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a walk in the woods
Today has been a sweltering day - actually the opening day of what promises to be a long hot summer - we reached35°C in the afternoon with sweat tops, huge rectangularsunglasses and step-ins popping up...
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Thomas Tait: on structure and fluidity
All eyes are on Canadian-born young talent Thomas Taitsince he won the first LVMH Prize: with a three-year technical degree in womenswear from Collège LaSallein his hometown Montreal, Thomas then...
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at the crossroads of stylishness
Let's meet again (after more than three years, though)the delicate feminine style of Croatian-born, Australian designer Karla Spetic who wanted to become a fashion designer ever since her chidhood...
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mind-blowing knickknackery
”That's for sure a fresh take on recycling!” I said tomyself stumbling across the impressive portraits ofrichly adorned she-warriors wearing suits made with objects of everyday life. Fully amazed by...
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Ioana Ciolacu's elegant paradox
'Ioana Ciolacu' is a RTW womenswear label based in Bucharest, Romania, whose creations blur ”the lines between femininity and masculinity, with an emphasis on tailoring, a personal use of materials...
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in a state of mindfulness
I always knew the acronym AWOL in its original meaning,Absent Without Official Leave, but now Singaporeanpracticed designer Alfie Leong - the mastermind behind 'A.W.O.L.' and 'Mu' labels - gives a new...
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Dutch winter in Paris
'Léo Paris' is the name of an interesting womenswearlabel obviously based in the Ville Lumière founded by young designers Matthias Medaer and Leonneke Derksen,both graduates of Antwerp's Royal Academy...
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Quinn's first cracked canvases
Today's the day of Richard Quinn's floral abundance: the young designer to be with a natural aesthetic who conceives his creations like the canvas of a painter comes from London, namely from Central...
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Peter Movrin's hidden jewelry
I'm eventually back after two hard-pressed weeks,too tired of the to and fro to keep on blogging as usual, yet the striking collection by Slovenian designerPeter Movrin - the only son of a butcher who...
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is space the place?
Young Chinese designer Ge Bai, MA womenswear fashion graduate from London's Royal College of Artspecialized in knitwear, conveyed a subtle Sci Fi character to this year's graduate collections: models...
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rookie designer's charming power
Ashley Miella's graduate collection took my breath away at first glance: I saw in my mind's eye threehooded Wiccan witches who don't fly on broomsticks but walk at leisure pace through the woods on...
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mad as a hatter
My beloved readers' eyes must miss nothing while scrupulously patrolling the narrow boundary betweenart and fashion design and I bet the spooky creationsof a young 'mad hatter', Romanian-born fashion...
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a flip through the ethnic craze
'Special Moment'© by Bubi Canal, NYCAs you know, fashion has felt the fascination of exotic andfaraway folklore ever since Sergei Diaghilev's 'Ballet Russes'debuted in Paris in 1909 becoming a prime...
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one more wizard coming from Kiev
Thankfully, lots of new fashion talents keep on growingup in war-torn Ukraine and their work is more and more part and parcel of the global fashion biz. Kiev-based young fashion designer, stylist and...
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don't worry, be happy!
I met the YÒUYÒU label thanks to a friend's advice:gifted Singaporean designer Max Tan (click his tagto look at his works) dropped hints that I would appreciatethe brand's work which is marked by ”a...
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Ohkojima's tapestry of delights
'Mother', photo © by Kenji MimuraI went into a speechless rapture when I cast my eyes on the jaw-dropping artworks by young Japanese artist, painter and muralist Maki Ohkojima; not only with her fine...
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nevertheless, time waits for no one
A picture is worth a hundred words, neverthelessyou've got to read the story behind it to grasp what you're staring at: here comes the hopeful story of young earthlings living in a dreary epoch but...
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Miriam Ponsa's hard-working women
Barcelona-based designer Miriam Ponsa takes us to an Arabian journey with her latest collection: the graduate of Southampton University, UK, whosecollections are born and bred products of Catalunya-...
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the 'provo-cut' textile injurer
Zita Bettina Merényi is a young Hungarian designerwho developed an innovative technique which providesthe ”sterile purchased fabrics a new aesthetic and functional changes” as she declares introducing...
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Robert Wun's design ingenuity
Glad to be back with the amazing creations of Robert Wun,a young Hong Kong born designer who settled down to London where he undertook a womenswear BA course at London College of Fashion graduating in...
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Jon Mikeo: 19 seconds to fame
Today's the day of a new Spanish talent to show clear signs of future success: born in Pamplona, the capital city of the Navarre region, Jon Mikeo moved to Barcelona to study at FD Moda, the Fashion...
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fixing up the perfectly imperfect
Young fashion jewelry designer Qian Yang, the mastermindbehind the 'YQY Jewellery' label, graduated from London College of Fashion with a breathtaking collection all played around the concept of...
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Ooh, glossy lady
Valeska Jasso Collado is a young fashion designer born in Hamburg who entered London's University of Westminster attaining her MA with a playfully brave graduate collection which is wacky and glossy as...
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make love not fashion
Berlin-based designers Karen Jessen, Anna Bach and Luis C. Zuniga are the masterminds behind Benu Berlin, a label which is considered the herald of eco fashion using exclusively upcycling techniques or...
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eco-friendly fantasies
The growing design philosophy of sustainability is far from being just a trend; more and more fashion designers are spearheading eco-conscious methods of productionwith minimal waste and...
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