Duran Duran create the ultimate Super(model) Group with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS

As always, our Chutzpah Barometer gets there first with the news of Duran Duran's video with 1990s supermodel icons but now it's been officially released.
Rock stars rolled in glamour, Duran Duran, who have made some of the most memorable music videos of all time, have raised the bar yet again with the launch of their latest nine-minute short film, for the song “Girl Panic!”, taken from their

Bored of the norm? Ultra luxe lingerie from Hanky Panky

I may have deplored the Madonna single of the same title, during her dodgy 'Dick Tracy' period.  (I mean, "Hanky Panky...nothing like a good spanky...." *rolls eyes*) but the exclusive, cult lingerie brand of the same name is producing ten unique, retro style bralettes and famous low-rise thongs, heavily embellished with sparkling Swarovski crystals and exclusively available at Selfridges.  

Swarovski Aura fragrance commercial "making of" video: Vlada Roslyakova, ph: Craig McDean, stylist: Alex White

Craig McDean photographed Vlada Roslyakova for Swarovski Aura fragrance advertising & commercial on January 21-22, 2010 in Brooklyn, NY with stylist Alex White.

Swarovski Aura
Model: Vlada Roslyakova
Photographer: Craig McDean
Stylist: Alex White
Makeup: Miranda Joyce
Hair: Eugene Souleiman

Swarovski Aura fragrance commercial: Vlada Roslyakova, ph: Craig McDean, stylist: Alex White

Craig McDean photographed Vlada Roslyakova for Swarovski Aura fragrance advertising & commercial on January 21-22, 2010 in Brooklyn, NY with stylist Alex White.

Swarovski Aura
Model: Vlada Roslyakova
Photographer: Craig McDean
Stylist: Alex White
Makeup: Miranda Joyce
Hair: Eugene Souleiman

6th Scottish Fashion Awards nominations announced

Now in its 6th year, The Scottish Fashion Awards are growing ever more in prominence nationally and internationally.  With a growing list of Scottish born and educated designers who have critical acclaim, former Scottish Designer of the Year winners include Jonathan Saunders and Christopher Kane.
This year, Chutzpah's favourite golden girls, Holly Fulton and Louise Gray are nominated for the

Damaris Celebrates 10 years of Sexy, Sophisticated Lingerie

OK, I admit it.  I have a thing about posh pants. 
If "sugar and spice and all things nice..." are what little girls are made of, then their grown up selves regale in the smooth seductiveness of silk, the pretty, feminine flounces, the bright colours, the lace, bows, ribbons and detailing...it's what we aspire to wear, be bought by men and, as a fall back, to treat ourselves. 


In recent

MARY KATRANTZOU AND SWAROVSKI

AMAZING is an abused and over-used word nowadays, especially on the Internet where it is applied to almost anything of merit. We are not given to hyperbole at Chutzpah Towers; however it would be an understatement to say that Mary Katrantzou rocks our world.

Open a newspaper, or listen to the BBC’s self-fulfilling prophet of doom Robert Peston, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that we are

J Maskrey's bodacious bling for House of Fraser

During September's London Fashion, Team Chutzpah and I attended the launch of 'The Dark Summer Nights' a short fashion film by Jez Tozer (J Maskrey S/S '11 film) to highlight the beauty and distinctiveness of the J Maskrey collection of bejewelled outfits, body jewellery and accessories for S/S '11.  Since pioneering skin jewellery in 1999, Maskrey has since worked with some of the most

SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS launches the Jawaher Collection

Last week I attended an event hosted by SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS that was so gobsmackingly and surprisingly awesome and different that I felt it deserved a column.

An amassing crowd of journos, photographers and hangers-on waited in line to be let into what looked like an in-store event and then were ushered upstairs to the most drop dead glamorous Arabian adventure ever.  Think sultry Arabian music,

London Fashion Week - Henry Holland and Bryce Aime

Travel is a recurring theme this season, and Bryce Aime took us on a journey of Far East Asia with a delicate and demure collection executed in a fresh palette of poppy red, pale pink, apple green, buttermilk, and yellow that drew inspiration from Japanese Kabuki costume and, whilst still theatrical, was a refreshing departure from his previous severe tailoring and structure – as evidenced in

"22 Ways to Wear Black" charity auction in NYC

Never let it be said that I am London centric.  So this one's in New York for all my lovely US of A readers and just in time for New York Fashion Week.  How I wish I could be there.

It appears that the glam dame of France/Italy, first lady of fashion and France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is heading the charity auction"22 Ways to Say Black", alongside Nadja Swarovski and Swarovski Elements, all to

5th Scottish Fashion Awards

Follow my blog with bloglovinAlexander McQueen did a lot towards making tartan sexy again. It was OK to have a Scottish connection and also be in the upper echelons of fashion. So many of the industry in London and New York are, after all, deplaced Scots. So it was heartening to see the Scottish Fashion Awards in association with vogue.com and with Swarovski's backing, which took place last

Rock On. Swarovski your feet for Summer.

Follow my blog with bloglovinIt's that time again, girls; When we have to reluctantly bare our feet, have pedicures, paint our toe nails and are subject to multitudinous blisters with our ever changing sandals and flatties.Summer and Festival season always makes it difficult for a girl to look great. We have to lavish time and attention on our tootsies which have escaped the wrath of winter

Alexander Wang: American Designer

The complete Alexander Wang Fall 2009 show video can be seen here, on Swarovski's web site.

The New York Times had a conversation with fashion designer, Alexander Wang, about how fashion is changing and the pressures now facing his industry: