Swedish denim brand Cheap Monday will open its first UK standalone
store in February, continuing its bid to launch outlets in "the big
fashion metropolises." The shop will be situated on London's famous
Carnaby Street in the stylish Soho neighborhood, which is already home
to fashion brands such as Ben Sherman, The Kooples and American Apparel.
Founded in 2004, Cheap Monday is available in around 1800 department
stores and shops-in-shops stores across the globe. Its first standalone
store opened in Copenhagen in 2009, and Cheap Monday COO H?kan Str?m
believes a London shop to be the natural follow-up. "When we opened our
first store in 2009, we already had a dream and a vision to open Cheap
Monday stores in the big fashion metropolises. "The time is right and
we've now taken the first step, on legendary Carnaby Street," he
explained. The shop's interior is set to continue the industrial
aesthetic favored by its Copenhagen counterpart. The entire Cheap Monday
range will be available, including womenswear, menswear and jeans, as
well as Cheap Monday's shoe collection, babywear, accessories and
underwear. Cheap Monday's expansion, combined with the growth of other
Swedish labels including Odd Molly, Acne and Filippa K are proving
Scandinavian style has more to offer than simply that of clothing giant
H&M.Move over Lady Gaga and your meat dress.
A Berlin museum
is coupling haute couture with haute cuisine, spotlighting models draped
in octopus tunics, seaweed miniskirts and chocolate dresses.
The creations by Michelin-starred Austrian chef Roland Trettl, captured christian louboutin bridal
in around 50 sumptuous stills by his compatriot photographer Helge
Kirchberger, blur the lines of sensual pleasure in a feast for the eyes
and the palate.
The
Fashion Food exhibition at the Communication Museum in the German
capital to January 29 dissects "taste" and flamboyant fashion
statements, as well as notions of consumerism and sustainability in a
rich society.
"The images are not salacious or pornographic but
they are erotic and provocative and raise questions," museum director
Lieselotte Kugler told AFP, following an exhibition opening with two
live models.
"This is also a celebration of food. When you think
of all the food that is thrown away every year in Germany -- including
5,000 tonnes of bread -- everyone needs to consider how they approach
food and how food is increasingly industrialised in our society."
While
US pop provocateur Lady Gaga raised eyebrows at an awards show last
year with a dress made entirely of raw beef, many of the confections
here could add up to a balanced diet.
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