George Davies (born 29 October 1941 in Crosby), Lancashire, is an English fashion designer and retailer.
Davies headed Next from its creation in the 1980s, before moving on to start the fashion label 'George at Asda' in the 1990s. Leaving Asda in 2000 following their acquisition by Walmart, he launched the Per Una fashion collection at Marks & Spencer.
Saturday, 16 July 2016
Metallic and Monochromatic Looks Dominated This Week's Best Dressed
Any fashion enthusiast can tell you that it takes a lot of finesse to pull off white-on-white, as there are infinite scenarios in which that sartorial choice can go south. What happens if (or, in my case, when) you spill? What if the fabric's too clingy?
No-Makeup Makeup: 8 Brands That Enhance Rather Than Conceal
We finally have proof that not all social media beauty trends are tragic: The #nomakeupselfie and #wokeuplikethis movements have spawned the launch of several makeup brands and capsule collections made to look incredibly natural. With more and more women seeking products that blend and melt seamlessly into the skin and give features a boost in a very "me but enhanced" way, suddenly the choices are multiplying.
Get Perfect Summer Makeup in 5 Minutes Flat
One thing that blogger, Instagram star and all-around cool girl Chriselle Lim seems to have on lock is that whole fresh-faced vibe. She claims to have "slightly oily skin," and yet in just about every photo and video, she appears perfectly dewy, natural, and glowy — without ever verging on a caked-on makeup look. So when she posted a video tutorial outlining her daily makeup routine, we were so on board. The best part? The whole process takes only five minutes.
How Christine Innamorato is Making it as Bonpoint's Artistic Director
Christina Innamorato has been passionate about clothes for as long as she can remember. As a child, she was endlessly fascinated by the world of fashion with a love for creating sketches inspired by Jane Birkin in "La Piscine," Catherine Deneuve in "Belle de Jour" and Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday." So, it seems only natural that today she finds herself at the helm of the world's leading luxury children's fashion brand as artistic director of Bonpoint.
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Warby Parker is largely credited with disrupting the eyewear market, which hadn't changed much since eyewear first started being produced in large quantities and distributed to retailers in the 1960s. And while that company did inspire a whole new crop of affordable, online-native and direct-to-consumer eyewear brands, the way in which established fashion brands create their own optical and sunglasses remains largely unchanged.
Fashion History Lesson: The Origins of Fast Fashion
Love it or hate it, fast fashion has completely changed how consumers make purchases, but have you ever wondered how it all began?
The concept of fast fashion is widely regarded as being a fairly new concept that originated from brands like Zara being able to sell trends at record speed for affordable prices, but "fast fashion" is really just a term given to a constantly evolving production system that has been gaining momentum since the 1800s.
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