Good old Cue  bring us a totally hot pair of uber-sequinned leggings to sex up summer! Victoria Beckham (who else!) wore these to the Spice Girls reunion, but hers were more than likely McQueen (her fave) or Chanel, as she favoured their little sequinned hotpant over summer. In the interest of maintaining their exclusivity (just like their haute-couture- cousins) these babies are available only through SPECIAL ORDER, for $249.You HAVE to see how H-H-Hot the whole Cue summer '07 collection is. It's so ridiculously Chic, you'll be doing a double take!

Haven't we endured enough Kate Moss? We sould have gotten over her way back when she was caught snorting chalk off a bathroom floor.  But it seems she's never short of someone willing to give the girl a hand. This time its Coty, the international frangrance company, who are glorifying the mum of one with her very own fragrance; Kate by Kate Moss. Here's hoping the top notes don't have even a hint of Pete Doherty.

Now that the Wall Street Journal  has put their stamp of approval on women wearing high heels in the work place, we can all stop feeling guilty and get our collection of Bivianos out of the SULO bin.

It's frustrating that it required scientific proof, ok maybe not scientific, but academic proof (same thing) to legitimise the wearing of designer heels in the corporate domain.  What a joke. The Wall Street Journal article (from 02.08.07) reports on the footwear of choice of a handful of high powered directors and partners of some of New York's finest firms. Of course they're all wearing heels! They don't want to look like street urchins if they run multi-million dollar businesses!! And after reading all those unecessary paragraphs, their most insightful conclusion for this is 'it feels good to wear high shoes'. Thanks to the Einstein's at Wall Street for that amazing discovery!

Model Jacqui Krivitsky is 18. She is the new face of Melbourne Fashion Week.  But wait, there's more.  She is also the accomplished fashion designer of label Jacqui Alexander,  and more over is the youngest designer ever to be picked up by British department store  Harvey Nichols!! All these accolades at such a young age means only one thing; great expectations!

See what all the fuss is about; have a look at  www.jacquialexander.com.au.

Q: What do you get when you cross Pucci  with Seven For All Mankind?

A: Really bold, pricey jeans, that's what.

The collaboration is a one-off limited edition venture designed by Matthew Williamson, who heads the creative team at Pucci, and manufactured by Seven. Only 2000 pieces were made, so the $400 US price tag guarantees you a piece of history. A timeless black pair is our recommendation.

Just like Christian Dior circa 1947, Fashion Scoop has a new look!

We've moved the videos out to a separate blog  for your convenience, and we're in the process of setting up a gallery of street fashion, a tips 'n tricks section, and a shops blog where we'll let you in on the long and the short of local and global fashion. 

We've added tags and search features so you can find what you want in a hurry, or just have fun browsing our one-stop fashion-shop. Drop us a line to let us know what you think of the new facelift!

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Sienna Miller and fashion designer sister Savannah have launched their fashion label  Twenty8Twelve  in the UK and US. Twenty8Twelve refers to Sienna's birthdate, and combines the creative direction of Sienna, with the practical skills of Savannah.The debut range titled 'An anthology of Rebellion' will be available exclusively in the US at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman and in the UK through Harvey Nichols, Matches and the Twenty8Twelve store set to open in september. Thankfully the  look has matured beyond Sienna's boho days, with the pieces resembling a collection of tailored classics with modern detailing.

Check out the selected pieces stocked on asos.com.  This is the only way for Sienna fans to access the collection in Oz!

 
David Jones  kicked off the great department store war with a lavish parade at the Royal Hall of Industries, styled around the French Riviera theme that has proved popular of late. The parade brought together a handful of our greatest modelling treasures; Megan Gale, Catherine McNeill, Nicole Trunfio, Cheyenne Tozzi and Kristy Hinze. Elyse Taylor represented the youth as the ambassador for young designers. Newcomers to the David Jones family were the much anticipated Ginger and Smart as well as Anna Thomas.   The fashion stakes were set extremely high, with DJ's setting the benchmark for a breezy, resort inspired summer season of super-chic elegance.

Myer  transformed the Carriage works at Redfern into a fashion kaleidoscope for their spring/summer extravaganza! New aquisitions to the Myer portfolio helped to lift the  standard and give DJ's some stiff competition. Not to be outdone, Myer also flew in some Australian talent exclusivley for their parade; Alexandra Agoston  fresh from the Dior 60th anniversary runway show, and Josh Goot who came from his new base New York to oversee his pieces on the runway.

With new labels such as red-hot Yeojin Bae, Nevenka and lust-worthy Sretsis  walking the 35m runway, Myer closed the store wars with an almighty BANG!

Stay tuned for a break down of the strongest looks for summer- brought to you with a bit of friendly competition by David Jones and Myer. 

The maxi-dress made an appearance on both runways with Willow, Zimmermann and Leona Edmiston  putting their spin on the vintage remake. Leona's ruffled and tiered version at Myer, reminiscent of Chanel haute couture, was soft and feminine while Zimmermann gave us a St Tropez-worthy take on the trend, and Willow's electric blue number closed the show with a punch!

The maxi-dress is definitely an investment for the summer months. Patterened or solid, it can be paired with the summer shoe de jour, the platform sandal or over bathers with a fantastic pair of thongs. Plus its a whole oufit in one easy-to-wear piece. Max style with minimum effort, what could be more convenient?

Secret Weapon: David Jones presented luxury lingerie as an insight into the art of being immaculately dressed. The sentiment urged us not to forget to coordinate our under layers, no matter how brief. Sass and Bide  sent these saucy knickers down the runway- a hint that summer marks a skimpy season in fashion.

It's what's on inside that counts. 

More on celebrity brand endorsements. Emma Watson is rumoured to be the new face of Chanel!   At the moment it's mostly speculative; the rumour started when observant fashionistas noticed that Emma, who plays Hermione Granger was wearing Chanel exclusively at EVERY press event for the new Harry Potter film. Now she has been signed to Storm  Model Management, which is fairly coincidental considering a modelling agent is exactly what she needs in order to seal the Chanel deal. The agency represents Kate Moss, Eva Herzigova and Lily Cole among others, so Emma couldn't be represented by a better agency. And Storm wouldn't sign an actress if not for a worthwhile reason. When it comes to fruition, you heard it here first.

It's so cool to be green right now they're dubbing it the new black.  The Ksubi boys know a thing or two about being cool (and about being green) so they have taken what they know and manifested it into these super-cute sad earth tees. They send the t-shirts out to bands and celebs who endorse them and promote the sale of the shirts world wide. The t-shirts are made from organic cotton and 20% goes towards developng carbon neutral strategies. First stop t-shirts, next stop a full collection made entirely from organic fabrics which Barneys  in the US have locked exclusively. Who said bad-boys don't have a heart.