It's high summer, but fashion certainly hasn't taken a holiday as we look forward to a month which sees Scotland's heritage brand Pringle celebrate their 195th year, the start of Stockholm fashion week, Yves Saint Laurent opening at Dover Street
It's high summer, but fashion certainly hasn't taken a holiday as we look forward to a month which sees Scotland's heritage brand Pringle celebrate their 195th year, the start of Stockholm fashion week, Yves Saint Laurent opening at Dover Street Market and Adam Kimmel collaborating with George Condo.
From August
– Vegetarian Dressing: Stella McCartney has designed pieces to raise awareness of the Meat Free Monday initiative, which will be available to buy in stores this month.
From August
– Couture Archives: Following Valentino’s exclusive opening event, his enormous archives, including creations, sketches, letters and photographs at his Wideville château in Paris, are available to view now.
Sunday August 1
– Stick ‘Em Up: Marc Jacobs’s new fragrance, Bang, is exclusively available from today at Harvey Nichols.
Sunday August 1
– Window Shopping: Adam Kimmel and the artist George Condo have collaborated to produce the new A/W Dover Street Market window dressing, reflecting Kimmel’s A/W10 collection presentation in Paris.
Sunday August 1
– Leather Luxury: Louis Vuitton has announced its new Monogram Empreinte collection, a new line of exclusive leather goods arriving in boutiques this autumn.
Tuesday August 3
– Fashion Space: A brand new Yves Saint Laurent department will open at Dover Street Market this month.
Thursday August 12
– Highland Fling: Pringle of Scotland celebrates its 195-year heritage with an event called The Day of Record that aims to showcase the brand’s innovative and rich knitwear archive in the heart of Scotland’s knitwear manufacturing town, Hawick.
Sunday August 15
- Old and New: Today will be the last chance to visit The Forever Shop, which has taken temporary residence at the ever-evolving Concept Store in Selfridges’ Wonder Room.
Monday August 16 – Sunday August 22
– Swedish Style: Fashion week arrives in Stockholm this week, showcasing the ready-to-wear collections for S/S11.
Friday 27 August – Monday 30 August
– Concept Culture: Boudicca will display its beautiful creations alongside a diverse range of photographers, artists and filmmakers at a new pop-up exhibition at the Haunch of Venison gallery this month.
Saturday August 31
– Illustrated Eyes: Prada’s Magna contest closes for entries today. The fashion house has collaborated with comic book illustrators to design a fantasy heroine to promote their new Swing sunglasses collection, which will appear in all boutiques this autumn.
