Burberry Prorsum Menswear A/W '13 Show

(Burberry Prorsum jacket)

I had the most fantastic time in Milan and the highlight was without a doubt attending the Burberry Prorsum menswear show.  The show was truly a production.  In addition to the beautiful fashions presented on the runway, the venue, backdrop, lighting and music featuring British musician Amy Macdonald and Burberry Acoustic musician Jake Bugg tied it all together encouraging a breathtaking <sigh> when the lights went down.  See full show video here.

London Fashion Week: Menswear A/W '13

Lou Dalton

Inspirations: “Texan oil baron, "a local hero", Shetland.”

James Long

Inspiration: "It's a show that is inspired by all things John Waters and a special interest in marquetry."

E. Tautz

Inspiration: "Being young, living and growing up in the Hebrides, exiled in the most remote corner of the British Isles inspired the AW13 collection."

Christopher Raeburn

Signatures: "Innovative, functional and fun."

The second ever London Fashion Week for men's collections ended yesterday.  The city is still buzzing from the shows and my picks of the best looks are above.  First impression: Baggy pants ruled the runway.  A mix of classic British elegance with double-breasted jackets as seen at E.Tautz and modern street style at Christopher Raeburn were my favorites.  Tomorrow I am off to Milan for Milan Fashion Week.  More men's show coverage to come.

Digital Marketing

I took a great class on Digital Marketing a few months back and took the below quiz as an introduction.   Don’t peek at the answers below too quickly!

Questions:

1.     Who spends more time online on average? Men or women?

2.     What are the top three product categories that people buy via smart phone apps?

3.     What percentage of companies are now using Twitter?

4.     By late 2011, how many tweets were there per day on Twitter?

5.     What simple addition to a web page can help double conversion rates?

Answers:

1.     Women. Spending an average 8% more time at 25 hours per week.

2.     Groceries (76 GBP a month), travel tickets (56 GBP a month) and clothing (47 GBP a month).

3.     83% of companies are using Twitter as part of their social media strategy.

4.     250 million tweets per day or 3,000 per second.

5.     Adding photos of people to a web page can often improve conversion rates.  

PPhoto credit: Burberry

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