Ignite was born in 2002 after the team behind it had spent years riding the mountains and waves of Europe. After over a decade of surf and snow industry experience they decided the time was right to launch a brand of headgear dedicated to keeping your head cool or warm, whatever the conditions!
There is a huge range of designs and colours from traditional beanies to contemporary Trilbys!
According to a report in the Daily Star, Prince Harry’s girlfriend Chelsy Davy has dropped out of her postgraduate degree at Bristol University to become a fashion model.
A friend of Chelsy said:
“Chelsy is in talks to become the face of Upper Deck clothing, a new Kenyan company looking to launch in the UK.
“The clothes are made using raw African materials and Chelsy likes the idea of promoting an African clothing brand in the UK.
The film The Devil Wears Prada was set in the world of fashion.
The luxury Italian label Prada could be sold to a private individual or consortium, reports have said. Rag-trade billionaire Richard Caring, who owns a number of London restaurants including the Ivy, has been named as one of the interested parties.
Prada has denied being in talks with Mr Caring and said a sale of the business to any group was not on the cards.
All you need is … cash, and lots of it, a pair of John Lennon’s trademark ‘granny’ glasses is expected to sell for over £1million after a fierce bidding war on online auction site 991.com.
Lennon wore the gold rimmed glasses when the Beatles toured Japan in 1966, after the tour he gave them to his Japanese interpreter.
The style police have spoken, according to research by fashion site missbutterfly.com the shell suit tops the list of the worst fashion crimes, also on the list are the poncho, platform shoes and culottes.
On the other side of the coin the best fashion items are headed by jeans with mini skirts and trainers also making the list.
The worst of fashion …
Electroclash is influenced by the early 80′s electropop bands, and has been in the underground scene in Berlin, Detroit, and New York since the mid 1990′s.
John Taylor says of the scene “Fashion and music should go hand in hand, when you go to a nightclub and the people look fantastic, it adds a whole different feel. I think electro is about bringing together the music, fashion and like-minded people, specifically people who are willing to experiment. That’s the whole point of electro, it’s about experimenting.”
A mirror has been invented that gives fashion tips while you are trying on clothes in a store. But unlike a human, the Magic Mirror knows what suits you and never gets bored.
Once the mirror sees what you have tried on, it will then suggest matching items, and if something does not fit, it will ask a sales assisant to fetch a different size.
Accessories can turn a plain outfit into something glamorous. The following tips will help you stand out from a crowd:
Handbags are a great accessory. They do not have to match your outfit, and are a great way of jazzing it up. Classic leather bags are a must, as they never go out of fashion.
A small funky evening bag is a simple way to change your daytime look for a night out.
Models younger than the age of 16 are to be banned from the catwalk under new industry guidelines.
The Model Health Enquiry report by the British Fashion Council (BFC) which centres on the issue of size zero models is due to be released on the 11th July and high on the list of priorities is be an age limit on modelling.
Research by market analyst TNS shows that sales of fashion items in supermarkets is slightly ahead of those in department stores for the first time, the supermarkets market share has risen to 7.4% in the past quarter, slightly ahead of department stores at 7.3%.
The report shows that four out of ten Britons have bought a clothing fashion item from a supermarket this year.
This is the first of what we hope will be a series of interviews from some of our favourite online fashion retailers, If you want to leave any feedback about this interview or suggest a candidate for a future interview please add a comment or contact us using the feedback form.
To kick us off we spoke to Adam Davies from the Men’s designer underwear retailer Dead Good Undies.
In a new report by market analyst Verdict, United Kingdom residents spent an average of £556 on clothes a last year, this is up from £518 in 2001.
Italy remain in the top spot, however the UK is catching up. The Italian average clothing spend for 2006 was £602 each a drop of £20 from the £622 recorded five years earlier.
Mada Clothing follow the surf, skateboarding and rock and roll lifestyle’s. They use only the best quality denim, fabrics, while using some of the most progressive fits.
Mada sponsors a full surf and skateboard team as well as sponsoring various graphic artists and musicians including Mix Master Mike of The Beatie Boys, Tommy Lee of Motley Crue and The Killers.
Mada Clothing include T-shirts, jeans, belts, hoodys and polo shirts.
Fox Clothing was originally a tiny distribution business for European motocross bikes called Moto-X Fox back in 1974.
Geoff Fox was the founder and he has built the business up to be the worlds No.1 brand in BMX and mountain bike apparel and its Fox Head logo has become the most recognized alternative sports brand amongst the younger generation.
Fox Clothing now make t-shirts, caps, hoodys and backpacks for all the alternative sports.
Kitson sneakers are a partnership between Sketchers and trendy Los Angeles boutique Kitson.
Kitson Boutique is famous for the hottest trends and latest fashions and is one of the favorite shopping spots for many celebrities and the who’s who in Hollywood. So when they decided to do a line of footwear they were an instant hit.