Coup de foudre: pointed patent pumps by Gianmarco Lorenzi

Spotted at Frankfurt’s international airport, these pointed patent pumps by Italian shoe design genius Gianmarco Lorenzi stole my heart at first sight. Classic enough for sophistication, decently odd for a fashion statement, these beauties can take you from office meetings to late night partying. It’s all thanks to the front and side Art-Nouveau-like cuts that make a pleasant surprise connoting foxy feminity in what would otherwise be a predictable pump. Tip: ♥ go for…

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Exclusive preview: Eleni Kyriacou luxury accessories range

London-based luxury fashion designer Eleni Kyriacou will soon be launching her first accessories range, to supplement her AW collection, “Pele, the Volcano Goddess”. Visiting the designer’s studio the other day, I had the chance to see the first piece of the collection, a delicate black lace shawl. A passe-partout for evening looks, and one of the timeless must-haves for every woman’s wardrobe. As…

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Fashion handbags take center stage in Bogota

The International Footwear and Leather Show 2012 was presented a few hours ago in Bogota. Designers Julieth Estrada and Corto Moltedo have showcased practical yet stylish handbags to take the post-millennium woman from day to night. Which one is your favorite? 1. Julieth Estrada 2. Corto Moltedo  

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George Angelopoulos luxury leather handbags AW 2012-13

I can still recall when I had first seen and admired the work of Greek, London-based accessories designer George Angelopoulos a couple of years ago at London Fashion Week. A truly chic, crystal-encrusted, bedazzling evening purse -a favourite of Gemma Arterton, as I would be informed a little later- immediately caught my eye among tens of other exhibitors. Two years after my first introduction to Angelopoulos’ luxury…

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“Je Voudrais” – a short film for Mawi by Maite Catti

Dutch-Italian fashion stylist and communicator Maite Catti has collaborated with luxury jeweller Mawi in this extraordinary fashion video released this week. It has already been exhibited in Utrecht and London, where it was selected by the famous photographer Rankin. Catti, known for her eerie fashion videos and conceptual photoseries, created the story around the idea of appetising dishes garnished with opulent MAWI jewels from the Heiress Collection, served to…

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