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Glass presents stay-at-home comfort with Saint Laurent Loungewear

April 7, 2020

WHY NOT look for luxury even when shopping for clothes only your household will see? Discover the latest Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello loungewear range for men and for women, which offers home comfort in ...

Glass speaks to fashion designer and innovator Richard Malone

Augustine Hammond

April 2, 2020

Fashion, Feature

IN THE midst of these telling times, looking to those who aim to innovate can act as fuel for optimism. For Irish-born designer Richard Malone, this is a time that he hopes will “enforce people to reflect.” ...

Alexander McQueen announce new project encouraging creativity

Augustine Hammond

April 1, 2020

Fashion, News

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN have announced an new initiative to their many million followers, which champions artistic expression and creativity during these times of hardship. Starting from today, the house is encour...

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Glass presents exclusive McQueen tailoring looks from Menswear SS20 collection

Augustine Hammond

March 27, 2020

Fashion, Menswear, News

“TAILORING is reconstructed, cut up and pieced together,” McQueen announces, following the release of their latest menswear garments for SS20. With reference to their AW19 womenswear offerings, asymmetric trom...

The Glass guide to the best podcasts during self-isolation

Augustine Hammond

March 26, 2020

Culture, Feature

KEEPING yourself occupied while being urged to stay at home is a task not taken lightly in the current social climate. Finding distracting things to do can be a challenge when you are restricted to the four wal...

Prada Group provides support in the coronavirus emergency

Augustine Hammond

March 24, 2020

Fashion, News

THE Prada Group have officially announced that they will providing support to the Italian health services, which have been massively affected by the outbreak of Covid-19 in Italy over the past few weeks. Since ...

Louis Vuitton launches Tambour Curve watch

Augustine Hammond

March 12, 2020

Jewellery and Watches, News

A MASTERCLASS in contemporary masculine watch design, Louis Vuitton have launched the Tambour Curve ahead of the Baselworld watch and jewellery show at the end of April. Louis Vuitton Tambour Curve A reimagin...

Glass takes a look at one of fashion month’s favourite street style accessories, the Bottega Veneta bag

Augustine Hammond

March 11, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

LAUNCHED as part of their Pre Spring and Spring 2020 campaigns, Bottega Venetta’s latest bags made a bold appearance over fashion month this season. The Shoulder Pouch, BV Twist, BV Jodie and Spring 2020 menswe...

PFW AW20: Miu Miu

Augustine Hammond

March 5, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

ENTITLED, Toying With Elegance, the AW20 Miu Miu collection this season spoke of 80s Glamour and youthful rebellion. Held in the concrete surroundings of Palais d’Iena on the last day of Paris Fashion Week, Miu...

Glass looks back at the Edeline Lee show for LFW AW20

Augustine Hammond

March 4, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

AS FASHION month comes to an end, Glass looks back at the LFW show that took the fashion crowd to London’s theatre-land. Edeline Lee’s AW20 presentation – held in the acclaimed Apollo Theatre last month – was a...

PFW AW20: Alexander McQueen

Augustine Hammond

March 3, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

SIGNED, sealed and delivered was the love letter to the Welsh countryside that informed Sarah Burton’s AW20 collection for Alexander McQueen at Paris Fashion Week this season. A result of visits outside of thei...

PFW AW20: Issey Miyake

Augustine Hammond

March 2, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

THE SENSE of joy that recently appointed design director, Satoshi Kondo, presented in his previous SS20 collection for Issey Miyake, was in tune with this season’s theatrical offerings. However, instead of witn...

PFW AW20: Comme des Garçons

Augustine Hammond

March 1, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

THE GROUNDBREAKING vision of Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons is something we rarely witness at fashion weeks across the capitals. Her most recent collection at PFW AW20 aptly titled Neo Future, continues her ...

PFW AW20: Mugler

Augustine Hammond

February 26, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

SENSUALITY was the key theme to take away from the Mugler AW20 collection for Paris Fashion Week Held in Palais de Tokyo, the French fashion house’s creative director, Casey Cadwallader, presented 32 looks agai...

PFW AW20: Marine Serre

Augustine Hammond

February 25, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

MIND, Melange, Motor was the title of French designer Marine Serre’s AW20 collection at Paris Fashion Week this Tuesday. In tune with her previous post-apocalyptic offerings, this season Serre continued her com...

Chanel launches J12 Paradoxe and J12 X-Ray watches

Augustine Hammond

February 24, 2020

Jewellery and Watches, News

AHEAD of the Baselworld watch and jewellery show at the end of April, Chanel has announced the launch of two new watch models for 2020. A “reincarnation” of the J12 watch – launched 20 years ago – the J12 Parad...

Fendi Launches The Pico Baguette Charm

Augustine Hammond

February 24, 2020

Fashion, News

FIRST spotted at the Fendi SS20 runway show last year, the Pico bag – or has officially joined the Fendi Baguette Family. Thought to be used as an AirPod holder, the bag's minute 4x4cm dimensions won't carry mu...

MFW AW20: Prada

Augustine Hammond

February 21, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

YET AGAIN held in Fondazione Prada where we witness Miuccia Prada's menswear offerings last month. For womenwear AW20 the Prada show was set in two deep void-like piazzas. From above, the audience peered down a...

MFW AW20: Gucci

Augustine Hammond

February 20, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

BRINGING backstage on stage, for AW20 Alessandro Michele turned the Gucci show space inside out. Set behind panes of glass on a revolving circular platform, the space was lit with dim sepia-toned lighting, whic...

Alexander McQueen announces fabric donation scheme for young designers

Augustine Hammond

February 20, 2020

Fashion, Feature

SUSTAINABILITY, the word we all keep hearing, but who is actually acting? With increasing pressure on luxury fashion houses to make drastic changes, now it seems Alexander McQueen is listening to the need for m...

LFW AW20: Erdem

Augustine Hammond

February 18, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

BENEATH the oil paintings that line the walls of the National Portrait Gallery, Erdem Moralioglu presented his AW20 collection on the penultimate day of London Fashion Week this season. It is not the first t...

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