Archive for July, 2012

Fashion: The Hatwalk

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Words by MPDClick’s Runway Editor.

Yesterday saw the much anticipated launch of the ‘Hatwalk’ in London Trafalgar Square, with twenty one established and emerging milliners styling the headwear of some of the most iconic statues in London. The Famous ‘Lord Nelson’ statue, on top of his fifty two metre column was included in the ‘Hatwalk’, requiring one of only two cranes in the UK tall enough to reach his head.

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Fashion: Lanvin’s Real People

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Words by MPDClick’s Trends Editor.

Lanvin’s all-encompassing approach to their latest ad campaign sees the inclusion of 82 year old dancer Jacquie “Tajah” Murdock, proving there is no age limit on fashion.

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Sports: 2012 Olympic Games London Opening Ceremony

Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.

Renowned for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, and heavily regarded as today’s Leonardo da Vinci, multi-discipline designer Thomas Heatherwick’s creation of the Olympic cauldron was both aesthetically beautiful and heavily symbolic.

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Fashion: Little Miss Stella

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Words by MPDClick’s Runway Editor

Next month will see the much anticipated release of Stella McCartney’s capsule collection,  ”LITTLE MISS STELLA”, based on the designer’s very own “Little Miss” character created in 2006. The collection will also be accompanied by an exciting new book, which will be available to buy at the end of next month.

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VM trends: Minimal Mannequins

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Words by MPDClick’s Retail Editor.

As we present two great visual merchandising reports coming up from Paris and Berlin on MPDClick, here we highlight a key mannequin trend for the season.

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Graphic Inspiration: Graphic Design Festival Breda 2012 Winners

Friso Blankevoort, 'Robin Hood' / Alfons Hooikaas, 'Moneytree' / Aron Vellekoop Leon 'Our inner ape'

Friso Blankevoort, ‘Robin Hood’ / Alfons Hooikaas, ‘Moneytree’ / Aron Vellekoop Leon ‘Our inner ape’

Words by our partners at ARTS THREAD.

The Graphic Design Festival returns to Breda,The Netherlands this September for five days of exciting and engaging workshops, lectures, performances and master classes.

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Online: Digital Subscriptions Now Exceeding Print Circulation

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Words Edited by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.

The Financial Time’s results for the first half of 2012 show that more people than ever are paying for FT content, with digital subscriptions exceeding daily print circulation for the first time. This is a significant revelation, proving that printed media is succussful in the online world and is driving profit as printing costs are eliminated.

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Design Focus: MAISON & OBJET 2013

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Words by MPDClick’s Home & Interiors Editor.

In 2002, MAISON & OBJET created an ‘Observatoire de la Maison’ which catalogues new trends in consumption and emerging lifestyles. This trend forecasting board has unveiled its 2013 inspirations for the upcoming MAISON & OBJET trade fair this September in Paris, and have called it ESSENTIEL.

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Sports: London 2012 Olympics begin today!

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Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.

With the much awaited London 2012 Olympics officially starting today as the Opening Ceremony kicking off proceedings tonight, it’s got the team here at MPDClick HQ thinking about which sports infused fashion to invest in as well which sport we would like to have been good at had fashion not been the career of choice!

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Look Of The Week

Lianne La Havas at the studios of Radio 1, London,Britain - 24 Jul 2012

Words by MPDClick’s Trend Journal Editor.

This week our look of the week is London born singer Lianne La Havas. With her debut album ‘Is Your Love Big Enough’ released last week La Havas is certainly one to watch in both music and in the fashion stakes.

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