Who's teaming up with Louis Vuitton??

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, the duo who designed the London 2012 Olympic torch, have collaborated with Louis Vuitton to create a unique, eco-friendly bell lamp suitable for the most fashionable of travellers.

Award-winning industrial designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, better known as BarberOsgerby, are one of 11 design studios to have fashioned one-off pieces for the storied French fashion house's Objets Nomades collection. The collection consists of 16 contemporary interiors objects that could also be taken travelling by their stylish owner.

The Olympic torch creators chose to reimagine a classic bell lamp, forming it of Venetian Murano glass and giving it the ability to recharge by sunlight. Their method, they say, was "reductive, hence the simplicity of form."

"We began with the idea, then the function," Edward Barber said. "First came an exploration of the technological possibilities to ensure that the lamp was both portable and sustainable. Ease of carriage and the way the lamp's solar and lighting technology work informed the shape."

Rei Kawakubo collaborates with Hermès

Rei Kawakubo, the founder of fashion label Comme des Garçons, has teamed up with Hermès to design two collections of silk scarves.

Rei Kawakubo, the publicity-shy founder of avant-garde label Comme des Garçons, has teamed up with Hermès to create two limited-edition collections of the French brand's iconic silk scarves, or carrés, as they are better known.

Named Comme des Carrés, the collaboration will hit stores in February. The first collection, "Noir et Blanc", will feature five scarves in various black-and-white designs and be sold exclusively in Comme des Garçons stores in Tokyo's Aoyama neighbourhood, New York and Paris. The second, "Couleur", will be more colourful and stocked at both the London and Tokyo branches of Dover Street Market.

Givenchy for H&M? RUMOR!!!

Rumours about H&M's new designer collaboration are circulating, but we won't be seeing the results anytime soon.

Swedish retailer H&M only released its line with Maison Martin Margiela less than two weeks ago, but the ever-hungry fashion rumour mill is already into overdrive as to the identity of its next collaborator.

Loved by models Miranda Kerr and Natalia Vodianova, and showcased on the red carpet by Rihanna and Cate Blanchett, the Tumblr belonging to Fashion Industry Confessions announced that a stylish union would be on the cards next year.

So guess what??? All that talk is just one big fat rumor!!

ALICIA KEYS LAUNCHES SIGNATURE COLLECTION WITH REEBOK

Reebok has announced an exclusive partnership and design collaboration with 14 time GrammyAward^®winning singer/songwriter/producer, actress, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur and humanitarian, Alicia Keys. She will be featured in Reebok Classics’ AW12 global campaign with the launch of a signature limited edition collection for Reebok Classics.

As a part of her partnership with Reebok, Keys is launching her own signature collection for AW12, which includes a new take on the Freestyle Hi, Classic Nylon Slim and Princess collections, 

The collaboration is also an initiative to celebrate the empowerment of young women and women around the world. Keys’ journey and accomplishments made her an ideal choice for Reebok.

The Alicia Keys Reebok Classic collection is available exclusively from

13November in the UAE at The Dubai Mall, Mirdif City Center and Dubai Marina Mall. 

The collection will also be available in Kuwait in December.

HOT COLLABORATION: H&M X Anna Dello Russo

Anna Dello Russo to design an over-the-top accessories collection for H&M

“I am excited by this collaboration: this is the first time H&M involves a Fashion Director in a special project. This is the sign of an important evolution in fashion, and I am both thrilled and humbled to be the one chosen to lead it. I wanted to create precious accessories that are impossible to find. As a stylist I know accessorization is essential; it is the personal touch to any outfit. With these pieces everybody can have fun, turning an ordinary day into a fantastic fashion day,” 

says Anna Dello Russo.

Famously described by photographer Helmut Newton as a “fashion maniac”, Anna Dello Russo is one of contemporary fashion’s driving forces. With an unparalleled eye, 

she has shaped the way we see fashion today through 

her groundbreaking work at Vogue Italia, 

where she served as a Fashion Editor for over 12 years 

working with photographers such as Helmut Newton, Michel Comte and 

Walter Chin, and later as the Editor in Chief of L’Uomo Vogue. 

Currently holding the role of Fashion Director at Large 

and Creative Consultant at Vogue Japan, Dello Russo is a darling of the fashion bloggers, whom she likes to please with extravagant get-ups and countless changes of outfits during the world’s fashion weeks.

Available from October 4, 2012, at the peak of the global fashion weeks tour, in around 140 stores worldwide and online. The collection features jewelry, sunglasses, shoes and bags and a trolley allowing H&M customers uniqueness at an affordable price.