FASHION PIONEERS talk with Nick Knight OBE – live streamed here!



Next Friday 26th November sees the third installment of Business of Fashion’s illuminating FASHION PIONEERS talks. Following the success of Imran Amed’s previous ‘In Conversation with…’ live interviews with Jefferson Hack and Natalie MassenetSHOWstudio.com‘s Nick Knight OBE will be in the hot seat.

A limited number of tickets are available for the live talk at The Hospital Club (£45 plus VAT), or you can watch the live stream here at 6.30pm London time (1.30pm New York time). Only 9 sleeps to go!



On Ralph Lauren’s 4D digital extravaganza and the importance of an engaging online experience




Have I mentioned my love for Ralph Lauren? In case you missed my past gushings, here’s a quick recap: the Anglo-American, preppie-ish aesthetic; the beyond beautiful Bruce Weber imagery; the ‘nothing bad could ever happen here’ lifestyle stores; oh and the quality product (i.e. my favourite, still-good-as-new boys navy blazer). (more…)



Google to launch Boutiques.com fashion site



On Wednesday, Google will unveil an exciting new fashion initiative which has already got the internet in a tizzy. Latest reports suggest it’s a curated etail site utilising the celebrity ‘get the look’ features common in most mainstream fashion publications. Influential fashion bloggers (is Susie Bubble one of them?) are reported to have also been invited to select pieces from brands like Oscar de la Renta, Tory Burch and Isaac Mizrahi to drive sales on the site. Curated fashion is certainly the way forward in fashion retail as we are bombarded with more and more choice. I can’t wait to see what Google has in store.

UPDATE: Read The New York Times’ take on Boutiques.com here