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Miuccia Prada’s Roaring Twenties Costumes for The Great Gatsby

The Prada and Miu Miu designer created costumes for this lavish film.

Lead actress Carey Mulligan (image from Harpers Bazaar)

For flapper and fashion fans alike, The Great Gatsby, is sure to be one of the best looking films of 2013. Director Baz Luhrmann and costume designer Catherine Martin scored the ultimate collaboration when they bagged Miuccia Prada, the woman behind Prada and Miu Miu, to help design the deliciously decadent costumes.

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Desigual Opens First Store in Hong Kong

Spanish fashion brand opens first store in New Town Plaza.

Spanish fashion retailer, Desigual opened their first stand-alone store in New Town Plaza last week. The store is the first of many we are expecting to see in Hong Kong from this colourful casualwear fashion label that hails from Barcelona. Desigual- which means ‘it’s not the same’ or different makes clothes and accessories that captures the vibrant, spontaneous, fun and optimistic spirit of “La vida es Chula”. Desigual is on a major expansion plan  and stores in Singapore,  Shanghai, Philippines and their recent flagship store opening in Shubuya, Tokyo.

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Australian Fashion Week: Designers to Watch

The cream of the crop from Fashion Week Australia.

With some industry insiders saying that it has the potential to become the fifth fashion week, Fashion Week Australia recently showcased the best of what the Aussie fashion industry has to offer. We at Butterboom are big fans of Australian designers, there’s something about their laid-back attitude and simple designs that means the clothes are truly wearable.

We have rounded up our top three designers for Fall/Winter 2013 for you to take a look at and we dare you not to like them as much as we do.

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Leonard Paris Spring Summer 2013 Collection

Floral prints on romantic, feminine forms.

For Spring Summer 2013, the French fashion house Leonard, has drawn on its signature use of print and lightweight fabrics.

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M&S Spring /Summer 2013 Collection

M&Sandthensome’s Top Picks from M&S’s Spring / Summer 2013 collection

As you can tell by my name, I am a big M&S fan but I had been despairing over the past few years in HK.  The reason? I was not getting my M&S fix.  Yes we have M&S stores in HK but the collection was not as vast as that of the UK stores.  Gazing wistfully at all the fashionable dresses and outfits available online and in the UK, I prayed to the M&S gods…

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Paul & Joe Sister Spring/Summer 2013 Flower Power Collection

This season it’s all in the small print.

Paul & Joe‘s second line, Paul & Joe Sister, has a thing for print. Last season it was safari inspired, while this season Creative Director, Sophie Albou, who started Paul & Joe Sister to appeal to a more youthful, fashion forward audience, has come over all flower power to get us in the mood for spring.

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A Vintage Voyage with Blitz at Lane Crawford

Over 1,000 vintage designer pieces including Chanel, Hermes and Givenchy.

From now until June, Blitz at Lane Crawford invites you to take a trip back in time with their huge collection of vintage bags, jewellery and accessories from the likes of Chanel, Givenchy and Hermes. There are over 1,000 pieces on offer that have been selected by vintage specialists and that include some seriously covetable, one-off items.

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