Nickelodeon USA Adds 3D Video For Big Time Rush's Brand New Single "Windows Down" To Nintendo USA's 'Nintendo Video' Service

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Nickelodeon Germany Announces Plans To Show The Brand-New Nickelodeon Original TV Movie "Rags" In August 2012

According to the below Nickelodeon Germany Press Release via Nickelodeon Germany's "Nickelodeon Presseservice" press service; translated by Google Translate), Nickelodeon Germany (also known as Nickelodeon Deutschland) will be premiering the brand new Nickelodeon original television movie "Rags", which stars Nickelodeon Stars Max Schneider ("How To Rock"), Keke Palmer ("True Jackson, VP", "Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom"), Drake Bell ("The Amanda Show", "Drake & Josh"), Avan Jogia ("Victorious") and Nick Cannon ("All That", "The Nick Cannon Show", and the Chairman of 'TeenNick'), and the Canadian actor and Disc-jockey (DJ) Zak Santiago (The N's "The Assistants"), on Saturday 18th August 2012 at 5.00pm (local time), with an encore showing on Sunday 19th August 2012 at 1.00pm (local time):

Once upon a time in New York City: Keke Palmer and Max Schneider shine in the TV highlight "Rags" on Nickelodeon

A fairy tale in a cool city-dress: Charlie Prince looking for his princess

Great music, exciting choreography and two main characters in perfect harmony: "Rags" is the Nickelodeon TV highlight in August

On 18 August at 17.00 clock shows the Nickelodeon movie "Rags". True to Grimm's fairy tale "Cinderella" tells the story of the TV highlight of Charlie (Max Schneider), the unloved step-son, who must steal away to find his (pop) princess (Keke Palmer) and his fortune.

"Rags" is the story of Charlie Prince, who grows up in New York with his nasty stepfather and half brother spoiled [spoiled half brother]. Charlie's dream is to one day become a famous singer - he is talented and super-writes songs [writes super songs], but until now is his chance for the big breakthrough came not easy [has not come easy].

On the other hand there is Kadee [Kadee Worth] (Keke Palmer): She is the daughter of a successful music producer and is already celebrating worldwide success with her songs. What few people know: she is unhappy with the role that others have written for them. Kadee want to take their careers into their own hands and write their own songs and wear clothes [wear their own clothes], she has chosen. But most of all want the data Kadee boy she likes and she was not intended by the record company.

As Charlie and Kadee meet by chance in New York, both come one step closer to its [their] goal, and finally find what they have been searching for so long: a stage, its [their] own voice, an audience and each other.

Keke Palmer ("True Jackson") and Max Schneider play the role of Kadee and Charlie. In the role of engineer and Max's conveyor Drake Bell of 'Drake & Josh" is to be seen. The friend, whom the record company has committed to Kadee, is played by Avan Jogia ("Victorious"). The songs in the TV highlight "Rags" was by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (Lady Gaga, Beyonce) produced.

Nickelodeon radiates "Rags" on 18 August at 17.00 clock, and on Sunday, 19 August at 13.00 clock out.

All images of the series [original Nickelodeon TV movie]

Since the 12th September 2005 provides Nickelodeon and its broad spectrum of high-quality preschool, teen and cartoon series for more variety in the German children's and family television. Nickelodeon is the homeland of Germany and internationally successful children's shows and classics such as 'SpongeBob SquarePants', 'Jimmy Neutron' and 'Dora' ["Dora The Explorer"]. Also many new formats such as educational preschool series "Bubble Guppies" and "Backyardigans - The Backyardigans", the superhero cartoon "Danny Phantom" and successful live-action series like 'iCarly', 'Victorious',' The House Anubis' ['House of Anubis'], 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide' and 'Big Time Rush' are seen in Germany exclusively for Nickelodeon. The transmitter can be received via satellite (Astra 19.2 °) and digital cable without limitation, almost everywhere in Germany. Since May 2011 can also be received the HD simulcast of Nickelodeon. For real fans there since December 2007 Nicktoons: Here you can see free of advertising and German premiere series premieres and new episodes before they are aired a month later as a free-TV premiere on Nickelodeon. Another pay-TV offering in April, the station launched in 2009 for Nick Jr. preschool children 3 5 years and their parents see here around the clock in an ad-free environment, especially high-quality television for the youngest audience. The online presence, with more than 58 million www.nick.de PIs now one of the most visited Web sites for children in Germany. Nickelodeon is part of MTV Networks, a branch of the international media company Viacom. Nickelodeon is the world's only multimedia entertainment brand for kids only. For over 25 years of service to the children, Nickelodeon today reaches 320 million households in 169 countries with its 28 channels, 21 programs and 2 broadband services in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Nickelodeon shows are also broadcast by third parties in key markets worldwide, so that distribution includes Nickelodeon total of 669 million households. Nickelodeon's international services include digital channels in the UK, Australia and Mexico. In the U.S., other digital channels such as Noggin, Nicktoons, Nick GAS and Too are received. The company's portfolio of international businesses also includes 21 country-specific websites, Nickelodeon Movies and global licensing and merchandising of products such as Nickelodeon's Rugrats, Blue's Clues, Dora and SpongeBob.

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Also, below is the untranslated version of the same Nickelodeon Deutschland Press Release in German:

Es war einmal in New York City: Keke Palmer und Max Schneider brillieren in dem TV-Highlight „Rags“ bei Nickelodeon

Ein Märchen in coolem Großstadt-Gewand: Charlie Prince sucht seine Prinzessin

Großartige Musik, mitreißende Choreografien und zwei Hauptdarsteller, die perfekt harmonieren: „Rags“ ist das Nickelodeon TV-Highlight im August

Am 18. August um 17.00 Uhr zeigt Nickelodeon den Spielfilm „Rags“. Frei nach Grimms Märchen „Aschenputtel“ erzählt dieses TV-Highlight die Geschichte von Charlie (Max Schneider), dem ungeliebten Stiefsohn, der sich davon stehlen muss, um seine (Pop)-Prinzessin (Keke Palmer) und sein Glück zu finden.

„Rags“ ist die Geschichte von Charlie Prince, der in New York bei seinem fiesen Stiefvater und verwöhnten Halbbruder aufwächst. Charlies Traum ist es, eines Tages ein berühmter Sänger zu werden – er ist talentiert und schreibt Super-Songs, doch bis jetzt ist seine Chance für den großen Durchbruch einfach noch nicht gekommen.
Auf der anderen Seite steht Kadee (Keke Palmer): Sie ist die Tochter eines erfolgreichen Musik-Produzenten und feiert bereits weltweit Erfolge mit ihren Songs. Was die wenigsten wissen: Sie ist unglücklich mit der Rolle, die andere für sie geschrieben haben. Kadee möchte ihre Karriere in die eigenen Händen nehmen, ihre eigenen Songs schreiben und Klamotten tragen, die sie ausgesucht hat. Vor allem aber möchte Kadee den Jungen daten, der ihr gefällt und der ihr nicht von der Plattenfirma zugedacht wurde.

Als Charlie und Kadee sich durch Zufall in New York treffen, kommen beide ihrem Ziel einen Schritt näher und finden schließlich, was sie schon so lange gesucht haben: Eine Bühne, eine eigene Stimme, ein Publikum und einander.

Keke Palmer („True Jackson“) und Max Schneider schlüpfen in die Rolle der Kadee und Charlie. In der Rolle des Tontechnikers und Max‘ Förderers ist Drake Bell aus „Drake&Josh“ zu sehen. Der Freund, den die Plattenfirma für Kadee engagiert hat, wird von Avan Jogia („Victorious“) gespielt. Die Songs in dem TV-Highlight „Rags“ wurden von Rodney „Darkchild“ Jerkins (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé) produziert.

Nickelodeon strahlt „Rags“ am 18. August um 17.00 Uhr sowie am Sonntag, den 19. August um 13.00 Uhr aus.

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Seit dem 12. September 2005 sorgt Nickelodeon mit seinem breiten Spektrum von qualitativ hochwertigen Vorschul-, Cartoon- und Teenie-Serien für mehr Vielfalt im deutschen Kinder- und Familienfernsehen. Nickelodeon ist die Heimat der deutschlandweit und international erfolgreichsten Kinderprogramme und zeigt Klassiker wie 'SpongeBob Schwammkopf', 'Jimmy Neutron' oder 'Dora'. Auch viele neue Formate wie die pädagogisch wertvollen Vorschul-Serien 'Bubble Guppies' und 'Backyardigans – Die Hinterhofzwerge', der Superheld-Cartoon 'Danny Phantom' sowie erfolgreiche Live-Action-Serien wie 'iCarly', ’Victorious’, 'Das Haus Anubis', 'Ned´s ultimativer Schulwahnsinn' und 'Big Time Rush' sind in Deutschland exklusiv bei Nickelodeon zu sehen. Der Sender ist über Satellit (Astra 19,2°) und über digitales Kabel ohne Einschränkung fast überall in Deutschland empfangbar. Seit Mai 2011 kann zusätzlich der HD Simulcast von Nickelodeon empfangen werden. Für echte Fans gibt es seit Dezember 2007 NICKtoons: Hier sehen sie werbefrei und in deutscher Erstausstrahlung Serienpremieren und neue Episoden, bevor diese einen Monat später als Free-TV-Premiere bei Nickelodeon ausgestrahlt werden. Ein weiteres Pay-TV Angebot ist der im April 2009 gestartete Sender für Vorschulkinder NICK Jr. 3-5Jährige und ihre Eltern sehen hier rund um die Uhr in einem werbefreien Umfeld hochwertiges Fernsehprogramm speziell für die jüngste Zielgruppe. Der Online-Auftritt www.nick.de gehört mit über 58 Mio. PIs mittlerweile zu den meistbesuchten Websites für Kinder in Deutschland. Nickelodeon gehört zu MTV Networks, einem Zweig des international tätigen Medienkonzerns Viacom. Nickelodeon ist die weltweit einzige Multimedia Unterhaltungsmarke ausschließlich für Kinder. Seit über 25 Jahren im Dienste der Kleinen, erreicht Nickelodeon heute 320 Millionen Haushalte in 169 Ländern weltweit mit seinen 28 Sendern, 21 Programmfenstern und 2 Breitbanddiensten in Afrika, Asien, Europa, Lateinamerika und den Vereinigten Staaten. Nickelodeon Shows werden auch durch Dritte in wichtigen Märkten weltweit ausgestrahlt, so dass Nickelodeons Verbreitung insgesamt 669 Millionen Haushalte umfasst. Nickelodeons internationale Dienste beinhalten digitale Kanäle in UK, Australien und Mexiko. In den USA können weitere digitale Kanäle wie Noggin, Nicktoons, GAS und Nick Too empfangen werden. Das Unternehmensportfolio internationaler Geschäftsbereiche umfasst darüber hinaus 21 länderspezifische Webseiten, Nickelodeon Filme und globales Licensing und Merchandising von Nickelodeon-Produkten wie Rugrats, Blue's Clues, Dora und SpongeBob.

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Nickelodeon News And Highlights From San Diego Comic-Con International 2012

Below is a selection of Nickelodeon News which has been announced at San Diego Comic-Con International 2012. New bits of Nickelodeon News and information will be posted towards the bottom of the page as they are announced by Nickelodeon, so keep checking back:

According to Nickelodeon USA on their official Twitter profile page (‏@NickelodeonTV), at Nickelodeon's "Nickelodeon: Butt Biting & Magical Mischief!" panel on Thursday 12th July 2012, it was announced that Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Billionfold, Inc. will be making a special Halloween themed episode of the animated original Nickelodeon series ("NickToon") "T.U.F.F. Puppy"

Just announced at #NickSDCC, there will be a #TUFFPuppy Howl-o-ween episode!

San Diego Comic-Con International '12 attendee Corey Nascenzi also Tweeted (posted) on his Twitter feed (@cnascenzi) that Nickelodeon also announced some "The Fairly OddParents" news during Nickelodeon's "Nickelodeon: Butt Biting & Magical Mischief!" panel. The first bit of "The Fairly OddParents" which was announced was that Nickelodeon has brand new episodes of the animated original Nickelodeon show "The Fairly OddParents" currently in production:

New episodes currently in the works for @nickelodeonTV Fairly Odd Parents. Stay tunned! ‪#sdcc‬

Nickelodeon also announced that a brand new "The Fairly OddParents" character would be joining Timmy Turner, Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof - Timmy's brand new fairy dog called 'Sparky':

Fairly Odd's Timmy will be getting a fairy dog named Sparky..woof! @nickelodeontv ‪#sdcc‬

According to Nickelodeon USA on their official Twitter stream (‏@NickelodeonTV), at Nickelodeon's "Join the Revolution! Nickelodeon's Legend of Korra" panel on Friday 13th July 2012, it was announced that Book 2 of Nickelodeon's animated original Nickelodeon series "The Legend Of Korra" will be titled 'Spirits':

Have you heard? Book 2 of #LegendOfKorra will be called Spirits! #NickSDCC

Nickelodeon's official "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Twitter profile page (TMNT Master) Tweeted (posted) a photograph featuring a few items from Nickelodeon's upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" merchandise line, including brand new Fila ‪Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‬ footwear (sneakers/trainers) and action figures, which Nickelodeon unveiled at Comic-Con 2012 booth:

@TMNTMaster: ‪#NickSDCC‬ is getting fancy... Fila ‪#TMNT‬ sneakers! pic.twitter.com/iaPyBYuL - 3.08am Friday 13th July 2012

UK-Irish Boy Band 'One Direction' Reveal Behind The Scenes US Tour Footage, Including Of Them On The Orange Carpet At The 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards In Los Angeles, California

From Capital FM:

One Direction Reveal Behind The Scenes US Tour Footage – Video

The 'One Thing' stars offer their fans an insight into life on the road across North America.

One Direction have unveiled a behind the scenes look at their life on the road during their recent US arena tour.

The 'What Makes You Beautiful' stars released the footage following the recent conclusion of the outing.

The clip opens with Louis Tomlinson joking that his name is Jennifer before the band break out into rapturous laughter.

The group can be seen being chased by fans in taxi's, pretending to fight and hitting the red carpet [Orange Carpet] of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012.

The 'Gotta Be You' stars also start throwing toilet rolls at one another in the hilarious inside look at the band.

You can watch the behind the scenes footage from One Direction's US tour below:



Meanwhile, the band recently returned to the UK with Liam and Harry both pictured looking for property in London.

The band are also currently working on their new studio album which they have hinted could be released sometime later this year.

Also, from Entertainmentwise:

WATCH: One Direction Reveal Behind The Scenes US Tour Video

The stars want to show fans what really happens backstage...

The cheeky One Direction boys have posted some behind the scenes footage from their recent US tour, fans will be happy to hear!

The 'One Thing' stars have released the footage to show fans what they really get up to backstage, taking a look at their life on the road during their massive Stateside tour.

The clip opens with Louis Tomlinson joking that his name is Jennifer, before the band broke out into laughter - true 1D style.

The vid also sees the superstars being chased by fans in taxis, pretending to fight (standard) and hitting the red carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards this year. Ohh, it's a hard life eh boys?

The heart-throbs also start throwing toilet rolls at one another at one point. Boys will be boys, no matter what kind of superstar status you have...

Check out the behind the scenes footage from 1D's USA tour [above]:

Meanwhile, cute five-piece have also revealed that they've been busy working on the follow-up to their huge debut 'Up All Night' for several weeks now and curly-haired cutie Harry Styles took the time to share a special audio message with fans this afternoon, teasing the highly anticipated release.

The message said: "Hi, it's Harry! We're on the set for our next album shoot at a secret location and the boys are getting ready" "And hopefully you guys will see it soon and hopefully you'll like it!"

Who's excited to hear the new One Direction material? Cue screams from across the globe...

Nickelodeon Orders Brand New Children's Series Based On Author Sophia Bennett's Debut Novel 'Threads' From Lime Pictures

According to author Sophia Bennett's profile on Lovereading4kids.co.uk, Nickelodeon have teamed up with the British television production company 'Lime Pictures', who also co-produces Nickelodeon's hit mystery series "House Of Anubis", to make a brand new show based on Sophia Bennett's award winning debut children's novel called 'Threads':

Sophia Bennett

Sophia Bennett has always wanted to write books. Her debut novel Threads won the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. Sales of over 100,000 copies followed, with rights sold in 10 countries, and a TV series currently in production with Lime Pictures for Nickelodeon. Sophia is mad about the fashion world and has written for several national newspapers. She lives in London with her husband and children. Sophia will be appearing at the 2012 Hay Festival.

In Sophia Bennett's children's book 'Threads', fashion fairy tales really can happen. Nonie, Edie and Jenny are best friends with very individual tastes. Nonie's a real trend setter and her passion is fashion. Humanitarian Edie is on a mission to save the world. And budding actress Jenny has just landed a small part in a Hollywood blockbuster. But when these three friends meet a young African refugee called Crow, sketching a dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum, they discover a common passion and somehow find a way to make all of their dreams come true. [Description from Amazon.co.uk's product page for the paperback release of Sophia Bennett's kids novel 'Threads'.]Also, from The Guardian:

Sophia Bennett's top 10 stylish reads

The author of Threads and The Look picks her favourite writing about the fashion world, from Dodie Smith and PG Wodehouse to the latest on-trend blogs

"I thought, when I was writing my first fashion-based book for young teens, that the shelves of my local bookshop would be full of stories about feisty young heroines making clothes, putting outfits together and discovering new styles. After all, girls love fashion, don't they? And some boys do, too. Developing your image is one of the big challenges of growing up. But to my great surprise there were hardly any books that seemed to do justice to the joyful, and sometimes daunting, prospect of finding a style that fits.

And so my choices of stylish reads range far and wide. Some were already classics when I was growing up; some are non-fiction; some are being written as we speak. These are the stories I have turned to when I've needed some style inspiration over the years. The newer writing tends to be on blogs, because that is where the fashion world's writing talent is happening these days. Feisty young heroines, I've discovered, are going online and doing it for themselves."

Sophia Bennett's debut novel Threads, about fashion and the plight of a young African refugee, won the Times/Chicken House children's fiction competition. A Nickelodeon TV series is currently in production. Her latest novel, The Look, tackles the story of a girl who is spotted by a model agency at the same time as her sister is diagnosed with a serious illness.

1. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Dodie Smith wrote this book in America, in self-imposed exile during the war. Despite the sun and safety of LA, her nostalgia for home seeps into every page. Cassandra and Rose Mortmain are growing up in straitened circumstances in a decaying English castle, surrounded by faded grandeur, never sure where the next meal is coming from. 17-year-old Cassandra writes about her family with pin-sharp, unsentimental wit. She sees the holes in their clothes and the make-do-and-mend desperation of their artistic stepmother, Topaz, as she tries to send them out into the world. We see sea-green, home-dyed silk tea dresses and outrageous, inherited beaver-lined coats. The sisters can't help being glamorous, in true, eccentric English style. Vogue would adore them.

2. Style Rookie

Tavi Gevinson became an internet phenomenon when she started blogging about fashion from her home in Chicago, aged 11. Now, at the grand old age of 16, she is an established arbiter of taste. And that taste is kooky and off the wall, as indeed it should be for any experimental teenager. She writes like an angel, has an astonishing repertoire of pop culture references, and takes great pictures. No wonder all the fashion greats are queuing up to be a part of her world.

3. The Queen's Clothes by Robb and Anne Edwards

I have had this book since 1977, when it came out in time for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It is a record of some of the most important outfits worn by the Queen in the first half of her reign and it's special because it includes the original designs, examples of the extraordinary embellishment and an explanation of the symbolism that went into designing each state dress. It was the first book I read that took fashion seriously as a craft, and explained the thought that goes into presenting an iconic image to the world. Did you know, for example, that the Queen's skirts are weighted, so they don't fly up in the wind? Now you do.

4. Flowers for Mrs Harris by Paul Gallico

Set in the 1950s, this little novel by Paul Gallico is my favourite fashion book of all time. Mrs Harris is a no-nonsense East End charlady. She wins a little money on the pools and manages to save some more by working extra hard and cutting out biscuits – her one luxury. Eventually she has exactly enough to fulfil her girlish dream of going to Paris and buying a Dior evening dress. If anyone deserves a fairytale dress, it's Mrs Harris, who transforms the lives of everyone she meets at the little House of Dior. But she hasn't saved enough money for Customs duty. (This was long before the EU.) How will she get it home?

5. Party Frock by Noel Streatfeild

"Inside was a box. It was tied up in the lovely way Americans tie up parcels, with yards and yards of fine scarlet and green ribbon. When that ribbon was taken off the box and the lid lifted there was a card lying on top of the tissue paper. The card said: 'I have just remembered that you are now tween-age, and must be ready for this.'"
In this lesser-known story by Noel Streatfeild, Selina Cole is growing up in post-war England, with no occasions to wear an organdie dress with a blue satin sash. So one is created: a pageant. Her can-do cousins take charge and the whole village comes together to make it happen.
It's never really about the clothes: it's about what happens in the clothes. I'm quite sure the story of the dress, and the friendship, and the excitement of creating a big event, were at the back of my mind when I was writing Threads.

6. The Jeeves stories by PG Wodehouse

I discovered Wodehouse in my teens, when I was busy with exams and needed some light relief. The stories of Bertie Wooster and his butler, Jeeves, were at least 50 years old by then and are now practically historic, but I would still recommend them as an antidote to teenage stress. And from a style perspective, the well-meaning, well-funded Bertie is probably one of the best-dressed young men to have lived in comic fiction.

'"Jeeves,' I said coldly. "How many suits of evening clothes have we?"
"We have three suits of full evening dress, sir; two dinner jackets –"
"Three."
"For practical purposes two only, sir. If you remember, we cannot wear the third. We also have seven white waistcoats."
"And shirts?"
"Four dozen, sir."
"And white ties?"
"The first two shallow shelves in the chest of drawers are completely filled with our white ties, sir."
Carry on, Jeeves, 1926
Many of the stories revolve around Jeeves's disapproval of Bertie's more adventurous choice of hat, suit stripe or dress shirt collar. But given the extent of Bertie's wardrobe, peace is usually, if not always, restored.

7. My Mother's Wedding Dress by Justine Picardie

Justine Picardie is my favourite fashion journalist. This thoughtful collection of short pieces about clothes that have mattered to her is really the story of a family, more than a wardrobe. Which is as it should be. Justine captures the delicate relationship between clothes, people and the memories they make. The wedding dress in question was a corseted black cocktail dress, by the way. I have one very like it, inherited from my grandmother, and just as precious. Justine has a blog, too.

8. Adorkable by Sarra Manning

Sarra Manning's new book for older teens has a touch of Tavi Gevinson about it. Jeane Smith is a school-age girl who runs her own dorky lifestyle brand, has half a million followers on Twitter and is a respected guru on all things teenage. What I love about her – apart from her nonchalant ability to wear grey hair, a ballgown and tiara to a sweaty gig in North London – is her no holds barred modern feminism. Jeanne says what she means, wears what she likes, questions what she's told and is ready to take on the world. She may have questionable taste in hair dye, but she's an icon for our times.

9. Vivienne Westwood by Claire Wilcox

She is a dame, an iconoclast and a fashion goddess, and I gave her a speaking part in Threads. This book is based on a retrospective of Vivienne's work at the V&A in 2004. It describes her collections, from the early days of punk, through her Pirates collection in the 1980s, her Watteau-inspired ballgowns and notorious platforms of the 1990s. When I go to schools and festivals to talk about my books, we often end up talking about my shoes. They are pink plastic Vivienne Westwood Melissas, decorated with red hearts: the only heels you can wear in festival mud, and which are also infused to smell like bubblegum. Not a feminist statement at all, but I smile every time I wear them. (They're comfortable, too.) The woman is, frankly, a genius. We're lucky to have her.

10. Fashionista

It's not all history. The bloggers at Fashionista manage to make several entertaining stories a day out of current events in the fashion world, without ever taking themselves too seriously. The site is sardonic. It has a feminist edge, taking issue with the lack of female designers to be honoured recently and recommending a list of its own. It celebrates the artistry and is happy to prick the pomposity of the world it loves. "Fashion is fun", it says. And if you do it right, and don't let it overwhelm you, this is actually true.