Vivienne Westwood Launches Denim Collection

Teaming up with label Lee, queen of punk, Vivienne Westwood is set to launch a denim collection as part of her Anglomania label, called 'The Vivienne Westwood Anglomania and Lee collection'.

The nine-piece range is due to hit the shops in Autumn 2010 and, according to WWD, it will 'include styles such as superskinny jeans and microshorts for women, along with bondage jeans and skinny jeans for men. Washes will run from indigo denim to metallic gold- and copper-colored denim to denim printed with a trompe l’oeil lace design'.

Prices for the collection will range from about £80 to £200 pounds, available at Vivienne Westwood boutiques and selected retailers, and the collection is planned to run for more than one season. So all Westwood lovers should start saving!

Seems like Westwood has taken back her words after declaring that she 'hates jeans' when interviewed by the Telegraph newspaper last year. Referring to her 10-year old granddaughter, Cora, Westwood admitted 'she's really conservative. I'm very disappointed in that. She wears jeans. I think jeans are terrible... She said to me, "It's more important if people are nice people than what they wear." I said, "Rubbish."'

However, Carlo D'Amario, managing director of Vivienne Westwood said: "It is very important for us to work with a denim brand like Lee with such a strong heritage."

Sounds like a good idea to me. Now let's wait and see how creative Westood gets with these denim designs!

Lily Allen Quits Singing for Fashion

Lily Allen has announced that she is due to quit music for 'at least one or two years' in order to pursue a career in fashion. Her success in the music industry and her open thoughts never fails to keep her in the limelight.

It was only recently when she starred in Chanel ads - but now she has plans to open a boutique with her sister, Sarah calling it Lucy in Disguise. Allen has taken on board a newish concept that will make her shop different. Shoppers not only can buy the clothes, but there's that opportunity for them to hire or rent them.

Allen tells Sarah Cox on Radio 1 yesterday: "It's about making fashion democratic. That's the idea behind it. It's about getting really nice clothes but letting people rent them for affordable prices so they can go out and feel like a million dollars and it won't cost them a million dollars." - Talk about tackling the recession!

The idea is part of a growing 'democratisation' trend in fashion, which has an increasing number of designers taking steps towards widening their reach among the masses.

Allen also plans to launch a record label that will focus on new and upcoming acts, stating that she doesn't 'want to compete with other record companies', but to act as a support to new artists.

Her last gig before her break will take place alongside rapper Dizzee Rascal at London's O2 Arena next March.

Well, best of luck to her!