ADR for H&M
Anna dello russo is teaming up with H&M to design an accessories collection that will land in stores on October 4. The Vogue Japan creative consultant and director-at-large who is known for her extensive couture wardrobe, has created a range including sunglasses, shoes, jewellery, bags and a trolley suitcase.
"This is the sign of an important evolution in fashion and I am both thrilled and humbled to be the one chosen to lead it," said Dello Russo. "I wanted to create precious accessories that are impossible to find. With these pieces everybody can have fun, turning an ordinary day into a fantastic fashion day."
The style maven follows in the footsteps of designers Karl Lagerfeld,Stella McCartney, Lanvin's Alber Elbaz, Versace's Donatella Versace and Marni's Consuelo Castiglioni.
"Anna has a fantastic eye and a strong taste, apart from being a veritable fashion icon," H&M creative advisor Margareta van den Bosch said. "The collection is a celebration of excess, fantasy and decoration."
Queen of leon
Patterson - who is signed with the LA division of Click Models, but hasn't yet starred in any major fashion campaigns or shows - Tweeted the morning after the engagement: "What a beautiful, wonderfully perfect day," but didn't reveal the news at the time - despite sporting her sizeable engagement ring at Coachella, where the twosome spent time with Patterson's fellow model Karlie Kloss and St. Louis Rams Quarterback Sam Bradford.
The youngest Followill brother, who previously dated actress Ashley Greene, will be the last to get married - after older brother Nathan married Jessie Baylin in November 2009 and Caleb married Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge in May 2011. Caleb and Lily are expecting their first child this summer, whilst the band's fourth member, cousin Matthew Followill, has a one-year-old son Knox with wife Johanna Bennett.
Pilottos Pitti
"We invited Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos because we were looking for a modern approach to feminine elegance that is constant, profound and has the ability to think about itself", Lapo Cianchi, Pitti Immagine's director of communications said today. "We saw this in the evolution of their collections, a knowledgeable process that develops around surprising colours, body-conscious draping and light sculpting. It was also interesting to see how the designers' two distinct spirits come together and reinterpret fashion's classic elements."
Pilotto and De Vos will show the Peter Pilotto pre-spring/summer 2013 collection at the event. The duo's menswear counterpart at this year's Pitti Uomo will be Carven's Guillaume Henry.
High street olympics
In other high-street fashion news, Adidas has also been working with the British Fashion Council as part of a student competition to design a sportswear collection that represents London during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The winner - Alexandra Gardner from Nottingham Trent University - will see her range go into Adidas stores on May 18.
Hiller for asprey
"The design process for everyone I work for is the same; collaboratively we try and come up with something cool and unique and we make it!" she said. "I was very lucky to be approached by Asprey to consult on the design of the women's leather goods, and for me it was an opportunity that I could not miss. I didn't want to reinvent the wheel, it's a common mistake I think that's made with brands that have heritage. There are so many wonderful bags in the collection that are just perfect as they are, a few tweaks here and there for new functionalities that women in the 21st Century need, but ultimately the Asprey woman - I like to think - is still who she used to be; elegant, with an eye for glamour and rare beautiful things."
The bag collection - inspired by "a walk through the woods in the autumn," Hillier explains - features a muted colour palette and plenty of textured skins on the label's classic bag shapes.
And now Hillier has added another designer name to her impressive CV, is there anyone she still yearns to work with?