Jennifer Lopez shows her new line for Kohl's in O Magazine

Jennifer Lopez © Chris Craymer for O Magazine

Eight 'real' models had the day of their lives, when they arrived at a New York City studio for a photo shoot for O, The Oprah Magazine  and found out that creative director Adam Glassman had arranged for a styling session and photo shoot with the one and only Jennifer Lopez. The photo shoot, featuring clothes from Jennifer's soon-to-be-available collection for Kohl's, will be published in the September issue of O.

Adam Glassman tells People Magazine, “O is often the go-to magazine for lines that want to do an exclusive first look. It’s so great to have her teach women how to get a kind of everyday glamour like hers." Jennifer designed the collection with one thing in the back of her mind, "I'm a mom. I work. I want comfort. But I want to feel sexy and modern. I think most women want the same things." The photoshoot was a wonderful experience for Jennifer, "This is the fulfilling part, to have women tell me 'This is so comfortable, it fits so well.'"

Beyoncé's 'House of Deréon' fashion line to be available in London

Beyoncé and Tina Knowles © House of Deréon

Beyoncé, her alter ego Sasha Fierce, and Beyoncé's mom Tina Knowles are hardcore fashion lovers and therfore, Beyoncé and Tina - who made many of the fierce outfits for Destiny's Child, back in the day - started their own clothing line, called House of Deréon, in 2005.

The line gets its name from Beyoncé's grandmother Agnéz Deréon, who was born in Louisiana in 1924. Agnéz was a dressmaker, who made custom-made clothing for private clients all throughout the South. Both Beyoncé and her mother call her "a true Renaissance woman."

Beyoncé is her mothers muse. Tina has said that her daughter is the perfect muse, because of "her sense of style that's unmatched and her chameleon-like take on fashion that's ever changing." Beyoncé collaborates with her mother on every aspect of the line.

From this September onwards, their House of Deréon collection will be available in London. This is a UK's first for Selfridges, where the collection will hit the racks. The autumn/winter 2011 collection is inspired by the "city jungle", with lots of leopard, snake and African rose prints, mixed with "tribal cues with edgy silhouettes." - I say, take a look at the brochure, because it's hard to paint a picture from that description.- Prices start at around £80 for a dress. Tina has said, "Beyoncé and I are so proud of the line-up and we can't wait to see the consumer's response and how she makes it her own."

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen give away shoes in Honduras

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen donate shoes © Darren Yokota

How about a shoe fitting by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen? It became reality for a number of lucky children in Honduras. The Olsen twins visited the Central American country in order to deliver footwear on behalf of TOMS.
The Olsen's collaborated with the charitable brand and created a line of limited-edition shoes for their label The Row. In honour of their collaboration the actresses-turned-designers brought brand new pairs of shoes TOMS' everyday walking shoes to kids, who could benefit from them, in three different communities outside the city Tegucigalpa.

The actresses partnered with the charitable brand to create a limited-edition line of shoes through their label The Row; in celebration of the collaboration, they brought brand new pairs of TOMS’s everyday walking shoes to needy kids from three different communities outside the city of Tegucigalpa. There was a group of volunteers helping the actresses with the shoe fitting, when they weren't busy with shoes, they visited classrooms and played soccer with locals.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen donate shoes © Darren Yokota

Mary-Kate Olsen told WWD, "Having the opportunity to be a part of something so meaningful has made the collaboration with TOMS special to everyone at The Row." The special TOMS + The Row shoes are made of Italian wool and cashmere blends with lamb leather lining and suede insoles. Each pair costs between $140 and $150, for every pair of shoes that is sold from the line, a child in need will receive a new pair of shoes.

David Beckham's bodywear collection to be available at H&M

David Beckham © Armani

David Beckham will release a line of 'bodywear'. The football superstar is collaborating with Swedish store H&M to bring the collection on the market February 2nd, 2012.

David has been working on his collection in his freetime - football player, dad to three boys and a newborn baby girl, and allround superstar. I wonder if he has any free time at all - a deal with H&M solidified his line of bodywear and the collection will be sold in over 1,800 stores.

David says to WWD, "Over the past year, I've been developing my Bodywear range with my team and I'm extremely positive about what we have designed and produced. The final piece in the jigsaw was a retail partner who has the vision and capability to distribute these products globally. In H&M we have found the perfect partner to collaborate with going forward."

I haven't got the faintest idea what 'bodywear' really is - underwear? Tight shirts? Fashion in general? - but I'm sure that lots of men will wear it, if only because there girlfriend by it en masse!

Will Amy Winehouse designs for Fred Perry be released?

Amy Winehouse for Fred Perry © Bryan Perry

There's talk of a posthumous album, because Amy was working off and on on songs for the past three years. However, something that definitely is ready is Amy's fashion line for Fred Perry.

Amy had a successful collaboration with British label Fred Perry and she told Harper's Bazaar last year, that she had already completed work on future collections up until the autumn/winter 2012 season.

The label released a statement today, "We had a great working and personal relationship with Amy during the design and development of the collaboration. Amy's unique sense of style and attitude pervaded the entire collection. She was a pleasure to work with and will be deeply missed by the entire Fred Perry team." A spokesperson did not confirm if future collections of Amy will make it to the highstreet, merely saying that the company will abide the wishes of Amy's family.


Amy's first range, launched in October 2010, clearly showed her love of the Fifties and referenced her personal, signature style. It featured herringbone miniskirts, tight-fitting polo shirts, gingham skinny trousers and deck-style loafers. When the collaboration was announced, Fred Perry's marketing director Richard Martin said, "She has a unique sense of style that reflects the brand's own historical reference points." Even the promo photos

Claudia Schiffer's knitwear line inspired by "the dark side of the forest"

Claudia Schiffer in her own design, a £1,150 oversized cardi-coat © Claudia Schiffer

Walks in the German forest with her dad inspired Claudia Schiffer's knitwear collection, called Claudia Schiffer - that's easy to remember. The new label's designs have already been called "it-knits". Claudia, 40, has been in the fashion industry since she was 17. However, she says, "I'm taking baby steps with designing. I have 24 years' experience in fashion, but the technology in manufacturing knitwear is new to me."

Claudia started designing after she spoke at a clothing conference, where she talked about the school run, and how hard it was for working mothers to find good pieces to wear, when taking their kids to school. Clothes she dubbed, "clothes you don't have to think about". Afterwards she was approached by Iris van Armin, a German knitwear company. Claudia says, "They came to me with the idea of designing the sort of pieces I said were impossible to find. 'Just concentrate on the design,' they told me - so I did."

Apart from designer, Claudia also tested all the clothes herself. The mother-of-three wore her own chunky hand-knit capes, boyfriend-style sweater dresses, ribbed cardigans, tube dresses, oversized jumpers and cashmere tunic sweaters, when taking her kids to school. Regarding the use of cashmere she says, "Cashmere is a big passion of mine. It has something classic about it. You can wear it when you are playing with your children, and then go to work and not worry it won't look smart."

The dark palette she chose for the designs was inspired by those walks in the forest, "My inspiration is the forest and its dark side. It's not about the cute fox, more the fox eating its prey, and 'pebbles' lying on the forest floor that could turn out to be spiders." Talking about spiders, Claudia says that she was always fascinated by spiders and that she and husband Matthew Vaughan have insect paintings on the walls of their London and Suffolk homes. "As a child, I was fascinated with spiders' webs sparkling with morning dew, or just after the rain," she says. Unsurprisingly then, the logo of the Claudia Schiffer knitwear line is a spider.

The line has some lovely clothing items, that I'm sure many moms - and not-moms - would love to wear. However, the range isn't for us mere mortals, with an oversized cardi-coat costing £1,150 or about $1890. I can't imagine anyone happy to have porridge/chocolate milk/juice spilled on clothing that expensive.

Victoria Beckham designs a white, crocodile leather handbag for Selfridges

Victoria Beckham's handbag for Selfridges

A real Victoria Beckham handbag is in everyone's reach now. Victoria has designed a white, crocodile leather handbag for Selfridges. It is thought that it will be one of the hottest items for Christmas. However, that it's in reach, doesn't mean that it's affordable. The Daily Mail reports that the bag still costs a whopping £8,995. 

Victoria Beckham © Vogue UK

Victoria's new design will most definitely not please PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The organisation have criticised Victoria's use of exotic skins in her products before. PETA has recently approached Victoria about the use of reptile skins in her own handbag collections. Spokesperson David W. Perle said, "We appreciate Ms. Beckham's rejection of fur and have approached her - 100 per cent respectfully - over the suffering of lizards and other reptiles who are often skinned alive for fashion." However, the singer-turned-fasion designer still has used crocodile leather for her Selfridges design, and Selfridges proudly presented the back today in its Oxford Street store in London.

First look: Dylan Lauren's wedding dress revealed!

Dylan Lauren in her wedding dress designed by dad Ralph Lauren

Dylan Lauren, daughter of fashion designer Ralph Lauren, wed Paul Arrouet last month at the family Bedford Estate. Of course, when your dad is a famous fashion designer, you don't have to go wedding dress shopping,  but as the photo shows Ralph Lauren's design certainly exceeds any expectation anyone might have had. Dylan, 37, wore a handmade duchesse satin, silk tulle, georgette embroidered dress with a tiered train. It was protected by a security guard at Ralph Lauren's New York headquarters prior to the wedding.

No photos of the wedding were available, so it was unknown what the dress exactly looked like. However, Dylan poses for the August issue of Vogue in her dress, as a celebration to her marriage.

Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren, 71, reportedly consulted his former protegée and bridalwear expert Vera Wang, when designing the dress. He told Oprah Winfrey in an interview in May that designing a wedding dress for his own daughter was an emotional experience. He said, "I had to do something that was better than ever before. When you do something for your family or your daughter, I mean it's the only daughter I have - beautiful girl." He continued, "I want to just give her something that she'd really treasure and give her something that would be really amazing. I want her to feel fantastic." He has succeeded, because Dylan described the dress as "the most amazing thing, because it's really stunning." She also said, "I told my fiancé, 'I may sleep in it. I might wear it the next day.' It's really beautiful. I know that every bit of his energy and heart went into making sure that I liked it."

Gwen Stefani to create Harajuku Mini for Target

Gwen Stefani

Monday July 18th was a great day for all fashion lovers, especially the miniature ones! Gwen Stefani - singer, designer and fashion icon - announced that she'll create a line called Harajuku Mini in cooperation with Target. It'll be a two-installment fashion line for babies, children and tweens. The line will be launched November 13th of this year, both in stores and on target.com. Prizes will range from $3,99 up to $29,99.
Gwen Stefani told WWD , that "Harajuku Mini is a dream come true. I've always wanted to do a cool children's fashion line inspired by the supercute and playful kid's clothing you find in Japan." She said about her cooperation with Target, that "Target has given me the creative freedom to design kids'clothing that is different than most anything you usually see out there with great quality, attention to detail and most of all, available at amazing prices."

This is the first time that Gwen will design clothes for babies and boys. She has made her name in the fashion industry with the labels L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers.