One of the most respected design houses in the fashion industry, Lanvin, will collaborate on a collection with Swedish brand H&M, with the collection set to debut on November 23. H&M has worked in the past with fashion designers like Stella McCartney and Karl Lagerfeld on more attractively priced clothing ranges, is now working with Lanvin artistic director Alber Elbaz. Elbaz insists that the partnership is a matter of H&M going upscale rather than Lanvin going mass market, a move Elbaz formerly said he would never consider. In a press release, Elbaz said, “we share the same philosophy of bringing joy and beauty to men and women around the world.”

coolhunting : “New Converse Chucks by Missoni drop today at Aloha Rag, Canvas, Jeffrey’s and Missoni. http://twitpic.com/2kv9ly ” First a water bottle collab with San Pellegrino, now a partnership with Converse? Missoni is taking over the world, and we think we like it.  derekblasberg : “I must say this British Vogue headline grabbed my attention: TRANSVESTITE ACNE http://bit.ly/aoQXcr (FYI: Sadly, it’s not about tranny zits)” While reading about …

Charles Benton graduated from Central St. Martins College of Arts and Design and has worked for several European and American fashion companies ranging from couture to ready-to-wear. He’s currently working on several projects which include freelance fashion design and fashion illustration. He recently set up his illustration shop, Zoe World , on Etsy. Even though I have always been attracted to fashion design, my real passion has been illustration. I truly love the entire process — from the initial idea to the final product! My love for illustration has grown stronger over the years, and even more so after I began to work digitally. Sources of inspiration are all around me — life, with all its various rich aspects — truly, everything and everyone …

Here at Who What Wear, we firmly believe in the importance of balance. On any day you might find us rearranging furniture to change the office’s energy, manipulating our outfits to strike the perfect current-meets-timeless note, or even trying to kibbutz with friends amidst our oversized workloads! However, this September things are slightly out of whack: physically, we’re reveling in …

In this edition of our Handmade Code series, Etsy Admin Justin explains a change in how third-party applications connect to your Etsy account.

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Of the 10 odd possible chic outerwear options, it was a little surprising this season when we saw capes and ponchos hitting Fall runways (again, wasn’t this a trend we saw in 2004?). We saw a [......]

Etsy Find: Gingham Rosette Pin – $12 This adorable gingham plaid rosette is full of homespun charm and right on trend for fall. The hand-sewn black and white flower measures about 2 inches acro[......]

Are you one of those fashionistas who’s just always itching to get their hands on the next “it” thing in the fashion industry? With all the latest fashion trends that is popping out in the market by the week, who wouldn’t be? It is every girl’s dream to wake up in the morning, put on some make-up, get into a fancy dress, spray on a bit of perfume, & go to …

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If it wasn’t official that clogs were a hot-ticket item for fall ‘10, the arrival of 3.1 Phillip Lim’s “tom tom” clogs in his SoHo store have officially cemented the trend. We’re loving the rich brown and black colors that give a serious edge to the traditional Dutch footwear, while elements like small studs, leather petals, and the dark wooden, 5 and-and-a-half inch heels…

“…Because truly to enjoy bodily warmth, some small part of you must be cold, for there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.” — Herman Melville’s Moby Dick This week’s edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere