalie Portman at Miss Dior Exhibition in Paris

Natalie Portman was present together with celebrities from the world of art, fashion and movies at the Vernissage of Miss Dior.

The Miss Dior exhibition showcases the timeless, modern character of this fragrance. The exhibition traces a dialogue between Art and Dior, eternal ally to artists.
Fifteen female artists have been invited to freely interpret the signature codes of Miss Dior. These artists pay tribute not only to one of the greatest couturiers of all time, but also to the subversive spirit of a perfume that has earned its place in history.

The Miss Dior exhibition unlocks the secrets of the mythical perfume. Organised into themes, the exhibition weaves together the many sources of inspiration behind the legendary legacy of Christian Dior.

 

Fifteen women artists, among them  Lara Baladi, Carole Benzaken, Lee Bul and Joana Vasconcelos have been invited to be inspired by the first Dior Parfume from 1947 and were given carte blanche.
Their art work is presented in the exposition at Grand Palais between 13 - 25 november 2013.
(3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris, Free admission)



This video is from the opening night at Grand Palais, Paris, for the Miss Dior exhibition. With Natalie Portman, Sophie Marceau, Karl Lagerfeld, Gala Gonzales and others.

Everyday Pioneers by Hunter

Hunter releases ‘Everyday Pioneers’ a new film for Autumn / Winter 2013.

Set against the dramatic landscape of Glencoe, Scotland, the film stars two of the country’s leading actors James Cosmo (Game of Thrones, Trainspotting, Braveheart), Steven Cree (Brave, Macbeth, The Knot) and features Jenna Roberts (Select Model Management).




Embodying the spirit of Hunter, Everyday Pioneers, which was created in collaboration with Annex Films, references the breadth and appeal of the iconic British heritage brand. As Hunter embarks on a new journey for Autumn / Winter 2014, under the Creative Direction of Alasdhair Willis, the film encaptures the pioneering spirit of the brand and introduces the creative commitment to portray Hunter’s rich heritage alongside the future vision.

  "Hunter was born out of the British obsession to unearth something new. Forged by the desire to discover, the spirit of Hunter was created. We take the path other dare not take. Always innovating, always evolving what it means to be British, we persue a simple, perfect function. Since 1856 we've equipped the people who want to find their own path. If you're born a pioneer, you are always living in an era of discovery."

Antonis Remos @ McArthurGlen Designer Outlet - Athens

McArthur Glen Designers Outlet invites you this Friday, the 15th of November at 6 p.m. to the concert of Antonis Remos at the discount village and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

 

Spotted in Athens: Yiannis Stankoglou

Last night during the fashion party for the launch of Isabel Marant pour H&M Yiannis Stankoglou was spotted in an outfit of this new collection.

 

Spotted in Athens: Vegas

Last night during the fashion party for the launch of Isabel Marant pour H&M Vegas was spotted in outfits of this new collection.

Spotted in Athens: Nadia Boule

Last night during the fashion party for the launch of Isabel Marant pour H&M Nadia Boule was spotted in an outfit of this new collection.

Spotted in Athens: Eleni Foureira

Last night during the fashion party for the launch of Isabel Marant pour H&M Eleni Foureira was spotted in an outfit of this new collection.

Spotted in Athens: Athina Oikonomakou

Last night during the fashion party for the launch of Isabel Marant pour H&M Athina Oikonomakou was spotted in an outfit of this new collection.

Isabel Marant pour H&M launch in Athens

Last night at H&M, fans of Isabel Marant, attended an exclusive fashion party to welcome the launch of the collection Isabel Marant pour H & M in Athens, Greece.

With a strong bohemian energy the collection Isabel Marant was presented in a setting that combined fashion, videos and music from the vibrant pulse appearance of Wedding Singers.

 

The French delicacies and unique cocktails of Belvedere Vodka completed the party.

Guests admired the collection and well known guests such was Nadia Boule, Kostas Martakis, Eleni Foureira, Athina Oikonomakou, Eleni Petroulaki and Vegas worn pieces of the new collection.

 

Mariza Petrakou and Kostas Martakis

Tamta and Alexandra Katsaïti

Vegas and Tamta 

Eleni Petroulaki

Many more friends of H & M celebrated the party with their presence, such as Tamta, Kiki Tsolka, Celia Dragouni, Alexandra Katsaiti, Al Giga, Nikoleta Ralli and Myrto Kazi.

SIERAAD - Jewellery Art Fair - a photo review

The 12th edition of SIERAAD Art Fair (SAF) was the most international one yet. SAF is the only platform in the Netherlands where professional contemporary jewellery designers from home and abroad sell their work directly and in person. Jewellery designers from all over the world attended the fair, presenting amazing pieces of art.
At the Gashouder at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam from 7 until the 10th of November more than 180 designers presented and sold their work, using all different kind of materials and the march of 3D printing in jewellery design.

Here my photoreview. In following post I will inform you more on some of the designers.

Jillian Moore - U.S.A.

Selda Okutan - Turkey

Lissa Hashimoto - Japan and Iris Saar Isaacs - Australia



University of Applied Science Düsseldorf- 3D-printing - Germany

Kiki Kuhlmann - Germany/Greece

Andrea Velázquez - Spain

Yutong - China/UK

Luisa Bruni - Italy

Erika Houwaard - The Netherlands

Dora Haralambaki - Greece

Sue Gregor - UK