Beauty and Fashion News

Welcome to Autumn and October and to start the month , I thought I would add a new feature to the blog. I’m undecided as to whether this will be a weekly or fortnightly feature. I will let your feedback do the talking!

 Dune is twenty,hip hip hooray! To celebrate their 20th Birthday they are giving their fans the chance to enter a Contest to win a year’s worth of shoes this is open to UK and Ireland only and ends 21^st October  2012.

Irregular Choice currently have an online sale on, if you are based in the UK you can receive a further 10%  off sale products with the code 10SALE from today until 4:30pm on friday 5th October.

Liz Earle launched their second botanical essence fragrance No 15 today and it is the perfect scent for Autumn, a review to come shortly.

Truffle Shuffle kick start autumn with the new autumn /winter collection from junk food along with their own collection of exclusives including my little pony, care bears and many more.If that wasn't enough you can also purchase the latest dollicious lunch bag range from Clippy London a must for me and any Barbie fan! They also have a sale on with upto 80% off.

Happy reading,stay pretty

BehindTheShoes x

High Summer At Dune

Spring has sprung and Summer is on it's way and with this I give you Dune's newest collection, High Summer.The collection has a shoe for everyone colour blocking,elegance and wedges!

  

I love the colour blocking  in this collection!

What do you think to the collection? Do you have a favourite?

The collection is released on soon available online at www.dune.co.uk, selected Dune Stores nationwide and Selfridges London. Prices start from £75 for the black wedges (pictured).

Olivia Rubin For Dune - The Interview

I first wrote about Olivia Rubin and her collaboration with one of my favourite Shoe store's Dune.This collection is now available online and in stores.

Dune kindly gave me the opportunity to Interview Olivia Rubin. I would just like to say a big thank you to both Dune and Olivia for taking part in this interview for Behind The Shoes

What inspired and influenced this collection?

I wanted to reinvent some of my signature prints onto an array of shoes to suit all occasions. I created 3 unique colour ways to appeal to all the different type of Dune customer-still keeping the prints bold and strong so that each print really does make a statement of its own.

Do you find it easier to create designs/prints for clothes or shoes?

My primary passion is clothes so that obviously comes naturally to me but it was a great experience to adapt my prints onto shoes and accessories-I had also many great trims to play within the range-we’ve used a raffia platform and patent details to really give contrasting texture.

                                                       OR Van Gogh £65
 
                                           OR Matisse £85

Who would you most like to see in your designs?

We’ve already seen Fearne Cotton rocking the Banksy wedge which is great-she put the outfit together perfectly! I think there is a shoe for many different celebs in the range. I can see Tess Daly, Nicola Roberts, Pixie Lott in the different pieces...

How long did the design process from sketch to shoe take ?

It took a while (approx 6 months) to see the sketches made up into initial designs and then we tweaked trims and details to make them extra special! It was exciting to see the final shoes made up and we created special shoe bags and pink boxes to give the range that luxe designer feel.

Which designers and artists do you admire ?
 Modern art always inspires me-I have so many artists that give me inspiration for prints and colour ways-some of my favourites include Picasso, Riley,Dine, Calder....I also appreciate individual elements from many designers-at the moment I am really into Marni’s eclectic mix of textures and Prada’s fun prints. I also adore Givenchy’s clever prints for AW11-very early 90’s!

Will there be an AW11 collection for Dune ?
Who knows! I like to keep people guessing...

If you were a shoe, what kind of shoe would you be ?   

A colourful printed platform! I’m channelling the Warhol from my Olivia Rubin for Dune range for SS11

  

For more of Olivia you can go to her  website or follow her on twitter

What is do you think of the collection ?

My favourite shoe is the warhol platform & matching clutch !

Olivia Rubin For Dune, London Fashion Week

February is here and London Fashion Week is upon us. It's a time of excitement, inspiration and collaborations. One collaboration I am very excited about is 'Olivia Rubin for Dune'. Olivia is a british designer who is now in her seventh season. Olivia is best know for her signature graphic prints, which have been seen on many celebrities.

To celebrate the collaboration Dune are offering one lucky follower on twitter, the chance to win a ticket to Olivia Rubin's Catwalk show on saturday. Dune are also supplying products for the VIP goody bags.

The collection is limited edition for Spring Summer 2011 and will consist of 12 shoe designs from the Mary-Jane pump to the 70's inspired wedge. It will feature three of Olivia's signature prints, along with clutch and tote bags.

The collection is released on 19th March available online at www.dune.co.uk, selected Dune Stores nationwide and Selfridges London. Prices start from £65 for the multi-coloured pump (pictured).

Shoe Is Art - The Winner

Back in September I wrote about Dune's in-store autumn and winter 2010 campaign based on the theme of Shoe is Art.

Dune offered artists and shoe fans the opportunity to create their own piece of art in their latest competition. The competition ended on Monday 8th November.

Enteries could have been a painting, photograph, sculpture or any other form of art.
There were three regional prizes of £1000 (each one will be included in the final judging) and the main prize is for £10,000.

 There were over 400 entries including films,installations,paintings and sculptures.

The winners will also have their entries displayed in the window of the Flagship store in Covent Garden, London and other regional flagship stores across the UK.


After two hours of deliberation, the panel of  six (including Daniel Rubin Founder and Executive Chairman of The Dune Group), unanimously selected Jane Forbes.

Jane is an artist based in Scotland. Jane's winning work was put on display in the Covent Garden Flagship store on the 8th December and as part of the presentation she also received her prize from David Rubin.

                                            Winning Art by Jane Forbes

The regional winners Beckie Steele,Josh Bristow and Sangmin Park
                                  

                                             Oil painting by Beckie Steele

Beautiful ink and watercolour by Josh Bristow
                                                                         

                                               Fickle shoes by Sangmin Park inspired by Murakami Takashi's pop art paintings

Congrats to all the winners.

Shoe Of The Day

It's actually my second pair of the day but by far the prettier of the two! The other are a pair of flat black ballerina pumps.

Help me choose part 2 - The Winner

Thank you to everyone who left their vote and comment.

I originally went for the fuschia pair but unfortunately Dune didn't have any in a size 7 left :(

I went with my second choice.....

What do you think ?

Help me choose !

I can't decide between these 4.Can you help me decide ?

All images taken directly from Dune

Shoe Is Art

This season Dune has dedicated its in-store autumn and winter 2010 Campaign to the theme of 'Shoe Is Art'. Taking its inspiration from cartoons, cubism and pop art. It's colourful and innovative display showcases the shoe in an original and visually exciting form.


Dune is offering artists and shoe fans alike the opportunity to create their own piece of art in their latest competition. The competition launched on Monday 27th September and will run until the Monday 8th November.

The art can be a painting, photograph, sculpture or any other form of art. You need to be at least 18 to join. There are three regional prizes to be won £1000 for each prize (each one will be included in the final judging) and the main prize is for £10,000.

The winners will also have their entries displayed in the window of the Flagship store in Covent Garden, London and other regional flagship stores across the UK.

To enter the competition you can submit your entry at the Dune Stores.

Send it to the head office address

Dune
9 Hatton Street
London
NW8 8PL

alternatively submit your entry via email shoeisart@dune.co.uk

for more details and full t&c's go to Dune

Good Luck!