Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Ok im really bored
YSL
Ann Demeulemeester
Dolce & Gabbana
Dior Homme
Kris Van Assche
Labels: Ann Demeulemeester, Burberry, Dior Homme, Dolce, Gabbana, Kris Van Assche, Prorsum, YSL
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
The Rakes vs Burberry
September 28, 2006 After the British clothier asked the band to appear in an ad, frontman Alan Donohoe sent the company an impassioned note.
The Rakes have given Burberry a piece of their collective mind after the British design company -- best known for its trademark beige, black, and red plaid -- approached them to pose for its latest ad campaign. The band responded by firing off a letter to Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts.
"We are writing to encourage Burberry to stop using real fur in its designs," Rakes frontman Alan Donohoe wrote. "Every year, millions of animals are trapped, drowned and beaten to death in the wild and strangled, electrocuted and skinned alive on fur farms...With so many fashionable, comfortable alternatives to real fur available today, there is no excuse for Burberry to continue to use the fur of tortured animals in its designs. We are not cavepeople.
"The Rakes will not shop at Burberry or participate in Burberry's ad campaigns until it pledges to stop supporting cruelty to animals and adopts a permanent fur-free policy," Donohoe concluded, as he provided Burberry with the contact information for the director of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Europe.
Article from Spin.com
Labels: Burberry, Peta, Prorsum, The Rakes
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Peta vs Burberry
Yesterdays demo against the company was an attempt by PETA to put pressure on Burberry to cease using fur in its collecton. Burberry continues to use fur in its designs despite the fact that leading clothing retailers like J.Crew, Ann Taylor, Polo Ralph Lauren, and others have a no fur policy.Five protesters from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wearing fake fur coats splattered with paint went to the store. Some stuck posters of skinned foxes on the store's windows reading, "Burberry, Death For Sale." All five protestors were arrested on suspicion of property damage, however all have now been released without charge.
A Burberry spokeswoman said: "As a luxury brand there will be occasions where the use of fur will be considered important to the design and aesthetics of a product. In those circumstances we will continue to use fur."
The Burberry spokesperson also commented they use only a small amount of "ethically sourced" fur.
PETA have commented that they will continue to target Burberry whilst the company persists in using fur. More demos are being planned against the company. For those wishing to read more about PETA's campaign against Burberry click on: www.bloodyburberry.com
Article from Arkangelweb.org
Labels: Burberry, Fashion, Peta, Prorsum
Friday, October 27, 2006
Burberry Ad Campaign
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Christopher Bailey
for Burberry Prorsum
Christopher Bailey was born in West Yorkshire, England in 1972, his father was a carpenter father and his mother was a visual designer for Marks and Spencers. His grandmother was Italian, from whom he believes he got his love of fashion. At 18 years old, he won a place in a two-year fashion course at the Royal College of Art in London.Fortune favoured him when Donna Karan visited the college and asked him to work for her. In 1990 he joined her house in New York and remained there for 2.1/2 years. He was the right-hand man to Peter Speliopoulos, who was designing for Donna Karan. He says he learned a great deal at that time.
In 1993, Tom Ford met him and offered him a place with Gucci and he ended up working 5.1/2 years with Ford, from 1995 to 2001. He feels his time under Tom Ford was very valuable and he learned a lot. Being at heart British, Christopher then wanted to work with a designer in the U.K. His opportunity came when Rose Marie Bravo, the owner of Burberry, offered him the design job. He joined Burberry in June 2001. His runway debut for Burberry was a relaxed presentation in a Milan palazzo that had playfulness as well as a return to Burberry's British roots. He has built on that concept while revamping the influences with contemporary silhouettes, fabrics and finishes.
Bailey has also overseen the start-up of Burberry's immense 57th Street New York flagship store, opened in Fall 2002. This will enable Burberry and Bailey to move into the US market with a bang. Bailey presented his Spring/Summer Prorsum 2003 collection for Burberry in Milan in September 2002. This is an outfit from that collection. He picked up the military/sport theme and managed to make something really different, matching cashmere jog pants with mesh jackets. He used the new Burberry check scaled up in soft green, on a shrunken jacket that looked like an old friend.
Bailey showed his Autumn/Winter 2003 collection for Burberry at the London Fashion Week during February 2003.
Burberry is one of the largest and most broadly based fashion brands in the world. Bailey used flashbacks from the 1980's for his Fall show. He didn't use the famous Burberry plaid much, but he made a printed nylon raincoat with an English country scene on it. Plenty of neat little jackets and stretch-chiffon dresses were shown. He also came up with some cool sweaters in blocks of New Age stripes.
He also showed his own collection in the same week.
Forbes magazine published their list of the world's most influential designers in November 2005. At the top of the list was Christopher Bailey generating 170 million pounds in sales at Burberry and getting 421 press mentions during the year. Manolo Blahnik, shoe designer came second followed by Dolce and Gabbana, who came third.
Article from Designer History
Labels: Bailey, Burberry, Christopher, Designer, Prorsum
