Charity tees? No thanks



I’m not ashamed to say I’ve never met a charity T-shirt that I liked. Well actually, I lie, there was this Stella McCartney one for Comic Relief, on which she slapped a red nose on Herb Ritts’ already-iconic Madonna photo. But the rest, no thanks. So sue me.

Thankfully, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer has taken a different approach this year and hooked up with ten fashion retailers to each create a bespoke black and white piece. The money goes to Breakthrough Breast Cancer and you get an item that you like, that doesn’t have a wear-by date and is thus a moneymaker for charity and sustainable too. The range launches tomorrow so if any of these tickle your fancy, feel free to shop…

RIVER ISLAND

OLIVIA RUBIN AT MYWARDROBE.COM

RACHEL ROY AT NET-A-PORTER.COM

Now I’m curious, does anyone still wear their charity tees?

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The all-seeing eye



PRs need to learn that if they invite me to their showrooms I’m going to snoop around.

Spotted at Puma HQ this morning – super comfy (so I’m told, they have cushioned soles ‘n’ everything) Hussein Chalayan wedge booties …

… And the funnest suit carrier thingy I’ve ever seen hiding in the sample cupboard

Also managed to swipe the latest copy of Volt mag from the PR’s desk – j’adore this cover shot

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AW10 trend report: Turkish menswear… and teatime treats



I don’t cover a huge amount of menswear in my day-to-day life but I love having a nose when I’m at press days, purely for my own personal benefit. When I came across the strangely-named Tween menswear brand at the Four Marketing press day, it rang a vague bell. After a five minute process of elimination, we worked out that it was this FT feature I’d seen it in.

The brand is based in Turkey but its creative director Gunes Güner Ikik works closely with London-based designers. For AW10, Tween has collaborated with designer Omar Kashoura on a most impressive collection – I was rather seduced by his Teddy Boy-referenced jackets and western details on the shirts. While bonding with Güner Ikik over the beautiful fabrications and execution, she let slip that a womenswear line is in the offing for 2011. As we agreed on the androgynous simplicity of Helmut Lang, Acne and Rag & Bone, I made a mental note to keep an eye out for Tween.


I swear that I don’t just go to press days for the food and fizz but can I help it if they have such generous catering? No I can not. Yesterday’s hightlight was undoubtedly the coffee and walnut cake by a company called Eat & Shoot (I Googled them but nowt came up. More investigation is needed.) So great was my enthusiasm that to shut me up, I was sent packing with a take-home portion. Well it would have been rude to refuse, right? Oink.


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AW10 trend report: Melissa shoes



Melissa’s wonderful rubber shoes just keep surpassing expectations, particularly Vivienne Westwood’s contributions. For next season, the button boots come in metallic sparkles as do these Mary Janes. I am also loving the cherries on the slingbacks – so very poptastic.




And to all those people mourning the demise of seven inch whore heels (guess who has just finished a 1000 word report on the

subject?). What are you moaning about when you have these sexy-but-user-friendly beauties to tantalise you?

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