Spring Trend 2012: Waist Details – Peplum

Friday. 11 May. 2012. 10:05 am

Bring back the accentuated waistline with peplum this spring.

Spring Trend Peplum runway Spring Trend 2012: Waist Details – Peplum

This frilly piece of overskirt used to be a protective garment for underlying clothing; nowadays the peplum serves purely as a decorative fabric. Celebrate this spring with cinched waist and lavish girliness. Length is key: demure at the knee.

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Spring Footwear Trend 2012: In Full Bloom

Friday. 4 May. 2012. 12:28 pm

Dip your heels into the floral motif for Spring/ Summer 2012.

BB Spring footwear trend florals runway Spring Footwear Trend 2012: In Full Bloom

Peter Pilotto had futuristic plexi-heels with plastic daffodils in bright colours. The romantic aesthetics at Alexander McQueen never disappoints. We saw a digital illusion at Preen with pixelated prints and a mix of daises and paisley. Wild embellishments aside, Giambattista Valli had brocade of intricate hydrangea on sandals with a chainmail like ankle strap.

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Kipling x Peter Pilotto Spring/Summer Collection

Tuesday. 12 April. 2011. 9:18 am

Kipling’s Spring/Summer collection explores outer space.

kipling ss2011 butterboom 12 Kipling x Peter Pilotto Spring/Summer Collection

For a second time round, fashion label Peter Pilotto (previously featured in our Designer Profile) teams up with bag brand Kipling for their Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

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Designer Profile: Peter Pilotto

Friday. 5 November. 2010. 10:30 am

Designer duo in Hong Kong.

Peter Pilotto Hong Kong Butterboom Designer Profile: Peter Pilotto

Designers Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos are the design duo behind Peter Pilotto, a womenswear label sold in 27 countries including Colette Paris, Harvey Nichols, Saks Fifth Avenue and Joyce Hong Kong.

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Edgy Dresses for Fall

Friday. 27 August. 2010. 11:01 am

UK designers show off bold color and prints for Fall.

Joyce HongKong butterboom Edgy Dresses for Fall

It’s August and as stores prepare to bring in their Fall collections, we take a look at what’s in store in Hong Kong. While summer was all about bold, bright hues, Fall fashion takes us on a much more sophisticated journey with deeper, more dramatic bursts of colour. UK designers seem to be in agreement that the trend for this season includes knee high skirts and dresses in sharp, tailored silhouettes. Prints range from the geometric to the abstract in shades of maroon, mustard, burnt sienna and gray.

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