Vivienne Westwood, Ted Baker, Stella McCartney and H&M among winners of Peta Fashion Awards Meeting consumers’ demand for animal-free fashion, pleather, faux fur and other cruelty-free fabrics are more popular than ever. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) – with the help of judges Sadie Frost and Meg Mathews – is recognising the … Read more
100,000 Swarovski crystals will be part of the spectacular set at The Oscars 2013 – 85th Academy Awards, the sixth time Swarovski crystals have been a key ingredient in The Oscars stage design. This year, Tony Award-winning Production Designer Derek McLane has incorporated over 1,500 pounds of Swarovski crystal into the stage and auditorium design. … Read more
Targeted at photography enthusiasts and aspiring photographers, Nikon’s new DX-format D7100 Digital SLR Camera is a high-performance 24.1-megapixel DX-format compact lightweight camera with a new Nikon DX-format CMOS sensor to be launched on 21 March. It is equipped with features, such as the DX-format CMOS sensor of 24.1 effective megapixels and the high- performance EXPEED … Read more
GIBBS Quadski – the world’s first high-speed amphibian The dream of two visionary entrepreneurs — Alan Gibbs and Neil Jenkins — the Quadski, the world’s first sports amphibian to operate at high speeds on both land and water, attracted crowds at major marine and powersports shows in the United States. Representing an “entirely new form of … Read more
L2 Releases Inaugural Intelligence Report: Mobile “M-influence” to Replace “M -commerce” in business lexicon 23% of Google Searches for prestige brand terms originate from a mobile device (up from 14% last year), signaling a dramatic shift in device traffic for the brands reviewed, according to L2’s Inaugural “Intelligence Report: Mobile”. Although consumer usage of mobile … Read more
Christian Wijnants from Belgium – 2013 International Woolmark Prize winner Belgian designer Christian Wijnants was announced the winner of the 2013 International Woolmark Prize, the only major fashion award dedicated to designers working with wool. Christian Wijnants took home a €77,200 cash prize and the opportunity to be stocked in the most important boutiques around the … Read more