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THE SUIT AMNESTY: PAUL COSTELLOE

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Paul Costelloe is once again proud to be supporting The Suit Amnesty.

For the second year one of Frost Magazine’s favourite designers, Paul Costelloe, has donated suits to the campaign and calls on everyone else to join the businesses across the UK that are doing the same.

A unique scheme to re-gift suits to homeless and disadvantaged job seekers, helping
get them back into work. The Suit Amnesty will be collecting donated suits across
the UK throughout May, with drop-off points spanning a whole host of businesses.
Running for the first time last year, over 2000 suits were collected with 22 different
charities benefiting. Paul Costelloe joined MPs and celebrities to donate to the
worthy cause, including the likes of Danielle and Gary Lineker.

“Presentation really counts when going for a job interview and not owning a suit is a
huge barrier,” says Paul Costelloe. “The Suit Amnesty is an innovative way to re-
gift clothing which will make a big difference to someone needing a helping hand to
get their first step on to the career ladder.”

Benefiting a host of local charities across the UK including, The Connection, Emmaus
and Shelter Trust, the scheme works with charities who run back to work projects,
helping homeless people onto their feet and into work.

“The Suit Amnesty is a fantastic way to recycle unwanted suits to those who can
really benefit from them.” Said Sian Thomas, Marketing Officer at Newcastle charity
The Cyrenians.

Visit www.thesuitamnesty.co.uk for more information.

Chase PR AW12 Press Preview: Brand Watch

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I went along to Chase PR’s press preview. They have some brilliant brands and I picked out some brands to watch.

Butterfly Twists. This are great fold-able shoes and boots. Perfect to have in your bag to whip out when the heels start to hurt.

Daniel Hechter – Crease proof tailored suits. A brilliant idea. A range for travellers and commuters.

Sebago shoes. Most of the brands are using the patriotic colours of red, blue and white for the Olympic/Jubilee year. Sebago have a great new range of shoes.

I love Cat footwear. They also do heels and boots now.

These glasses go dark in the sun and become sunglasses – so cool.

Storm – the only British watch brand. They do great watches and jewellery.

Energie have some great colourful jeans and Christmas type jumpers.

Gok Wan also has a new line of shapewear out.

Red or Dead have great clothes – lots of lace- and some really awesome shoes. Including some green sequined ones. I like!

Miss Sixty. A lot of clothes have a grown-up vibe. Influences from Mad Men and Pam Am. There is a definite vintage vibe. As well as coloured denim.

Patagonia

Bright, coloured waterproof coats.

Geox has a brilliant range of breathable shoes. They stop your feet getting too hot.

And of course...Paul Costelloe. A designer legend.

Paul Costelloe – LFW – The Review

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The newly rescued Paul Costelloe opened London Fashion Week with a collection that mixed fun and sophistication for his Autumn/Winter 2011 range.

Bright candy coloured hues of pink, green, orange and yellow sauntered down the catwalk alongside checked tweeds, metallic jaquards, and pchycadelic prints – all keeping with this season’s top gun fashion trends of the sixties and seventies.
The sixties silouettes and details that prevails as being one of the hot trends of this year, played a significant part in Costelloe’s collection.  On women, trapeze coats, boxy jackets and tweed bomber jackets were teamed with skater skirts and accesorized with bright opaque tights and nude platform courts.
Sixties baby doll dresses with peterpan collars and mock button plackets came in bright and checked tweeds, bright watercolour prints and metallic brocade. In the fashion hype for deep stitch detail and colour blocking, Costelloe procured his collection with a flow of bold, statement making pieces.
Detailing came in the form of pleats; most notably at the waist and neckline. With the instilled brightness of the collection, some may have found this a less noticable factor – but us at Frost, found it simply divine.
The Female and Male Fashion show, showed the female models dressed in matching red bobbed wigs in perfect accompaniment with a mix of soft lilac and traffic light Red shades of  lipstick – intrinsic to the quality of Costelloe’s shows.
Menswear styles were slightly more muted and resembed lounge wear, aside from the brightly hued check jacket, the subtler designs included velvet jackets and belts – in keeping with the signature sophistication of the Costelloe Man.

The brand was recently rescued from administration by Cesar Araujo, the owner and chief executive of Portuguese supply group Calvelex, who has set up a new UK based company named Couture Brands.