Every time you slip on a pair of jeans, you should know that you're stepping into, one leg at a time, the most innovative and fascinating of garments. From the crazed varmints of the California Gold Rush to the cowboys of Hollywood Westerns, and from rebels without a cause like James Dean and Marlon Brando […]

It's not overstating the case to say that nowadays it's just as important what your wallet looks like as what's inside the thing. Think of all the occasions you flagrantly wave around your wallet on any given day - at the tube station, at the newsagents, the lunch counter, the bar, the taxi - and […]

Lucy Hutchings jewellery is a new arrival here at Start boutique, and boy is it a welcome one! Having trained as a silversmith during her final years at school, she was fortunate enough to be able to hone her craft in the school’s large silversmith studio. A few years later, she went on to study […]

You've already read about the initial project with Louis Vuitton and Comme des Garcons, but here's a sneak peek at the bags that will be released on September 4, 2008 when the French heritage label, Louis Vuitton will open a temporary concession within the Comme des Garcons store in Tokyo. The idea for the project […]

It's fashion frenzy once again in Milan with Spring Summer 09 menswear labels strutting the catwalks. Saturday saw Belgian designer, Raf Simon's latest collection for Jil Sander which has been described in the press as "serene, beautiful, and enchanting" -  adjectives we don't usually associate with menswear!  Emphasis on the body and form were evident […]