CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN

anthonymcgrath405 / 20/04/2016

CITIZEN’s of the World welcome the Citizen Promaster Navihawk GPS

Since its foundation in 1930, the very name of CITIZEN conveys a deep respect toward craftsmanship. Citizen integrates a comprehensive manufacturing process from creating individual components to a watch’s final assembly. In an artisan’s approach to watch making based on pushing forward the boundaries of technology while leveraging their experience toward exploring new possibilities.

One pivotal technological breakthrough was the development of a light-driven watch. Citizen pioneered this engineering innovation well ahead of other watch manufacturers as early as 1976, which led to the launch of the highly acclaimed Eco-Drive in 1995. Utilizing electrical power converted from virtually any light source, this extraordinary innovation changed forever the way watches could be powered. Eco-Drive eliminated the need to ever replace batteries, which made it especially beneficial to areas where such specialist batteries were not obtainable.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Eco-Drive technology, the brand have launched a number of watches incorporating design features, innovative functions and the award winning Eco-Drive technology that will capture the imagination of none only the stylish, but the techies and even the most discerning of watch enthusiasts.

One such timepiece is the Citizen Promaster Navihawk GPS is a sophisticated timepiece with the world’s fastest timekeeping signal reception speed from GPS navigation satellites. In just three seconds the Promaster Navihawk GPS can calculate the time in 27 cities and 40 world time zones, offering accuracy without manual intervention. It also offers a perpetual calendar and a 1/20 second chronograph measuring up to 24-hours, plus a pilot’s rotating slide rule bezel. Convenient Daylight Saving Time, light level and power reserve indicators keep the wearer fully informed. As a finishing touch, the Promaster Navihawk GPS incorporates a dual time and alarm function, plus tough sapphire crystal glass.

Aesthetically the Promaster Navihawk GPS is equally impressive with a robust 47mm case crafted in Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC). The stainless steel case and bracelet model is off-set perfectly with a textured black dial, incorporating hints of vibrant green as points of interest on three dominant sub-dials. The second model focuses on slick monochrome, with Citizen’s exclusive Super Titanium achieving five times the hardness of stainless steel. The Promaster Navihawk GPS is a watch with many attributes, styled for many uses, worn only by the individual.

anthonymcgrath405 / 19/04/2016

Taking Menswear to new Heights, Harvey Nichols NEW Menswear Floors

Harvey Nichols has come a long way, not only since its launch in 1831, making it one of the oldest and most respected names on the International retail market, but from the 1990’s when it was seen as THE temple to designer consumerism and everything sweetie and darling!

Now with stores not only in London, but Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and internationally in Dublin, Hong Kong, Dubai and Istanbul. To celebrate the opening of their newly refurbished menswear department, which occupies the two lower ground floors of the iconic store, and is the first stage in an ambitious 4 year plan to renovate the entire store. Spanning some 28,000 square feet the space features the brands new design concept which moves away from the traditional shop in shop format and instead features a ‘collection of specialised boutiques’ where rooms which feel more like a gallery of eclectic fashion and art installations, creating a more individual and contemporary retail experience.

The newly designed space boasts
– A luxurious Style Concierge suite that offers complimentary personal styling service with a team of highly trained Style Advisers on hand, ensuring your visit is quick and of course stress free.
– A Traditional barbers offering an array of grooming services and treatments.
– A cafe bar servicing food and menu to rest after the hard work of making sure you look tip top.
– The latest in lifestyle brands and gifts and a curated series of installations and pop ups.
– The denim room is merchandised by product categories so denim shirts, white T-shirts it leather jackets will appear together on a rail regardless of brand.
– The Tailoring room will be merchandised in the same way, by end use; so day suits, formal and tuxedos providing a seamless and effortless experience for the customer.
Plus the cherry on the 5* cake is the ultra special and top secret ‘Project 109’, which will open early next month, will house the very latest in gift, gadgets, sunglasses and grooming, literally offering an emporium of boys toys.

To mark this launch the luxury retailer has collaborated with over 20 brands, including, Casely-Hayford, Tourne De Transmission, Philip Lim and Y3, to offer customers a series of exciting one-off pieces and exclusive capsule collections to be housed in the newly designed space in their Knightsbridge flagship.

anthonymcgrath405 / 18/04/2016

Energising National Sporting Pride – EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 ENERGIZED

EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 ENERGIZED is the new limited edition fragrance from, no surprise, LACOSTE. OK I know it isn’t the most sexiest of names, but hey I’m sure back in 1921 when a little product called Chanel No5 was launched we would have been having the same conversation. This scent is , a tribute to LACOSTE’s sporting heritage and the passion for the game. Rene Lacoste was not only a pioneering tennis player, but an innovator and this approach is at the core of this new fragrance.

This is the third limited edition scent created from the celebrated EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12, ENERGIZED tries to capture the essence of the crescendo of emotions sport stirs in those who live for the game: the pride of cheering for a team and the joy of belonging wholeheartedly to a nation, how apt with the Olympics just a few months away.

The new scent gives an energized twist to EAU DE LACOSTE L.12.12 BLANC’s pure, clean, dry essence. Arresting fiery ginger and cool mint add a crisp energetic freshness to cedar leaf and citrus. The striking top notes complement the original’s essence in the masculine floral heart of natural tuberose. The rugged character is underscored with signature leathery notes.

Working in conjunction with the launch Lacoste have come up with a series of customised Lacostemoji with the idea of connecting sports fans in an innovative and entertaining way. Representing allegiance and a warm spirit of belonging, these flags speak to the pride every supporter has for their nation, the playful icons include the LACOSTE crocodiles and vibrant sports motifs. Created for text messaging and social media.

anthonymcgrath405 / 15/04/2016

White Lines – 6 of the Best White Designer Trainers

WORDS BY HARRY BRADBURY

White sneakers/trainers, ohhh whatever, are no longer the preserve of big sportswear brands like Nike, Adidas, Puma and slowly over the years the brands of the high end luxury market have been taking heavy inspiration from sportswear, particularly their footwear offerings and implementing this back into their own brands. This year the high end luxury designers have stepped up their game. So lets show you 6 of the best High end white sneakers for this Summer 16 season.

Common Projects Achilles Low

Tiger of Sweden

AMI by Alexandre Mattiussi

Valentino Garavani

McQ by Alexander McQueen

Saint Laurent

anthonymcgrath405 / 14/04/2016

Hare today – M&S & Kestin Hare

M&S &… is the latest initiative from the truly British retail giant. The brand is teaming up with key leading individuals, from iconic leaders of fashion to exciting new designers, to build on and strength the power of their pull. Already we’ve seen two collaborations ‘Archive by Alexa’ a womenswear collection which has seen Alexa Chung delving into their extensive archive and ‘Lil’LonDunn’ a kidswear collection designed by Super Duper Model Jourdan Dunn. So for the third in the series, which launches in store today, it’s the turn of menswear and M&S have taken the brave move of working together with a widely unsung British Designer.

Kestin Hare is a Scottish fashion designer, and former Creative Director of Common People, and former Head of Design at Nigel Cabourn. Since launching his own menswear label Kestin Hare in Autumn Winter 2015, he has showcased at London Collections Men, been shortlisted for Scottish Designer of the Year 2015, and also opened four stores across the UK.

The ‘M&S & Kestin Hare’ 13 piece menswear collection has been designed and crafted by Hare himself and the in house M&S design team, to capture his distinct design, as well as being commercial and relevant to the M&S customer. The exclusive collaboration of summer pieces is inspired by vintage travel and botanical scenes, with a focus on print and fabrics woven in Europe, which include a relaxed textured blazer woven in Italy, printed tailored shorts woven in Spain and a polo knitted in Italy.

Tropical leaves are a key reference for the collection, and Kestin Hare has hand drawn all the prints used on the clothing, linings and trims. The leaf print t-shirt, shirt and shorts are the boldest pieces in the collection, in a colour palette of bright greens, with blue leaves and tropical flowers in reds and purples also featuring on a safari style shirt. Jackets and blazers subtly feature the prints on linings to add a flash of character to timeless summer pieces.

M&S is has shown a commitment to nurturing British talent, and the ‘M&S &’ partnership, has helped to support the brand new opening of a Kestin Hare store in Soho, London, this season. Hare is known for quality fabrics, print and craftsmanship in a clean, contemporary aesthetic, and has himself celebrated emerging British talent, by welcoming independent labels with common values and a shared design ethos to showcase their collections in his Shoreditch store.

“I am delighted to be part of the ‘M&S &’ project, and to collaborate with a British brand with such a heritage in quality menswear. I have always loved Marks & Spencer, and coming together with their in house design team to create the exclusive summer collection which offers something new to the M&S customer, has been a fantastic experience. Due to the support of this project, I am now thrilled to be opening my fifth stand-alone store, and my first in central London, in Soho”.

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