September 2011
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WatchWant to sneak a look at some street style straight form NY fashion week? Check out this video by David Sherwin!
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SPACE BLUES SYMPHONY – THE WORLD’S LARGEST 3D...
German fashion designer Stefan Eckert has a global reputation for crafting elegant, tailored clothing with a 21st century twist, combining sharp-edged silhouettes, metallic patchwork effects and soft, flowing materials to create stunning haute couture pieces.
To showcase his latest collection, he teamed up with visual artist Tim Jockel and director Florian Sigl from Bakery Films to create Space...
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JEREMYVILLE WOWS THE CROWD AT THE SWATCH KIDROBOT...
The Swatch store on Via Montenapoleone, a street which has become the byword for all that’s stylish and fashionable in Milan, played host to a lively crowd of Swatch and Kidrobot fans last week as artist Jeremyville treated them to a live painting session.
One of the eight designers behind the new Kidrobot collection, Jeremyvillehas thousands of fans and followers worldwide and a global...
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JEREMY SCOTT RIPS UP THE RULEBOOK WITH HIS NEW...
Swatch Punk
Following the success of his collaboration with Swatch in March this year, iconic designer Jeremy Scott has once again brought his unique pop aesthetic and avant-garde sensibilities to a stunning new collection of five watches.
Due to launch on 1st October 2011, each timepiece commands attention - quirky, distinctive and ultra-cool, they reflect to perfection Jeremy Scott’s exuberant...
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FASHION FRIDAY - FACE HUNTER
Yvan Rodic, now known as one of the most influential movers and shakers in fashion, set the standard for street style blogging when he first emerged under the pseudonym ‘Face Hunter’.
With a keen eye for emerging trends and the latest ’looks’, for more than five years now he has been charting all that’s new, beautiful and chic on the streets of the world’s most stylish cities – he calls it ‘eye...
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YOUR CHANCE TO CREATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL CANVAS AND...
The countdown to the biggest music event of the year has begun – and we’re offering you the opportunity to take three of your friends to the MTV EMAs in Belfast for the VIP experience of a lifetime.
All you have to do to take your place on the red carpet is go to MyCanvas, choose a Swatch which best represents your style, then create your own personal canvas by sharing your favourite brands,...
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TrendCrib: Chanel Surfboards →
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Parisian fashion house Chanel has designed a set of four surfboards for every fashion victim in the world of surfing. To be honest, Chanel x surfboards = Error as we aren’t really used to seeing haute couture ladies in the role of the typical surfbabe! Not that there is anything wrong with…
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WHITE FLAG’S FOOTWEAR LAUNCH
Once part of the Issey Miyake design house, Japanese designer Tatsuya Oconogi has launched a much-anticipated and sought-after new collection of White Flag’s footwear at this year’s Autumn and Winter shows in Paris.
What makes the label unique is its commitment to being part of a better world – each pair of White Flag’s has the concept of ‘peace’ incorporated into its design, and each shoe in...
FASHION FRIDAY - I HURT I AM IN FASHION
I Hurt I Am in Fashion (IHIAIF) isn’t even a year old, yet it has managed to establish itself as a knowing, irreverent and surprisingly respected satirist of the fashion industry. With its sometimes edgy, occasionally shocking and always witty commentary on fashion in general and the world of modelling in particular, IHIAIF skilfully selects just the right images to expose the more over the top...
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MEET THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE KIDROBOT FOR SWATCH...
Eight different Kidrobot artists have contributed to the new Kidrobot for Swatch collection, each with their own distinctive style.
Frank Kozik (Ski Instructor) is famous for his full-colour silk screened posters for various legendary rock bands of the 90s, as well as his sense of humour.
Jeremyville (The So Far Away) is the author of Vinyl Will Kill, the world’s first book on designer...
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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