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What's hot for May? Becky Lyon reports
SATC HYSTERIA...As if you didn't already know prepare for fashion overload with the Sex and the City movie finally arriving on the big screen this Wednesday. Stylist Patricia Field makes Carrie-style available to all with her forthcoming collaboration with Marks and Spencer this autumn as well as lending her creative visual eye to a series of limited edition Diet Coke bottles.  FASHION FACES...Vanessa Paradis is set to take over from Kirsten Dunst as the face of Mui Mui for the forthcoming ad campaign.....Lindsay Lohan will front Italian label Fornarina...whilst Linda Evangelista will front Prada...Audrey Tatou will replace Nicole Kidman as the face of Chanel No.5...Tiffany are to design a jewellery range for tennis ace Maria Sharapova to ‘sport' during a selection of her big games later this year. MUSE OF THE MONTH...MADONNAEdging half a century and still rocking it, the style chameleon queen makes a super-glam (and slightly ghetto) comeback with her 11th studio album Hard Candy. Teaming up with urban-giants Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams, the record boasts an originality only Madonna provides combining disco/electro/r'n'b for an unashamed taste of sweet but by no means sugary pop. On the fashion front, Madonna sports a new sexual/sophisticated styling.  CELEBRITY RANGES....MISCHA BARTON HANDBAGSThe OC actresses' vintage-inspired new handbag line launched in London last week and will be available in John Lewis, Debenhams and Fenwicks this summer. What's more London Fashion Week doyenne, Danielle Scutt designs a capsule range for Topshop in their on-going collaboration with the city's shining stars.  RETAIL CONCEPTS...OXFAM BOUTIQUESEx-Topshop director Jane Shepherdson collaborates with Oxfam in a bid to raise the style credentials of the charity retail chain by enlisting creations designed by London College of Fashion students alongside donated, fairtrade and organic clothing. The launch boutiques include Chelsea, Chiswick and 25 other national stores on the horizon. Share this Article:                        Advertisement |
