FASHION EVENTS - LONDON

Press Release

VERTU - The Vogue Festival 2012

20 April 2012

Rachel Zoe, President of VERTU Perry Oosting and Editor of British Vogue Alexandra Schulman attend a cocktail party to celebrate The Vogue Festival 2012 in association with VERTU at Royal Geographical Society on April 20, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Nick Harvey/WireImage for Vertu)

London, UK - Vertu, the pioneer and leading manufacturer of luxury mobile phones hosted a private debate and cocktail party at the inaugural Vogue Festival taking place at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

The private talk chaired by British Vogue Editor Alexandra Shulman, discussed whether technology shapes desire or desire shapes technology. Perry Oosting, President of Vertu was be joined for the debate by fashion illustrator David Downton; Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet; and designer Erdem Moralioglu. Highlights of the event can be seen exclusively on Vertu.com and also on each Vertu handset via Vertu Select, a digest of original articles selected to inspire, inform and entertain based on a user's region, preferences and passions.

"Vertu is immensely excited about its involvement with the first ever Vogue Festival, a unique event which will allow the public to see and hear some of the biggest names in fashion today, as well as engaging with interesting issues and topics around the fashion and luxury industries." said Perry Oosting, president of Vertu.

Cocktail Party