Thursday, 20 June 2013, 12:53 am

THE FASHION industry is that intersection where the subtle meets the extreme and the innovative meets the downright crazy. Each season, designers have to come up with new ways to stay on top of the game, making their collections and catwalk shows as theatrical as possible, ensuring their show sticks in your mind. But when does the crazy become too crazy? There has been uproar in the fashion industry the last six months over the infamous brand Yves Saint Laurent. A fashion house that has been at the forefront of the industry, YSL was taken over by a new creative director last year called...

ARTHUR and his knights had their sheaths of armour; Merlin had his layers of white cloth. Heck, even Harry Potter started a short-lived trend with floor length capes. However, the men of 2013 have seemed to up the ante in regards to fashion. This can only be a good thing, how many times can George Clooney win most stylish man? He has grey hair, get over it. From Fun’s peasant boy look to Chris Brown’s signature ‘douchebag’ style, there have been many new looks seen this year. Here we are going to take a look at three of the best dressed newbies on the block. The chopping block that...

CONTRARY to what Mother Nature would have us believe, it is in fact spring. I can only imagine the gasps of surprise when reading that statement. Well, muffled surprises as our faces are covered in layers of scarfs for fear of frostbite. Though we are still donning our quilted trenches and fluffy socks, the fashion world has already been showcasing their Autumn/Winter 2013/4 collections. There has been an abundance of fashion weeks this month in New York, Paris and London. I am sure my invite got lost in the post for all of them, but I am not bitter. Here is a quick breakdown of the globe�...

Have you ever not wanted to get out of bed in the morning and wished you could bring your duvet with you to work? Well ladies, now you can because the Maison Martin Margiela (MMM) x H&M collection has literally created a duvet coat. For one of the most fashion-forward brands in the world, this is nothing new but this crazy avant-garde design has captured the hearts of all fashion-lovers and although the coat that will set you back a cool €249 might not be the most attractive of cover-ups, it looks like we won’t get any warmer in this cold, dark winter than the MMM ‘down’ coat. ...

It's that time of year again where the fashion panic sets in as we return to college and long for a new wardrobe to start that new school year. The question is though, how do we financially-challenged students keep up with the Autumn/Winter fashions that we have seen grace the catwalk recently? Taking inspiration from the most popular trends and statements it is actually quite easy to implement these fashions into the average student’s wardrobe. This A/W season is the season of the jewel tones. In terms of colour and contrasting patterns, this gem orientated colour scheme was featured...

While we suffer with the lack of Oxegen in our lives this year, the same cannot be said for the glitziest festival in show business: The Cannes Film Festival.  This invite-only festival’s attire is a tad different to the wellies and “mac in a sack” that has become our uniform for the likes of Glastonbury, Electric Picnic and of course the massive mud ring that is Oxegen. In this article we shall, pardon the pun, get down and dirty with Cannes hottest (and not so hottest) looks. It seems that nude tones and blush tones were very much of the trend in Cannes. Both Naomi Watts and Di...

THE FANNING sisters are fast becoming fashion icons, despite being no more than 17 and 13 respectively. Both have been in the spotlight since they were very young; with Dakota making her first big screen debut in 2001 at the tender age of seven. As a child star Dakota appeared in films such as ‘War of the Worlds’ and ‘Charlotte’s Web’, and more recently she ditched her innocent image playing the evil ‘Jane’ in ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’. Elle, having appeared on both the large and small screen as a child, made her name at nine and since then she has a résumé of nearly...

MY old housemate once described Olly Murs as “hateful” but I'll be honest, I'm all over that cheeky grin and the glint in those Essex eyes. When Murs walked onto the X Factor stage back in 2009, his smile and affinity for a trilby were an immediate selling point. From that point on, he was rarely seen without his trademark hat and a pair of bang on trend chinos. However, in October of last year, Murs revealed he was ditching the head wear for good, following the “grief” he received from people on the street. “You're the one with the hat!” It’s not very conduciv...