Disney fever has officially hit London town this week with Harrods' recent unveiling of their new window displays, which show some of our favourite Disney princesses dressed head to toe in couture and some of the hottest designers around. The classic heroines got a very stylish and chic makeover by the likes of Jenny Packham, Missoni, Marchesa and Versace, so if you're in the area, I definitely recommend checking them out.
Rapunzel in Jenny Packham
Mulan in Missoni
Cinderella in Versace
The Little Mermaid in Marchesa
Sketches for the designs
These gorgeous Disney creations really bring the spirit of Christmas magic to life, and they also reminded me of a recent discovery of mine, again involving a similar theme. I came across the online blog/portfolio of a very talented graphic designer who had, as part of a project, tried to digitally create what he imagined some Disney characters might look like in real life. I love the results (shown below), which I think really capture the essence of what these women might be like if we were to see them. Still beautiful, but with a strange human quality to them. I love this guy's work—check out more of his designs here, and some more takes on Disney characters here.
If you're a fan of cool shoes and an even cooler brand, I definitely recommend checking out Camper. I really like them due to their variety and quality of footwear, ranging from the pretty and girly, to the practical and downright kooky. What's even better though, is the engaging nature of their new campaign, which invites you to get involved! Camper´s latest Autumn/Winter advertising campaign reveals how their latest collection of shoes were inspired by different objects. The Kremer Collection may have been inspired by Chocolate Cake, but Camper want to know, what comes to your mind when you see this shoe?
For this purpose a special platform has been created where people can contribute by sharing images inspired by Camper’s new collection. Visitors can take part by uploading their photos during October and November via Twitter, Instagram or Flickr using hashtags (#lovepelotas, #lovekremer & #lovevalley) and via Facebook app.
It can be a scene, an object or a desire that creates the stimulus for the image. Camper hopes to build up an inspiring collection of images and see what people feel about its footwear. But to thank everyone for sharing their ideas, they have made a little competition: the image with the most likes wins a pair of shoes!
Not only will Camper be running this competition, they will also be hosting Lovedays!
To celebrate its love for shoes, Camper will also hold four different LOVEDAYS in-store during October and November. Each LOVEDAY will be a little surprise in the calendar and offers customers the opportunity to win shoes and also other gifts. Keep an eye on Facebook, Twitter and the website to stay in the loop. For your chance to win a prize, bring the object that you think of when you see the Kremer collection along to the LOVEDAY event.
I'm glad to see some more interactive and cool ideas like these coming from brands, and I hope more follow in their footsteps. If you're in London, or any of the other cities participating in the LOVEDAYS, be sure to head over to your local Camper store and check it out!
Another photo session by the talented Martin Nenov. Although I wouldn't usually wear such clothes (unless it was for work), I do like the silhouette they create, and I especially love the lighting and shadows of these pictures. The clothes are by designer Mighel Pedrosa.
I haven't done this for a while, and since it's way too cold still to be doing outfit posts, I thought I'd show you a few Instagram snaps of my past few weeks, which included snowy London weather, gorgeous lashes at The Village Bicycle event, romantic meals and, as ever, a lot of travelling.
NB-If the videos are blocking the text just hit refresh and it should sort itself out. I'm having a few issues uploading these at the moment, sorry for that!
Following from Ralph Lauren's highly conceptualised projection mapping show at their flagship stores in London and New York last month, other brands have been quick to jump to keep up with the standards set by the fusion of art, fashion and technology by this megabrand. There have been complaints that this technology is 'old news' but the fact remains that this is a relatively innovative way to build upon existing relationships with the fashion-conscious shopper, whilst subtly reinforcing the values and foundations of a brand with a definitive heritage, such as Ralph Lauren. Here is the Ralph Lauren show as it happened on 10th November, and a little video to accompany, which explains the reasoning and set-up behind this increasingly more interactive way to communicate with the consumer:
Like I said, many brands have been quick to jump on the bandwagon, including H&M (yes, there is definitely an H&M theme to some of my posts) which recently put on this show in Amsterdam at their flagship store at the end of November:
I think it's great that even such a brand targeted at the 'low-budget' consumer, such as H&M, is able to bring not only some brilliant designer lines to its customers, but can also use the same technology that a label such as Ralph Lauren would use to attract someone who can perhaps afford to spend a little bit more money. Maybe fashion really is being democratised, or maybe the vast advances that rapidly developing technology can bring are simply too big of an opportunity to miss out on by any label worth their salt. Whatever your verdict, there's no denying the great show :)
