
Luxury For Less: Fashion Collaborations
Moschino x H&M Over the course of the past decade, fashion collaborations between high end, reputable brands and more affordable appear to spring up every other week. They’ve allowed everyone to buy into a part of the identity of a luxury brand, at a fraction of the cost, without damaging the brand’s exclusivity. That said, there was once a time when these luxury fashion companies wouldn’t have even considered the possibility of collaborating with any company they considered

How To Look After Your Health When Stressed And Super Busy:
Part 5B - Essential Movement
Part 5b: Essential Movement We are all stressed from time to time and find ourselves super busy, however it’s important that our own health doesn’t take a back seat at these times. We can’t just turn our health on and off. Our personal needs of working towards greater wellness should always be there, constant and in the background, a natural, no compromise practice. In this series of blogs on how to look after yourself when stressed and super busy I have written about the 6 e

Create & Develop Soundtracks: Denise's Playlist
November's Playlist is the design inspired musical memoir of Menswear Head of Design (and long standing friend of Create & Develop!) Denise Reynolds, who has over ten years experience of design direction for some of the UK's best loved brands Huge thanks to Denise for allowing us to share her musical influences - happy listening! "Here is a my playlist, its quite an eclectic mix of music. Most songs are memories of jobs, places and wonderful people I have worked with over th

Fashion Activism
“She likes it when clothes have this message, which I think is good or not good, I’m not sure. I’m a bit sometimes bored by it.” Andreas Kronthaler Besides creating eye-catching things to wear, fashion designers have often used their work tool to highlight social and political messages. In the 1980’s, Katherine Hamnett (in a now iconic image) can be seen shaking Margaret Thatcher (the then-Prime Minister) by the hand, with ‘58% DON’T WANT PERSHING’ emblazoned on Hamnett’s che