F-NEWS Editor's Pick
TO appreciate the designs of Rei Kawakubo, the woman behind the label Comme des Garçons, it helps to be a specialist in fashion, or something of a kook.
The love affair between bloggers and fashion brands and retailers is entering its next phase. And like in many relationships, money is a big part of the question.
It wasn’t so long ago that many technology analysts made bold predictions on the potential of so-called ‘F-commerce,’ the practice of using Facebook as a direct sales channel. Some even speculated that transactions conducted on Facebook, the world’s most visited website, could threaten e-commerce giant Amazon
They are emblazoned with top fashion labels such as Burberry, Mulberry, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, but can be bought for a fraction of the normal cost at car boot sales, in markets and on websites offering "designer replicas".
She's irascible, opinionated, staggeringly blunt. But her fashion students wouldn't have it any other way. Kate Finnigan meets the starmaker-in-chief at Central Saint Martins.
