The buzz
By Tet Yap
Chris Liu is one of the hot young stars of the London fashion scene, his clothes being sold in style emporiums like Maria Luisa in Paris. 'Chris & Tibor', is his first foray into men's accessories, in collaboration with graphic artist Tibor Matyas.
Their range of ultra-covetable bags combines Liu's intelligent, luxurious designs with Matyas' edgy eye for detail - resulting in soft leather bags with contrast piping, incorporating bespoke detailing, ultra long handles that allow the bag to hang at the waist,and centre zips for ease of access. Sold at Harvey Nichols ( London & Hong Kong) from December these bags (ranging from gym and travel hold-alls, to messenger-style satchels ) are actually worth the buzz they are generating!
Calvin Klein will be releasing a premium denim collection, '39', featuring 25 exclusive styles for men and women - all hand-painted or embroidered, in over 300 stores across Europe
Claire Waight Keller, ex Gucci designer with Tom Ford, has just been named creative director for Pringle; replacing previous the previous head designer who resigned in May. Hopefully this will revive a poor season for the renowned knitwear and fashion company
Adidas will buy rival footwear company Reebok for US$3.8 billion.Reebok will operate as a subsidiary but together, they will become the 2nd largest footwear company behind Nike. The list of celebrities promoting Adidas includes football star David Beckham and singer Missy Elliott. Reebok tried to rejuvenate its youth appeal with a controversial advert featuring rapper 50 Cent, but it is hoped that this tie-in will be more successful - allowing Reebok greater exposure in Asia and Europe.
British pop group Kasabian are the new face of Prada
Commes des Garcon will be collaborating with Speedo swimwear for a new Spring/Summer 2006 range, to be unveiled in September in Paris.
Kim Jones has just launched simple men's bag designs in collaboration with Mulberry for this season.
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