August 2011
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BALLOON COUTURE
Over the last few years, Japanese designer Rie Hosokai has built a reputation for creating beautiful haute couture dresses which are both fragile and fleeting – crafted from latex balloons, they have a life span of just 24 hours. Her impressively-constructed designs have won her a number of international balloon art titles, including the Milleniumjam Fashion award two years running, and more...
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FASHION FRIDAY - ESSEN TASTE
This week it’s all about taste – in the clothes you wear, the food you eat and the life you lead. EssenTaste is a uniquely stylish site, led by cool Italian design, a gastronomic spirit and a keen eye for all that’s tasteful.
From the finest wines to the latest fashion discoveries, Essen uses the concept of ‘gastronomic metaphor’ to great effect, using food as a language to convey personal...
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SWATCH AND KIDROBOT TAKE SHANGHAI BY STORM
A brand new store, a fantastic new collection and guests from the worlds of fashion, art and music – the official opening of Swatch’s new boutique at the Peace Hotel in Shanghai was a night to remember.
The great and the good, including some of the biggest Chinese celebrities (Taiwanese TV host - Kevin Tsai, Pop singer - Mavis Fan, Music producer Dong, Fashion Models - Shu Pei and Pace Wu, Andy...
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SWATCH PRESENTS ARTYOU
Designed to bring together both established and emerging talented artists, Artyou is an annual exhibition event organized by Artstübli’s growing urban art network. This year is Artyou’s sixth edition and as part of a collaboration with Swatch, plans are underway for 14 artists to both exhibit and show livepaintings in combination with a music/club-program at the city’s renowned arts venue,...
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FASHION FRIDAY - I SAW YOU STANDING
If you really want to know what’s going on at the cutting edge of fashion, what’s inspiring and motivating those creative minds with their fingers well and truly on the pulse of the latest styles and trends, you need to check out what the fashion bloggers are saying.
Each Friday we’re going to shine a spotlight on a blogger who we think is really saying something – first up is I Saw You...
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SWATCH MTV PLAYGROUND SCENE@ - TRIBAL COWBOYS
How does fashion influence music and vice versa?
Our Swatch MTV Playground crew have been travelling the globe in search of an answer. Their curiosity lead to the creation of the scene@ project which kicked off a few months ago with a visit to Birmingham, famed for its underground bass music scene. We interviewed DJ’s, ravers and club promoters, asking them to shed some light on the scene they...
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POP STAR JESSIE J WEARS SWATCH IN THE VIDEO FOR...
Since bursting onto the international pop scene in late 2010, with her debut single, Do It Like A Dude, Essex-born singer-songwriter Jessie J has rapidly proved herself to be a genuine 21st century musical sensation. Talented, feisty and fun, she has since notched five million sales for her succession of single releases globally, as well as 1.1 million sales for her debut album, Who You Are. The...
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