Luxup To Launch This Summer

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Now international travellers with a love of luxury shopping can have some serious fun with the launch of Luxup, a invitation only club. The club which will be ready this summer has some of fashion’s most influential names are on board for the occassion. Averyl Oates has been enlisted as the company’s new commercial director; Vogue’s current fashion features director, Harriet Quick, will serve as editorial director; and British Fashion Council ambassador for emerging talent Sarah Mower will be the site’s new London fashion curator.

Luxup will offer members exclusive products and money-can’t-buy retail experiences in cities all over the world; beginning with international shoppers visiting London this summer. Working with partners from airlines to banks, Luxup will invite travellers to join the site before introducing them to shops in the city they plan to visit, giving them access to special events including fashion and trunk shows and one-to-one chats with the designer.

Next Launches Joules Online

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Fashion retailer Next has made the latest additions of British brand Joules to their range of designers online. Crafted with true British style and eccentricity, Joules has men’s and women’s gilets, wellies and rugby shirts. This season Joules exhibits a fantastic range of floral women’s summer dresses, denim shorts and polo shirts, stylish fine check shirts, buttoned sweatshirts, quilted jackets and chino trousers which can all be delivered the next day if ordered online before 9pm.

For the women, there is a wide range of striped rugby shirts which mix style, excellent quality and elegance with a love of the great outdoors. One can mix it up with a Joules Cowdray shirt and quilted jacket for a chic, country loving look. Or for day-to-night and summer party dresses, one can shop the tunics and tea dresses with the Joules signature floral print or charming polkadot.

There is a lot for men also as they can adorn an essential Burbank men’s gilet layered up with a polo shirt and jeans. Or for a smarter look, the range online at Next has an appliqué Joules Fine Check Shirt with contrast chambray inner cuff and placket detail. Not to mention Joules Mariner cotton twill trousers in classic beige.

Brimming with catwalk inspired fashion, this season Next has the best in the latest summer trends. As well as selections from the latest Joules collection, there are also other great ranges of brands to discover online at next.co.uk.

Kenzo team up with Vans

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After successful team-ups with the likes of Japanese designer Taka Hayashi, Vans is launching a sneaker line designed by the fashion house Kenzo and inspired by its Spring 2012 runway collection.

As founders of US boutique Opening Ceremony, Kenzo creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim were keen to infuse a classic American aesthetic into the Paris-based label Kenzo.

The footwear range, available for both men and women, will be released during three separate intervals across May, June and July at Kenzo stores, Kenzo.com, and selected specialist retailers. Prices will begin at €90.

This new release comes as sneakers are becoming the latest fashion fad. Nike’s team-up with UK store Liberty London for a floral Spring 2012 collection indicates to one of the most universal prints of the Spring/Summer 2012 runway shows, while Isabel Marant’s high top sneakers have been one of the most desied shoes of the year so far.