Austrians designers have been flourishing within the last couple of years. Some of the young and aspiring designers who are still up and coming have released their Spring/Summer collections for 2014 and they shouldn’t be missed. Young duo Mark and Julia are two very creative designers from upper Austria who teamed up together while attending […]
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Python shock for Innsbruck teacher
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By Rob Hyde Fire-fighters were called when a lady in Innsbruck found a king python coiled beneath the kitchen sink. 27-year-old teacher Ulrike Schl., whose surname has been withheld for legal reasons, froze in terror when she bent down to reach for a cloth beneath the sink, and instead discovered the giant snake staring back […]
A wedding dress fashion contest was staged this week in which four winners were selected amongst a pool of talented young Austrian designers. The British ambassador Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, who has a passion for fashion, is said to have been charmed by the commitment of the designers as well as their creations. The jury […]
P&C opening challenges H&M
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Peek & Cloppenburg (P&C) will narrow the gap to market leader Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) when it opens a new store in the heart of Vienna, a market analysis company has explained. RegioPlan said today (Tues) P&C’s share in the domestic fashion sector will improve thanks to the German company’s new 11,800-square-metre store in the […]
Vienna Fashion Week starts
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All eyes are on Austrian designers creative output and international fashion at Viennas Museumsquartier (MQ) from today (Weds).Hip Austrian fashion labels like Gina Drewes and Kayiko will present their products, while international designers from dozens of countries across the world participate as well.The event is also a sales fair as current collections and accessories are […]
Motorsports focus at Graz autumn fair
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Some of the most powerful motorsports vehicles will be on display at this years Herbstmesse (Autumn Fair) in Graz.Fair organisers said the “Faszination Motorsport” special was expected to be the highlight of the nine-day event taking place from 25 September in the Styrian capital (www.messe-graz.at).More than 400 exhibitors will present their products and services at […]
An Austrian designer has accused German supermodel Heidi Klum of stealing her ideas for a maternity fashion line.Anna Kos, from Klagenfurt in Carinthia, told magazine News: “We contacted her company last May to ask whether we may accouter her [during her fourth pregnancy] since Im focusing on exclusive maternity fashion.”I sent them a package of […]
British model Kiera Sunshine Chaplin will attend the event on 15 March at Viennas Museum Quarter at which the Vienna Awards for Fashion & Lifestyle will be announced, it emerged yesterday (Weds).Chaplin, the granddaughter of late actor Charlie Chaplin, will receive a Special Lifestyle Icon award at the event.Marjan Firouz, who is handling public relations […]