PUMA Alexander McQueen, a collaboration of two fashion giants has launched a new conceptual line of shoes. The designer’s collaborative team has created the Dextral Mid collection for Spring/Summer 2012 that includes 10 different shoe designs.
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Uniqlo has announced it will release UU Uniqlo Undercover, by designer Jun Takahashi. The new collection has nothing to do with avant-garde looks, instead, the new ads showcase traditional family scenes. It means that UU is being promoted as ‘clothing for the families of today’ and includes 105 piece collection with 43 items for men, 34 items for women, 27 items for children and even 5 things for babies.
H&M, the international retailer known for its collaborations with fashion labels (Versace, Lanvin, Marni to name a few) and celebrities, launched the David Beckham Bodywear for H&M collection in London on February 1. The new collection, which arrives in the retailer’s 1,800 stores in around 40 countries across the globe and online, was unveiled at H&M on Regent Street at a pop-up gentleman’s club, installed just for the occasion. The debut David’s bodywear collection developed by him for the retailer was announced in July 2011.
Sneakers, technology and music are a perfect hit, as iconic footwear brands adidas and Nike have already proved with a series of related projects, and each new effort of this kind receives a warm welcome from international public. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its München style, which was first revealed in the SS 1972 season, adidas Originals has teamed up with renowned sound engineer LuckyBeard to launch a the München ‘Leploop’ campaign, which included presentation of a range of new colorways of the sneaker made of premium suede and leather, as well as a new original sound mix.
Wrangler has unveiled its new SS2012 collection on its official European website, using the old but winning approach—the interactive showcase, which allows users to drag and push the characters just like it was with the previous online presentations. The line includes both the men’s and women’s apparel and is inspired by retro looks of 70s (this seems to be a huge trend today).
Dolce&Gabbana has unveiled an haute couture range of exclusive heavily embroidered bodices that may be turned dresses, all in crystals, priced at eighty thousands of euros on average at its fall fashion show. The new “63 exquisitely crafted bustiers encrusted with jewels and sequins and everything glittery” were presented at the closing of the SS12 (watch the video below). These bodysuits are available both as they are and as dresses, which are much easier to wear than bustiers (the key elements of design and decoration are preserved)—only a few of them can be purchased at the moment (which makes this range a bit prêt-à-porter), the rest can be ordered by the loyal clientele.